Fourth of July

Chapter 30

I smiled as I looked at the finished nursery. The walls were painted baby blue and there was a white wood baby furniture around. Thankfully my parents kept almost all of my baby stuff so I didn't have to pay for new, expensive baby stuff. There was a white crib against the wall and a white dresser on top of that, a little white rocking chair in the corner.

"Mine," Gee said, looking at the crib.

"No, that's for Miles," I said.

"No, mine," he repeated.

Gee climbed into the crib and I sighed. He curled up, smiling as he closed his eyes. I sighed as I went downstairs and found Jamia.

"Gee has now declared the crib to be his," I said. "Maybe this was a bad idea, having Gee and Miles in the same house is gonna be too difficult."

"Do you love Gee?" She asked and I nodded. "Do you love Miles?"

"Of course I do" I said.

"Then if you love them both I know it will work out," Jamia said.

I nodded, sitting on the couch.

"Okay so I two surprises for you," she said.

"All these gifts? I'm getting drowned in baby stuff," I said.

She smiled, reaching into her purse. She handed me a little caramel colored teddy bear and I gasped.

"For Miles," she said.

"You're giving him Mr. Snuggles?" I asked. "You love Mr. Snuggles, you were going to give him to your firstborn."

"Yeah but I think I want Miles to have it," she said. "It may not be for my firstborn child but for my first nephew."

"Thank you, Mia, I know Miles is going to love it," I said.

"You excited?" She asked. "The baby is gonna be born soon."

"Yeah, there's only a couple weeks left," I said. "Anyways, what was the other surprise?"

She held up a copy of Rock Sound magazine. I gasped softly as I took it.

"Is this the one I'm mentioned in?" I asked.

"Page twenty-four," she said.

I flipped to the page and saw a one-page article entitled 'Hot Bands Making Their Way in the East Coast'. I skipped through until I found the third paragraph, which was about my band.

I had the honor of meeting Frank Iero, lead singer and guitarist of his band Frnkiero andthe Cellabration, before one of his concerts while he was on tour. I had originally thought he was arrogant, maybe just because of the confident way he seemed to carry himself. After talking to him for only a brief period time I have retracted all my original opinions on him. Frank Iero is passionate and he works hard while still being very down to Earth. He has worked hard his whole life to get where he is now and he deserves it and so much more. Not only is he hard working, creative and an amazing performer but he is also one of the most genuinely caring people I have ever met. He is putting his music career on hold to raise the baby of a partner he had. He is choosing to put everything on hold just to become a single dad so his son won't be orphaned. After doing a little research I also found out more information on the adorable little boy always clinging to his arm. The adorable boy is often called Gee and is a developmentally disabled kidnap victim that Frank had taken in. Frank helps to care the boy, feeding, bathing and clothing him while making sure he is happy and healthy without any sort of benefit to himself. Frank Iero is one of the most honest, caring, selfless people I have ever had the honor to meet. My only hopes that are I get to talk to him again and I get to see his phenomenal band when they go on tour again after their break.