Gerard was, overall, really proud of his brother. The date seemed to go perfectly and Mikey even got his first kiss last night. She seemed nice and they got along well, Mikey said they liked a lot of the same authors and shows and movies. He was really glad that he seems to have gotten a lot more confidence since moving here.
"Thanks, Gerard, for making me talk to Kristin, I really needed that push even if I may have resented it," Mikey said.
"Yeah, no problem," Gerard said. "Just glad that now you know I don't do what I do because I want to be a dick, I just want what's best for you."
Gerard cleaned up his clothes off his floor, tossing them into the hamper.
"Okay, so, I guess that since you helped me, I can help you with something," Mikey said. "I owe you a favor."
"I just might take you up on that if I need it, maybe a shield between me and Alicia," he said.
"Wasn't Jamia saying something about it being Lindsey?" Mikey asked. "I wouldn't be surprised, honestly. She's psycho. A psycho and a bitch."
"She might be a little rude sometimes but she isn't a psycho," Gerard denied.
"One time I was standing in between you two so she pushed me into a puddle of mud," Mikey stated.
"That was an accident," he said.
"No, that was no accident," he denied. "There was also that one time where you were home sick so she stapled her hand so she could go home too."
"She never did that, it was just a rumor," Gerard said, rolling his eyes.
"She did, I watched her," Mikey said. "Why do you think her hand was bandaged for a week?"
"Why would she have even made it the way she did, it's targeted at me," he said.
"Obviously so no one would suspect her if it looks like someone is writing it who wants Frank while also pushing you back to Brunswick," he said. "Looks like it's someone else and she gets you out of it."
Gerard frowned as he looked down.
"She wouldn't hurt me," Gerard denied.
"It's not like she has actually hurt you, they may just be empty threats," Mikey said. "Besides, she was both at the party and the dance. She was the only person to be in both places. You have to admit, the fact that she was the only person to be there seems a little bit suspicious. She could've very easily taken the photos while she was there."
"Maybe that is a little bit weird," Gerard mumbled. "She doesn't like Frank at all. She was asking me at the dance to move back to Brunswick and live with Grandma and Grandpa. She was saying that I should graduate from the school I started in. And, most importantly, break up with Frank so that way we could be together."
"I would maybe look less at Alicia and start pointing fingers at Lindsey," Mikey suggested.
"Whatever," Gerard mumbled. "Frank is coming over and we're gonna be in the basement in case you need us."
"Yeah, I would rather not walk in on the two of you making out," Mikey grumbled.
The doorbell rang and Gerard hurried down to answer it. He lead Frank down to the basement, snuggling up with him on the couch.
"I missed you," Gerard said.
"Yeah, I missed you too," Frank said with a small smile.
Gerard gave him a kiss, wrapping an arm around his shoulders.
"Again, I am sorry about Lindsey the other day, I've been told that she's apparently psycho," Gerard said. "What she said to you was really uncalled for and she really shouldn't have said anything at all. I didn't know that she was going to show up at all, I know you wanted the dance to go perfect after the last time you had a date to the dance and she kind of ruined it."
"It's okay, I don't think the dance mattered that much, what happened after the dance was so much better," Frank said. "I loved just being able to cuddle with you and just watch movies. That was what made the night just perfect. We don't need fancy dances or suits or anything like that, just a quiet night in with snacks and movies makes me happy."
"I'm glad because that is exactly what I am going to give you today," Gerard said. "Snacks, movies and lots of cuddles."
Frank smiled, resting his head on Gerard's shoulder.
"You are the best boyfriend ever," he said. "I'm really glad that I was able to meet you. And thanks for being so patient with me."
Gerard nodded, holding him close. They dove into the snacks and had a little competition to see who could catch the most amount of popcorn in their mouths, showcasing their wins onto their snapchat stories.
"Winner!" Frank cheered. "What does the winner get?"
"The winner gets a big ol' kiss," Gerard said, giving him a big, wet kiss on the cheek.
Frank laughed and wiped his cheek off, scrunching up his nose. Gerard curled up close to him, smiling as he scrolled through his phone casually when he got a notification.
"Someone just screenshotted my story," Gerard said. "The one of you catching the popcorn in your mouth."
"Who was it?" Frank asked.
"I don't know, someone named...Simon47," he said. "Simmons? As in Alicia fucking Simmons?"
"Maybe it's some guy named Simon," Frank said.
"Is there a guy at our school named Simon?" Gerard asked and Frank shook his head. "Well, they added me when I moved to this school and I don't know anyone else who it would be other than Alicia fucking Simmons."
Frank sighed, looking down.
"How did your interview with Detective Orzechowski go?" Gerard asked.
"It went fine, it was kind of boring and long," he said. "Mostly just asking about other people that I know."
"God, I really hope that they figure out who it is," he mumbled. "And if it is Alicia then I swear I am going to slap that bitch to fucking Kentucky. How dare she fucking threaten me just because I am dating you."
"You know, anger is not a good look on you," Frank said after a quiet pause. "You're always so sweet and happy, it's weird to see you angry."
Gerard took a deep breath, nodding his head.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little bit angry because I think that I should be able to date whoever I want without being threatened because of it," Gerard stated. "We should be able to be happy together without someone trying to interfere with us."
"Yeah, we really should and I know that it's aggravating," Frank said. "Just block that person on snapchat."
