Ashes To Ashes (Priest!Gerard Frerard) [SEQUEL]

Four

Just a quick note: I see a lot of comments about the legal age for Frank to be having sex with Gerard, as in the UK normally it would be 16, but because Gerard is a priest he's in a position of trust so it's 18 ;)

Four

The next day Kellin decided not only to finally tidy the living room, but to invite our whole gang of friends over. Now don't get me wrong, I was more than happy with this as I hadn't seen them all in a few days and was eager for a distraction, but I was also weary of all the lying I would have to do in the process.

I mean, they'd all want explanations, and I was going to have to convince them all, even Jimmy and Lindsey, who had both been know to outsmart me in the past. I had Kellin on my side though, and he was more than willing to help back up my lie when I asked him.

"Well I'm hardly going to tell them the truth, am I?" he chuckled when I asked him, halfway through stacking his playstation games into a neat pile "after all, they're coming to hang out, not hang you."

"Don't be so melodramatic" i rolled my eyes at him, despite the fact his back was turned "anyway, what time are they all getting here?"

"I dunno, in about twenty minutes I guess" he shrugged "plenty of time for you to come up with something convincing."

"Well thanks for your overwhelming help" i rolled my eyes as he continued to tidy without so much as a glance in my direction, completely unfazed by the thought of having to try and sound convincing. If only I had the same confidence.

"Oh come on, you must be a pro when it comes to lying by this point!" he exclaimed "you tell them every bloody day, what's the big deal here?"

"Because these are my friends, and they're smart. I don't want them to distrust me, especially when it comes to a big issue like why i'm suddenly living with you. They'll want a full explanation, and if we don't go over this properly then they'll suspect something."

"So go over it" he shrugged "I'll start - your uncle caught you trying to do some more tagging and flipped his switch."

"We'll say it was in the alleyway behind our house, there's some remnants of graffiti back there that i could claim was the start of a piece he interrupted" I added, already having plotted the exact spot out in my mind.

"Sure thing" he continued "So anyway, you two have this massive row, you end up storming out and coming here, and they decided they don't want you back anymore. So now you're stuck with me" He batted away my worries "seriously Frank, we all know your aunt and uncle are complete dickheads. Nobody will question your story. If anything they'll just be glad you're out of there and now living somewhere that you can actually be happy about."

"And what makes you so sure of that?" I joined in, feeling more relaxed with each reassuring comment he threw at me.

"Because I was born to entertain" he winked "plus let's be honest, who else has a spare bedroom and parents that only come home every other weekend?"

"Are you sure they're ok with this?"

"Of course!" he hurried "To be honest, i think they're glad i have some company. I guess the guilt of leaving me used to get to them a little, but now thanks to you then can stay away in the peace that even if i do burn down this place, I won't be sweeping up the ashes alone."

"Technically you've got a boyfriend too" i pointed out "Do they even know about Vic yet?"

"Me and my parents... we never really have much in the way of emotional conversations' he shrugged it off "I mean, they care and all, and they're not homophobic. I came out to them years back and then were fine with it all as long as it made me happy..."