Just For One Night
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“Gerard,” Frank said, unable to believe his hunch was right. “I’ve been doing well, man, what have you been doing lately?”
“Yeah, things have been going well for me man. So, are you doing your Christmas shopping already?” Gerard asked.
Gerard stood above Frank at 5 foot 8 and had messy, bright red hair that was starting to reach his chin. His pale skin and deep hazel eyes suited the colour of his hair, almost as if his hair was meant to be that colour. Frank chose to believe his hair was naturally red even though he had only dyed it a couple months ago. Gerard was excitable and never one to stand out in the crowd. There was something about his hair that Frank loved. Maybe it was the alarming shade or maybe it was the fact that it suited him so well. Either war Frank just couldn’t put his finger on it. Gerard was fairly average in height but his slender frame seemed to add inches. His face was round but pointed at the same time. His oval eyes had black bags under them; most likely due to lack of sleep, and his clothing choices gave him the whole ‘roughed up biker’ appeal. Gerard’s entire appearance intrigued Frank but in his eyes Gerard Way was, without any hint of doubt, beautiful.
“Frank? Is everything alright?”
Frank stopped analysing Gerard’s looks and mentally kicked himself for being caught in a daze yet again. People would start to think there was something wrong with him or he was on drugs.
“Sorry, yeah, I’ve been so tired recently, I keep zoning out,” Frank quickly made up an excuse. He didn’t want to be caught daydreaming about a man who was meant to be his best friend.
“Oh and I wanted to get my shopping out the way before the rush.” Frank said, answering Gerard’s question.
“I know exactly how you feel,” Gerard said, gesturing to the bags under his eyes. “What are you doing for Christmas then? Going to any parties or something?”
“Nah, no Christmas parties unfortunately.”
“Me neither, gonna be low-key this year I think. Maybe see my family”
“Oh, I just remembered. Bob’s having a New Year’s Eve party and I said I’d help him with
inviting people. Do you wanna come?”
“Yeah sure, sounds fun. I guess I’ll see you there. Anyways, I’ve got to find a present for Mikey so I need to get going.”
“One more thing, Gerard?”
"Depends what it is.”
“On the day, can you help me set up the decorations and stuff? The party’s gonna be in an old warehouse and Bob and I can’t make it look nice alone.”
“Sure, tell me locations and times as soon as possible. We need to catch up, maybe over coffee?” Gerard said, as he walked off to the other side of the shop.
Frank was left standing there, stunned. Was Gerard suggesting what he thought he was? A date? With him? It couldn’t be true. Besides, Gerard had a girlfriend and Frank didn’t even know if he was into men at all. Frank couldn’t help but wonder why Gerard stuck with Lindsey. They had only been dating a couple months and, as Frank knew, she wasn’t true to him. Everyone had heard the rumours, some people even told Gerard to his face, but he appeared to ignore them all. Frank didn’t know the whole truth behind Gerard and Lindsey’s relationship and that bugged him. There was almost certainly more, Gerard wouldn’t keep himself in a relationship with a woman that wasn’t to be trusted. To Frank, Lindsey was no good. But standing in the shop that day, Frank realised something. He could dislike Lindsey all he liked but she was with Gerard and he wasn’t.
“Yeah, things have been going well for me man. So, are you doing your Christmas shopping already?” Gerard asked.
Gerard stood above Frank at 5 foot 8 and had messy, bright red hair that was starting to reach his chin. His pale skin and deep hazel eyes suited the colour of his hair, almost as if his hair was meant to be that colour. Frank chose to believe his hair was naturally red even though he had only dyed it a couple months ago. Gerard was excitable and never one to stand out in the crowd. There was something about his hair that Frank loved. Maybe it was the alarming shade or maybe it was the fact that it suited him so well. Either war Frank just couldn’t put his finger on it. Gerard was fairly average in height but his slender frame seemed to add inches. His face was round but pointed at the same time. His oval eyes had black bags under them; most likely due to lack of sleep, and his clothing choices gave him the whole ‘roughed up biker’ appeal. Gerard’s entire appearance intrigued Frank but in his eyes Gerard Way was, without any hint of doubt, beautiful.
“Frank? Is everything alright?”
Frank stopped analysing Gerard’s looks and mentally kicked himself for being caught in a daze yet again. People would start to think there was something wrong with him or he was on drugs.
“Sorry, yeah, I’ve been so tired recently, I keep zoning out,” Frank quickly made up an excuse. He didn’t want to be caught daydreaming about a man who was meant to be his best friend.
“Oh and I wanted to get my shopping out the way before the rush.” Frank said, answering Gerard’s question.
“I know exactly how you feel,” Gerard said, gesturing to the bags under his eyes. “What are you doing for Christmas then? Going to any parties or something?”
“Nah, no Christmas parties unfortunately.”
“Me neither, gonna be low-key this year I think. Maybe see my family”
“Oh, I just remembered. Bob’s having a New Year’s Eve party and I said I’d help him with
inviting people. Do you wanna come?”
“Yeah sure, sounds fun. I guess I’ll see you there. Anyways, I’ve got to find a present for Mikey so I need to get going.”
“One more thing, Gerard?”
"Depends what it is.”
“On the day, can you help me set up the decorations and stuff? The party’s gonna be in an old warehouse and Bob and I can’t make it look nice alone.”
“Sure, tell me locations and times as soon as possible. We need to catch up, maybe over coffee?” Gerard said, as he walked off to the other side of the shop.
Frank was left standing there, stunned. Was Gerard suggesting what he thought he was? A date? With him? It couldn’t be true. Besides, Gerard had a girlfriend and Frank didn’t even know if he was into men at all. Frank couldn’t help but wonder why Gerard stuck with Lindsey. They had only been dating a couple months and, as Frank knew, she wasn’t true to him. Everyone had heard the rumours, some people even told Gerard to his face, but he appeared to ignore them all. Frank didn’t know the whole truth behind Gerard and Lindsey’s relationship and that bugged him. There was almost certainly more, Gerard wouldn’t keep himself in a relationship with a woman that wasn’t to be trusted. To Frank, Lindsey was no good. But standing in the shop that day, Frank realised something. He could dislike Lindsey all he liked but she was with Gerard and he wasn’t.
Notes
So I know this chapter is mostly dialogue and nothing really happens and I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I left it a week before updating but I've been struggling with motivating myself. On a positive note, 17 subscribers and nearly 500 views? It's been 2 weeks that's crazy-hannahxo
11/23/13