You Won't Fuck My Friends

I walked back from college a few hours later, a slight smile on my face. Bert was right, it hadn’t been too bad, in fact I’d quite enjoyed it plus I’d got a lot of work done. My art assignment was due in a week today and I was almost finished it. I liked doing art, I did it as a hobby as well as a study although I did get more work done whenever I went to college instead of working from home. The open university course I was taking quite suited me because it allowed me to continue my abnormal lifestyle as well as study my passion, but whenever I tried to study from home I would only get a very small amount done before I was distracted by Bert.
I walked along the grey concrete pavement as the city bustled around me, it was a late Friday afternoon and I could see various couples out shopping or walking hand-in-hand together. There were also groups of people hanging out, crowded outside small shops and blocking street corners. These were the types, especially the boys, who would shout abuse at me whenever I was out. I’d gotten so used to the shouts of ‘fag’ and ‘emo’ that I never seemed to hear them anymore, not that they bothered me at all. Fucks sake, I was in college and I didn’t give a shit what any haters thought. With my feminine features, long black hair, red eye shadow and pale skin I looked very gay, so I wasn’t trying to hide anything. In fact, I was proud, I had the best boyfriend I could ever have asked for and I was happy to show how much I loved him.
There were usually a lot more people about than this; they were probably all inside getting ready to do out to parties or clubbing. That made me begin to think about whatever party I’d be going to tonight, I had no clue but if Bert had anything to do with it, then it’d be good. I’d be an alcohol poisoned, drug fuelled wreck by the end of the night but it’d be well worth it.
This thought kept me occupied until I reached Bert’s apartment, I tried the door and when it opened I walked in, chucking my bag down by the wall and closing it behind me. I looked around and saw no one there but there was a smell of cooking so I walked down the hall to the kitchen. Sure enough Bert was there, he had his back turned so I crept up behind him and snaked my arms around his waist, standing on my tiptoes to kiss his neck. He turned around swiftly and grabbed me, taking me in his arms. He then bent down a little to my height and gently kissed my lips, I grinned at him and he ran his hand through my hair.
“Afternoon!” Bert grinned at me and I smiled back, “How was college?”
“Not too bad.” I mumbled, sweeping my hair away from my eyes and back over my head.
“What did I say?” He laughed and I stuck my tongue out at him, he gently kissed my nose and I smiled shyly up at him.
“Anyway, I want you to meet someone.” Bert continued and gestured over to my right. I looked around and saw a boy standing over by the counter, I hadn’t noticed him until now and he must have been there when I came in.
“Gerard, this is Frank.” Bert smiled at me then turned to Frank, “Frank, Gerard.”
He had black hair which hung over his forehead, partly covering one of his green eyes which were ringed with a very small amount of black eyeliner, his skin was an olive colour and his lips a perfect pale pink. There was a silver ring in his nose and an identical one in his bottom lip, he was casually dressed in a hoodie which was open exposing a misfits top. He was also quite small in stature and I could see tattoos on his neck and across his hands.
“Hi,” He said and reached out his hand, “It’s great to meet you, Gerard.”
“You too.” I said as I shook his hand and smiled genuinely at him.
He smiled back and I felt a jolt in my stomach, shit, he was attractive. But I immediately felt guilty as I felt Bert’s arm rest around my shoulders, I had the most amazing boyfriend ever – I shouldn’t be having thoughts like that about other men.
My guilt was forgotten though when Bert kissed the top of my head, I wrapped my arms around his neck and stretched my legs as he straightened up to his proper height again. He smiled at me and I smiled back before pressing my lips to his, we kissed gently for a moment until I cautiously pushed my tongue into his mouth. He immediately applied more pressure to my lips and I smiled, I felt him smile back before he pulled away and gently kissed my neck.
“Aww, did you miss me?” He whispered seductively, making my skin tingle.
“Yeah baby, I did.” I giggled and raised my head, stretching out my neck for him.
“You know, I missed you too, I missed you and how you make me feel.” Bert’s voice was low and I felt myself grin mischievously.
“Oh, sugar,” I purred as he drew his tongue lightly up my neck and I reached for the hem of his shirt, pushing my hand up it a little way.
“Gerard!” Bert sharply pulled away and softly cuffed the back of my head, “Not now! Frank’s here! Control yourself!”
I giggled and looked sheepishly across at Frank who was sitting on the counter, his mouth slightly open as he’d watched us enjoy each other, “Sorry.”
“No, don’t mind me,” Frank grinned back, “By all means carry on, I don’t mind, it’s actually pretty hot.”
