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Gerard wrung his fingers nervously. He was going to see Frankie today.
It had been two weeks, three days, and 47 minutes since he had last saw him, the longest they'd ever been apart.
He had been standing on the front porch of his house for a good ten minutes now, too nervous to knock.
Finally he raised his hand, and knocked. He heard shuffling and muffled voices on the other side of the door. Mrs. Iero opened it, a fake smile plastered to her face.
Her eyes were tired.
"Come in Gerard, we've missed you." she said, pulling him into a hug.
It felt weird, being there. It had been so long.
Frank was still in recovery, but he was doing much better.
He went up the stairs and knocked quietly on Frank's bedroom door.
After getting no reply, he slowly pushed it open looking inside.
"Frank?" he whispered.
Frank was reading a comic book in the corner of his room, his legs tucked under him.
He looked up at the sound of Gerard's voice and almost smiled, almost.
"Can I sit?" Gerard asked, it was so weird asking Frank's permission to sit on his floor.
They had been so close for so long, and that all seemed to disappear. All because of one conversation.
"Of course you can sit Geetard" he said, it was so obvious that he was trying to sound normal.
Frank had an ugly purple ring around his neck, Gerard tried his best not to stare at it.
They sat in a heavy silence for a good few minutes.
And that's when Gerard started to cry.
He wasn't sobbing or anything, just quiet tears.
"God, you don't know how sorry I am Frank." he whispered.
Frank scooted towards Gerard, placing his hand over his.
"Please don't cry Gerard." he said giving his hand a subtle squeeze.
Gerard turned his head to look at Frank, to look into his eyes. They were like a hazel color, with a tint of deep brown. They were beautiful.
"Promise me you'll never hurt yourself again. You're perfect, okay?"
"I promise." the younger boy said in a hushed tone.
It was then that Gerard's logic switched off, his brain stopped working.
Have you ever gotten caught in the moment? Maybe something inside you clicks, and causes your heart to just completely take over.
That's what happened to Gerard in that moment.
That's what caused him to lean forward, and kiss Frank.
It was just a simple peck.
But it was something.
Something special.
It only lasted a second, and when Gerard pulled away he was scared to look at Frank.
But Frank was smiling.
And so was Gerard, which he hadn't done in a while.
It felt nice.
They didn't really talk after that, they kind of just sat there.
Holding hands.
Smiling.
And everything that had happened in the last two weeks, all the words and tears, went away.
And in that moment, they didn't care what would happen after this.
They didn't think about facing their parents or peers.
They didn't even really think about what the kiss meant.
Because it just didn't matter.
The world is a mean place.
But Gerard and Frank felt safe from it, sitting in the corner of Frank's bedroom.
Hands intertwined.
Eyes dancing and mouths turned up into small smiles.
This is where they belonged, with each other.
It had always been this way, really.
And when Gerard's mother called and told him he needed to come home for dinner, he was filled with an overwhelming sadness.
Giving the other boy's hand one last squeeze, he stood up and went down the stairs.
"Bye ." he muttered politely.
When he got home, he was greeted by Mikey waiting for him.
"How'd it go?" he asked nervously, pushing his glasses down further on his nose and looking up at Gerard.
"Um, good." said Gerard, trying to sound normal. When in fact, he felt anything but. He had a buzzing sensation running throughout his whole body. It was a nice feeling.
Too bad good things never last.
Ok, please review! I got really nervous writing this one...oh and thanks and hugs to all the lovely people who HAVE been reviewing/adding etc. MUCH LOVE!
XO Columbia
