Touch Him Again, And I'll Kill You

It isn’t fair. I took care of him. I carried him for miles to make sure he would survive. I’ve been there with him every single day, and Linda has the audacity to threaten me? It’s not fucking fair. She doesn’t realize that I need to be with him every second of every day. He’s technically graduated, and she can’t rule his life anymore. She can’t tell me not to care about him.
I slammed my hand down angrily onto the driving wheel. My car never started back up so I was forced to buy a new one with what little money I had.
I finally got home, and as soon as I did, I walked into my room and fell asleep instantly, silently thanking Linda for making me get some rest.

When I finally woke up, I felt refreshed. I hadn’t had as nice of a nap as that was in months. I pulled some clothes out of my drawers and headed for the bathroom. The shower was almost as nice as the nap. I took extra time just soaking in the warm water, letting it hit my tense back muscles. I never wanted to get out, but of course I had to. I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel off of the rack and tied it around my waist. I brushed through my hair quickly before picking up my phone. I unlocked it and panicked at what I saw. I had 14 missed calls from Lindsey and 12 missed calls from Linda.
I slipped my pants on quickly while dialing Lindsey’s number.
She picked up once my shirt had made it’s way over my head.
“Gerard! You have to get here right now! It’s crazy!” and with that, she hung up. Typical Lindsey.
I shoved my feet into my shoes without socks, which might I add was extremely uncomfortable. With my keys in hand, I ran to my car and started it up, then began the drive to the hospital, hoping for the best but expecting the worst.

It took me ten minutes to find a parking spot once I actually got to the hospital. I walked quickly through the doors and to the elevator. I pressed the button a few times, and waited. My phone started buzzing in my pocket and I pulled it out. Linda was calling me.
“Hello?”
“Gerard! Where are you? You need to be here. Call me when you’re here.” I was about to tell her that I was downstairs, but she hung up. Everyone seemed hectic today, and it was making me nervous.
I pressed the elevator button again, but it was taking too long. I walked to the stairs and began running up them. I ran ten flights of them before I was finally on Frank’s floor. I walked straight past the check in desk, while heavily breathing from exhaustion. The woman behind the counter gave me a worried look, but I kept walking. I turned the corner to Frank’s room and saw a bunch of doctors walking into his room. My heart picked up and I felt tears well up in my eyes, but I blinked them away. I stepped through the doorway to his room, but there were so many doctors in there that I couldn’t see Frank, so I had no clue what his condition was.
“Gee!” I turned my head and saw Lindsey and Linda standing in the corner of the room. I rushed over to them.
“What’s going on?” Then the room went dead silent. I followed Lindsey’s eyes and turned around. Frank was sitting up in his bed smiling at me.
“Hey, Gee.” His voice sounded slightly raspy, but he was the same nonetheless.
The tears that were previously welling up now spilled over and were racing down my face, not in fear or panic or worry, but in absolute bliss. I was so happy.
I walked over to him with shaky legs. He stretched his arms out for a hug, but instead, I grabbed his face gently and passionately kissed him. I heard murmurs from the doctors around us, but I didn’t care, because Frank was kissing me back just as hard as I was kissing him.
I had been dreaming of this moment for months now. I needed him just as much as he needed me. This boy in my arms is why i get up every morning. He’s the only person who’s been on my mind for the last year, and will continue to be for the next hundred years.
I pulled away and looked into his big hazel eyes. They were bright, and youthful and I was so thankful for it. I was scared that when he woke up, he wouldn’t be the same. Not after what had happened to him.
“Marry me.” I heard myself say before I could stop it.
He gasped a little bit. He didn’t say anything or move for a few seconds. It scared me more than anything. Even if he had said no, I wouldn’t leave him. I would wait forever for him, and I think I’ve shown that very well.
His light pink lips pulled up into a small smile before he slowly started nodding.
“Yes. Yes of course I’ll marry you, Gee.”
I leaned in and kissed him again before pulling away and turning to Linda and Lindsey. Lindsey had a huge smile on her face, obviously happy for us. Linda on the other hand, didn’t look so happy. She didn’t really look mad either. Her face was unreadable. She stared at me with her brown eyes intensely. She had the same eyes as Frank, and it made me comfortable to look into her eyes. I didn’t falter at all, I just stared back at me. After what felt like a life long stare contest, her mouth pulled up into a smile, and she nodded at me. I knew that I had her blessing to marry him.
“By the way, congratulations Lindsey!”
I turned and looked at Frank, confused.
“She’s pregnant!” I turned from him to my best friend. Her face was a light shade of pink, and she walked over toward us.
“Linz, why didn’t you tell me?”
She shook her head. “Because you were busy, and you were stressed, and you were falling apart. You weren’t even taking care of yourself, I figured I would tell you when the time was right. But Frank, you heard me when I was talking to you?”
“Yeah, I heard everything everyone said. I heard when you complained about Jimmy, I heard when Jamia told me about her day, and I heard when mom said she misses me.”
His eyes met mine, and I swear I fell in love with him again, for the millionth time this year, no, the millionth time today.
“And I also heard when you sang to me, Gee. That was the best thing I was able to hear. Just you.”

Notes

Okay so I'm super iffy on this chapter and I don't know if I like it or not. This is not the last chapter and there will definitely be more, and maybe a sequel if you guys would like one.
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