Maybe This Could Work...

“... and I really hope you can hear me. Baby, you have no idea how fucking scared I was! I thought I was going to lose you. How ironic would that be, hh? I just got you, like actually got you, I was able to call you mine, and then this happens and I could have lost you. But the doctors did everything they could to patch you up, and they said that you’ll be okay and that you should wake up soon”
I recognised that voice! It was definitely Gerard’s! It has to be, no one else has that poetic voice. I could hear him so clearly now, and I so wanted to open my eyes, but for some reason my body didn’t allow it.
“Gina and Mikey came to visit you yesterday after you got out of surgery. Gina almost lost her mind” Gerard continued to speak and giggled slightly, when he told me about Gina’s rampage: “The doctors were so scared of her. I didn’t realise that such a tinny person could contain so much anger! But she calmed down soon, when the doctors assured her that you’ll be okay. Then she just sat next to you. And I think she figured out we’re together, but she hasn’t said anything about it”
I could just imagine a furious Gina, yelling at the doctors to tell her what the fuck was wrong with me and what they did to me. Now that I think about it... What was wrong with me? I remembered the pain spreading over my body, I remembered hearing this cracking noise emerging from my ribs and wrist, I remembered coughing up blood... then everything just became kind of foggy.
Come on body! I need to open my eyes! I need to! I NEED TO!
My eyelids started twitching lightly, separating slightly. My eyes were hit by a blinding white light, so it took me some time to get used to it, before I could open them any further. I slightly turned my head to where Gerard’s voice was coming from, immediately seeing that fiery red hair of his. He was looking down at his feet, but I could still see that sad smirk on his face, as I opened up my eyes even more. He was wearing a leather jacket, which looked stunning on him, a Smashing Pumpkins T-shirt, and black skinny jeans.
“Gee?” my voice was raspy and quiet, almost a whisper. His head immediately flew up, his eyes met mine, and a giant grin spread over his face.
“Frank, oh my god!” his arms wrapped around me, pulling me in to a tight hug. It hurt like hell, but fuck, I was so happy to see him, so I wrapped my aching arms around his body and pulled him even closer.
“I was so fucking scared!” he sobbed in to my shoulder.
“I know...” I said, my voice still hoarse. A whimper from the pain that was stuck in my throat, escaped my mouth, causing Gerard to move away. He cupped my face, tears of joy running down his cheeks and very much relived smile on his face. I just couldn’t help myself but to smile back, even though my lip hurt.
“I love you Frankie” he said, then pressed a light kiss to my lips.
“I love you too” I said back, whipping away his tears.
“As much as I want to keep you all to myself right now, I should really call the doctor and tell her you’re awake” he said, giving me another quick kiss on my lips, before he got up from his seat and disappeared behind the white door of my room.
While he was gone, I took a look around the room. I was alone, in a white room with blue patterns on the walls. There was a small table by the wall opposite of me, and on the table was a duffle bag, that from what I could see, contained some of my cloths. There was a nightstand on wheels next to my bed, whit four drawers and a whole bunch of meds on it. There was one single big window in the room, with white see-threw curtains and thick light blue ones.
There was a light beeping sound in the room, which I’ve only now noticed. The beeping came from a EKG machine to which I was connected. I was also connected to at least two IV tubes that were probably dripping electrolytic solution in to my body to insure my body was properly rehydrated. There was also a cannula stuck inside my nose, a similar one that Gina had and I could feel how it helped me breathe, which was at times a little painful, but not too much.
The door reopened, Gerard returning back with a very uptight looking doctor. She had her, clearly brown dyed hair, wrapped in a neat little bun at the back of her head and a pair of glasses at the very tip of her nose.
“Hello, Mr. Iero, my name is Doctor Elizabeth Dixon. I was the one that performed your surgery, and it was done successfully, without any complications” said the woman. Wait... Surgery?
“What surgery?” I asked, confused.
“Well, Mr. Iero, you had internal bleeding and we needed to patch you up. You also have two broken ribs, which will heal three to four weeks time, so you will be taking pain medication until they’ve healed. You also have a sprained wrist, which will be better in a week or so” explained Dr. Dixon, keeping a serious and steady face all through it. Broken ribs... Internal bleeding... Sprained wrist... Surgery! This was all just too much. So many thoughts ran through my head, but all I said was: “Okay”
