The Sharpest Lives.

Chapter 8: Careful (Frank's POV)

As we sat in the park, I thought about what Gerard had told me. He was right, I had to live. I needed to have a life and to be honest, no one had bothered me in a year, which could mean that I was safe. I sighed and continued to talk to Gee and so hours passed by without us realizing about it until it was almost pitch-black dark.

‘’Wow, I really need to go back home to have dinner’’

I didn’t want him to go, but he had a family waiting for him. He should spent all the time he could with them and I wasn’t going to get myself in the way.

‘’Want to come?’’

‘’It’s not necessary, Gee. Your mother doesn’t know that I’m coming’’

‘’Shush now’’

He took out his phone and dialed a number that I was assuming was his mom’s.

‘’Mom? Can Frank come over to have dinner? Yeah… long story. Okay, see ya. Oh, Frank is a veggie by the way. Okay. Bye. Let’s go, Frankie’’

‘’How the fuck do you know I’m a vegetarian?’’

‘’I did follow you for a week, didn’t I?’’

''Stalker''

''Best one you'll ever know''

I smiled and we walked back to the Way household and I was received with the tastiest smell ever. Mrs. Way seemed to be a fucking good cook and I wanted to cry from excitement. It had been over a year since I had real mom food.

‘’Hello Frank! I made veggie lasagna for you, sweetie’’

‘’Thanks, Mrs. Way. It wasn’t necessary, really’’

‘’It’s okay, honey, I really like to cook’’

Gerard nodded and everything was okay. We had dinner and talked about school and I told them how different school was in other countries and they didn’t ask why I had been away, and I was grateful for it. Mikey seemed to be almost as cool as his older brother and for once I felt like I belonged somewhere. Gerard and I did the dishes while Mikey was cleaning the counter and Mr. and Mrs. Way were having a late coffee in the living room.

‘’You want to stay the night?’’

My face lit up like a fucking firework. Gerard wanted me to stay again and that meant curling up against him and maybe this was turning into more than a friendship for me and oh man was I gonna hate myself if I ruined it as always.

‘’Can I?’’

‘’Of course you can, dumbass. This is your house now too’’

Mikey fucking Way wasn’t almost as cool as his brother, he was as cool. Man, I wanted to hug them and I did. They giggled and I pulled away thanking them with my eyes, Mikey patted me on the back and left me alone with Gerard. We went silently into the living room and Gerard cleared his throat, his parents giving him full attention now.

‘’Uh… Frank is going to stay the night’’

‘’Okay sweetie, if he doesn’t have a pajamas he can use one of yours or Mikey’s’’

‘’Thanks, Mrs. Way’’

She smiled and we said goodnight and went to Gerard’s room where he handed me a pajamas and he went to change in the bathroom, which seemed odd to me given the fact that he had changed in front of me before. I slipped into bed and waited for him.

‘’Frank, that’s my side of the bed’’

‘’Yeah? And what are you going to do, Gee?’’