"Not guilty."The judge cracked a smile as everyone cheered. Literally everyone. Even part of the jury were clapping. They were the ones from the last trial. The one that put Gerard in juvie. Gerard was turning around in his seat to grin at me and suddenly all the guys were here, cheering and Mikey was hugging Gerard.
"Celebration at The Magic Bean tonight!"Bob boomed over us all. We all cheered again as Gerard waved to us all and left.

-time lapse-

"So who's picking him up in an hour?"Mikey asked as we all sat around a table in the bean sipping coffee. Gerard had to go through all these processes to leave the stupid place. Sign forms and whatnot. So we were all waiting.
"Guess thats me."Bob sighed,"I'm the only one with a car."
"Gerard's car."I mumbled quietly. No one heard me so I shrunk further into my seat.

"When do you think you guys will play again?"Di suddenly appeared at the table.
"Oh uh. Not sure. I think we should give Gerard a couple of days before he goes up there."Ray piped up. It seemed his hair had grown more but I couldnt tell if that was the case or if it was just... bigger today.
"Kay well let me know. People are desperate to see you guys play again."She smiled,"Frank I wanna talk to you. Walk with me."

I got up and followed her towards the counter.
"When do you start school again?"She asked me casually as she started making a coffee. Or two.
"In 5 days. Why?"
"Well over those 5 days would you like to start training here? Then you can work on the weekends?"She asked as she pulled shots and poured milk.
"Sounds fucking awesome."I grinned.
"Sweet. You start training tomorrow. My boss, Harry, will be here during the day but then at around 3 I come in and take over."She smiled. I nodded and stood there awkwardly as she handed a coffee to a customer.

"Uh who is playing tonight?"I asked her, trying to sound casual but I was certain I sounded needy and nervous.
"Ahh the list is just over there."She nodded to a piece of paper next to the til. I walked over to it and grabbed it to read:

Asking Alexandria
Jack, Graham and Tony
Of Monsters And Men
Something's Happening At The Disco
Sarah, Andrew and Nate

"Hey Frank! Get over here!"Bob called out to me. I nodded at him and put the paper back.
"I think tomorrow Harry is going to train you with all the bands and stuff. I'll be teaching you to make the coffees."Di smiled.
"Alright uh what time should I be here tomorrow?"
"I'd say about 12? We dont usually open so early but a few people have been known to wander in here and ask about playing so yeah."She said, staring hard at a jug of milk.
"Okay well I'll see you later then."I said as Bob shouted at me again.

"I'm coming I'm coming."I laughed as I walked over.
"Frank you're coming with me to go get Gerard."He smiled and stood up.
"Is it time already?"I looked around for a clock of some sort but couldnt find one.
"Yeah. Come on lets go."He grabbed my arm and tugged me out the door. I waved to Lily and the guys over my shoulder.

"Dude I can walk myself."I said as I shook him off.
"Is Lily seeing anyone? At all?"Bob ignored me and stared at me seriously.
"Not that I know of. I dont think she even wants someone."I said as we got in the car.
"Why what do you mean?"Bob was talking really fast.
"Well... She is a little scarred from what Dean did to her and I think she is just taking a bit of time for herself or something."I muttered as we drove off.
"Oh... So you dont think I should do anything?"Bob asked sadly.

"Oh by all means try. But I'm just saying, she is most likely going to reject you kindly. Its worth a shot though."I smiled. He nodded and stayed silent for the rest of the drive, deep in thought.

When we arrived I jumped out of the car eagerly. I was desperate to see Gerard. I raced inside and almost knocked him over. He was just about to walk out the door.
"Frankie hey."He gasped as I wrapped my arms around him straight away.
"Hey Gee."I whispered as he hugged me back tightly. I looked up at him and smiled, standing on my tiptoes to give him a kiss. His lips were so good.

"Did you come here yourself?"He asked as we walked out, hand in hand.
"No Bob is here. He drove."I pointed to the car a few feet down the path.
"Awesome. I'm desperate to drive again."He laughed.

Bob was standing outside the car, leaning on it and waving.
"Bryar! Gimme my keys bitch!"Gerard shouted as we neared him.
"Good to see you too douche."Bob laughed as he threw the keys to him.

They hugged each other manly, slapping each other on the back, and got in the car. I climbed into the passenger seat and sighed happily. I might just be able to move on from that stupid mistake. We drove in a comfortable silence back to the Bean. When we got inside people started shouting and clapping and cheering. Yelling about when we were gonna play again, how much they missed Gerard, it was fucking insane.

"Do you think we can play tonight?"Gerard asked quietly once everything had settled down. We were all round a table sipping coffees and just chatting but Gerard had been silent until now.
"If you want to... Mikey said you might want to wait til like tomorrow night or something but if you're willing to play I'm sure Di can organise it."Ray said.
"I want to. After all of this, and seeing how much people want us to play tonight, I just feel like I need to. You know?"Gerard sat back and looked at us all.

"Hey Di!"I called over my shoulder,"We're playing tonight!"
"Awesome! You guys can go last!"She shouted back. A few people sitting at tables close to us gave a cheer and we all laughed.
"I'm gonna go to the bathroom."I said as I got up. The guys nodded and started talking about school or something. I couldnt hear them once I had stepped a few feet away, it was getting really busy and loud in here.

Once I got in the bathroom, the sound was immediately drowned out. There was one cubicle in use so I went to the one furtherest from the door and did my business.
"Frank."Ryan was suddenly in my face the second I opened the door.
"Ryan. Jesus."I stumbled backwards, knocking the door behind me back open. He grabbed my shoulders and pushed me into the cubicle then kicked the door shut behind him.

"Ryan what are you-"My question was cut off by his lips. I started to push him back but he held onto me as he moved backwards so it made it look like I was pushing him up against the door. Maybe I was.
"Fuck."I breathed into his mouth as Ryan's hips thrust forwards into mine. This was wrong. I had to stop. Gerard and I were back together properly. Were we ever really apart?

"Ryan, no."I mumbled against his lips. He removed his lips from mine and moved them onto my neck and started sucking. Hard. I fought back a moan and said,"Ryan come on. The guys are out there and Gerard is out there and-"
"Gerard is out?"Ryan looked up at me, his lips slightly pink.
"Yes. The trial was today and he was found not guilty. And now he is out. And we are fine and together again. So we cant do this anymore."I sighed and licked my lips.
"...Oh..."
"Yeah..."