Gerard's Little Sister (COMPLETED)

34. Twice a Day

I pulled into the garage, picking up my prescription pills which were in a brown bag from the pharmacy. I walked inside the house, seeing Mason in his playpen and Frank in front of the TV.
"Hey beautiful. How was the appointment?" Frank instantly walked over to me and grabbed me by the waist.
"It was fine. I got some pills. I have to take them twice a day," I made my way to the couch and laid down. Frank sat at the edge of the couch.
"Did you already take one today?" He asked.
"No. I have to after dinner,"
"Mm. You look tired, sweetheart," Frank said.
"I am,"
"I'll tell you what, let me get you a nice blanket, and I'll give you a foot rub. Does that sound good?" Frank asked.
"Sounds great," Frank came back with my favorite fuzzy blanket from my room and bundled me up in it.
"Comfortable?" He asked. I nodded. Frank then began to massage my feet, which felt really good. All that running around yesterday made my feet hurt, so it felt really nice.
"Now, beautiful, I know Christmas is next week. Do you want to have a small gathering with my parents and the guys here?"
"Yeah. That sounds good. I'd like to do that. If I'm feeling better I can make meatball soup for all of us," I said.
"Please do. Well only if you're feeling up to it. I certainly don't want you to do things that you aren't up to,"
"Yeah. Babe, I've been thinking and I know you're not gonna support this but I kinda want to get a, uh, coolsculpting," Frank stopped massaging.
"A coolsculping? Why? It's normal for your tummy to be a little stretched out. It happens to all moms,"
"Yeah, Frank but my tummy makes me really insecure. Every time I look down or get dressed or see myself in the mirror I just feel so fat and it adds to my depression a lot," Frank put his face in his hands.
"Scarlett I will not fucking allow it, that shit is so unnecessary and a waste of money,"
"Frank, this would help me!!" I yelled.
"Never in a million fucking years," I got up, took Mason out of his playpen, and headed upstairs.
"Talk to me when you stop being a selfish shithead," I yelled from halfway up the stairs.
"C'mere baby, let's watch a movie," I said to Mason. His little eyes glittered, even though I know he couldn't understand me. I turned on a kids movie about a train or something but it was a hit for Mason. He smiled every time the train came out and waved his tiny little arms in the air. I gave him a kiss on his cheek, and then I heard footsteps coming upstairs. Great. Frank came into the bedroom and sat next to me. He put his arm around me. I looked at him and rolled my eyes.
"What was that for?" He asked.
"Why'd you come up here?" I asked.
"I- I scheduled you an appointment,"
"What! Really?" I asked excitedly.
"Yeah, I know that it would make you feel better. They can take you on Saturday at 2," I gave Frank a big kiss.
"Babe, you have no idea how happy that makes me. Thank you, I love you,"
"Yeah," Frank seemed kinda down. I mean, I get why. But the only thing I could do was snuggle him until he warmed up a little.
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"Alright, Miss Iero, just have a seat right here," The doctor instructed me. She pointed to a weird looking machine with a seat in the middle, the coolsculpting machine. I had a seat.
"Question, is this going to hurt?" I asked, curious. I didn't care either way, I just gave birth for god's sakes.
"Absolutely not. This is a pain free procedure. It will just feel cold since it would be freezing the fat away,"
"Okay," I said. The doctor then closed me into the machine, which was wrapped around my stomach very tightly.
"Now this will only take an hour, I will come to check up on you every fifteen minutes or so," She said, leaving the room. An hour? What do I do for an hour? Hm, I could FaceTime Frank. No, I look ridiculous in this machine, and even if I keep the camera on my face he'll definitely want to see. I could watch Netflix. That's a great idea. Except I can't reach my earphones. Oh well, I'm in here alone, I guess it won't matter if I play it out loud. So after an hour of TV shows and 4 check-up from the doctor, the machine finally went off and I was finished. The doctor came back in.
"Okay, so you won't be able to see results until another day or two, so don't feel disappointed once I take the machine off," After she did take machine off, my stomach looked really red and had marks all over it.
"Okay, thank you so much," I said, leaving the office. I had a feeling like no other leaving that parking lot. I felt genuinely happy. I felt better. I didn't feel like I wanted to cry my eyes out, or skip meals, or go to bed without having sex. I felt like I had myself back. Like those silly little pills in my purse we're all of a sudden unnecessary. My confidence was boosted, even though I couldn't see my results yet. As I drove home, I turned the radio up and sang along happily just like my old self would. Who knows, maybe this euphoric happiness is only temporary. But I can worry about what tomorrow brings later. Right now, I will enjoy my happiness, even if temporary, as it would last forever.