the back of the courtyard (frerard)

Chapter seventeen

(I'm on a streak guys)

Frank:

Yesterday was such a nice day. It was rough at the start, but everything turned out okay. Sadly, we had to go to school today. Gerard drove himself so there wasn't anything suspicious about us. After he left my home, he texted me telling me to have a good day.

When I arrived at school, I went into my classroom. And five minutes later there was a knock on the door. I opened it and Gerard was there. "Good morning." I smiled at him and he smiled back. "Good morning. Thought I'd visit you before classes start." He said. He sat down in my chair and I closed the door. I was wearing a white button up, a tie, and black dress pants. And he was wearing the girls school uniform for the first time in a while.

"You look nice this morning." I said to him. "Thank you." He smiled. "I might be graduating early." He said. "How does that work?" I asked. "I have all my credits already because I took most classes over the summer." He said. "I could graduate now if I wanted to. I'm just not sure if I'm ready to leave the school." He said, looking down at his hands.

"It's a big step and I'm not sure if I'm ready yet. I want to be ready though. I want to move out of my house completely and kinda just be on my own but I don't know how well I'll do all by myself. I'm so used to being looked after by other people like my mom and dad. And even my brother a little bit."

"If you do graduate, my home is always a place you can stay. Unless you would prefer staying with your family, I just want you to know I'm okay with you living with me." I was rambling about that topic for several seconds. Kind of secretly hoping he would live with me. Time has flown by. We've been together nearly 8 months.

"Thank you for being here for me. I'll still think about graduating early, but I would always choose the option to stay at your house. Better than my families for sure." He smiled and the warning bell went off. He stood up. "I'll see you in a few hours." He walked up to me. I put my hands on his waist and slid them a bit lower. "Courtyard?" I asked. "Courtyard." He repeated, smiling. Let go of him, kissed his forehead, and walked to the door, opening it to let him out and so that other students could come in.

The classes were surprisingly well behaved today. I didn't have to correct anyone's behavior and I didn't even need to call the vice principal down to help me manage one of the students. I thought about Gee all morning. Not appropriate things most of the time. But I also imagined what it would be like if he did live with me. How amazing it would be always waking up next to him.

I was daydreaming a lot. So much it pulled me from my focus on the class. It was difficult keeping myself on track when every time I checked my phone for the time I just saw a picture of Gerard on my Home Screen and a stupid smile appeared on my face.

His smile was so contagious. That was something I really loved about him. He could make anyone smile just by looking at them. He's the most gorgeous person in the whole wide world. Maybe even the universe.

I pulled my focus back to my class and finished the rest of the lessons with more energy than before.

A few hours later during lunch, I sat down in the grass in the courtyard. I had brought just a sandwich today. Gerard showed up a few minutes later and sat next to me. "Thank god no one else really sits out here. There would be so many rumors." He whispered. "That's okay. If you graduate soon, what we are doing won't be looked down on. You're 18 so it's legal." I said. That put a lot of pressure on him, I could tell. I feel like I made him feel like he needed to graduate early in order for us to be okay.

He smiled and nodded. "I think I'll do it. It might even help my mental health a bit being out of school. And I could find a nice job and choose a nearby university." He said. He was smiling brightly. His eyes were shining. "Have I ever told you how beautiful you are, Gee?" I asked. He blushed and nodded. "Yes you have." He laughed quietly and I held his hand.

After the day ended at school, Gerard went to his house to grab clothes for the night. His parents weren't home but his brother was.

Mikey's pov:

I heard someone walk inside, assuming it was my mom or dad. But it was Gerard. I ran to the kitchen where he was sitting for a minute. "Gerard! Where have you been recently? It's been so awkward recently without you here." I said to him. "I've just been staying at a friend's house for a while. I'm just not really comfortable here anymore." He said to me. "And I'm graduating soon so I kinda just wanted to focus on myself and getting everything in line for when I fully move out." He said. I looked down and nodded.

"I wish you would have visited me. It's been hard, Gee." I said quietly. "I know, Mikey. You can always text me and call me if you ever want to go do something together." He smiled. I smiled too. "How about this weekend I can drive us out of town for a little while and we can go out to eat and go shopping for comics and movies and CDs?" He asked. I nodded my head quickly.

"And uh..." he said.

"Mind if I invite a friend?"