~~~Gerard's POV~~~

Bert groaned when my doorbell rang. I chuckled and clambered up.
"We can carry on making out when I've sorted this out."
I winked and headed to the door, frowning when I realized someone was crying. I opened my door to find my little brother sobbing into his hands. His clothes weren't sitting straight and his hair was matted. He reached for me and clung to my shirt, falling to his knees. I knelt down and wrapped my arms around him.
"Mikey, baby bro, what's wrong?"
"I s-slept with Ray."
I closed my eyes and helped him up, leading him inside.
"Bert can you look after Mikey while I get a drink or something?"
He nodded and wrapped an arm around Mikey.

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I sat next to my little brother, helping him take a drink. His hands were shaking, his eyes were red raw and his lips were bleeding from where he was biting them. I set the drink down and held his head against my chest. My heart lurched as I listened to my baby brother sobbing into my shirt. Bert got up and I watched him disappear into the kitchen.
"Gee? Gee-Bear?"
I looked down at him.
"Yea, lil bro?"
"Can I please stay here a while?"
I nodded.
"You don't need to ask me for that."
He smiled up at me.
"Thank you so much."
Bert came back through with a large tub of ice cream and spoons. I chuckled softly. Mikey perked up a little and I smiled. I flicked through the television channels and settled on a horror film. Mikey fell asleep against me and Bert carried him upstairs for me. I kissed his forehead and tucked him in before leaving Mikey to sleep.

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