“In short time, someone will come to check your vitals and your stitches, but in the mean time I suggest you rest” she said, giving me something close to a smile, gave Gerard one last look before turning on her heels and left the room.
“She seems fun” mumbled Gerard.
“Yeah... Could you help me get untie this?” I asked, pointing at the strings that held together the hospital gown on my back. Gerard reached behind my back and undid the first couple strings, letting the gown fall to my waist.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. Right there where my ribcage ended and my abdomen began was a thin vertical line with numerous small stitches.
“Oh, shit...” I breathed out, staring wide eyed at the future scar that will decorate my body. It probably won’t be that visible once it’s healed, but I’ll still know it’s there! I mean, they cut me open, that woman’s hands were inside of me, touching my organs! All that my brain could picture right now was that episode of Grey’s Anatomy we watched at Gerard’s place two nights ago, how it clearly showed, how the surgeons moved around the organs with their glove covered hands, how they stitched up the tissue... There was always so much blood!
“You okay?” Gerard’s gentle voice snapped me out of my paranoid thinking.
“I guess” I shrugged. Gee got up from his seat, gesturing me to make some room. I scooted to the side and Gerard lied down next to me, wrapping his arms, gently around me and pulling me in to a side hug. My chest hurt a bit from the motion, but I kept silent about it – I just didn’t want Gerard to worry too much, to worry more then he already does.
“You’re beautiful, scar or no scar” Gerard whispered, his lips gently pressed to my temples.
“Scars” I corrected him.
“What?” Gee asked confusingly and I could feel his look on me.
“I’ve got more than one” I said, my right hand unintentionally reaching for my left wrist.
“It’s okay sweetheart, I understand and I love you all the same. Even if you lost your arm or leg or whatever, I’d still love you. And besides it would be really hypocritical of me to judge you because of those scars, when I have too many of my own” he said, his free hand covering mine.
“But you’re still beautiful and an amazing person Gee” I looked up at him, meeting his caring and understanding eyes.
“As are you, no matter what” he smiled lightly, then pressed a kiss on the tip of my nose. I giggled because of the tickling sensation his lips left on my nose.
“You’re so cute” giggled Gerard, giving me yet another kiss.
Later, when the giggling and the ticklish kisses were over, Gee helped me cover up the upper part of my body again, then we settled in to a comfy position. We didn’t talk much after that, we just lied in the hospital bed, I leaning my head on his shoulder, his head resting on mine, our fingers entwined and the steady beeping of the EKG machine filling the room.
In the mixed of silence and the slightly annoying beeping, my mind drifted off and I started thinking about the fact that I have nowhere to go now, because I won’t as sure as hell be going back to that pathetic piece of shit I called dad.
I first thought of asking Gerard if I could live with him, but I felt awkward about it and I also didn’t want to be pushy or anything. Maybe after I get out of this place, I could find a job or something and get my own apartment, but I don’t know how I could balance going to school, studying AND having a job. That’s when an idea rushed through my head! Bob! I could work for Bob in the comic book store He’s always talking about wanting to get some help around the store! And the only other option was living with Gina which wasn’t really possible... Gina! Where the hell is she?
“Gee?” I quietly asked, breaking the long silence.
“Yes, sweetheart?” he hummed.
“What time is it?”
“One in the afternoon”
One p.m., Monday or at least that’s what the calendar that hung on the wall, said. That meant Gina will still be in school for the next half hour and if I knew my best friend, she will be here by 1.45, probably with Mikey by her side.
“She’s gonna be happy to see you awake” said Gerard, like he knew I was thinking about her.
“Yeah, but first she’s going to freak out and yell. A lot” I smiled, just imagining it.
“Probably, but maybe not so much, because she got a lot of it out yesterday when she was yelling at the doctors” giggled Gerard.
“That’s sounds like GG” I laughed, a small wave of pain running over my chest and settling in the pit of my stomach for a moment, then disappearing completely.
The door to my room opened, and I half expected to see Gina, but instead of my best friend entered a raven haired woman, in her twenties, with a tray that had a bottle of disinfectant, sterile gauze and a small tube on it.
