Three is a Crowd

They didn’t speak as Frank continued to hold her hand, leading them through the busy midday street. They walked for no more than five minutes in an oddly comfortable silence until they reached a dangerously dingy looking bar. Frank turned to looked at her, raising his eyebrow as though challenging her back out.She smiled in response, which was all Frank needed before he pulled her into the bar.Once they were inside Amada was surprised to find that it wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be. It was dark, but it had a nice grungy feel that she liked. There were posters all over the wall and the speakers were blaring decent rock music. Given that it was only a little after midday the place was empty. They approached the bar, where there was a lone bartender sorting out bottles of spirits on a shelf. Upon seeing them approach the dark haired man turned around to face them, a smile lighting up his face as Amanda thought he was very young looking to be a bar man, and extremely tall.

‘Frank, how’s it going?’ the barman asked, greeting Frank with familiarity as Amanda noticed his sleeve of tattoos. The man screamed sex and rock and roll with his lip piercing, tight jeans and stunningly blue eyes. His deep voice made Amanda shiver in pleasure, and she knew her face flushed with embarrassment at her reaction.

‘Hey Andy, not too bad, you still working in this dive?’ Frank responded teasingly, with an easy smile as he took a seat.

‘It pays the bills man, have to live on something until the band gets signed’ Andy replied, showing his perfectly straight teeth as he smiled. ‘Not all of us are well paid music producers’ he laughed.

Frank laughed; his giggle was girly and surprisingly high pitched considering how deep his voice was.

‘Who’s your friend?’ Andy asked Frank, looking at Amanda.

‘Oh, Amanda this is Andy, Andy this is Amanda, she works for Gerard at Dark Horse.’

Andy stuck his hand out, and Amanda knew she was blushing under his gaze as she raised a trembling hand to grasp his.

‘Nice to meet you’ he said, his voice sounding husky as he gave a flirtatious smile.

‘Likewise.’ Amanda mumbled, trying and failing not to act like a sixteen year old who was talking to her high school crush.

Frank had a knowing smile on his face and gave a low chuckle.This brought Andy’s attention back to Frank.

‘So, what can I get you? The usual?’ Andy asked, his gaze now back on Frank.

‘Sounds good. Amanda?’ Frank turned to look at Amanda.

‘I don’t care as long as it has alcohol in it.’

Frank giggled, and Andy gave a short bark of a laugh.

‘I think I know just the thing.’ Andy said, and he turned away from them.

Amanda and Frank watched with interest as Andy mixed a cocktail, which Amanda was pleased to see contained a lot of alcohol.Frank looked thoughtful for a second.

‘Make one for me while you’re at it.’ He asked.

‘Already was. This is a new creation I was working on; you can be my guinea pigs. I’m thinking of calling it “The Mind Fuck.” ’

‘Sounds good already. It better work. ’ Frank said, his voice losing its cheery edge for a moment. Amanda remembered he said he had fought with Gerard the night before, which he was obviously still angry over.

‘It will, trust me. One of these should get you at least half wasted. Or completely twisted if you’re a lightweight’ Andy replied confidently, either not noticing the change in Frank’s voice or just plain ignoring it.

After a couple of minutes, Andy placed the electric blue coloured drink in front of them.

‘On the house since you’re guinea pigs. Let me know what you think.’ He said, a proud smile on his face making him look even younger.

Amanda didn’t hesitate to grab the drink and take a sip through her straw as Andy and Frank both watched to see her reaction. Words could not describe how amazing the drink tasted. Before she realised what she doing she gave a little moan of pleasure.

‘Oh my God, this is amazing.’ She said as soon as she swallowed her drink, choosing to ignore her embarrassment.

The moment she said that, Frank took a sip. He raised his eyebrows as he savoured the taste, and responded with a ‘Tastes good, Andy.’

‘Ha. Let me know how you feel after you finish.’ Andy said with a slightly evil smile which was also sexy. Evil, but sexy.

