It had been over a day since Frank was taken to the ER, but for Gerard it felt like a year.
He kept waiting and waiting for Jamia to call him and tell him what was wrong with Frank; yet, she hadn't.
Jamia still hadn't received the call.
The doctors knew she was his emergency contact and they would call her when they found out what was wrong, but she wasn't so sure.
So Jamia spent the entire day waiting for a doctor to come up to her and tell her the news.
And it only took 15 hours to happen...

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The phone rings through out the room, snapping Gerard from his short nap.
He answers the call, "Yes!?"
"Hey, Gerard..." Jamia sighs.
He almost falls out of the chair from suspension.
"Frank's alive..." She claims.
"He is? He is!" Gerard exclaims with tears coming out of his eyes.
He stopped smiling when he heard sniffles coming from the other line.
"What's wrong?"
"Frank had pneumonia and the doctors found out it spread to his lungs...I didn't understand much of what they were saying, but essentially Frank's lungs were filled with gunk."
"But is he okay?" Gerard bites his finger nails.
"I don't want to be over-dramatic, but they said it might be a reoccurring situation."
"So Frank could be having this constantly?" Gerard sighs.
She hesitates before answering, "Yeah."
The line is silent for a minute until Gerard asks, "Can I go see him?"
"Yeah, I'll call you once they let me in."

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Gerard sat around for hours since it was Saturday and there was nothing to distract him with like school. He wished someone would call him just so he could be away from his mind for a second. At least if he was talking to someone his mind wouldn't be going at a mile a minute, like how it was right now.
He finally got up and dragged himself to the shower, his clothes draping the floor before stepping under the spray. The drain wiped away all yesterday's worries and eventually Gerard felt clean enough to get out.
He decided to pick out an outfit that Frank would like. He chose a Smashing Pumpkins t-shirt with black leggings. He remembered when they first met; one of the first conversations they had was about Smashing Pumpkins, they told each other about the concerts they had been to and it just came up. That was a realization for Gerard; he could remember feeling so grateful in the memory, yet he hadn't felt that way with Bert in a long time.
Frank had Gerard tightly wrapped around his finger; so tight Gerard's ring could slip off without careless noting.
And that's what happened. In that moment he forgot about the ring and his commitments. Gerard let Frank take him. And he would let him do it all over again. Because anything was better than marrying Bert.
Anything.

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Gerard drove to the hospital after Jamia called him and told him it was okay.
Once he parked his car, he ran to the entry and breathily asked where Frank Iero was.
"Room 17, sir." The receptionist answered.
"Thank you!" He said before bursting away.
His heart stopped when he saw the number 17, all he could do was stand there. Gerard kept telling himself "Go in there," but his body was frozen.
What would he say to Frank?
Gerard wasn't so sure if he wanted to see him lying there in bed. He was scared to see a part of Frank that was sacred. And once he saw him, Gerard would be indebted to take care of him. He wouldn't be able to just break up with him, it was like a cancer. Once you have it, it's bound to come back no matter how many times you eradicate it. Frank could die with him. And that possibility killed Gerard.
He couldn't get past the thought that he could be the rest of Frank's life and that was too much responsibility for Gerard. There's so many other people out there for Frank, and Gerard didn't want Frank to regret him being the last one.
And just as Gerard stepped back from the room, he remembered.
"I want you, too."
All these silly thoughts that surrounded him vanished.
Frank wanted him, he wanted him.
Gerard was only worried for himself and that was the last thing he needed to be.
He needed to be strong for Frank.
So he opened to door leading to Frank.
And as he saw his beautiful body, Gerard felt himself cry.
"Frankie!" He cried, smiling so brightly it hurt.
He let his arms wrap tightly around the little child.
"Hey Gee..." Frank sniffled, letting Gerard choke him.
They cried with each other for a long moment before Gerard let go and kissed his forehead.
"I thought I would never see you again." Gerard admitted.
"Me too," Frank blushed before asking, "Can I kiss my boyfriend?"
Gerard's heart fell to the floor, Frank called him his boyfriend!!!
His heart was racing as he answered, "Y-yes."
"Well, geez, you don't have to be so weird about it; it's not like it's your first kiss..." Frank said, before engulfing Gerard's lips.
Gerard was right, Frank wanted him.

Notes

And, yes, Gerard wears leggings in my story, because he would look good in them. I hope this was a sweet chapter. I'm not so sure about it but I'm just gonna go with it. Have nice day!!!

-XOXO Fqomb.