Return To Me, My Love

"Come on tour?" I ask softly as I sit back up a little, staring at Franks face and he smiles as he says "Yeah, you hate your job, your boss is a total dick and I've missed you so fucking much and we're only a few weeks in. Come on baby, we could be together all the time and we can see the world together, I want this so bad." "But what about the apartment and money, what would I do to earn money? And what would...." "Baby I talked to the guys and the tour manager and you can work merch for us, you'd earn a wage from that and that would be your job, you'd need to monitor stock and everything but we'd still have a lot of free time together and as for the apartment, lets just give it up, put our stuff in storage and when we come home we can find somewhere better." I take a deep breath, wondering what I'm supposed to say, feeling overwhelmed with the decision so I open my mouth and say "Can I think about it?" "Oh" Frank says softly and his smile drops completely off his face. "Yeah take your time I guess" he says sadly after a long pause and I swallow hard as I reach out and open the curtain to the bunk, climbing out and reaching into my own bunk for my clothes, making my way into the bathroom to get dressed. Once I'm dressed and presentable I come back into the bunk area where I find Frank fully dressed again still laying in his bunk and as I step over to him I say "You still wanna go for a walk?" "Actually I'm kinda tired, I might just get some rest before the show." "Oh" I say softly before adding "If that's what you want." I leave the bunk area and go into the front lounge where I find Ian and Spence, the rest of the guys gone out exploring and having fun before the show and I walk towards the door, opening it and leaving without a word.

I wander around for a while with my head down, feeling upset and wondering whether Frank is actually mad at me or not and wishing I had remembered to grab my jacket before I left. I come across a small coffee shop and I decide to step inside, instantly sighing softly in relief at the warmth surrounding me and I make my way to the counter, ordering a coffee and as I pay the young girl behind the counters eyes light up as she says "You're Frank Ieros boyfriend right?" "Husband" I correct her and she glances down at my hand, noting my ring and she smiles sheepishly and says "Sorry." "It's ok" I tell her, smiling reassuringly and she smiles back as she says "Will you be at the show tonight?" "Yeah maybe I'll see you around" I tell her as I take my coffee and walk away from the counter, not wanting to seem rude but not in the mood to talk but apparently the girl doesn't take the hint, pulling her phone from her pocket and ten minutes later when I'm halfway through my coffee the store starts to fill with teens wearing FrnkIero & the cellabration tshirts and I groan softly as one of them approaches me, stammering her way through asking if Frank is with me and as I open my mouth to answer my phone starts ringing in my pocket, Franks name on the screen when I pull it out. "Excuse me" I say to the girl as I stand and make my way past her, pushing through the crowd to get outside and once I'm on the street I hit the answer button. "What?" I answer and I hear Frank let out a small sigh before he says "Babe where are you?" "I'm at a coffee shop near the bus, why?" Frank starts describing landmarks and stores he can see and I tell him he is right near where I am, having passed those things on my way here and he says "I'll be right there." "Uh there's a small group of fans in the coffee shop right now, maybe we should meet somewhere else."

A few minutes later Frank and I meet in a park a few blocks away and when he sees me he runs over and wraps his arms around me, pulling me into his chest and I go willingly, his body radiating warmth. "Baby you feel like ice" Frank exclaims as he pulls back, letting me go as he starts shrugging his jacket off. "No baby you'll get cold too" I protest as he starts wrapping it around my shoulders but he ignores me and keeps going, putting it on me before stepping around to press a soft kiss to my lips. "So you're not mad?" I ask softly when we pull away and Frank sighs softly as he says "No baby I wasn't mad, I just....I'm sorry for how I was before." "I'm sorry too, I was just overwhelmed, this is a huge decision babe and I...." "It's ok baby, just take your time" Frank reassures me as he takes my hand and we head back towards the bus together, huddled close for warmth, our earlier upset forgotten.

Notes