It started like any other day for everyone. Frank got up early and made breakfast, but not before reading and saving Gerard's sticky note on the fridge that was a little cartoon egg that said "You're egg-cellent!" Humming as he cooks the pancakes, Frank watches his boyfriend shuffle to the coffee maker but not before snatching a kiss on the cheek. Lindsey sits at the table sipping some juice and tapping her fingers to Frank's little beat.
"Today's the day, isn't it?" Gerard yawns.
"You know it," Frank smiles. "My birthday boy," he presses another kiss to his boyfriend's cheek.
"Ugh," Lindsey winces after punching the table.
"What's wrong?" Gerard asks, still not very alert.
"Oh nothing," she smiles painfully, "your child is just trying to rip out my internal organs."
"Well, tell them to quiet down," Gerard sips his coffee and looks like he's about to fall asleep standing up.
"But really, are you good?" Frank looks concerned.
"Yeah, just Braxton Hicks, this fucker isn't due for two weeks," she assures.
Gerard puts his arm around her. "Hopefully, you'll be good for the party tonight," he squeezes her shoulder.
"I'll be good," she looks to Frank, "I'm tough as nails."
He nods, "tough as nails."
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7:00pm: The guests are all milling around the apartment. It's a combined party for Patrick, Brendon, and Gerard but since it's actually on the 9th, Gerard acts like its his. Dallon and Brendon sit on the couch talking about the difference between subways and the tube. Brendon, who hasn't travel out of Illinois thinks there's a difference. Dallon is going along with it just to see how confused he can get him. Ryan is strumming out a few notes on his guitar on the floor. Patrick hums to the rhythm and Pete just watches. He loves watching Patrick exist, it reminds him that this world isn't so dirty anymore because Patrick is in it. Frank is swaying back and forth in the kitchen with cake on his face.
A knock at the door forces him to wander over. Frank's face lights up when he sees Mikey holding James."My favorite baby Way's!" His smile could make flowers grow. Mikey hands him a duffle bag before walking inside. "What's in here? Drugs?" Frank chuckles.
"Nah, Brendon threw those out ages ago. That's baby supplies," Mikey can barely get the words out before everyone in the apartment is swarming him with questions. They hadn't seen James in months and he's at that perfect stage where he can't talk but he's still fat and adorable. Mikey hands the baby off to Patrick before turning around sharply. "I almost forgot," he scurries over to the door. Yanking Tyler from the hallway and into the room makes the apartment fall silent.
They knew that Tyler had made up with the Ways but no one had seen him in a long time. "Hi guys," Tyler has his hands deep in his pockets. "I'm the awkward family-friend," he shrugs.
Everyone just blinks at him. "Any friend of Mikey is a friend of mine!" Brendon nearly yells.
A smile crawls across Tyler's face along with a warm feeling in his heart. He has never had a family and now he can proudly say that he does.
8:00pm: Soon the gang is all sitting around chatting in the living room and attempting to play D&D. Without Gerard, no one really follows the rules. Pete says he has reached level 12 and become the dragon while Patrick is too wrapped up in the adorableness that is James to notice.
Brendon looks around the circle and counts in his head. "Hey, where's your loverboy, loverboy?"
Both Ryan and Frank look to him, Frank replies "I think he's in Lindsey's room."
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Since When Did You Become a Romantic?
Fanfictionstarted as a crackfic but got too deticated. they're teachers, gerard is married... to a woman, uh oh.