A few hours later Amanda was completely twisted. The cocktail had served its purpose, having gotten Frank and Amanda drunk after the first round much to Andy’s delight. His cocktail was a success in making Frank and Amanda forget the person who had pushed them to seek solace in alcohol and each other in the first place. They had two more rounds of ‘The Mind Fuck’ before they made the decision to try and sober up by drinking beer. When Andy finished up a couple of hours later he joined them, as people slowly dripped in after a long week of work. Frank was giggling beside Amanda, as the three were deep in discussion about everything and nothing.

‘Oh my God, I can’t believe that! How did she even buy it?’ Amanda asked through her laughter.

‘I was over six foot by the time I was fifteen, and I just avoided birthdays and shit. You should have seen her face when I told I was fifteen instead of eighteen.’ Andy laughed, pride clearly showing on his face.

‘The poor girl!’ Amanda sympathised, while still giggling.

‘Nah, she was a total bitch so I wouldn’t feel too bad for her.’

‘You’re mean.’

‘I never said I wasn’t.’

‘At least you’re honest about your meanness I suppose. Plus she did sound like a bitch from what you told me.’

‘She was. I’m just sorry I didn’t piss her off more.’

‘Meow.’ Frank said in a girly voice.

Frank’s ringtone started blaring, making him jump.He took it out of his pocket and stared at the screen for a moment before ignoring the call.

‘Ooohh, someone’s in Frank’s bad books.’ Andy teased.

‘Fucking Gerard.’ Frank slurred, sounding angry for the first time since they started drinking.

‘What did he do?’

‘Besides being a total schizophrenic asshole drama queen pulling a tantrum? Nothing.’

Andy snorted with laughter while Amanda almost spat her drink out.

‘That is the most scarily accurate depiction of Gerard I’ve ever heard.’ Amanda said.

‘He got on your bad side too?’ Andy inquired with a smile.

‘He’s a dick who needs to learn to control his temper’ she said with venom, putting her drink down with a bang for emphasis.

‘Is this the official ‘Gerard Way is an asshole’ club? Because I gotta say if it is I’m in, I always wanted to join a club!’ Andy enthused, his eyes lighting up with excitement.

‘I would set it up, but it would only give the fucker satisfaction knowing we were talking about him.’ Frank grumbled.

They were interrupted by another phone, as Andy’s phone lit up and vibrated with a buzz on the table. Andy picked the phone up and read the text message, his smile growing wider with every second.

‘That’s my girl, I better get home before she kicks my ass’ he said, sounding far from concerned as he out his jacket on.

Frank made a cracked whip sound, which Andy ignored.

‘Nice meeting you Amanda’ he said, giving her a sweet smile and shaking her hand.

‘Nice meeting you too’ she replied, genuinely disappointed at the loss of his company and finding out he had a girlfriend.

‘Later Bro’ he said to Frank, pulling him into a manly hug before he left them with a wave.

‘So… what shall we do now?’ Amanda asked, suddenly feeling awkward now that it was just her and Frank alone.

‘Okay, we have two options. One - we stay here and drink. Two - we go somewhere else and drink. Wait… no, we have a third option. Three - we go to my place and drink.’

‘I like that all those options. They all involve one of my two favourite things in the world.’

Frank giggled his girly laugh again. Amanda found it endearing rather than annoying. She would be lying if she said it was nothing to do with how adorable he looked when he laughed and showed his perfectly straight teeth, and how his eyes lit up and sparkled with amusement, and how his nose scrunched up slightly and-

‘Earth to Amanda!’ Frank waved a hand in front of her face; bringing her out of her thoughts.

‘I don’t know Frank. I’m think I’m drunk enough as it is’ she said, not liking where her musings had taken her.

‘No you’re not if you can say that. I vote my place. We can watch some movies and shit.’

He didn’t wait for her to reply before he dragged her up from her chair while grabbing her bag and lead her out of the bar. Amanda stumbled along, clutching onto Frank’s hand for support. She wondered how Frank could walk so straight after all the alcohol they had consumed. He walked ahead of her, giving her a perfect view of his ass. His jeans seemed to highlight his perfectly shaped ass, and Amanda could not stop herself from admiring it.

‘No harm in looking’ she said to herself.

Then she realised she said it aloud when Frank turned to look at her with a questioning look.

