You're Not In This Alone

GERARD'S POV

I lay in bed staring up at the ceiling of this hotel room, my new home. A week ago I admitted to Frank that I was the one who had Matt shot and after two days of non stop fighting he asked me to move out. The first two days apart were tough but now I've slipped into numbness and it isn't so bad, I'd rather be dead inside than in constant pain. I roll onto my side and curl into a ball, desperately trying to fall asleep when there's a knock at the door, worrying me because I don't know who it could be. I know who I wish it was but I know deep down its not him. I climb out of bed and slowly make my way across the room, cracking the door open and seeing Ruby standing there, dried tear tracks on her face and her eyes are still swollen. I open the door fully and grab her arm, pulling her into my chest as I cuddle her close and she lets out one long loud wail as she starts to cry again. "Shh it's alright" I whisper in her ear as I reach out and push the door shut, leading her over to the bed. We both lay down and I let her curl into my
side, her head buried in my chest as she cries it out. "Come
home" she pleads after she's calmed down and I sigh before saying "Dad doesn't want me there baby." "Fuck dad, I want you there, I need you there. He doesn't understand." "Baby girl I'm so sorry" I tell her, feeling my chest tighten as my eyes well with tears. "Please, please come home." "Shhh" I whisper to her as I gently stroke her hair and we lay in silence until she falls asleep. Once she's fully out I slide off the bed and grab my phone, going into the bathroom and dialling Franks number. He doesn't answer the first time so I take a deep breath and try again. "What do you want?" He snaps when he answers the phone and I say "Yeah nice to speak to you too asshole. Just so you know Ruby's here with me." "What? She's in bed." "Yeah great parenting skills, she's here in my hotel room, she showed up almost in hysterics." "Fuck you Gerard, I'm trying my best." "Yeah, your best isn't very fucking good if you don't even know where your emotionally unstable daughter is. Don't forget, you brought this on us, you brought that fucking monster into our lives." "You son of a bitch, don't you dare tell me what happened was my fault." "I don't have time for this shit, I have a daughter to take care of" I tell him, hanging up on him and going back into the room. A few seconds later my phone starts buzzing and I hit the ignore button, hanging up on him again before climbing into bed beside Ruby and closing my eyes.

The next morning when I wake up Ruby is gone and just as I reach for my phone to call and see where she is she comes back in the door holding a bag of fresh hot donuts and two cups of coffee. I smile wide as she sits them on the bedside table before digging in her pocket and handing my wallet back. "Thanks baby" I say as she climbs back into bed beside me and we settle against the headboard as I hand her her coffee, sitting the bag of donuts between us and grabbing my own coffee. We eat in silence before I climb out of bed and go into the bathroom, showering and dressing for work. "What are you doing today Rubes?" I ask as I sit on the bed and put my shoes on. "I dunno." "Wanna come hang out at the gallery for a while? I'm working on putting together a new exhibit for an upcoming artist." "Yeah" she tells me, smiling wide and I smile back, so happy whenever I see her smile these days. I wait while she goes into the bathroom and gets herself ready and we leave for the gallery. Halfway through the morning the artist is here looking around the space while I share my ideas for his exhibit and I go back into my office to grab some paperwork. When I come back out Ruby is sitting on a couch in the corner with the artist, laughing while he stares at her like he's in love with her. Neither of them see me so I stand back and watch as Ruby jokes around with him and playfully pushes him and I smile wide, the knot in my stomach loosening as I see my beautiful daughter act like a normal teenage girl again. I hear footsteps coming down the hallway towards me and I turn to see Frank. I put my finger to my lips and gesture for him to come over and when he reaches me
i point out Ruby and the artist who are giggling together again as they stare at each other. "Wow" Frank whispers before looking back at me and saying "We need to talk." I nod, throwing one last glance over to make sure Ruby's alright before leading him to my office. Once we go in I close the door and turn to face Frank who launches himself at me, slamming my back into the door as he kisses me roughly. "I'm sorry" he whispers into my mouth as we kiss. "I'm so fucking sorry." I tangle my fingers in his hair, kissing back just as rough, both of us letting our bodies take over. I back him across the room until we reach the desk, our kiss never breaking and he flips us around, slamming my back into the edge of the desk before grabbing around my thighs and sitting me up on the desk and his hands start unbuttoning my shirt while he kisses and bites at my neck. "Fuck" I groan out, tangling my fingers in his hair and tugging hard, causing him to buck his hips forward and groan in pleasure. Once my shirt is open and he's pushed it off my shoulders he works on opening my pants before I reach down and open his too, both of us panting for breath. Once his pants are off he pulls me off the desk and pulls mine off too, leaving me completely naked before he grips around my thighs again, picking me up and carrying me around the desk, sitting in my chair and settling me in his lap. I spit into my hand, pushing up slightly as I reach beneath me and stroke his hard dick a few times, slicking it up a little before lining up and slowly sinking down onto him. "Fuck fuck yeah" he groans out as I start bouncing in his lap, fucking him in my office chair, both of us panting into each other's mouths. "Shit" he pants out after a few minutes and he grips my hips, standing and taking me with him, sitting me on the edge of the desk and pushing against my chest, laying me back as he starts thrusting in and out of me at a hard fast pace, fucking me on my desk now. I prop myself up on my elbows as he fucks me so hard the whole desk rattles and I bite my lip to try and keep quiet. "Ohhhh fuck Frankie" I whine out when he starts driving straight into my prostate and he smirks to himself as he keeps going, bringing me to the edge. "Please touch me" I beg and his hand immediately wraps around my dick and it only takes a few strokes before I groan out and cum hard, Frank following right after. "That was so hot" he pants out and I smile wide as I nod in agreement, Frank pulling out and taking a step back. After we redress Frank takes my hand and says "Come home baby." I stare into his eyes and he adds "I'm sorry." I lean in and kiss him again before pulling back and smiling, telling him yes without needing to speak. Once we leave the office we walk down the hall hand in hand back to the display room and Ruby looks over at us and smiles wide before getting up and coming over. "Can I go get coffee with Ryan?" She asks and I send a glance over to Ryan before looking back at her. "You really want to?" She nods her head and I smile before saying "Sure you can." "Thanks pa" she says, hugging me quickly before crossing the room and Frank and I watch her and Ryan leave together. "Are you sure that's a good idea?" Frank asks and I smile and say "She knows how she feels, if she's alright then it's alright with me." Frank nods before saying "How old is he?" "Twenty, he's a little older but he's a good kid, I've known him for a while." Frank nods again and I say "So I think I might be done for the day, how about we go home?"

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