*I'm back?*
*Frank's P.O.V

I walk up to the Way's front door. I feel very foolish doing this, I became so accustomed of just walking into this house whenever I wanted that now that I have to knock, I feel like I'm back in high school coming to meet my boyfriend's parents for the first time. Wait, did I just say boyfriend? Never thought I would hear myself say those words again.

I knock twice as I always do and wait patiently as I wait for someone to answer the door. A more elderly looking Donna opens the door, I haven't seen her in five years ago and all of the sudden I feel horrible for not keeping in touch with her. I know that Gerard and Mikey haven't really had a relationship with their parents for a while now but I should of at least stopped by once in a while to check up on them. She looks so shocked to see me, almost as if I were a ghost.
"Frank?" She asked
"Hi Mrs. Way" I say with a smile
She comes out her door and hugs me really tight as if, if she were to let go I would vanish into thin air. I hug her back and smile because Donna has always acted like a 2nd mom to me and Ray and hugging her is the 3rd best thing in the world.( you know aside from hugging Gerard and my kids.) She pulls me inside and I take off my coat and hang it.

She offers me cookies and coffee, but I kindly decline the offer. I don't think my stomach can hold in any food from all the nerves of seeing Gerard again. I mean it's not like if I haven't seen him at all, I've seen his pictures and sometimes he video calls me, but I mean seeing him in person and being around him presence again. I hope he's just as nervous as me.

Donna pulls me out of m train of thoughts by waving her hand in front of my face. I hadn't even realized that I zoned out.
"Frank, honey, are you okay?" she asked
"Yes, Mrs. Way, I'm okay I'm just supper exited to see Gerard again." I replied
"Me too, I haven't seen him in so long, I can't even remember what he looks like. I told me that he had a 'big surprise' for us that Ray and Mikey already know."
"I guess that that's the only bad thing about living live across the country from them." I say
"I guess. I always wondered why you didn't move to Cali like the rest of the boys?"
"Well," I answered "because I just can't let Jersey go, there's just to many memories here from the older days. And if I move away there would be no else here to keep the alive , ya know Mrs. Way? I reply as if it was the mos obvious thing in world. She smiled at me and then she smacked me in the head. I was so confused as to way I earned that. And as if she could read my mind she said "Don't call me 'Mrs. Way' you know it either Donna or mom, how would you like it if I called you Mr. Iero?" I made a face "please don't call me that it makes me feel old" I say. She laughs and we continue to talk.

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*2 hours later *
It's now 8:00 pm, Gerard is 30 minutes late. I start to get nervous. What if something happened to him? What if he's hurt? I start asking myself all this questions and start panicking. I've sent him some text and tried calling gut he doesn't answer his phone.

I go check Instagram to see if he has uploaded any picture to see if that could give me clue as to where is he is but he hasn't posted any thing. And just as I'm about to close the app my finger twitches and I click on the discover button and that where I see him. Sitting at a fucking Starbucks with Bert.

I got so mad that I almost threw my phone at the wall. What the fuck was Gerard doing with Bert?? After all the things Bert made him go though. I quickly got all my stuff and said goodbye to Donna.
"Hey mom, if Gerard ever actually shows up tell him that I'm back to our old favorite place. You know if he even wants to talk to me." I quickly got out the house and into my car. I only let it heat up for about a minute before I drove off. As I'm driving I feel tears forming in my eyes and try blinking them away but failing right before I start crying. I was so ready to tell Gerard that me and Jamia had finally gotten a divorce but he never showed.

I pull up to the old motel that me and Gerard always went to when we wanted to escape from everyone else. I checked in and put my phone on do not disturb mode and just crawl into the surprisingly good quality bed and fall asleep crying.

Notes

uuuummmm.....So idek if the people that used to read my stories use this website anymore but after 6 long months of waiting I have finally uploaded a new chapter!!! Yayyyy!!! Well anyways here you guys go and hope you enjoy this.

Fun fact I'm actually writing this at 4:53 am where I'm at and I'm suppose to be asleep because I come out in a parade in a few hours :/ oh whale

xoxoM