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“You’re going to absolutely love my family!” I said as we grabbed our instruments off the van. Lindsey nodded.

“I’m sure I will,” she said, then turned to the guys in the van, “Thank you so much for the ride. You guys are awesome!” She laughed.

“Hey, you’re pretty cool! Let’s get together before you go back to Newark!” One of the guys said. She nodded and then we waved bye before walking to the door.

“So, tell me about your family,” she said.

“Well, my daughters are almost a year old. They’re twins. Named Cherry and Lily and are just the cutest ever!” She was silent for a while.

“Kids? I didn’t know you had kids,” she said, pausing in her step. I nodded. Unfortunately, before I had the chance to talk to Gerard, I ran out of minutes so I sent him a small message from one of my band mates phones and explained. But he never answered. I just know he’s going to love Lindsey.

“Yes. You’re going to just fall in love with them, and my boyfriend Gerard is just as amazing,” I said, blushing softly.

“You have… a boyfriend?” She asked, at that moment Gerard opened the door.

“Glad to see you’re home,” he said, voice holding no emotion. I smiled happily at him and ran up to hug him tightly, but he held his arm out to stop me. He looked back at Lindsey. “What was the question you asked?”

She looked kind of uncomfortable for a moment. “I asked if he bad a boyfriend,” she answered. Gerard locked eyes with my confused ones.

“So she didn’t know she was helping you cheat on me?” He said. I took a step back.

“Wait. Whoa. What?” I stammered. “Cheat on you? I would never!” I defended myself. Gerard scoffed.

“Well, you have. Didn’t you ever check social media like I told you?” I shook my head.

“My phone doesn’t have that kind of connection Gerard. What are you talking about?” I asked. Gerard didn’t answer, but instead walked away into the house.

“The twins are asleep in my room. I’ll be in there with him. Packing,” He said, the words causing my heart to stop. “You’re back from tour and brought someone back with you. Obviously, I’m no longer needed.” Then he walked up the stairs. I couldn’t find the strength to move and to stop him. I turned to Lindsey.

“I didn’t realize he’d get the wrong idea…” I said, my eyes tearing up. She gave me an apologetic smile.

“Maybe I should go talk to him?” She offered. I shook my head.

“No. I think we should do it together,” I said, grabbing her hand and pulling her up the stairs and into Gerard’s room, letting go of her hand as I gently knocked on the door. After a few moments it opened up.

“What?” He asked curtly. I sighed.

“Come out here. Let’s talk. It’s all a big misunderstanding,” I said. He glared at me, but eventually came out and closed the door behind him. We walked down into the kitchen and I put a pot of coffee on while we sat and talked.

“What do you mean by checking social media?” Lindsey asked Gerard. He glared at her and it was obvious he didn’t like her. If my relationship wasn’t in complete jeopardy, I would’ve thought his jealousy was cute. He pulled out his phone and tapped a few buttons, before sliding the phone towards her. She swiped her finger a couple of times before sliding it to me. My eyes widened. They were pictures of me and Lindsey sitting at the rest stop bench. One was of me leaning over towards her and the other was of us hugging, her head a little turned which made it look like we were kissing.

I chuckled softly, as did Lindsey. “Oh, Gee, baby, just no,” I said softly. I showed him the first picture. “Right here, I was leaning over and fixing her smeared makeup and it was being super stubborn. On the second one, we were hugging and Linds kissed my cheek. As she does with every single one of her friends,” I explained, seeing Lindsey nod in my peripheral. Gerard’s stare was still hard, and he leaned over to click out of the pictures.

“What about the text, then?” He asked, pointing to the post. I read it.

‘Looks like love is blooming on tour! Frank and Lindsey are inseparable!’

I rolled my eyes. “My fucking band mates did that. Frank and I are only friends and nothing more, Gerard. I can assure you that I’m not that easy and Frank is not that kind of man. He’d definitely think about his daughters first, before starting any kind of relationship,” Lindsey said, backing me up. I gave her a thankful smile before turning back to Gerard.

“Gerard, I would never cheat on you. I love you. I want you to be with me and the girls forever,” I said, blushing. Finally, Gerard’s cold demeanor broke and tears spilled from his eyes, sobbing softly.

“Frankie,” He croaked out. Instantly, I was at his side, holding him tightly and kissing his head. “I-I thought you were cheating on me! I thought you found someone better and was going to leave me. And you did! She’s beautiful!” He sniffled. Lindsey blushed and looked the other way so as to not disturb our small moment. I shushed him softly and gave his head kisses, moving lower and lower until I was kissing him deeply. He hummed into the kiss and immediately wrapped his arms around my neck.

After pulling away, I looked into his eyes. “I missed you so fucking much. Please, don’t leave me,” I said, my voice low and desperate. Gerard shook his head.

“It’s you, me, and the girls forever,” he promised, hugging me tightly. I took in his scent and my eyes watered. I’d missed it more than I was letting myself believe. But, more than that, I was missing my girls and I couldn’t wait to see them. I sat down and pulled him onto my lap. He looked up at Lindsey shyly and waved at her. “I-I’m sorry for my behavior. Please accept my apology,” he said.

She waved at him dismissively. “No need to apologize, man. I understand. You were just protecting your relationship, and I’ve been there before,” she said. Then she reached over and put her hand over his. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Gerard. I’m Lindsey.” Gerard smiled and grabbed her hand back. “And you’re beautiful, too,” she giggled.

“I told you y’all would get along,” I said to her. She nodded.

“He’s so cute. I just wanna hold him,” she cooed. I raised my brow at her.

“No stealing my boyfriend,” I said playfully.

“We’ll see about that. He and I are totally becoming best friends.” I smiled because I knew that was true. Lindsey just had that effect on you. I didn’t mind it. I’m sure Gerard wanted a new friend.

Notes

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