Days Gone By

The group travelled down the A140, Jenny leading them down the desolate highway with her Harley Davison as Mikey followed close behind in Billie’s truck. Lindsey sat in the truck, staring out the window with her arms folded tightly into her chest, sulking as Levi and Mikey chatted away to each other. “How long till the next stop?” Levi asked, speaking into the radio in his hand. “About an hour, we ain’t got much gas” Billie replied, his voice sounded distant as the radio began to break up. Mikey hammered his fist against the monitor, twiddling with the dials as he attempted to get a clearer signal. “Piece of shit” He muttered, giving up on the rusty old machine to swerve past an overturned car.

Gerard and Phil sat in the back of Mikey’s black ford focus; the pair staring out of the windows in silence as their minds wandered from one thought to the next. Gerard sighed; he couldn’t stop thinking about him. He closed his eyes resting his head in his hand as he began to daydream about him; Frank pressing his soft lips against his... running his fingers through his black, matted hair as he pulled him close, closing the distance between them. His heart was racing; a thin smile slowly emerged from the corners of his mouth as he played this scene over and over again.

He’d give anything for one last kiss.

The car suddenly jolted, grinding to a halt in the middle of the road. Gerard flew from his seat, head butting the seat in front of him. “Ah fuck” He groaned, rubbing his forehead as he moved back into his seat. Frank quickly turned around, his eyes studying the two confused men. “Everyone alright?” He asked, his eyes falling on Gerard suspiciously. His eyes automatically dropped to the floor, his cheeks burning red with shame as he struggled to speak. “I think we’re ok” Phil replied, dragging a hand down his tired face. Frank nodded, tearing his eyes away from Gerard as he placed a hand on Billie’s shoulder; who was staring absently out of the window. “What happened?” Frank said quietly. Billie shrugged, remaining silent as he opened the car door, jumping out of the car and quickly opened the bonnet.

White smoke quickly flooded out of the car as Frank quickly climbed out to join him. The two men stood there for a while, looking disgruntled at the car engine as Gerard leaned forward staring outside of the windshield. “What do you thinks’ wrong?” Phil asked timidly, breaking the silence. Gerard shrugged, pushing his hair out of his face; unable to take his eyes of Frank. “I think we’ve broken down” He concluded, listening to Phil slump back against the seat, worry filling his eyes as he pressed his hands against his face.

Gerard glanced back at him, offering him a sympathetic smile before climbing out the car. As he walked round, he saw Billie kick the car, irritably run his fingers through his hair as he stormed off back to the car, fumbling around for the radio. Gerard slowly walked over to Frank, his eyes watching Billie cautiously as he began to speak quietly into the radio. “What’s his problem?” he asked, both of them watching Billie as he grew more and more agitated on the radio. Frank sighed, lowering his eyes to the floor. “Car’s dead” He replied flatly as Billie threw the radio at the car seat, slamming the car door as he began to kick it. “Stupid fucking thing!” He cried, leaving a large dent in the car door. He growled, rubbing his temples impatiently as he began to pace up and down. “We’ll have to meet them a Newbury” He said miserably. The two men glanced at each other in confusion before turning back to Billie. “How are we gonna do that?” Gerard said, sitting on the edge of the car, the hot summer’s sun beating down on them as they stood in the middle of the empty highway.

Billie turned to them, his eyes filled with fury as he spoke:

“We walk”

******

The men wandered down Drayton road, their weapons swinging from their belts as they walked through the quiet streets of Abingdon. Gerard hung at the back of the group, his eyes focused upon the road as Billie and Phil walked closely by each other at the front. “Hurry up Gee” Frank moaned as he stood in the middle of the road, waiting for him to catch up before walking by his side. Gerard found himself lost in thought. How could Frank just use him like that? He thought they had a connection that... maybe this was more than a stupid crush.

“Why did you use me like that?” Gerard asked suddenly. Frank stared at him, shocked by this sudden accusation. “Excuse me?” He questioned, narrowing his eyes as his voice became more annoyed. “You kissed me then pushed me away like I was nothing. I just want to know what’s going on” Gerard replied, unable to look at him. Frank groaned, grabbing him by the arm and holding him back. They stood in the middle of the street, their eyes locked on each other as a moment quickly passed between them. He clenched his fist, suppressing the urge to reach up and kiss the man before him.

That really wouldn’t help at all.

“I have never used you Gerard, you’re with Lindsey remember” He said sternly, a serious expression growing on his face as he stared deeply into his eyes. Gerard yanked him off, growing impatient of him. Why couldn’t he just be honest about how he felt? “Oh come on Frank we both know it’s nothing to do with her” He protested, beckoning over Frank’s shoulder as he spoke. Frank grunted, walking past him as he stormed off. He didn’t want to do this, not here, not now. He stomped up the street, shoving his hands deep into his grey hoody pockets. Gerard watched him leave, running a hand through his hair as he began to run after him. “Frank!” He called out, grabbing him by the arm and turning him around. “Why can’t we just talk about this?”

Frank closed his eyes, sighing loudly to himself as he pulled away from him. There was no escaping this now. He had to be honest with him. “I do have feelings for you Gee. You’re all I think about but... I can’t do this; I want to and believe me I want to be with you but... I can’t” He said softly, glancing back at Gerard who stood there in silence. He could see the hurt in Frank’s eyes, the pain that was behind that sweet smile. He couldn’t understand what was wrong. “I don’t understand... what’s stopping you?” Gerard asked, edging closer to him.

He turned to face him, clearing his throat as he prepared himself to tell Gerard his darkest secret; the secret that had plagued him with nightmares every night, the secret that made him scared of ever falling in love, terrified of falling in love and losing them.

But as he looked Gerard in the eye, he found himself unable to speak the truth.

“You’re with Lindsey” He muttered, lowering his head to the floor.

Gerard placed his hand on his forehead, a stab of guilt struck at his heart. “Frank She cheated on me” He cried desperately, taking him by the hands as he tried to catch his eye.”You mean more to me than anyone ever has” He whispered, pressing his lips against Frank’s forehead as he tried to make him listen, tried to make him understand that it was him that he wanted. Him that made him happy.

Frank let go his hands, letting arms drop to his sides as he slowly looked up into Gerard beautiful brown eyes; flashing him a weak smile. “But you’ll never leave her. I’ve met guys like you before. You always say that you’ll leave her; you tell me that it’s me, it’ll always be me... but it never is. Not really” He said sadly, brushing a long strand of hair out of Gerard’s face as slowly began to close the distance between them.

Gerard heart began to pound in his chest, his eyes slowly closing as he moved in to kiss him. Suddenly, gun shot’s ripped through the air, startling the pair as they stared down the street. “Oh shit” Frank moaned as they raced down the road. The pair ran down the street, the sound of moans growing louder as they moved towards the gun shots. They turned a corner to find Billie and Phil shooting at a small group of walkers. “Guy’s stop they’ll hear you!” Gerard shouted pulling Phil back as a walker grabbed his arm.

“I think its bit late for that” Billie said coldly as a horde of walkers quickly surrounded them, leaving them trapped.

Notes

Will Gerard and Frank ever get together?
Who will make it out alive... and who will be the next character to die?

Find out soon :0 xxx

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