I Promise You This Love Will Never Die (Frerard)

Chapter 9.

Chapter 9.

Frank's PoV.

Summer goes by quite slowly. During the summer I meet Jamia a couple times, but otherwise I'm just at home playing my guitar and holding movie marathons. From my band I don't meet anyone during the summer 'cause everyone else is in LA while I'm in New Jersey. However, we have, of course, called and messaged each other during the summer.

Finally, I notice that the summer has gone and it's Halloween and my birthday. I've invited the rest of the band with their wives and Jamia to celebrate my birthday in New Jersey. Bob and Ray already said that they wouldn't make it, but Gerard, Mikey, Alicia and Jamia would come to celebrate my birthday with me. Luckily also Lindsey isn't able to come here 'cause she is on tour with her band. I think she wouldn't even be interested to come to celebrate my birthday unless she wanted to keep an eye on Gerard. I've agreed with Gerard and Mikey that I would fly with them and Alicia to LA 'cause we would start writing new songs and rehearsing on Monday. I think Gerard already has some ideas for the upcoming album. Now it's friday and we will fly to LA on sunday. Gerard and Mikey have already bought a ticket for me too.

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It's four pm and I sit in my living room watching tv when the doorbell rings. I know it's Jamia 'cause we agreed that she would come here first before we meet the other at six at the restaurant where we're going to eat. I jump out from the couch and walk to the hallway to open my door to Jamia.

"Happy birthday, Frankie!" she exclaims and hugs me as soon as I open the door.

"Thanks. And hello for you too", I say with a smile and answer her hug. As soon as we detach each other from the hug, I move out of the way so Jamia can get into my small hallway. As she steps inside to my apartment, she closes the door behind her. Jamia takes off her shoes and we walk from the hallway into my living room and sit on the couch.

"I have a gift for you", Jamia tells me and takes something wrapped in a gift paper from her bag. I watch her in surprise and she gives me the gift. I rotate the rectangular, flat object wrapped in a gift paper in my hands confused. I hadn't asked for any gifts. I tear the gift paper open and it reveals to be a framed picture of me and Jamia when we were teenagers. A smile appears on my face.

"Where did you find this?" I ask and laugh.

"From my photo archive. I guessed you would like it so I bought the frames for it and decided to give that to you as a birthday present", Jamia answers and smiles. I set the framed picture on my living room table.

"Well, I admit, it's a pretty nice picture. Thanks", I say and hug Jamia.

A couple hours later we arrive at an Italian restaurant that is about 10 minutes walk away from my place. Gerard, Mikey and Alicia are already waiting for us in front of the restaurant. We greet them already from a little distance away and when we're with them Mikey immediately grabs me into a tight hug and congratulates me on my birthday. When Mikey lets me go from the hug, Alicia hugs me too, although not as tightly as her husband a second ago. At last Gerard hugs me too and congratulates me, making my heart beat at least ten times faster. No, my feelings haven't gone anywhere even though I haven't seen Gerard in half a year. Jamia also greets the others with hugs.

We step into the restaurant and a waitress leads us to sit at a quiet corner table. The table is oblong and it has three chairs on both sides of it. I sit on one side with Jamia and Gerard, Mikey and Alicia sit on the other side. Gerard is sitting in front of me, next to Mikey. Alicia sits on the other side of Mikey, in front of Jamia.