He's Not Dead He Only Looks That Way

The next morning when I wake up the apartment still feels normal and I smile to myself as I roll over and stretch out, my hand reaching out for Frank but his side of the bed is empty and as I sit up, the blanket pooling around my waist I hear the faint sound of the shower running and I realise that today is a work day for him. I climb out of bed, grabbing my discarded pyjama pants and pulling them back on before leaving the room, ignoring the dull throb radiating up my spine and I make my way down the hallway to Ruby's room, peaking my head in and I see her little body sprawled out as wide as she can get in the middle of her mattress, her blankets on the floor and I tip toe over and pick them up, laying them back over her and pressing a kiss to her forehead before tiptoeing back out, planning on letting her sleep while everything is peaceful.

On my way back towards the bathroom I stop by the kitchen and start the coffee machine, checking that everything is fine before leaving the room again and I let myself into the bathroom, closing the door behind me and I take a second to shake the memories of what happened in here yesterday from my mind before I focus on Frank, his hands in his hair and his eyes closed as he stands under the hot spray and I watch the beads of water run down his chest and stomach and as my eyes drift lower I can't help but feel my mouth water a little, last night coming back to me and I feel the heat of arousal start to build in my stomach. "Morning gorgeous" Frank greets me, breaking my staring contest with his crotch and I bring my gaze back up to see him smiling softly at me, one eyebrow raised slightly and I feel my mouth pull into a huge smile, my feet taking me forward across the room to him and he reaches out and opens the shower door, leaning out and pressing his lips to mine and as he goes to pull back I bring my hand up and tangle it in the back of his wet hair, holding him to me as I slide my tongue into his mouth, pressing into the kiss and increasing the pressure and Frank groans as he starts to kiss back, both of us really getting into it and as I take another step forward, his wet body pressed against mine and soaking my chest and pants a loud pop sounds and suddenly the light goes out, leaving the room only dimly lit by the grey light coming in from outside.

I break our kiss and quickly spin around, my heart racing and my chest tightening as I expect the worst but the room doesn't feel off and there's nothing there. I turn back to Frank and shrug, figuring the light bulb must have just blown and as I take a step back towards the door I step straight into a freezing cold patch of air, the hair on my arms and the back of my neck standing up immediately and I don't even have a chance to step back or make a noise before hands I can't see roughly grab me, fingers digging into my upper arms so hard it stings and I cry out in pain, tears pricking my eyes. "Let him go" Frank screams, stepping out of the shower towards me and a low growl echoes through the room, getting louder and more vicious sounding by the second before suddenly my arms are released and Frank lets out a groan right behind me and as I turn to see what's happening an earsplitting crack sounds and suddenly the glass of the shower cubicle shatters and falls to the floor in a million pieces, glass flying everywhere around us.

"Frankie" I sob, his arms wrapping around me as he grabs me and I slump into his chest, my body shaking as I struggle to breathe and Frank shushes me, trying his best to calm me down before he guides me over towards the door, away from the majority of the broken glass shards. He pauses to grab a spare towel from the shelf behind the door, wrapping it around his waist before opening the door and guiding me out of the bathroom, taking me across to the bedroom and once I'm sitting on the edge of the bed he leans in and strokes his hand through my hair, telling me he'll be right back before sliding on a pair of shoes and going back across to the bathroom to turn the shower off. When Frank comes back into the room he comes straight across to me and I stand up, launching myself into his chest again, my arms locking around his neck as I crush myself to him and he soothingly strokes my back, his hands trembling and that frightens me even more, knowing Frank is just as scared as I am now.

After a few minutes we break apart and Frank crosses to the closet and grabs some clothes, hastily drying himself before pulling them on and when I notice they're not his work clothes I breathe a sigh of relief, Franks next move being to grab his phone and call off work. Frank comes to sit beside me on the edge of the bed and we remain silent, me too scared to even speak until footsteps sound in the hall and Ruby rounds the corner into the room, her hair wild from sleep and her teddy bear in her fist. "Fwankie" she cries, quickening her pace as she crosses the room to him and he leans down and scoops her up, letting her settle in his lap as he wraps his arms around her. "Morning Rubes" he greets her, pressing a kiss to the top of her head and she snuggles into his chest before turning her attention to me. "Okay Geegee?" She asks, her face pulled into a frown and I force myself to smile at her as I reach out and smooth her hair down. "Yeah I'm okay baby" I tell her, my eyes flickering up to meet Franks for a second before they drop back down to her and she smiles back, seemingly oblivious to what's going on which I'm thankful for.

Notes

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