‘Huh?’

‘Nothing’ she said, knowing her flushed face would probably give her away.

He didn’t question her any further, as they exited the bar and Frank hailed a taxi. It was now dark, and the streets were busy with people who were looking to start their weekend with a bang. Amanda did not pay attention as Frank gave his address, and she zoned out as she let her thoughts slip back to Gerard. Why did she have to develop feelings for him? If she had been smart enough to stop herself from falling for him she wouldn’t have been so easily riled up earlier. He was so angry that she wondered if she would even have a job on Monday. Did she even want to go back? Her life would be made a lot easier if she just quit. She could get over him, and maybe eventually even forget him.

Frank was happily talking to the cab driver and didn’t appear to notice Amanda’s sudden change of mood. They got to their destination in less than fifteen minutes, with Frank paying the cab driver as Amanda slowly got out, trying not to fall. She gazed up at the house in front of her and her mouth dropped slightly. It was the size of a small mansion, painted perfectly white with a dark mahogany door and mahogany framed windows. There was a huge pathway up to house and it was surrounded by a large garden which was well taken care of with its neatly trimmed bushes, tidied flower beds and mowed grass. It was a huge place for one person. She turned to look at Frank, who had been studying her reaction.

‘You must be loaded.’ She said without thinking.

Frank laughed.

‘Well, between me and Gerard, we make a decent bit of money so we decided to splash out.’

Amanda felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, and she wanted to kick herself for not realising before that Frank and Gerard probably lived together. They had been together for years, of course they would. Frank seemed to understand what was going through her mind.

‘He’s not going to be here. He might get angry at work but at home he’s a passive aggressive fucker. He’s probably staying at Mikey’s tonight. I’d really rather not be alone tonight.’

She nodded, still feeling like this was ultimately a bad idea.

He took her hand, something that had become a bit of a habit for him. He led her up to the front door as he took his keys out. He opened the door and pulled her inside. The house was in complete darkness for a few seconds as Frank fumbled around for the light. The light hurt her eyes when it came on, and it took a few moments for her eyes to properly adjust. She didn’t get a chance to take in the entrance hall when Frank spoke.

‘Follow me’ he said, as he walked down the hallway into a room on the right.

She stepped inside the room and saw a massive flat screen television on the wall. On either side of the television there were built book shelves in the walls packed with DVDs. There were hundreds of DVDs easily. In the centre of the room there were two couches, each big enough for two adults to sleep in comfortable. There was a bar area to the left of the room, and Amanda could see that there was almost every type of spirit imaginable behind the bar. The room for built for entertainment.

‘Oh my god, this is amazing!’

‘I know!’ Frank said, pleased with her reaction. ‘Go pick a movie and I’ll make us some drinks.’

Amanda didn’t hesitate to walk over to one of the shelves, her eyes quickly searching through the vast collection. She spent a few minutes finding a movie before she finally decided on one.

‘Got one!’ She said, as she reached up on her tippy toes to grab it. She struggled to reach it, and she cursed her small legs and arms.

Suddenly she felt Frank behind her. He put one hand on her hip and he reached to the DVD easily. She turned around to face him and felt her breath hitch as she realised just how close they were. She could smell his cologne, and it seemed to heighten her senses. She suddenly felt the overwhelming desire to pounce on him. Their gaze locked onto each other for a few seconds, the room suddenly tense. In a flash Frank had his lips on hers, and Amanda didn’t hesitate to respond. The alcohol had dulled her ability to think about the consequences of her actions and she let her hormones override her sense of what was right. Frank’s hand held onto her hips, and she was forcibly pushed back into the shelf as their kiss became more passionate and hungry.

‘Are you fucking kidding me?’

They suddenly broke apart as though given an electric shock, looking towards the door to see a very angry Gerard staring at them.

Notes

Hi all,
How's that for a cliffhanger, huh?

And yes, Andy is indeed Andy Biersack as he is my new current obsession. That man is all kinds of awesome.

As always let me know what you think, comments and subscriptions/recommendations are always welcomed and appreciated.

I really hope you enjoyed.

Til next time :)