My Silent Undoing (Frank Iero)

CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX

Chapter Thirty-Six:

Having lunch with Ray helped me relax and calm my anxiety. I was already feeling better from the whole thing with Adam. Before I knew it I was helping set up the merch booth. I was just folding up shirts neatly in a pile. All of a sudden Gerard shows up.

"Hey," he says with a smirk on his face.

"What did you do?" I accuse him.

"N-Nothing," he slurs. I frown instantly under the realization that he is drunk.

"Gerard you have to perform in a hour. Go drink water and sober up." I scold him.

"I-I-I'm fine Li-Lila." He slurs and begins to laugh. I notice Mikey walking up to us.

"Want me to handle this?" I ask him as soon as he gets to us.

"No, I got it." Mikey had a frown on his face too.

Today has been the longest day. The fight with Adam bothered me a little, but I'm mostly over it. Seeing Frank with that girl still bothers me. Now, I feel worried about Gerard. It makes me sad to see him like that. I want to help out but Mikey has it and I have to set up the booth.

The show is about to start and I have the whole merch booth set up and I even sold some merch to fans. Mikey is walking up to the booth.

"Everything's fine. He's a little better now." He tells me.

"I'm glad. Good luck Mikey," I say with a small smile.

"Is everything okay?" He asks me with concern. "Ray told me you were upset earlier."

"I'm fine, don't worry about it." I say softly with another small smile. He nods his head and heads off to backstage area.

"Lila," I turn around to face Ray with a stupid grin on his face. "You okay?"

"I'm fine...really," I say with a bigger grin on my face this time.

"What?" He asks.

"Mikey just asked me how I was doing." I laugh. "Before you know it the whole group will come check on me."

"I'll see you after the show," I say. He needed to get going. He moves in and kisses me on the cheek. I blush Ray's never kissed my cheek before. What was happening?

"Yeah, yeah I'm going." He says. He then heads off with his hands in his pockets, awkwardly.

The moment I turn around from Ray I see Frank looking right at me. He has a weird looking emotion on his face. I can't quite tell what he's displaying. He shakes his head and heads over to me.

"I hate to ask, but is something going on between you and Ray?" He asks me in a nonchalant voice.

"No," I answer awkwardly. He kissed my cheek just out of affection. Ray never showed signs of liking me. Plus, he knew better than to be interested in me since my ex Frank is in the same band as him.

"Okay," he scratches the back of his neck out of awkwardness. "You two have been awfully chummy lately."

"Yeah Ray's my best friend." I say as I fold another shirt that got messed up by a fan.

"Oh okay."

"What about you? Anyone you interested in on this tour?" I raise my eyebrows.

"No," he says with a scowl on his face.

"Okay." My heart sank a little. I wish he told me the truth, but it doesn't matter Frank and I aren't getting back together.

Author's Note:

We are nearing the end I believe.  In most likely less than 10 chapters away from completing!  Unless I come up with more ideas.  <3