Where's your heart?

I end up making french toast, Frank making coffee while I cook and we settle at the table together to eat, our feet tangling under the table and once we've finished I stand and take the dishes to the sink, Frank standing too and saying "We're playing at the warehouse again today, you wanna come?" "Yeah I'd love to" I tell him, Frank smiling as he takes my hand and we head into the bedroom, Frank grabbing his clothes from last night and turning to leave the room, going across to the bathroom to change while I pick out a clean tee, pulling on the same jeans from last night and when Frank comes back in I go into the bathroom to brush my teeth, checking my appearance in the mirror and patting my hair down a bit before I go back in to find Frank laying back on the bed, his legs dangling over the edge and I smile to myself as I climb over to straddle his waist, hovering just above him as we stare into each other's eyes, sharing a warm smile as Franks hands come up to run through my hair. "You ready?" He asks softly and I nod before Frank starts leaning up, me leaning down to meet him and we share a soft sweet kiss with just a hint of tongue before I pull back and climb off the bed, Frank sitting up fully before standing too and I grab my jacket on our way out of the room. We take a ten minute cab ride to Franks apartment, his hand slipping into mine as we take the stairs to the second floor of the building, his hand dropping mine to unlock the door and when we step inside I am hit with the scent of cigarettes and Frank, the smell making me smile and I take a second to inhale deeply, committing the scent to memory. Frank takes my hand again as he leads me around, showing me the living room, kitchen, bathroom and his bedroom, his apartment being small and slightly cluttered and he tells me to make myself comfortable in the living room while he changes, my eyes wandering to his large collection of records on a shelf in the corner by the tv, three guitars propped up on stands infront of them and I cross the room to get a closer look, Frank coming back a few minutes later and finding me still browsing his collection. "We have a little while before we need to leave, would you like something to drink or..." "I'm ok" I tell him, offering him a smile and Frank smiles back before taking a seat on the couch and a minute later I cross the room and join him, glancing over to see him staring at me. "What?" I ask, self conscious thoughts creeping into my mind and Frank just smiles wider and says "Nothing I just....Thank you for last night, it was really special to me and I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to make this exclusive?" "You mean like date?" I ask, my heart beating double time as my stomach flips and Frank nods and says "Yeah as in you would be my boyfriend and I would be yours."

I take a slow deep breath, thinking everything through and when I look back over at Frank his face looks slightly upset and I realise that I have been silent for almost three minutes now and I start to nod as I say "Yes, I want that too." Franks face breaks out into a massive smile, his body sliding across to press against mine as his arms wrap around my waist, his face nuzzling into the side of my hair. "I'm so happy" he whispers in my ear and I press into his touch as I say "I just need to go slow, I've never..." I trail off, suddenly feeling embarrassed and Frank shakes his head as he pulls back and says "I know and it's perfectly fine, I promise." I feel my smile return and Frank leans in to peck my cheek before he pulls back and checks the clock, seeing that it's almost 1.30 and he tells me we should be going, leaving the room quickly to grab a jacket before he comes back and grabs one of his guitars, putting it in a hard case and once he's ready I stand and follow him outside, holding his guitar while he locks the door and once he's taken it back his free hand slips into mine and we leave his building, grabbing another cab and going to the warehouse.

When we get there we walk in hand in hand, the crowd thin but Frank tells me it will get a lot more crowded very soon and we spot Franks friends up near the stage area, Nicole's face splitting into a huge grin when she sees us together and holding hands. "Hey guys" she says knowingly, Frank sticking his tongue out at her as I say hi back. "I'll be right back ok" Frank tells me, squeezing my hand gently before letting it go, walking over to the rest of his band who are huddled together talking. "So how are you today?" Nicole asks and I smile as I say "Great, how are you?" "Fantastic" she tells me, her smile pulling into a smirk as she says "So, you had a good time last night?" "Yeah" I tell her, my cheeks flushing red as I think about what happened after we got back to my house and just as Nicole opens her mouth again Frank comes back over and defuses the awkward situation, making small talk with Nicole and changing the subject. Twenty minutes later the crowd has grown considerably and Frank has disappeared, leaving me sitting with his friends as he goes to talk to one of the organisers and after ten minutes I hear a high pitch girly squeal before arms suddenly wrap around my neck, a warm body pressing against my back as the voice shrieks "Oh my god you guys are together" and I turn my head to see its Nicole attacking me, her face pulled into a massive smile and I can't help but smile back as she lets go and moves to sit beside me, her whole body bouncing around in excitement. "So give me the details, what happened?" She asks, my mouth dropping open slightly as I try to think of what to say and before I say anything Frank comes back over and sits on my other side, a small chuckle escaping him as he says "Nic, he's mine," his arm snaking around my waist and pulling me into his side and I feel my cheeks burn as I smile wide, Frank and Nicole playfully bickering around me as I nuzzle my face in Franks neck, my whole body relaxing again now that he's close.

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