Frank's P.O.V

Me and Gerard were sitting on the couch waiting for the guests of the 'party' to start. See when we woke up Gee had texted Mikey and Natalie telling them if they wanted to come over since they had been asking forever. That's when Mikey and Natalie both had the idea to throw a small party; I'm not sure why, I guess my rib healing was a pretty big deal to them. They said they would bring snacks and whatnot and I know if I argued with Natalie she would fight back until she won. Natalie had asked if she could bring her boyfriend Tate which we said yes because we both wanted to meet the person who made her so happy, It's weird I haven't known Natalie that long but it feels we've been friends forever. We also asked Mikey if he wanted to bring Alicia but he said she was at work.

About an hour and a half after the party was planned we heard the doorbell ring. We both smiled at each other and Gerard jumped up to get the door, I stood up and stayed by the couch as Gerard unlocked it. No later than a millisecond after the door was open Natalie came rushing through, not even greeting Gee. "FRANKIE!" She yelled and ran up for a bear hug "Missed you too Natalie" I laughed. Looking over her shoulder I could see Gerard greeting a stranger who i'm guessing was Tate, he invited him in and Tate stepped inside admiring the house. After him was Mikey who held a bag with a bunch of chips and a meat platter and then some soda. I realized that she was still hugging me; She was obviously taking advantage of the squeezing since my rib was healed. "Okay Natalie" I giggled, She let go and looked at me "I haven't seen you in like two weeks, I deserve a big hug" I just grinned at her.

She motioned over Tate who stood next to her "Frank this is my boyfriend Tate" He was a little taller than me, so about Gee's height; He had brown hair that was cut short by his head, He was a little muscular but not to much. I have to say he was kind of cute but again, Not Gerard cute. "Hi nice to meet you, Did Natalie tell you why were throwing this unplanned party?" I asked throwing her a playful glare "She told me part of it but said I should ask you first if you wanted me to know" "Of course but lets get settled in first" He smiled and nodded, I guess he was pretty nice so far. Gerard came to talk to Natalie and they both directed their attention towards him.

I walked into the kitchen to see Mikey setting up the chips and soda on display. "Hey Mikey" "Hey Frank, Hows it going?" He asked hugging me "Much better now that Gee lets me walk around" I joked "That must have sucked, I remember when I broke my finger on my right hand when I was eight, Gee wouldn't let me pick anything up in fear of it getting more hurt. He wouldn't even let me pick up food to eat, I swear he almost hand fed me but luckily I can use my left hand."
We both laughed "He's really protective isn't he?"..."Don't even get me started, You've seen the way he acts with you, how protective he is." I giggled again knowing that he sure is.

I turned to the snacks that were laying out "You know you guys didn't have to do this?" "Yes we did...Don't tell Natalie I told you, but the real reason is me and her were both really hungry so we just picked these up" I laughed and shook my head "Oh I forgot" I quickly headed over to the fridge and brought out a vegetable platter, I walked back over and placed them next to the meat one. "Ooo Yum" Mikey quickly opened it and ate some carrots, I smiled at how enthusiastic he was about the carrots. I felt a tap on my shoulder, I turned around and Gee was there "Hey hon" I said "Hey, having fun?" "Yes just watching your brother shove a bunch of carrots in his mouth" Mikey looked over and gave a playful glare. "Can I talk to Mikey for a minute?"..."Umm, Sure. I'll talk with Tate and Natalie" He smiled "Thanks babe" and walked over to Mikey.

I went to the living room which Tate and Natalie were really close together, I could hear Tate whispering to her "I love you" "I love you too"..."Awwww, You two are so cute" Tate blushed and Natalie lightly smacked me on the arm "What do you want Iero?" She asked playfully "I'm not sure, Gee is talking to Mikey so here I am" "Oh, did you want to explain the story of why were her to Tate?" "Sure let's go sit down" They both nodded and sat on the couch. I sat on the little coffee table in front of it so I could face them; I cleared my throat getting ready to explain the story for about the 5th time since it happened.

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Gerard's P.O.V

I sat with Mikey at the table, he apparently needed to bring the vegetable platter with him and was still eating some carrots "Why did you bring it with you?" "I'm hungry" He whined, I just laughed "So anyway, I still need to call mom and get a date arranged" "She said on the phone for you to call her, I don't think she has your number, i'll give it to you when were done" I nodded "It's been like a year since we talked, have you talked to her at all?" "I give her monthly calls but that's it"..."Mommy's boy" I joked and he threw a carrot at me taking a bite out of another one, How many fucking carrots is he going to eat? "Today's Thursday so I'll call her over the weekend and we can see when she wants to meet up. I'll text you...You said you wanted to bring Alicia?" He nodded "Ya, if your going to bring Frank?" "Of course I am" I laughed.

We headed out in the living room when I hear Tate yell "That little fucker did what to you?" I'm guessing Frank was telling him the story. "He came up and started choking me" Frank replied, Tate looked shocked and a bit angered by this story, Talking to Tate he worked at the local bakery. I kind of chuckled thinking about him making cakes for Natalie instead of her for him. He was really cool and he seemed to make Natalie happy so that was good. I sat next to Frank on the coffee table "I'm really sorry that happened to you Frank" he said sympathetically "It's fine Tate, I'm good now" he nodded and smiled.

After about another hour we ate the chips and meat platter; Mikey had cleaned out the vegetable one of carrots so we had tomatoes, celery, and broccoli. Everyone decided it was time to go back home. I got moms number from Mikey and hugged him, Frank next "Thanks for saving the carrots for us" he said sarcastically. "It was my pleasure" he joked back. We both turned to Natalie who have Frank another bear hug "Hey I didn't even get a hug when you came in" She groaned and pulled away giving me a long hug. We both shook Tate's hands "It was really good meeting you" "You too guys, hope to see you again and we could talk more" "That would be great" Frank replied. We watched them get and there cars and head off.

After closing the door Frank sighed and came up and hugged me "I'm tired again" he groaned "Me too, It's 2:10 PM so about 4 hours till we have to wake up. He nodded and leaned his head on my chest; We stayed like that for a few moments before he pulled away. Walking back he started a small conversation "Tate's pretty nice" "Ya, he makes Natalie happy" "I know, when I walked out from the kitchen they were exchanging 'I love you's and really close" I smirked at the thought. "It's weird, Over five years I've known Natalie this is the first I've heard of any kind of boyfriend" "Well lucky for her that he's nice and not a douchebag" I laughed again. We stripped our clothes off and crawled into bed. Frank laid his head on my chest and I snuggled closer. Him falling asleep in my arms almost instantly made me smile; I closed my eyes and slowly fell off into a deep sleep.

Notes

Hi...

I SEE MY VISION BURN, I FEEL MY MEMORIES FADE WITH TIME
BUT I'M TO YOUNG TO WORRY (A MELODY, A MEMORY, OR JUST ONE PICTURE)

SEIZE THE DAY OR DIE REGRETTING THE TIME YOU LOST
IT'S EMPTY AND COLD WITHOUT YOU HERE, TOO MANY PEOPLE TO ACHE OVER.

Sorry I just love that song...if you know it then...I love you <3