Gerard nodded and did exactly that.
"So, how did Mikey's date go?" Frank asked.
"Really well," Gerard said. "He had his first kiss with her yesterday and he was so happy when he came home, I don't think I've ever seen him so happy before."
"Who is this girl that he's dating anyways?" Frank asked.
"Her name is Kristin Colby," Gerard said.
Frank frowned and looked down.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Gerard asked.
"Nothing, it's just that there are some rumors about her," Frank said. "I'm sure they aren't true but they aren't the best."
"What rumors?" He asked.
"That she, um, in the nicest way possible, that she gets around," Frank said. "I don't think that's true, though. We were in a study group together one time, she's in a lot of classes ahead of her grade. She is very bookish and nerdish and smart. She is really sweet, though. I don't think it's true, they're just stupid old rumors. I don't know why anyone would say that about her because she is so quiet and sweet."
"Guess the Way brothers haven't been doing to well relationship wise," Gerard said. "One has rumors spread about his girlfriend and the other gets threatened to move away."
"Speaking of, are you going to be out of town at all during break?" Frank asked.
"I will be for a little bit, just for like a day to go visit my grandparents back in North Brunswick," he said. "I think that's it, though. We don't have a whole lot of family that lives out of town that we see very often."
Gerard held Frank's hand, pulling him closer. They cuddled up close as they watched tv under a fuzzy blanket. Frank leaned up, kissing Gerard softly before slowly deepening it. Gerard smirked and straddled his hips. He tangled his hands into Frank's hair, slowly kissing down to his neck.
"Do you wanna stop?" Gerard asked.
Frank shook his head, pulling him closer. Footsteps came down the steps and Gerard quickly pulled away before Mikey walked in.
"Dad wants to know if Frank is staying for dinner," he said.
"Um, I don't know," Gerard said. "Are you able to stay?"
"Yeah, I can stay," Frank said. "If it's okay with your dad, I don't wanna intrude or anything."
"No, no it's fine," Gerard said. "Seriously, he loves having you over, he likes you a lot."
Gerard smiled, giving him a kiss.
"So, Mikey, I heard you had a good time on your date," Frank said. "Congratulations, Kristin is a really sweet girl and I hope you two are happy together."
"You know her?" Mikey asked.
"Yeah, we were in the same study group," he said. "She is really nice and I'm glad that you were finally able to ask her out."
"Finally?" Mikey asked. "Gerard, stop telling people all about my business. It's bad enough that you're getting all up in my business and now you don't need to be telling everyone else about my business, too. The whole school doesn't need my business. I'm gonna tell people your business if you don't stop."
"Do it, I dare you," Gerard said with a small chuckle.
"Okay, fine," Mikey said. "Frank, Gerard used to eat bugs because he thought it would give him superpowers. All up until he was in middle school."
"Ew, that is gross," Frank said. "I don't think we can be together anymore.
"Well darn, that's just too bad," Gerard mumbled. "Thanks for breaking up my relationship, Mikey, I'll see you at dinner."
Mikey sighed before going back upstairs.
"You really ate bugs to give yourself superpowers?" Frank asked.
"I was stupid and read way too many X-Men comic books," Gerard said. "But hey, who says I wouldn't turn into Ant-Man, maybe I just haven't eaten enough ants."
"Remind me to never let you cook for me," Frank said. "I really don't want to end up picking insect legs out of my teeth."
"I do not eat bugs anymore, that was a period of my life that we no longer talk about," Gerard said. "I used to be really geeky.
"Used to," Frank teased, making Gerard hit his shoulder lightly. "How were you so popular? I've never met someone who is popular and also does something like eat bugs. That's the weird thing the kid at the back of the class do."
"God, I'm glad that I was able to at least be able to make friends," he said.
"I bet you secretly fed bugs to your friends, though," Frank said.
"Okay, okay, enough with the bug thing," he said. "Let's leave that in the past. I could bring up things, too. Jamia told me some pretty embarrassing thing about you."
"Yeah, like what?" Frank asked.
"Like about the time you lost your virginity," Gerard said.
Frank stared at Gerard, his face going pale.
"Sh-she told you?" Frank asked.
"Frankie, it's okay," Gerard said. "Nobody lasts long their first time, I know I didn't."
"Oh, that's all she told you?" He asked. "Nothing about the girl that I did it with?"
"No," he said. "Why? Is something wrong?"
"No," Frank denied. "When did you lose your virginity? What was it like?"
Gerard blushed. "Well, I was twelve and was at a birthday party for an older kid and they wanted to play seven minutes in heaven and, well, I definitely didn't last those full seven minutes."
"You were twelve?" Frank asked. "Th-that's really young."
"Yeah, I was kinda dumb," Gerard said. "I wish that I had waited for someone more special. We're still mutuals on instagram but we haven't really talked in five years."
"And there has been how many people since then?" Frank asked curiously.
"Um, well, that isn't really important, it doesn't matter," Gerard said.
"So, you don't have enough fingers to count them?" Frank guessed.
"It doesn't matter," Gerard stated.
Frank sighed but didn't say anything else. Gerard knew that he probably wanted to know but didn't want to bring it up at all. Gerard didn't want to mention it either, he knew the number would probably upset him and that's the last thing he wanted to do. He just want to be happy with Frank.