Bert burst out laughing and I grinned awkwardly, Frank laughed too and after a moment I joined them. Frank jumped down and walked over to join us and I smiled at him, he smiled back.
“You two up for a party tonight?” Bert asked, a smile on his face as he looked between the two of us.
“Oh, yeah baby!” I grinned back and Bert quickly kissed me on the cheek.
“I was thinking we could call a few, get the booze and pills, and turn this house into a kickass nightclub, yeah?” Bert laughed, putting one of his hands into his dark grey jeans pocket and leaning on me slightly.
“Sounds good!” I replied, eager with anticipation, “What about you Frank?”
“Well, I was kinda hoping to work,” Frank looked at the floor, “Also, I’m not really into pills or drink or anything.”
“Aww come on man,” Bert nudged Frank’s shoulder, “We can get you a hot guy to have some fun with and you’ll lighten up in no time.”
“Even if the guy I like is there, he probably won’t pay me any attention because I know he’s simply not interested.” Frank replied shortly, “But if that’s what you’re wanting to do then I won’t stop you having a party.”
I hugged him lightly before saying, “I’m sorry about that, that must be awful. But thanks for agreeing, I’ll look after you and I’m sure we’ll have a great time!”
Bert snorted, “Gerard, you can barely look after yourself! I think you should rephrase that to “Bert’ll look after both of us” and that would make it a lot more accurate!”
I laughed and Frank joined me, we were interrupted but Bert speaking, “Well I’m gonna get some cooking done so we’ll be fed before I go pick up the goods and make the calls,”
He walked over to the cooker and placed a pot from the rack onto it, I walked over behind him and put my arm around his lower back, kissing his jaw I whispered “Shall I help you?”
Bert ran his hand down my spine and replied, “I appreciate it Gerard, but I don’t think I’ll be getting much cooking done if I’m kissing you the whole time, sorry. Maybe you should go keep Frank company yeah?”
I kissed his neck again before quickly darting away, beckoning for Frank to follow. He did and we sat down opposite each other in the living room.
“So, um, how long have you known Bert?” I asked him, trying to make conversation.
“About fifteen years,” He answered, “We met at primary school and stuck together through high school. We were both gay and I was bullied for it, of course Bert wasn’t because he was one of the most popular guys in the school, so he took me under and protected me from the bullies.”
“We were never actually in a relationship though.” He quickly added, seeing my face.
“Oh, okay,” I replied distantly as I tried to think of something else to say.
“Look, Gerard. I’m really sorry about turning up and ruining your fun and getting in the way of your relationship, I know you’d rather I wasn’t here and I wish I could respect that.” He looked me in the eyes and I could tell he was serious, my face fell because that wasn’t the case at all and I was already fucking up trying to make a friend.
“No, no,” I shook my head vigorously, “That’s not how I feel, I’m happy that you’re staying because you’re Bert’s friend and I want to treat you as well as possible. I’m just really bad at everything, because normally Bert leads and I follow. I’ve gotten used to that now and, I just, I’m really sorry. I’ll do better, I promise.”
I sighed and stared towards the floor, trying to think of something to say that could make the situation better but I couldn’t. Luckily Frank saved it.
“So you’re at art college, huh?” He said, smiling a little at the corner of his mouth.
“Yes!” My eyes brightened and I began gushing about my love for art, I even ran through to the bedroom to get some of my sketches to show him. He nodded and listened to me and even praised my work, it felt good to talk about my passion to someone other than Bert who cared and before long I felt like I’d known Frank for ages. We were talking for ages before I finally stopped.
“I’m sorry, I’ve probably bored you to death now.” I apologised but Frank just grinned at me.
“No no, not at all.” Frank quickly said and I laughed.
“That means I have!” I responded and Frank laughed too.
Frank suddenly reached across the small table and gripped my hand, “I’m honestly really happy to have finally met you. Bert’s told me so much about you and shown me so many photos, you seem to be the thing he cares about most and to be honest I can see why. But it’s great to have finally seen and spoken to you properly after such a while.”
“Really?” I asked, unsure of what I was questioning.
“Really.” He smiled and squeezed my hand before letting go of it.
I blushed as Bert brought food through to us and sat down, “Thank you.” I said quietly and smiled back.
Frank laughed at Bert’s confused face and glanced at me, “No need to look like that, I’ve only made a friend!”
I started laughing too and Bert soon joined us, we then settled to eat whilst Bert told us the plans for the party that night.

Notes

Okay, my apologies for the length and general shittiness of this chapter. I'll do my best to make it better, although if anyone could give me any tips it'd be much appreciated. Thanks c: x