Hospital Bed

Gerard sits by Frank's bedside in his pajamas, relaxed with his feet up on another chair. There he was, holding Frank's hand while watching the Price is Right on the television too high to change the channel, making him wonder why they didn't leave a remote. He was almost thankful that Frank couldn't see him in that embarrassing moment which consisted of him jumping up and down for two minutes before finally dragging a chair, getting on top of it, and still having to use a pencil to strategically press the power button. It’s been an entire year since Frank’s been asleep. Gerard is still working the same two jobs, only really caring about one because Mikey was there. They offered him a manager position which pays so much more than his regular position, and he was going to take it. Everyone was really surprised he advanced to the position of manager within the year he’d been working there, but the managers said the answer was obvious. Gerard sacrificed for the other workers and even his precious time with Frankie. Every shift that was dropped, whether it were the position of a food or drink runner or server, he would take it. He’d even worked both at the same time. On top of that, he received nothing but compliments from co-workers, managers, and even customers. Since he was so friendly, no one could hate him, and he loved that. Back in high school, it was so different. No one could love him, until Frank came along. And that was all he needed.

Gerard stared at Frank’s face, taking in all the detail. From the way his forehead was flatter than round to the curved arch of his eyebrows. From the point of his slight button nose to his thin, pink lips. This was the man he was in love with. Though, in all honesty, Gerard would love him even if he was bald, had no teeth, and was a psychopath. It was his personality and giving nature that made Gerard love him so much. He just knew it was a slight bonus that he was sexiest man ever to exist since like ever. Gerard giggled at his own staement, blushing slightly. He tune of a new episode of the Price is Right snapped Gerard out of his schoolgirl trance. He sighed in frustration and glared at the television.

"This show is so fucking boring. In fact, I may leave it on so you'll get so annoyed that you'll wake up and turn it off yourself," he laughed. He squeezed Frank's hand tighter, bringing it up to his face, and kissing each knuckle.

"I'm glad that I'm off today, you know. I get to sit here with you and reminisce about things like our first date to that pet shop. That was when we bought a puppy together!" He said excitedly. "I really miss that dog..." he said as he looked down at Frank's face, smiling fondly.

"Baby, where are we going?" Frank asked Gerard. He only smiled at him in response.

"C'mon, tell me!" He tried to pursuade Gerard by running his hand down his leg slowly.

"Frank, you know how our Starbucks friends feel about that," Gerard chuckled, gensturing toward their favorite barista and then were taken back by the blush on a young worker they'd never seen before.

"Who's that?" Gerard asked Frank.

"I think she's new," he replied.

"Well, they better teach her what we order and how we order or you'll freak out and throw your coffee back at her," Gerard laughed making Frank pout.

"Well, you ready to go, Frankie?" He asked him.

"But where are we going?!" He said as he followed Gerard out the door.

"That's a surprise!" He told Frank.

They walked out onto the sidewalk and continued through downtown until Gerard suddenly stopped, causing Frank to run into him.

"What's wrong, Gee Bear?" Frank asked him.

"We're here, darling," he answered affectionately. Frank looked in the direction Gerard was and read the name of the shop out loud.

"Pet Shop?" He question. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he bounced on the balls of his feet excitedly.

"Really? We're getting a puppy? You mean it?" He asked. Gerard chuckled at his boyfriend's childishness and grabbed his hand, leading him into the shop. Frank had been talking about getting a dog and taking turns taking care of it since they were still in high school. They were seniors now and thinking about their future together; they both knew they didn't want to go to college, and so Frank settled on a job and then playing in a band as soon as he finds one. Gerard settled on a job as well, but would draw his own comic books and sell them on the side.

"So I see the puppy you've been eying for the past few weeks, and I thought you'd might like to get him. But it's a lot of responsibility, so can you handle it?" He asked Frank. Frank quickly nodded his head, making a beeline for the puppy he knew he wanted.

"Okay, then let's get him. Excuse me!" Gerard called over the closest employee. "We'll take this adorable cutie." He took Frank's hand in his own and smiled at the employee.

"I'm sorry, sir, but I'm going to have to ask you and... your partner to leave. We don't take kindly to your… lifestyle choice," the young lady said. Gerard's nostrils flared in anger and Frank hid slightly behind Gerard knowing there was no stopping him.

"I feel terribly sorry for you. You'll never no real love being as shallow as you are," he laughed bitterly. "Tell your parents they did a horrible job in bringing you up, because shit like that is learned." Finally, Frank decided to interject and place his hands on Gerard's shoulder, which made him relax.

"It's okay, baby. Let's just go somewhere else," he spoke into his ear. Gerard looked at him and shook his head.

"No, Frankie. I can't allow someone to treat you that way, not while I'm here. I'll be damned if I let this little girl get away with this. I'm going to talk to the manager," he said as he stalked off to the front desk. Frank looked at the girl and gave her an apologetic look.

"Well, you shouldn't have said anything. Your fault~!" He sang to her and then giggled as he skipped off to follow Gerard. After a long and heated discussion, the girl ended up getting fired and Gerard looked super happy as he watched the girl give him a dirty look and gave her the finger in response. Frank laughed at Gerard and then they ended up buying the puppy and getting a free big bag of puppy chow, a pretty collar, two beds, a few toys and an expensive brand of treats. They tried to tell the manager that it wasn’t all necessary, but she insisted.

"Here you guys are, and I'm still very sorry. I hope you'll continue shopping here!" The manager beamed at them. They smiled and nodded their heads as they took their leave. Gerard watched as Frank cuddled and cooed at the puppy.

