Going away- Frerard (reupload)

Chapter ten

Later that evening Charlie called to tell them that he wasn't going to make it home that night.

"When are you coming home then?" Frank asked, over the phone.

"I don't know, I'll try to get out of here tomorrow." Charlie told him.

"Well, I won't be home tomorrow night if you call, I'm going out with Matt."

"Really? What does Gerard think of that?" Charlie asked.

Frank was confused, "What do you mean by that?"

"Oh give me a break! Like you can't see that he's completely infatuated with you! And you like him, too. You can't deny it." Charlie laughed.

"Yeah well it doesn't matter. He's going to be leaving again soon and I'll never be able to see him. It wouldn't work."

Charlie just laughed, "Okay, we'll see about that. But I have to go, we're getting ready to have dinner."

"Wait, I thought you said it was business? Aren't you at a hotel? Who's 'We' " Frank questioned.

Charlie laughed again, "Bye Frank."

Then the line was dead.

"What the fuck?" He said to himself, staring at the phone. Gerard walked into the room. His eyes were red and puffy from crying.

"Problems with Matt already?" He said, snottily.

"No. For your information, it was Charlie. He said he wouldn't be home tonight. But I think he lied to us. He was with people, not in a hotel."

"I don't care. Are you done with the phone?"

"Yeah. Go ahead." He said, holding out the cordless. Gerard snatched it out of his hand roughly and walked back to his room.

Frank knew he was really upset. The only time he had ever seen Gerard act like this or hold a grudge was when they first met. He was always so full of life and sarcasm, but now he seemed worn out and depressed. He sighed and sat forward on the couch with his head in his hands.

Meanwhile, Gerard was in his room dialing home. The phone rang a few times before Mikey answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mikes."

"Gerard! Finally! I haven't heard from you all week! What have you been doing?" Mikey said, excitedly.

"I have so much to tell you." He replied, walking over and laying on his stomach on the bed.

"Are you okay?" Mikey asked, sensing his brother's distress.

Gerard sniffed, "No. No, I don't think I am."

He couldn't hold back the tears as they started to fall once again.

"Mikey, I don't know what to do." He said, his voice cracking.

"Tell me what's wrong, Gee?"

So he did. He told Mikey about Frank's plan to make Matt jealous; about the party and everything that happened. And he told him about recent events and how everything seemed so perfect until Frank ran into Matt.

"I've never liked anybody this much before. I want him so bad that it hurts."

"If he's going to play you like that, Gee, then he doesn't deserve you." Mikey told him, trying to be comforting.

"That's so cliché, Mikey. But why Matt? I don't understand. I mean, he's good looking, that I'm jealous of, but come on! He dumped him for someone else and treated him like shit at the party and Frank still wants him back! Maybe..." He paused, his voice getting lower, "Maybe he's in love with him."