Frerard - Yes Sir!

Chapter 21

Frank sighed and sat back against his desk.

"Linds!" he began. "We were going to tell you any time now. Honestly we were."

"Yeah whatever Frank" she sneered.

"We were" Frank replied. "We were just waiting to find the right time."

"You're a fucking asshole Frank. You know that?"

"What? Come on Lindsey. Don't be like that!" Frank said, shocked by her vicious tone.

"Fuck you Frank. You knew I liked him, but you couldn't help yourself could you? Couldn't wait to get your dick wet with a pretty little thing like Gerard" she spat.

"I'm not having this conversation right now Lindsey" Frank fired back. "I suggest you leave and come back when you're feeling a little calmer."

"Don't fucking tell me what to do!" she shouted.

"I've got kids due anytime now Lindsey" Frank tried to keep his tone cool, but he was furious at her remark about getting his dick wet. "Please leave."

"Oh" she smirked. "Don't want the kids knowing what a filthy fag Mr Iero is huh?"

"What the fuck is wrong with you?" he now shouted.

She pinched the bridge of her nose and took a deep breath. "I want you to break up with him."

"I'm sorry?" Frank replied, shocked.

"You heard me" she continued, her tone now completely calm, which was honestly more worrying.

"And why would I do that?" Frank asked. "He doesn't like you Lindsey. How many times do you have to be told that?"

"I don't care about that Frank" she grinned cruelly. "I just don't want you to have him."

She cocked her head to the side and smiled sweetly, giving Frank the creeps.

"Well I don't care what you want Lindsey" he scolded. "Just get out of my classroom!"

Just as she was about to protest, the class began to file in.

"I'll be back at break" she quietly told him. "I'm not giving up on this Frank. You will end it with him."

Frank's blood was boiling. He was furious. How fucking dare she come in here and demand he break things off with Gerard? Who did she think she was? He was expecting her to be a little pissed when she found out about the two of them, but this was something else.

Frank's anger grew as the morning went on, and he was ready to take on Lindsey as the bell sounded for morning break. He smiled as he said farewell to his class and sat with his arms crossed and jaw jutted out as he awaited her arrival.

"So?" she asked as she strutted into Frank's room. "You thought about what I said?"

"No" Frank replied. "Why would I?"

"Because it's Gerard's best interest if you do" she grinned.

Frank just laughed. "You are seriously deluded. You think that I just end it with him and he'll come running to you."

He laughed out loud and she looked absolutely furious.

"No" she calmly replied. "I think you should either end it with him, or be responsible for ending his career."

"What the hell are you talking about Lindsey? What has happened to you?"

She held up a small black notebook and waved it in front of him.

"This book" she began, "contains every incident of sexual harassment I have received from Gerard Way."

Frank just laughed. "Yeah right!"

She flicked through the pages and raised her eyebrows.

"From the very first incident when he kissed me without consent at the bar, to the drink spiking the other week."

Frank just looked at her incredulously. "Lindsey?" he spoke quietly. "What the hell?"

"It's all in here Frank" she started. "I was advised to keep a log of all inappropriate actions towards me."

"Advised by who?" he began to raise his voice. "And what fucking inappropriate actions are you talking about?"

"A friend of mine – former police" she stated in a matter of fact manner. "It's all in here Frank" she again held up the book.

"You're talking shit Lindsey. Why are you doing this?"

"Because I can" she hissed. "Every time he's cornered me in his room, every sexual remark he's made, the time he came to my room on the school trip." She smirked. Fucking smirked at Frank.
"And Kath has seen me run from his room in fear, so I have witnesses as well" she added.

"Gerard wouldn't hurt a fly Lindsey" he shook his head. "Why would you do this to him? We both know there's no truth in any of what you're saying."

She shrugged. "We may know that, but the Head would have a very different view on things I'm sure."

"Get out!" Frank now shouted at her. "You're fucking insane."

She didn't move an inch – just stood there sneering at him. She knew he was rattled.

"All you have to do is end it with him Frank. Then all of this goes away!"

"What's happened to you Lindsey?" he asked solemnly. "You were one of my best friends."

She just rolled her eyes at him.

"What do you gain from this?" he now asked. "He's never going to get with you, you know that don't you?"

"I don't fucking want your cast offs" she laughed. "I just don't want you to have him."

"I love him Lindsey" Frank now tried to reach her compassionate side. "Come on!"

"If you love him, you surely wouldn't want to see his career end. This will be his first and last teaching job Frank. Nobody would risk having him in a school again."

"No one's gonna believe you Lindsey" Frank raised his voice. "Just get out!"

She smiled at him smugly. "I'm a drama teacher Frank. Of course I can make it convincing. Do you really want to take the risk?"

She turned to walk out of the room turning as she reached the door. "Ball's in your court Frank. But don't for one minute think that I won't go through with this."

She waved and waltzed out the door, leaving Frank reeling. He slumped in his chair and took a deep breath. He couldn't get his head around why she would do this. He had known her for over three years now, and never ever thought she was capable of doing something like this. What the fuck had happened to her?

His next class began to enter and he had to force himself back into teacher mode. His head was pounding and he couldn't focus. He set some work and sat back in his chair, desperately trying to come up with a solution. He could tell that Lindsey meant every word, and although he knew there was absolutely no truth in what she was saying, he couldn't be certain that others wouldn't believe her. Gerard had literally just started teaching – he had worked hard to become a teacher and this could end it in an instant.

He sat on his own at lunch and Gerard appeared at his door. He gave him one of his megawatt smiles and Frank's heart all but melted. He excitedly told him about some of his more advanced pupils and he looked immensely proud of them. He loved this job and loved passing on his knowledge to the kids at this school. Frank smiled and tried not to let the worry show on his face.

He felt so torn. He couldn't lose Gerard. He just couldn't. But he couldn't let him lose his job either.

He gave Gerard a hug as he stood to leave and held him for just a bit longer than he would normally. He squeezed him tight and held in the tears that were threatening to spring from his eyes.

Fucking Lindsey!