Return To Me, My Love

The next afternoon Mikey and I are sprawled out on a couch each in our living room watching a b grade horror movie when he turns his head to look over at me and says "How are things with Frank? I've noticed you're spending a lot of time together again," surprising me as I know he isn't happy with the situation. "We're....well I don't really know. We're in therapy, so I guess we're working on it and he's doing what I ask which is different. So I guess we're kinda together?" I tell him, unsure of what to actually say or what Frank actually thinks is going on. "He's leaving for LA for tour again tomorrow so I don't know what will happen" I add, Mikey humming in acknowledgement as he nods and we both turn back to the movie, watching more stupid teens in the woods get slaughtered and just as an intense scene comes on there's a knock at the door and I jump, having been sucked in by the movie and Mikey laughs to himself as I roll off the couch to go answer it, my head shaking as I smile to myself and when I open the door my smile grows a little wider as I see Frank standing there with a bunch of flowers in his hand. "Hey baby" he greets me as he offers me the flowers and I take them as I say "Hey, what are these for?" "When I saw them I thought they were beautiful, just like you so I thought you might like them and...." "Frank" I say, cutting him off as my cheeks go bright red and he chuckles to himself as he steps inside and wraps his arms around my waist, his lips pressing to my cheek.

Frank and I end up in my room and after I've put the flowers where I want them to go I join him on the bed, laying on my back with my legs bent up and my feet braced against the mattress and Frank shifts around and lays on his side facing me. "So the reason I came over was....can I take you to dinner? I'm leaving tomorrow and I'm not sure how long it will be until I can get back" he tells me and I roll my head to look at him, pursing my lips and frowning as I pretend like I'm thinking about it and Franks expression drops slightly before I laugh and say "Yeah of course." Franks smile comes back and he leans in to kiss me, his lips softly brushing against mine and I lean in and make it a proper kiss, our lips working together for a few seconds before we pull apart again and Frank shuffles closer and curls into my side, his face nuzzling into my neck. "I've really really missed you" he tells me, and I hum softly, wanting to tell him the same but unsure of what that will mean if I admit it out loud, not wanting this to move too fast again. Frank shuffles a little closer until there is no way he could possibly get any closer to me without laying on me and his arm slowly snakes it's way across my lower stomach, his hand coming to rest gently over my hip and I give in, turning my head to the side and slightly nuzzle my face into his hair. We lay like this for a while just enjoying the closeness before Frank pulls back, pausing to press a soft kiss to my forehead before he sits and slides his way off the bed, offering me his hand to help me up before he leaves the room, telling me he'll be waiting while I get ready.

Dinner passes pleasantly, Frank taking me to a nice restaurant and after we've eaten we slowly walk down the street hand in hand, the city still bustling but slowly calming down as the night gets later and a block away from the restaurant we pass by three buskers, one of them with a violin and they are playing soft sweet music and Frank turns to smile at me, pulling me to a stop and the next thing I know one of his arms has snaked around my waist, resting warmly against my lower back and he uses the grip to pull my body against his, his other hand shifting around to tangle his fingers with mine and as he brings our hands in to rest between our chests he starts to slowly move us, the smile on his face the biggest I've seen in a long time and I can't help but smile back as I allow myself to be moved, my free arm coming up to wrap around Franks shoulder, my hand gently cupping the back of his neck. Frank and I continue to move together, my head coming in to rest against his shoulder as we slow dance in the middle of the street until the music stops and when I pull away Frank leans in and pecks my lips before letting me go and he digs in his pocket for his wallet, dropping some notes into the buskers guitar case and they all smile at us appreciatively, the girl playing the violin looking slightly in awe and Frank takes my hand again and leads me away, both of us continuing our walk to Franks apartment.

When we get back to Franks apartment he asks me if I would like anything and I shake my head, unsure of what's going to happen now and if I should give in to what I've been feeling since the restaurant or if I should say goodnight and go home. Frank leads me into the living room, telling me he'll be right back and as I take a seat on the couch I hear the bathroom door close and I clench my eyes shut, knowing that I need to make my decision right now and a second later I reopen them, pushing myself to stand again and as I make my way down the hallway to Franks room I start to shed my clothes, kicking my shoes off in the doorway to the living room and by the time I make it to the bedroom door I'm left in only my boxers, the rest of my clothes scattered down the hallway and I smirk to myself as I cross the room and lay on the bed, knowing that when Frank comes back out of the bathroom the first thing he'll see are my clothes. Just as I settle in the middle of the mattress I hear the bathroom door open again and footsteps sound before they stop for a second and then I hear them get closer and closer until Frank is standing in the doorway and when he sees my mostly naked body his eyes widen but he remains where he is, just staring at me before I break the silence. "Come here babe" I ask, my hand reaching out towards him and I can see hesitation on his face before Frank shakes his head and says "Gee, I don't think this is a good idea."

Notes

So I think it's about time for another Frank chapter