Where's your heart?

"I'm gonna go get another beer" James announces after a long minute of silence and after he turns and goes back inside Nicole turns her attention on Frank, the look in her eyes clearly trouble and he averts his gaze, looking down at his shoes but Nicole isn't having it, reaching out and grabbing a fistful of his hair, yanking his head back up before letting go and saying "We need to talk, now," Frank dropping my hand to rub at the back of his head and he glances over at me and says "I'll be right back" and I nod as Nicole shoots me an apologetic look, taking Franks wrist and dragging him away and I'm left alone in a crowd of people I don't know again and I decide I've had enough for tonight, walking over to where they are and I hear Nicole snap "What the fuck do you think you're doing?" Her voice angry and I clear my throat to announce my presence and they both turn to look at me, Frank taking a step towards me and I shake my head as I say "I'm gonna go home, I'll see you later. Thanks for hanging out with me Nicole." "No wait" Frank starts but I shake my head again and say "Have fun, I'll see you at home" turning and walking away and as I make my way through the crowded house I pull my phone from my pocket, dialling the number for a cab and as I bring the phone to my ear I look up, catching eyes with James as he stands across the room watching me and I swallow hard as I turn my head and keep walking, making my way across the front lawn and down the street as I tell the operator where I want to be picked up.

An hour after I get home I'm curled up in bed, worst case scenarios running through my head but the voice in the back of my mind tells me that Nicole wouldn't let anything happen and just as I decide to just switch off and get some sleep I hear the front door open and two sets of footsteps sound in the hallway, Nicole's voice sounding out but I can't make out what she's said. I listen as the footsteps trail into the living room and a minute later I hear Nicole speak again before more footsteps and the front door opens and closes again. A long minute later I hear Frank come down the hall and as he steps into the bedroom I reach out and turn the lamp back on, rolling over to face him as he stands beside the bed. "Hey" he says softly, the look on his face slightly upset and I swallow hard before saying "Hi." "I'm sorry about before I...." "Who is James?" I ask, cutting him off and his eyes widen slightly before he says "An old friend I haven't...." "As in boyfriend?" I ask, my stomach churning but I need to know and Frank bites his bottom lip before nodding and I feel my heart sink as he confirms my fear, my breath catching as my stomach churns again and Frank moves to sit on the edge of the bed as he says "But it's not like that, I promise." "Really? Cause that's not how it looked" I tell him and Frank nods before saying "I know and I'm sorry but I swear I'm with you and I don't want anyone else." I nod, deciding to take his word for it, feeling too worn out to argue any further and I pat the mattress beside me as I say "You coming to bed?" "Yeah I'm just gonna take a quick shower and I'll be right in babe" Frank tells me and I nod, rolling onto my side and curling up again as I listen to the sounds of Frank starting the water and by the time he comes back I'm on the edge of sleep, my eyes remaining closed and Frank slides under the covers and plasters himself to my back, his arm snaking around my waist and he presses a soft kiss to the back of my shoulder before whispering "I love you Gee" telling me again for the first time since we had sex. I sigh softly before rolling over and once I'm settled against Franks chest, my face buried in his neck his hand starts stroking my lower back and I whisper back "Don't hurt me." "I won't baby" Frank promises and I nod against his skin, my lips pressing a soft kiss before I say "I love you too" both of us falling into silence after that, my body relaxing more and more until I fall asleep, Franks arm holding me tight against him.

The next morning the whole James thing has blown over and after Frank and I eat breakfast together he leaves, having things to do at the strip club and after he's gone I tidy up, starting a load of clothes washing and when I wander into the bedroom I take a seat on Franks side of the bed, staring at his bedside drawers and while part of me is dying to open them and search for anything to do with ex boyfriends the logical part of my brain tells me how wrong and crazy that would be and I swallow hard as I stand back up again, leaving the bedroom and I go into the living room, turning on the tv and finding something mindless to watch, needing a distraction to get me out of my own head. Around lunch time Frank comes home with food and he settles on the couch with me to eat and when we're done he wraps his arms around my waist, pulling me into his side and I go willingly, melting into him as I bring my legs up and slump against him, my head resting on his shoulder and we spend the rest of the afternoon cuddled up on the couch watching movies and sharing soft kisses. It starts to get dark and when our current movie is over Frank guides me to sit up and he stands and stretches, groaning softly to himself and my eyes immediately focus on the skin being revealed by his shirt lifting up and I feel my heart start to race, my whole body tingling in excitement and I stand and grab at his hips, turning him back to face me as I seal my lips to his. We kiss deep and and rough, Frank groaning into my mouth as I take control of the situation and after a few seconds I start backing him across the room, continuing to kiss him breathless as I guide us down the hallway and once we reach the bedroom he spins us around, backing me over and lowering me onto the bed and we start pulling at each other's clothes, getting each other naked before I spread my legs, letting Frank settle between them and as his lips trail down to lick and suck at my neck I reach out into the bedside drawer with one hand and grab the lube and condom sitting on top, bringing them over and sliding them against Franks hand braced on the mattress and he pulls back and looks at them before looking up into my eyes and I nod, a silent conversation taking place between us and the next thing I know Frank has taken the lube and has two fingers buried inside me, stretching me out and I feel a dull pain, like a muscle ache from the last time but it makes everything feel more intense and I decide I like it. It doesn't take long before Frank is pushing his way inside me and I gasp at the feeling, feeling so full but it turns me on so much and we start to work together, quickly building up a seamless rhythm and we don't go as hard as we ended up going the other night but it works and after Frank cums, pulling out and sucking me into his mouth until I cum too he crawls up and collapses onto the mattress beside me, his hands grabbing for me until I'm crushed against his chest, his tongue gently exploring my mouth again before he pulls away and starts trailing soft kisses all over my face, his lips pressing against my eyelids before making his way down to peck the end of my nose before he says "I love you, you know that right?" I nod, unsure of what to say and we share another soft peck before Frank pulls away and climbs off the bed, telling me he needs to shower and be at the club in an hour.

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