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

The next morning I wake up with Frank pressed right up against my back, his arm wrapped tight around my waist and he's snoring softly into the back of my neck. I let out a soft groan, fearing this is going to be awkward. I really need to pee so I slide out from under Franks arm, careful not to wake him and I quickly redress, running my fingers through my hair as I quietly open the door and step into the hallway, closing it behind me and coming face to face with Ian. "Hey" I say softly and he smiles and says "I didn't think you left last night, you guys worked it out huh?" I shake my head before saying "Not exactly, we're not together or anything." "Oh good news for me then" he says playfully and I chuckle and shake my head as I ask "Bathroom?" "Oh yeah right here" he says, pointing out the right door for me and I smile in thanks as I slip past him and go in, shutting the door behind myself. After I go I wash my hands and as I'm washing them I look at myself in the mirror and thankfully I don't look terrible. I quickly dry my
hands before picking up the bottle of mouthwash on the bench and rinsing my mouth out with it and leaving the bathroom. I follow soft noises into the kitchen where Ian is making coffee and he turns and smiles at me. "Coffee?" He asks and I hesitate before saying "I guess, I mean, I should stick around until he's up right? I don't think just sneaking out would be the right thing to do, I've never been in this situation before and....." "No sneaking out wouldn't be very nice" Frank says as his arms snake around my waist and I jump, startled as I didn't know he was behind me. "Sorry Gee" he says softly as he presses a kiss to the back of my neck and I turn around in his arms to face him. "Hey" he says softly as he smiles at me
and I can't help but smile back as I say "Hey." "I woke up all alone, it was rather disappointing." "Sorry, I just....I didn't want it to be awkward." Frank frowns slightly as one of his hands leaves my waist to come up and gently stroke my hair back from my forehead. "It's alright, no need to be sorry. Can I take you out for breakfast?" I think about it for a second before saying "Yeah ok." Frank smiles and says "Ok give me two minutes" and I only just realise he's still only in his boxers. I watch him leave the room before turning back to Ian and offering him an apologetic smile. "Rain check on the coffee?" "You got it" he says, offering me an easy smile back and just as I'm scrambling for something to say Frank comes back in and says "Alright let's go."

Frank takes me to a diner and we both get pancakes, sharing funny stories from the past six months and giggling at each other and it feels just like it used to between us until Frank says "Gee I'm sorry I was such a fucking idiot. I threw away the only good thing that's ever happened to me and the last six months have been hell for me." I feel my face drop as I say "I'm not gonna lie, there hasn't been a day in the last six months where I haven't missed you but you fucking broke me Frank, I trusted you completely with everything I had and you were fucking around behind my back." "I know and I don't have any excuse for doing that to you. I just.....I don't know, I can't justify doing that to you." We sit in silence for a few minutes, neither of us knowing what to say before Frank reaches across the table and takes my hand. "Can you see yourself being with me again?" I sigh softly before saying "I don't know right now, I need to take this really slow because I don't think I could handle that kind of betrayal again. Can we just be friends for a while?" Frank looks the definition of rejected and defeated and he swallows hard as he pulls his hand back and says "Yeah, whatever you want Gee." I feel my own face drop as I feel just a slight hint of guilt at making him look that way but he forces a smile to his face as he says "I'm just glad to have you back in my life." "Me too" I offer before saying "Look Frank I've had a really great time with you but I have a project to work on so I better get going." "Oh yeah no problem" he says and I reach out and grab his cell off the table, adding my new number into it and calling myself before handing it back and as I add his number into my phone I smile over at him and say "Call me some time and we can hang out again." Frank smiles wide and says "I will" as he stands up and walks out of the diner with me. Once we step out onto the street we awkwardly hug goodbye before pulling apart and heading in opposite directions and I only make it two blocks before my phone beeps and I see it's a text from Frank. 'Your ass still looks phenomenal in those jeans' and I laugh to myself as I keep walking.

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