Love is a reason to stop drinking

Chapter 9: Week One and Two Of Rehabilitation

Just two weeks after the Way fight. Mikey and Gerard decided it would be best for Gerard to go to AA meetings. He was sat in a circle with other people "hi I'm Gerard" he said.

"Hi Gerard" all twenty people said in union.

"Tell us why you are here" explained the leader.

"Well my ex girlfriend took my daughter away from me, they moved to England, I don't know where they have moved to, we broke up because I was questioning my sexuality, now I have feelings for my best friend who is in and out of toxic relationships, but I'm dating his brother, I've been drinking heavily for the last five months" he explained.

"We're so sorry, when did you start drinking this bad?"

"About two months ago, I wasn't drinking this hard until I had my little girl taken from me"

"What's her name?" Asked a member.

"Her name is Bandit Lee Way, shes a little angel, a trouble maker but she's my little angel" he smiled thinking of her.

"She sounds amazing"

"My brother isn't happy with me drinking the pain away but that's all I can do right now, if I keep drinking I can ignore the fact that my daughter was taken away from me" he explained.

Of course in every group there was always that one negative Nancy. "So she left you because you're gay?" Nancy scoffed.

"Yes, she did" Gerard looked up from the ground staring at Nancy.

"Well, clearly you shouldn't be gay, that's if you want to see your daughter" she laughed.

"Do you have kids?" He asked, smirking evilly.

"Yes, why?" She didn't like the way this was going.

"How would you like it if you had your kids taken from you?" He questioned. As she just sat there in silence "I call my daughter with every chance I could get, but her mother's new boyfriend has a habit of being abusive to my little girl. My best friend hates me, he's in therapy as he is always self harming and my brother doesn't talk to me, I'm trying to get better but nothing is working. It's breaking my heart"

~~~~~a few hours later~~~~~

"Hey, that was pretty strong of you to talk about today" explained a man lighting a cigarette next to Gerard, gesturing to take one and the red hair does. "The names Jacoby Shaddix"

"Gerard, how long you been drinking for?"

"Since I was 18, I had an alcoholic girlfriend, her love was a drug, she was addictive as fuck" he said taking a drag.

"Shit" a few moments later, they walked back to Gerard's place.

"Nice place" Jacoby said.

"Thanks" Gerard smiled "wanna come in for a coffee?" He asked.

"Sure" the both walked in.

"HOLY FUCK!" Shouted Ray. "YOU'RE JACOBY SHADDIX FROM PAPA ROACH! BABE! COME ON DOWN! THE LEAD SINGER FROM PAPA ROACH IS IN OUR HOUSE!" Mikey ran down after hearing his boyfriend shout him.