I'm Okay. Trust Me

Gerard's POV

I sat in the chair in the corner of the hospital room watching Frankie sleep.
I smiled as his eyes fluttered and he shifted in his sleep. He almost looked peaceful, despite the bruises starting to form on his face and the bandage wrapped around his head

I sighed. I knew who did this to him. It was those fucking homophobic twats, Ray and Bob.
The thought of them made my skin get hot and prickly. I bit the inside of my cheek in rage.
How DARE they touch my Frankie. Those fuckers knew when and how to corner him. They knew they could overpower him.

Despite the rage fuming inside me, when I looked back at Frank, it turned into guilt.
I should have been with him. I could have stopped them. Then Frank wouldn't be in a Goddamn hospital bed right now.
Tears stung my eyes, but inside of blinking them back, I let them trail down my cheeks. I held my head in my hands and sobbed quietly. I could have stopped them.

God, I was a fucking mess.

I quickly wiped my eyes with my sleeves when I heard the doorknob turn.
Lindsey walked in carrying a tray of food.

“He's sleeping” I said trying to hide the fact that I was just crying.

“Alright, I'll leave it on the counter for when he wakes up” she sat the tray down and turned to look at me.
“Are you gonna be alright?” she asked, her eyebrows slightly furrowed with worry.
Despite everything Frank said about her when he was all amped up on pain meds, Lindsey seemed nice.

“Yeah, I'll be okay” I forced a smile.

She pursed her lips before saying “Well if you need anything, I'm here”
I smiled a little more meaningfully this time. “Thanks”
“My pleasure” she squeezed my shoulder and left the room.

It was nice to know someone cared.

“If she touches you again, I'll break her wrist”

I glanced up to see Frank laying in bed, wide awake, facing me.

I chuckled.
“I guess those pain meds are still doing it for ya”

“Actually” he stated, trying to sit up. “I feel like fucking shit”

I frowned and helped him up. “Do you want me to go get Lindsey or someone and see if they can give you something stronger?”

Frank suddenly grabbed my wrist, his eyes full of terror and worry.

“Please don't leave me. Gerard, please-”
“Frank” I interrupted, “Calm down, I won't leave”

I slid onto the bed and carefully pulled Frankie into my chest. The worry seemed to drain from him almost instantly.
I gently stroked his hair and tried to enjoy his warmth, yet I had a nagging feeling in the back of my mind that he had another one of his nightmares.

Notes

Hello darlings! I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter c: I apologize for not updating yesterday >.< I'm most likely going to start updating every other day so I can give y'all longer chapters, how does that sound?

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