You're Not In This Alone

GERARD'S POV

For the last day or two I've been so worried about Ruby now that we know she lives next door to her mother. Seeing Bert in her apartment sent chills through my body and I have never been that scared in a long long time. I let out a deep sigh, turning back to my paperwork but I just can't concentrate on it anymore and I decide to take off early, head home and maybe go see Ruby for a while later on. Ever since she moved out I've missed her terribly and I was constantly having nightmares about horrible things happening to her and I would wake up in a panic, running through the apartment looking for her until Frank made me go back to therapy where the doctor told me I'm suffering from separation anxiety and prescribed me medication to help me sleep. The nightmares aren't as frequent anymore but on really bad nights the medication makes no difference but I understand that Ruby is grown up now and needs to live her own life with her husband and daughter. I leave the gallery feeling really low and head home, going inside the empty apartment and I drop my stuff on the kitchen table before making my way into Ruby's room, sitting on her old bed and picking up one of the pillows that still smells a little like her, cuddling it to my chest and burying my face in the fabric of the cover, inhaling deeply. I feel my eyes prick with tears as I think back to when she was three and how she needed me for everything and now she's all grown up and gone and I remind myself it's not like she's dead or anything and that I can see her any time I like but I still miss having her here so badly. I miss our cuddles on the couch and the fact that even when she was a teenager she never stopped that and our midnight conversations over hot chocolate when we couldn't sleep and how we would talk about everything and just how she could brighten my whole day with a hug and an 'I love you pa.' I lay down on the bed, curling up around the pillow and I have no idea how long I lay there for when the sound of the front door closing startles me and I hear Franks footsteps trail through the apartment until he's standing in the doorway. "Bad day huh?" He asks, knowing what I'm going through and I nod as he crosses the room and climbs onto the bed with me, pulling me into his arms and I go willingly, curling into his chest. "I'm sorry I'm so stupid Frankie I just....." "Shh you're not stupid, it's alright to miss her baby, I miss her too. But she's alright I promise you that. I just saw her." "You did?" I ask, my voice soft and sounding defeated. "Yeah I did baby." I nod against his chest before letting my eyes slip closed and Frank lays on the bed and holds me until I'm ready to get up.

After we leave Ruby's room Frank and I go into the kitchen to make dinner together and we eat on the couch infront of the tv before cuddling up together and watching a movie which helps me relax. The movie is almost halfway through and I am laying against Franks side with my head on his shoulder when he brings his hand up and gently tilts my head up towards his, leaning down and sealing his lips to mine in a soft loving kiss. I kiss back, our lips working together as our tongues just barely brush and small sparks shoot up my spine, my whole body feeling like it's tingling and I smile into the kiss, Frank being the only person who could ever make me feel this way. As we kiss I shift around, Frank sitting up more and I slide over to straddle his lap, my arms wrapping around his neck and his hands trail down my sides to squeeze at my ass. "Mmm how are you so incredibly sexy baby?" He whispers softly against my lips and I smile as I say "I'm not as sexy as you." Frank chuckles before leaning in to kiss me again and we start working on removing each other's clothes, me sliding out of his lap to work on his pants and when we're both naked I slide back down to straddle his legs, his rock hard dick rubbing against my thigh as mine rubs against his stomach while I lean in to kiss him again. "Make love to me Frankie" I pant against his lips and he tightens his hold around my waist, standing up and I wrap my legs around him as he carries me
from the living room and into our bedroom where he lays me out on the bed and crawls over me, trailing soft kisses all over my body while he reaches for the lube, slicking up two fingers and sliding them inside me as he sinks his hot wet mouth over the head of my dick. "Ohh" I groan out at the pleasure coming from both places and after a minute I start to squirm, needing Frank inside me and he takes the hint and slowly slides his fingers out of me, lining himself up and sliding his dick in to replace them. "Ohhh Frankie" I groan out as he starts a slow pace, his thrusts long and slow but somehow forceful and it's exactly what my body wants. Franks hands slide up my sides, trailing down my arms until he's linking his fingers through mine, sliding my hands up to rest either side of my head on the mattress and he smiles down at me and says "So gorgeous baby, love you so so much" before leaning in and sealing his lips to mine again. We work together, moving and grinding until we both cum, panting and groaning softly into each other's mouths. Once we're both cleaned up and dressed in pyjama pants Frank pulls me back into bed and cuddles me into his chest and as we're laying in the dark together he rubs my back and softly says "She's just fine baby, she's gonna be ok" like he knows what I'm thinking and I find that it helps calm my racing thoughts and I close my eyes, praying for a nightmare less sleep when my phone buzzes on the bedside table and I sit up to grab it, smiling when I read the message from Ruby. 'Goodnight daddy, I love you. Sweet dreams.' After I sit the phone back down I settle back against Franks chest, his arms wrapping around me again and I slowly drift off to sleep, finally feeling calm again.

Notes

So I figured it was time for a Gee chapter. I always pictured him to be such a caring parent in this fic and now that Ruby has grown and moved out with her own little family I thought maybe it seemed like something that would trouble Gee a lot. I hope people are still reading this, I don't get comments on it anymore so I'm unsure if I should take that as people don't like it or just that people can't be bothered commenting on it but either way if you're reading this thank you for taking the time.