Laugh with me

After a few months Gerard had settled in a little fast, when he went to school, he would just draw and play with the tambourines in the music room, he’d always get told off for going in alone so it got him multiple time outs.

Around a month after Gerard had moved in with the Iero’s, Linda insisted she help Gerard try on new clothes she bought him, but Gerard refused to take off his shirt in front of her
“come on Gerard just take off your shirt” her voice became impatient
Gerard shook his head and back away a little making Linda shuffle near him more
She grabbed the bottom of Gerard’s shirt and pulled it over his head, Gerard began to shake and cry covering his self with his arms, Linda gasped at the little boy’s chest, fainted pink, red and white scars covered her son, that’s when she remember what the social worker meant about what happened to him before, she reached out to touch his skin but snapped back as the boy became to whimper like an old sick dog,
“oh Gerard” she sighed, she pulled him into a tight hug, he clung to her shirt like the day she first met him, he cried into her shoulder, they stayed in that positing until he calmed down, she kissed his hair and put his shirt back on
“maybe you change on your own then show me now huh?” she smiled
He looked at her with red eyes and nodded
“wonna go play with frank now?” Linda kept her smiled like always
Gerard nodded and ran out of his room and into Frank’s he didn’t bother knocking because he felt confident enough to just burg in, the door flung open and Gerard’s eye widened at the sight, Frank had his mom’s pink high heels on and one of he dresses he was sing to himself while applying red lipstick on, Gerard covered his mouth and began to laugh, frank’s head shot round at Gerard,
“DON’T TELL MOMMY!!” Frank shouted, just at that point, Linda came behind Gerard obviously hearing Frank shouted
“don’t tell mommy wha-” she didn’t say one thing with she saw frank
“Frank they are my good shoes and how did you reach my dresses!!” Linda shouted at him, she stormed over to Frank and took the lipstick away
“take it all off now” she said harshly again
Frank hung his head and took off all the clothes, Linda gathered them up and walked out, a minuet later she came in with a rag, she whipped off the lipstick then smacked Frank on the hand, Frank pulled his hand back and rubbed it, his eyes began to water when Linda walked out, Frank didn’t say anything to Gerard, he just got Mr.Woppy and layed down on his bed, Gerard scooted over to Frank’s bed and sat gently next to him, Frank sat up and looked at Gerard intensely, Gerard creesed his eyebrows and his eye’s darted to Frank then around the room
“why can’t you talk?” he came out randomly
Gerard sighed and grabbed a crayon and a piece of paper from the small table next to Frank bed and writ something
‘because i don’t want to’
“but play time would be more fun” he said doubtfully
‘sorry frankie’ Gerard writ
“Gerard?” Frank said in a questionable tone
Gerard nodded and looked at Frank
“What’s sex?” Frank asked seriously
Gerard shrugged and smiled, Frank smiled back and kissed his lips with a quick peck, Gerard stared at Frank stumped
“Mommy and daddy always do it, i wanted to try” Frank shrugged, Gerard laughed and his face went beet red

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