This Is Our Second Skin (Frerard)

10: Gerard Pops Another Boner Because Of Frank - No Surprise There

*above picture is of Frankie's dress*

Before Gerard knew it, Wednesday had arrived, and he found himself getting ready to head out to the club after he awoke from a quick nap; work had been especially tiring for him today, and he didn't want to seem sleepy or out of it tonight, especially not when he would be seeing Frank for the first time since their date.

Gerard had been unsure if he should immediately text Frank after their dinner, because even though Frank had explicitly said that he wanted to see Gerard again very soon, Gerard was afraid of coming off as too desperate, especially since it seemed pretty clear that Frank was only looking for a friend right now, the lack of a kiss had attested to that, and Gerard had no idea what the etiquette for friendships was, especially when he was harboring a crush on the other party, so he had let Frank make the first move, or the second move...whatever.

Frank didn't disappoint him, and it only took him two days to ring up Gerard, but Gerard had promised to go out with Lindsey that night, and as much as he wanted to call their outing off so he could see Frank again, Frank refused to let him do anything such thing, reassuring Gerard that they would see each other soon, and that he needed to go out with his friend.

They had ended up talking for quite a while though, and for someone who hated speaking on the phone at all, especially for any extended periods of time, Gerard found himself having a two hour conversation with Frank, leaving him with roughly five minutes to get dressed before Lindsey came over, but it was totally worth it to get to hear Frank's voice again.

Lindsey immediately began asking questions as soon as she walked inside, and without needing much prodding at all, Gerard quickly relayed every detail of what had happened on his date with Frank, starting with the hug/tackle in his apartment, and ending with the disappointing lack of a kiss, and Gerard's confusion over what Frank felt for him, which he was now convinced was only basic friendship.

Lindsey scoffed loudly at Gerard's hypothesis, stating that friends didn't hug like that, especially not so soon, and when Gerard tried to argue that Frank was simply a touchy person, and it had meant nothing to him, Lindsey became determined to prove him wrong.

"Does he have any social media that you know of?" Lindsey asked, ignoring Gerard's protests as she snatched his phone out of his hand.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Gerard whined, because yes - he might follow Frank on Twitter, well, actually it was only her Frankie profile, and Gerard was sure he had a personal one that he was unaware of, but still, Gerard didn't see where Lindsey was going with this.

"Because, people are more honest on the internet than in person, and he probably said something about your date," Lindsey reasoned, and Gerard had to agree, she did have a point, and he felt slightly stupid for not checking Frankie's Twitter earlier, but maybe he had just been avoiding rejection, because if Frank had said something hurtful, or even worse, nothing at all, Gerard wasn't sure how he would react, but tears would probably be involved.

But Gerard didn't have to find out, because when he scrolled through the few tweets Frankie had posted recently, trying to get back to Friday night, he did indeed find a tweet that could only be about him, unless Frank had taken someone else out after he had left Gerard, which was ridiculous, and even Gerard couldn't make himself believe that, so with a soft smile, he handed his phone to Lindsey, basking in the fuzzy feeling that was overtaking his heart as he repeated the tweet over and over in his mind.

"Went out with an amazing guy tonight - I don't know if he feels the same way as I do, but fingers crossed that he does."

"See - he likes you, he just thinks you don't like him," Lindsey squealed, causing Gerard to shoot her a questioning look, because he had been slightly caught up on the words "amazing guy" being applied to him, and the rest of the tweet hadn't really sunk in yet.