Return To Me, My Love

Bert ends up spending the rest of the afternoon with me and as it starts getting later we settle back in my bed and start another movie, both of us falling asleep, my hand clutched in his. I wake up the next morning with Bert still sleeping beside me, Mikey standing on my other side beside the bed shaking me awake with a stressed look on his face. "What?' I groan, still feeling half asleep but when he opens his mouth and says "Franks here, in the living room" I jolt upright, yanking my hand out of the hold Bert still has on it and Mikey raises his eyebrows but doesn't say anything and I shake my head and say "Nothing happened, not even a kiss" and he nods, turning back towards the door and saying "I'll stall him for a few minutes while you get yourself together" and after he leaves the room I turn back and shake Bert awake, a soft groan escaping him before his eyes flutter open and he smiles up at me, sitting up and leaning in to kiss my cheek but I pull back and say "Frank is in the living room." "Oh shit" Bert says, knowing how this will look and we decide that he will sneak out and hide in the bathroom and when I bring Frank into my room then he will leave. We both climb out of bed and redress properly and when we're ready Bert pulls me into a hug and tells me that if I need anything to call him and I nod in agreement, hugging him before going to the door and easing it open, peering out and seeing that the hallway is empty and I can hear voices coming from the living room down the other end and Bert and I leave the bedroom, Bert slipping into the bathroom and closing the door as I go down to the living room and when I step in I see Mikey and Frank sitting on the couch drinking coffee and talking. I stand there for a few long seconds, taking in Franks appearance and I see he's dirty in dirty clothes meaning he came straight here from the plane and when he turns his head and spots me he stands and tells Mikey it was good to see him. "We need to talk" Frank says softly as he approaches me and I nod, leading him to my room and closing the door a little harder than usual so Bert will be able to hear it before I cross the room and sit on the edge of the bed, Frank joining me.

"What the fuck is going on Gerard?" Frank asks and I flinch slightly at his tone, this clearly heading towards a fight and I swallow hard before saying "I shouldn't have to be ashamed for needing my husband." "You're acting like a child" he tells me and I stand, crossing the room and walking away from him and I keep my back turned to him, my gaze focused out the window as I say "Is that all you came back here for? To put me down some more? You should have saved yourself the trip." Frank doesn't say anything for a few seconds and I'm about to turn and look at him when he steps up behind me and grabs my arm, spinning me around and forcing me to face him. "Fucking stop it" he spits at me and I snap, reaching one hand up to slap him across the face. "You fucking stop, one minute you want to work on this then the next I'm too needy and childish and what I need from you doesn't matter because it doesn't suit your schedule. I'm tired of being the only one giving in this relationship and the only one taking all the blame. You're either in this with me and are willing to do what it takes and make sacrifices or this isn't going to work out. I'm tired of being made cry" I snap and Frank stares at me wide eyed before he grabs my shoulders and starts to shake me. "What the fuck is wrong with you?" He snaps at me. "You're acting fucking crazy, you can't seriously expect me to quit my tour, ruin my band to come back here and do nothing. That's not how the world works and the sane Gerard knows that." I brace my hands against his chest and shove him off me, his hands leaving my arms and I turn and cross the room to the door, opening it and saying "Get out." "What?" Frank asks, looking confused and I gesture to the open doorway as I repeat " Get out, I don't want you here Frank, go back on your stupid fucking tour and have a great fucking time." "Gerard" he starts but I feel myself snap, turning my head to look at him again and I scream "Get out" at the top of my lungs and both Mikey and Pete come out into the hallway to see what's going on and Frank finally gets it, brushing past me as he makes his way out and down the hallway to the front door, slamming it behind himself as he goes and everything remains silent for a few long seconds before I break, the emotion I was holding in before breaking free and I crumple to my knees as I howl out a sob, tears streaming down my face and both Mikey and Pete come rushing down the hallway and drop to their knees, their arms wrapping around me and I bury my face in Mikeys neck as I continue to cry, just wanting the Frank I fell in love with back.

Notes

So who do you think is wrong, Gee or Frank?