The Family Business

Chapter 22

Gerard's POV

I continued to hold Pete until he stopped crying. He was still in my arms and sniffling. I felt so bad for him, I mean I lost a brother but he...he lost the love of his life. And now he's apparently back?? I don't know what happened but, I swear to God I will find out.

"Gerard!" Frank said loudly pulling me away from my thoughts.

I look up at him and nod, I look at Pete in my arms and I can tell he is still clearly distraught. "Pete, I know it's still early but, go back to your room and take as much time as you need." Pete nods and goes to stand up we stumbles a bit but, I catch him and help him stand. "If you need someone you know where my room is and please don't hesitate to reach out." He hugs me tightly and whispers a quick "Thank you" before walking out.

I watch the heavy oak door close behind him and I slowly turn towards Frank. He makes a face that clearly shows how confused he is.

"Take a seat and I will tell you about Mikey." I move back over to my desk and I sit on top of it. Frank sits behind his desk in the chair but then proceeds to roll it over to me and sits in front of me.

"I don't really know where to begin this story." I say with a quiet awkward laugh.

"Just start wherever is easiest." Frank says in a loving tone while reaching out and putting a hand on my thigh.

'Okay um I guess I'll start in the way way beginning." I say sadly. We went through a lot as children and I never really told anyone the whole story and I am quite nervous about it.

"I was born as the first child to two loving parents and then three and a halfish years later my brother was born. Him and I were best friends since the start. We did everything together from school, to playing music, read comics together, and more we were each other's best friend. We grew up in a mafia family so we couldn't really have other friends, but we had each other and that's all that mattered really. But when I was old enough I'd say about 13, I was starting to get trained on the ins and outs of being a mafia boss. Mikey didn't every show interest in being a boss and he even told me that he didn't ever want to be a boss and that was okay, because I was the first born son so it was up to me anyways."

I paused me story and looked at Frank he has a sad smile on his face, I guessed he could tell that the story was going to go down hill.

"When I was about seventeen my father died in a gun fight. And everyone looked to me to take his place and I had no other choice but to except. I was thrown further into the world of guns, violence, and drugs. At the time I was definitely in over my head. But I had to protect him and my family, because without at leader other families were going to think that we were weak and ripe for the taking. So I had to start doing things that I am not necessarily proud of. A couple of years down the road though, Mikey met Pete and they fell in love. They were the prefect match, they were the ones that made me believe in soulmates. But then a couple months after their engagement Mikey got in a car accident and was killed. The car that hit him was a rival families car. I felt so guilty, because maybe if we weren't in this life, if I wasn't a Boss....maybe he'd still be alive and be married to Pete and everything would be okay." I finish my story with a couple of tears rolling down my cheeks and I quickly try to wipe them away.

Frank gets up to hug me. He pulls me close and hugs me tight to his chest. I don't know what I'd do without him.

"It's not your fault about what happened, Gee." He says stepping a away. He gently grabs my face with both hands and kisses my forehead. And with that he whispers a quite, "I love you so much. "

"I love you too, thank you for being here for me."

"There is no where else I'd rather be than right here next to you."

"Now that the story is over we need to figure out how he is alive, where he is, and what he wants." I say with a bit of anger entering my voice.

"That can wait till tomorrow, lets go to bed. It has been a long day." Frank says while gently grabbing my hand and pulling me out of our office and into my room.

A/N: Welcome back everyone! I just finished my first year of college so now I'll have more time to post chapters. Not edited. Word count: 866.