You Can Cry All You Want To, I Don't Care

Frank and I stay on the living room floor for a while just clinging to each other, Franks tears eventually stopping and he rests his head on my shoulder as he cuddles into my side and we fall into a comfortable silence. "Gee" Frank whispers after a while. "Yeah?" "You love me right?" "Yeah baby, with all my heart." "Good" he says softly, snuggling further into me, falling silent again until we hear Ian get up, moving around the apartment and I slowly stand up, helping Frank up too and he looks exhausted. "Baby take a sick day and I'll stay home with you." "You don't have to" Frank says and I shake my head, cupping his face in my hands as I say "Don't be silly, go make the call and hop into bed and I'll make us some coffee and I'll be right there." "Ok" he says softly as he turns and leaves the room, me following and heading towards the kitchen instead. The coffee is almost done when Ian comes into the room dressed for work and he says "Hey you." I turn to face him, taking a deep breath before saying "Look Ian we need to....what's been happening the last couple of days, it can't happen anymore. I'm sorry but I came clean to Frank and I can't keep doing this, you're my best friend and Frank is my husband and I hope you can understand that and we can still be friends." "You told Frank?" "Yeah, it was fucking tearing me apart that I did that to him and I couldn't...." "You really are incredible Gee, after everything he's done to you and you feel that guilty over a kiss? You're way more than Frank deserves."

After I make the coffee I pour two cups and head back into the bedroom, finding Frank laying in bed with his eyes closed and as I sit the cups on the table beside the bed he slowly opens them, staring up at me like an upset child. "I thought you weren't coming" he says softly and I crawl onto the bed beside him, reaching out and gently stroking my fingers down his cheek. "I'd never not come back baby" I tell him softly and he leans into my touch. "I wouldn't blame you. Ian's probably better for you than me." "Frank stop. I made a mistake but I love you and I don't want him like that. All I want from Ian is friendship, nothing more." Frank sits up and launches himself into my chest, his hands clenching in the back of my shirt as he says "I'm sorry for all the shitty things I've done and I really can't lose you." "You won't babe, I'm here forever." "Promise?" "Promise babe, you're stuck with me." Franks face breaks out into a small smile and he says "Good, that's exactly how I want it to be." The rest of our morning passes quietly, Ian leaving for work and we sit in bed and drink our coffee, cuddled up together and when we're done I sit the cups aside and lay down with Frank, cuddling up together so close even our legs are entwined and we share soft kisses, our hands gently wandering each other's bodies as we make out for what feels like hours, getting lost in each other until we fall asleep together.

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