“Have you decided a name yet, sweetheart?” Gerard asked as he tucked Frank’s slightly long hair behind his ear. Frank looked at him with a huge smile and nodded eagerly.

“I’m thinking about naming him Morrissey!” Gerard smiled at how happy Frank was.

“Sounds good, baby,” and then he gave Frank’s cheek a little kiss, which Frank returned with a real kiss.

“I love you, Gerard. So fucking much I just wanna smack you.” Gerard laughed loudly, throwing his head back then wrapped an arm around Frank’s waist, pulling him closer. They walked like that until they reached Gerard’s home with big smiles on their faces, because a lot of people on the streets, aww’d at them and the puppy, which made them very happy. They went up to his room after greeting his mother, showing her the puppy, listening to her big speech on responsibility, and then they were able to go up and set up his bed and toys. The played with the puppy until nearly midnight, when the puppy finally fell asleep and so they lay on Gerard’s bed and cuddled. Frank had his head on Gerard’s chest and one leg draped over his, Gerard’s arm was wrapped around Frank’s shoulders and the other on his waist. They were in a heated kiss at the moment which was growing hotter and beautiful by the second.

Frank’s hand trailed down Gerard’s chest, past his stomach and stopped at the large bulge in his pants. Gerard groaned into their kiss as Frank softly rubbed it, painfully teasing him. Gerard broke their kiss and stared into Frank’s eyes, a blush evident on his cheeks.

“I want you, Frank. So fucking much I can’t stand it,” he whispered to him. It sent shivers down Frank’s body making his member twitch with excitement.

“I want you, too, baby, but we can’t…” He said. Gerard nodded in understanding. It wasn’t that Frank didn’t want to make love to Gerard; it was Gerard who wanted to wait. The furthest they’d gone over the past two years they’d been together, was palming each other through their pants. Frank was more than happy to wait for his boyfriend. After all, they had all the time in the world to make love; there were no rushes. Gerard smiled at his words, grateful that he’d been the one to stop him, before he upset himself with making love to Frank. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, he was just weird about the huge sexual tension between them. He wanted it to build up until they possibly couldn’t hold it in anymore and then have the most amazing first time ever.

They both looked over at their sleeping puppy and aww’d at his snoring. They cuddled up the rest of the night, smiling and content.

Gerard held Frank’s hand tightly, a sad smile plastered on his face. Frank looked lifeless, even if he were just asleep, he wanted him to wake up. He laid his head his head on the bed and continued watching whatever was on the television.

“G-Gerard?” He heard a voice speak. Frank’s hand suddenly squeezed back. Gerard quickly looked back at Frank. He was opening his eyes and Gerard was overwhelmed by the feeling of happiness. He got out of his seat and held him.

“Frank! Baby! Thank God!” Frank stayed silent.

“Gerard, I want you to kiss me,” he spoke huskily.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned to see Ray standing over him with a concerned look on his face. He looked back and saw that He was holding Frank, who was still asleep, and started sobbing to his heart content. He held Frank tightly and Ray kept his hand on his shoulder, gripping it comfortably.

“It’s not fair, Ray! Why does that son of a bitch get to be up and well?! Why do I get to be up and well?! It’s all my fault, Ray! I should’ve paid better attention to the road rather than thinking about how fucking happy I was! Goddamn it!” Gerard yelled. He cried so much he felt like throwing up; Frank’s hospital gown was drenched in tears and he still wouldn’t move no matter how much Gerard shook him or called out his name or begged him to wake up. It was a nightmare he had to live for God knows how long. But he loved Frank. He would never give up on him, because Frank was the love of his life, right?

Gerard pulled out his phone and dialed Mikey’s number.

“Hello?”

“Mikey, I need you,” he spoke, his voice nasally from the crying.
“Hospital?” Mikey asked.

“Yeah. Third floor, room 345. Hurry,” he voice broke and he hung up the phone, tossing it on Frank’s hospital bed. Ray stayed with Gerard until Mikey showed up 10 minutes later.

“Gerard?” He called out. Gerard looked up and towards the door as did Ray. Mikey rushed to him and put his hand on the back of his head, petting him. He leaned into Mikey’s touch.

“Gerard, who is this?” Ray asked him. He and Mikey both looked at him at the same time and then his eyes went wide. “Holy shit, you guys look alike! Is this your brother, Gee?” He asked him. They both smiled at the familiar comment and Gerard shook his head.

“The resemblance is too uncanny! How about we do a blood test?” Ray recommended. Gerard shivered at the mention of needles.

“Stay the fuck away from me with needles, Ray.”

“Then how about a test from your saliva?” They both thought about it. There was no harm in doing it.
“How much is it?”

“Nah, it’s free.”

“All right, then. Let’s do it…” Gerard set Frank down on the bed, covering him with his blanket again, and he stared at him for a while. Mikey stood next to him and looked at Frank as well.

“This is your fiancé? This is Frank?” He asked. Gerard nodded.

“He’s perfect for you, Gerard.”

“Yes. He is…

Notes

I was going to update this the same time I'd updated In My Mind Only, but I didn't have enough time to finish writing it and then uploading it. My roommate skipped out on class early =-= Well, here it is now.
Anyways enjoy! <3 Feedback would be pretty fucking sexy :3

-OAIF <3

Also, this chapter is for @Gee'sCLUELESSgirl! who's super fucking amazing!! <3 <3