Exhibitions- Gerard Way

Body

"You okay?" Gerard asks, walking through the bathroom door as he ruffles his wet hair with a towel, back into the bedroom where Maxine has just woken up. She nods at him before asking him the same question. He sits down on the end of the bed and she sits up to move towards him. 

"I'm okay, I just want to know that you feel better before I go to work!" He replies softly. She looks down at his grazed and bruised knuckles and holds his hands. 

"Does this not hurt?" She holds his hands in front of his face. "I'm fine, you're ignoring my question Max!" He laughs. Her head falls, hiding her face and he instantly understands how she's feeling. He stands up and digs one of his t shirts out of the wardrobe and chucks it towards her, then grabs a small pair of joggers and walks back over. Maxine is yet to fully undress in front of him, usually keeping a top on whenever they fuck, so the feeling of his warm hands slowly lifting up her shirt startles her. She flinches and he stops. 

"It's okay sugar, I just wanna check you. Is that alright?" He asks, gently rubbing his hand against her back. She shuts her eyes and nods at him, breathing out heavily. He slowly pulls the top off, being gentle incase she is hurt. She immediately folds her arms, attempting to cover her petite body, something that her ex would abuse her for, which she never got over. Gerard instantly notices she redness and bruises around her collarbone from where Luke had pinned her down, pushing all of his body weight onto her. His hands trace over the marks which makes her wince in pain.

"Oh Max." He sighs. She immediately gets up and runs to the bathroom mirror, she hadn't even noticed the marks that Luke had left until the sharp pain she felt a few moments ago. What she sees in the reflection makes her stomach drop, he had left the evidence so now every time she sees it she'll just be reminded of the event. 

"They won't be there forever you know." Gerard reassures her, placing his hands on her waist from behind. "You have a beautiful body Max, don't let a few marks knock your confidence." He brushes his hands up and down her small frame. She completely forgets that her entire top half is naked, but as usual Gerard distracts her from her insecurities. He picks up his t shirt again and puts it on her, covering her back up. Next is the joggers and then he attempts a loose plait in her hair. 

"Not bad!" She laughs at his somewhat decent hair-styling. "Why are you doing this?"

"Taking care of you my love." He says before planting a kiss on her forehead. "Promise you'll call me if you need anything." 

"Thank you Gee." They hug tightly then he leaves, Maxine gets back into bed and turns the TV on.

Gee <3

Everything alright? x

It's only been half an hour and Gerard's already checking up on Maxine. She smiles at her phone because of how protective and caring he is towards her. 

Max 

Yes lol I'm fine, thank you G :)

Gee <3

Okay, see you later. Love you! x

Maxine gets out of bed to go to the toilet, she leaves her phone on the bed after reading Gerard's last text. She hears her phone ringing through the door, she laughs to herself about how eager Gerard is to make sure she's okay, even though he just texted her.

Luke calling...

Seeing Luke's name written across the phone screen makes her go numb, she lets the call ring out because there's no way she's talking to him ever again. He keeps calling which she ignores, it stresses her out a bit but she knows he can't do anything about it which puts her mind slightly at ease. 

Max

Luke keeps calling me? Idk what to do

She texts Gerard about it hoping he'll reply quickly, which he does.

Gee <3

Don't answer it, just ignore him x

She follows his instructions and continues to ignore all of the calls coming through. Eventually he gives up and instead sends her a plethora of text messages. 

Luke

Answer

Luke

Please

Luke 

Maxine pls reply

Luke

I'm sorry I lied and kissed u

Confusion mixes with anger and anxiety in Maxine's head. The entire situation is a whole rollercoaster of emotions and Luke constantly bothering her is messing with her head even more. The last text sits at the front of her mind for ages, what does he mean by 'I lied' is the question that's circulating around in her thoughts. She switches her attention back to the TV, tired from all of the stress that Luke has managed to cause over less than 24 hours. 

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"Max? Max?" Gerard gently shakes Maxine. Her eyes slowly open and she is met with him leaning over her. 

"I didn't mean to fall asleep." She laughs. "I barely slept last night." 

"It's okay, have you eaten anything?" He asks her as she sits up. She shakes her head in response. 

"Come on Max, you've got to eat something!" He pulls her out of bed and they walk into the kitchen where Gerard makes them both a sandwich. 

"Where's your phone?" His question slightly confuses her until she remembers that Luke was texting her before she fell asleep. 

"On the drawer by the bed." Gerard goes to get it. "Why? What are you doing?" She asks him.

He comes back in, phone in hand and smiling. "Aww you have me saved as 'Gee' with a heart!" He giggles, Maxine goes red.

"Of course I do!" She laughs along with him. "What are you doing though?"

"Texting Luke back." His smile quickly fades.

Maxine

You lied?

He shows the phone to Maxine, but quickly pulls it away when he feels it buzz. Luke is clearly eager as he's texted back almost instantly. They both smash heads together as they intriguingly look at what Luke said.

Luke

About being gay? I wouldn't have kissed you if I was would I haha

Rage once again fills Gerard's body at the idea that Luke thinks it's funny. 

"He lied about being gay? This whole time?!" Maxine sounds shocked. "So he really was just trying to take you from me." Gerard continues, anger clear in his voice. "I swear to god if I ever see him again, I will knock him the fuck out." 

Maxine

You're sick. Fuck off man

He hits send on the text then blocks the number.