“Hello, Frank, I’m here to check on your stitches” the woman smiled and made her way to the bed. Gerard wanted to remove himself from me, but she stopped him with her gentle voice: “It’s okay, you can stay like that”
The top part of the white hospital gown, with small blue dots, was removed from my shoulders again, falling in to my lap.
“You were lucky your emm...” she started talking while she cleaned the stitched up wound with a piece of cotton and disinfectant.
“Boyfriend” Gerard said, giving me a proud look.
“Yes, boyfriend. Well, if he hadn’t brought you in when he did, your bleeding might have gotten so much worse” finished the kind woman, putting a pair of latex gloves over her hands, then started coating the wound in a cold white ointment.
“Then I guess he saved my life” I smile, looking up at Gee, meeting his hazel eyes.
“He did exactly that” smiled the woman, giving us both an adoring smile. Gerard on the other hand blushed so bright, that you could mistake his cheeks for tomatoes. It was so adorably cute!
“You’re adorable” smile the woman, whose name I really need to learn so I can stop calling her ‘the woman’, now pressing the gauze over the wound, and placing the gown back over my shoulders.
“I’ll come back in the evening to give you your medication and to change the gauze” she smiled.
“Okay” I smiled back, then Gee and I were left alone again.
“She actually seems nice, not like Dr. Bitch” smiled Gerard, pressing a soft kiss on my cheek.
“Mhm, and that Dr. Bitch kind of saved my life” I greed with a small nod.
“But she couldn’t have if I hadn’t brought you here”
“I know, baby. You’re my hero!” I exclaimed, trying to look dramatic about it.
“I know, I’m sort of like Batman now, really” he put on a straight face and tried to look strong by thrusting his chest forward. I laughed and doing so sending waves and waves of pain through my chest, but I just couldn’t contain my laughter.
“Hey, before... You mentioned that Gina might know about us” I then quietly said, playing with his fingers.
“Yeah, she’s a smart girl, she probably figured it out as soon as she walking in here and to be honest, I think Mikey had his suspicions as well” he said with a light smirk. Were we really that obvious?
I think some higher power in the universe worked its magic at that moment. Speaking of the devil herself, Gina walked, well more stormed through the door, with a slightly terrified Mikey right behind here.
“You!” she yelled at me, her face furiously red. I noticed with the corner of my eye, how Gerard’s eyes grew wide and I knew how much he wanted to disappear at that moment.
“You scared the living shit out of me!” Gina cried out, throwing her arms around me. I tightly hugged her back, feeling tears gather in my eyes.
“Don’t fucking ever do that again” she cried in to my shoulder, a light sob shaking her frail body. In response I hugged her even tighter and I didn’t really care if it cause me more pain, I was just glad to have her as a best friend.
While we were hugging, Gerard removed his hands around my body and got off the bed, stepping to Mikey, exchanging a: “Hey bro” with him, then remained quiet until Gina and I had enough hugging.
When he finally broke the hug, Gina took a good look at me and the tubes that were connecting me to machines and IV bags.
“Now we’re kind of the same” she giggled pointing at the cannula that was stuck in my nose. I laughed in agreement. Then came what I dreaded the most... Gina turned to Gerard. Her face was dead serious, her lips pressed together in a thin line. God, I felt so fucking awkward just lying there, while my best friend glared at my boyfriend, like she was going to rip his head clean off. It was quite scary actually. I though all hell was going to break loose from her face, but all she did was smile widely.
“You didn’t have to move, you know?”
And just like that, I knew Gina excepted the fact that Gerard and I were dating. And I also realised that everyone, even full grown men, were deathly scared of Gina, the 5’3 tall, black haired, physically weaker than most people and most caring person ever!

Notes

Hey, sweethearts...
So, is it just me or does this chapter suck balls? Idk, I really don't like it and I tried making it as best as I could but, still... I'm just gonna go lock myself in my bedroom and try to make it up to you!

And there's some really really great news I want to share with you all - it's not connected to the story, or MCR in anyway. But two days ago I finally had the guts to ask out my crush!! And she said YES!!!!! And now we're going to the movies, and because we're both sort of geeks we're going to see the new Avenger movie :3
I was freaking out for a solid day and a half!

Okay, so, hope you guys kind of, sort of like this chapter and a new update should be made by the end of the week. Hopfully it won't be as bad as this....

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