I stared at Frank in disbelief, my heart breaking with every word he spoke. The situation just kept getting worse, everything my mom had been building up. The wedding ... The ring. I felt my dad's wedding ring in my jacket pocket and it made me want to break down into a sobbing fit.

"The doctor said that there's no guarantee that I'll get better but there are treatments to slow the process down." Frank was on one knee in front of me. It wasn't meant to be like this, the positions and emotions should've been reversed... But life was a bitch like that.

"O... Okay." I stuttered, my lip quivered and I couldn't stop the tears from slipping. I broke down, shaking and crying. I wanted to keep myself together for Frank but it was like my soul was being ripped from my body, like my heart would stop beating at any point.

"Gerard?!" I could sense the concern in his voice as he caught me. I was curled up like a child in his arms, unable to stop myself from waling. "Shh, it's okay honey, don't worry, you know me, strong as our love." He squeezed me tighter and I tried to stop myself from crying and started to hyperventilate.

"I. I'm. Sorry. Frank." I murmured between hasty breaths. "I. Love. You." That was the first time I'd told him I loved him and I meant it so much in that one moment that it hurt.

"I love you too, Gerard. I love you too." He whispered into my hair, he was rocking me back and forth as I fell apart in front of him.


*Time Skip*


I woke up in my bed, unable to remember how I got there and then getting re-hit by Franks news, I started hyperventilating again. I sat bolt upright in search of Frank.

"Frank??! FRANK!!" I screamed but he was no where to be seen, I got up in a hurry without realizing my half-nakedness. I turned to see the door open with Mikey sitting on the couch in the living room, he was hunched forward. "Mikey! Where's Frank??!!"

Mikey meekly pointed to the coffee table where there was a note. He whispered, misty eyed, "I'm sorry."

I ran over to the coffee table and picked up the note. It read;

'Baby,

I'm so sorry for this. But I can't put you through this. The only hope for me is to try the treatment but I don't want you watching over me as I slowly become dependent on you. I don't want that to happen. I can't do that to you. Please understand that this is for both of us.

If you love me, let me go.

I love you,
Frankie x

Notes

I finally figured out what Frank has after much debating with myself (and I mean full on conversations to myself out loud) but I want to see if anyone will get it from the subtle hints I've dropped!

The first person to guess it correctly will get a sneak preview of a new fanfiction I'm writing which is another Frerard but different to ones that you've read before I'm hoping!!

The second person will get a picture edited for them - perhaps I'll make them a book cover or something

AND The third person will get a copy of a short story I've written, which has nothing to do with MCR but is about LGBT rights and coming out as a teenager (it's also a true story I hasten to add)

anybody after that will get a private message with a smiley face!

Once again I know it's short!

(Also if you can tell me where the title comes from you can have all 3 of the above!!)

SO comment, share and procrastinate my lovelies! Until next time! *salutes*

~Whatever! I'm Late Anyway~