Pay the price

"He's so cute though man I mean look at him." Mikey said as he held Nathan in his lap.

The waiter walked over and aw'd over Nathan before she took our orders. Gerard, me, Mikey, and Mikey and Gerard's friends Chase and Camden who were brothers were out to eat at a quiet but nice restaurant.

"yea just don't drop him mikey okay" I joked and leaned against Gerard's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around my own shoulder and kissed my head and we stayed like that just talking about random things until our food arrived.

I got spaghetti same as Gerard and Mikey, chase, and cam all split a pizza. Nathan was just sitting in his height chair or more so in his carrier on top of the hight chair.

He was being really good throughout the dinner and he's not really afraid of strangers so he didn't cry when anyone wanted to hold him which I was happy about.

"Hey frank can he eat pizza?" Chase asked.

"Dude he's only like two and a half months old so what do you think?" I replied sarcastically.

"Well what can he eat?" Cam asked.

"Uh you could try and give him a piece of the cheese but a really small piece."

Chase ripped some cheese off his own piece of pizza down to a little square and put it in Nathan's hands. He looked at it for a while before he decided to try and put it in his mouth and see if he could get away with it.

He managed to make it in his mouth and began sort of chewing it before he smiled and kicked his feet.

"I think he likes it." Gerard laughed.

"Great cause he's going to be eating a lot of it since I can't cook for shit." I said and everyone laughed.

"Gee you ready?" Mikey asked picking up Nathan and handing him to Gerard who set him between us on the booth.

"Ready for what?" I asked. Mikey just smirked and pulled out his phone and so did chase and Camden.

"why are you guys recor-"

"Frankie." Gerard said grabbing my hands in his.

"these assholes said they had to record it so thanks for the extra pressure guys" he laughed and then looked at me who still had know idea what was going on.
"I know you're eighteen and I'm twenty six but frank I love you okay. The age doesn't matter and the fact that you're a dad now doesn't matter either I love Nathan just as much you." He smiled looking at Nathan then back to me.
"I want to be in his life as much as you, as the other dad....god dammit, I guess what I'm trying to say is frank will you marry me?" He asked then pulled a black box out of his pocket revealing a ring.

I was literally frozen in shock. Gerard was asking me to marry him? This man wants to be with me in a solid relationship for real. not just as some hook or some one month thing. For life.

I started crying before I even answered and couldn't speak I was at such a loss for words.

"Frank?" Gerard asked nervously looking me. I guess he couldn't tell whether the crying was good or bad thing.

I wiped my eyes and began nodding my head smiling and laughing for air.

"yes?" He asked quietly

I nodded again and finally calmed myself down enough to speak. "Yes."

Everyone at the table cheered and even all the staff and other guests who had been watching were clapping for us.
I leaned over Nathan and placed a kiss to Gerard's lips.

When we finally pulled back I noticed he was crying too. he smiled and placed the ring on my finger. It was beautiful. It was silver with a small black diamond on it. I smiled and then picked up Nathan.

"Meet your new dad buddy." I said handing him over to Gerard who held him against his chest then placed a kiss on his cheek.

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