Just Think Happy Thoughts

That evening I was back at my house, curled up on the couch watching movies. Gerard and Mikey invited me over but I decided that I needed to be alone for the time being. I wondered if Frank was awake yet and as if he could read my thoughts, my phone buzzed and it was a text from him.

Where are you?

I texted back:
Home watching movies.

He quickly replied:
Well why aren't you here watching movies?

I smiled a big cheesy smile and took that as my queue to get up and walk my way back over to Frank's house. Before I left, I checked my pocket to make sure I had the gift I forgot to give him yesterday securely in my pocket. Once that was verified, I threw on my black combat boots and my leather jacket and headed out the door. Two minutes later I was at his doorstep. Before I could knock, the door swung open and Frank stood there beaming at me. I could tell he just showered because his hair was dripping and I could smell the coconut from the shampoo he used. He was wearing tight black jeans and a Black Flag band tee. His eyes weren't red or puffy anymore, they were glowing a radiant amber color. He was as beautiful as ever and I wanted to just throw myself at him. If only I had the courage to act so bold. My heart thumped hard in my chest as I stared into the beautiful hazel eyes of his.

"Kai you gonna stand there all day?" he asked. I snapped out of my trance and walked past him and into the living room.

"Sorry, I was just-"

"Admiring my beauty" he said and then chuckled. I plopped down on the couch and looked down into my lap as I felt my face starting to burn.

"Well I-"

"I was joking, you know" Frank said as he joined me on the couch. I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding and relaxed into the couch.

"I knew that! Hey, I have to give you something" I told him. He looked at me curiously. I took out a tiny present, wrapped in halloween wrapping paper with a little black bow on it.

"Kai, I thought I said no gifts" Frank said, but took the present anyway.

"I know but I had to. I mean it's not like it's a huge expensive gift. Just a little something" I said, and watched him tear off the wrapping paper to reveal a plain little black box.

"Oh my god Kai. Are you going to ask me to marry you or something" Frank joked. I blushed at the thought and then nudged him in the ribs. He gave a small chuckle.

"Idiot! Just open it!" I yelled. He opened it to reveal a little black pick. One side had Frank on it in red. The other side had a Jack Skellington head on it.

"Kai..." he said softly, as he marveled at the pick.

"Do you like it?" I asked him.

"Like it? I love it! This is the best gift anyone's ever gotten me" he assured me, his face bright with excitement.

"I'm glad. Hopefully you can hold on to that one for a while" I said, knowing he's always losing his picks.

"This one won't be forgotten so easily, Kai. Thank you" he said. He pulled me into a warm hug.

"It was nothing, really" I told him. I melted into his embrace and buried my face into his chest, taking in his beautiful scent.

"You're the best" he said, squeezing me tighter. I squeezed back.

"Nah that's you" I replied. I was the most content when I was in his arms. I never wanted him to let me go.

"Hey, well now I have an idea for a movie!" he exclaimed, pulling away from the hug and putting an end to my bliss. I frowned as I watched him walk over to the shelf underneath the tv to search for a movie. I already had an idea of what movie it was going to be. He pulled one out to reveal The Nightmare Before Christmas.

"Knew it" I affirmed. He grinned and turned to the tv to put the dvd in. He hit play and joined me on the couch, sitting so close to me that I could feel him brush against me. My heart was beating like a drum at the closeness. I dared to take it a step further and rested my head on his shoulder. I was expecting he might move away but to my surprise he let me stay there and he even laid his head on top of mine. We stayed like that through the whole movie.

"That will never get old" he said as the credits began to roll. I nodded my head in agreement. Then he got up to turn off the tv and I frowned again, missing the warmth of his body next to mine.

"What are we gonna do now?" I asked him, secretly wishing he would just come back over and cuddle with me. He turned to look at me and shrugged.

"I don't know uh... hey are you alright?" he asked, walking towards me with a concerned look on his face.

"I'm fine" I replied. It was half true.

"You don't look fine. I guess I'm just still kind of worried about last night" he explained. He sat on the couch facing me, his feet tucked under him.

"I told you. I was just drunk" I said. Last night's events started to flood my head and I shifted in my seat, thinking maybe it was best to tell him what really happened. "Actually Frank, I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" he asked, laying a hand on my shoulder. Just as I was about to answer a familiar song filled the room.

"Is that your phone?" I asked. I looked around to find where the sound was coming from.

"Oh yeah. It's on the end table behind you. Could you pass it to me" he said. I turned around to grab the phone off the table.

"Nice ringtone, by the way" I remarked. I smiled as one of my father's favorite songs filled my ears, but my smile faded when I saw who the call was coming from. "It's Jamia." Frank snatched the phone from my hand.

"I have to take this" he said. He got up and walked towards the kitchen.

"Seriously?" I called after him, my eyes wide in shock.

"She only ever calls when there's an emergency. I'm sorry, I'll be right back" he explained. I heard him pick up. "Jamia, what's up are you okay?" His voice faded and I couldn't here anything else. I sat there for a few minutes, staring towards the direction he went, baffled at the situation. Jamia was the bitch who ruined his party. I couldn't understand why Frank would be talking to her now, after how cold he seemed towards her last night. Finally, I could hear Frank's footsteps so I prepared myself for whatever I was about to hear.

"What happened?" I asked him, curiosity apparent in my voice.

"She apologized" he replied. He joined me on the couch once again. "She apologized for everything she's ever done to me. For last night. For being a bitch lately. For..."

"For?" I inquired. I didn't know exactly what else she had done to him but I assumed with the way he acted last night it had to be pretty awful.

"For cheating on me" he replied. I gasped at the revelation.

"Oh. So you'll forgive her?" I asked. I didn't think he would. I knew her for a few minutes and I didn't even like her. And now that I knew what she had really done, I thought there was no way Frank could ever give her another chance.

"Maybe. She said she was going to make it up to me so we're hanging out tomorrow" he told me. I grimaced at his response and shot up from the couch, gathering my things and heading towards the door.

"I should go. I'm tired" I said, trying to suppress the disappointment in my voice.

"Wait Kai! You were going to tell me something" he reminded me. I felt him tug at my arm but I pulled away from his grasp. I was going to tell him. I was going to spill my guts to him but after what had just happened I couldn't even bring myself to look at him.

"It's clearly not that important" I quavered. I walked out and shut the door behind me.

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