Jersey Hearts

5

The next morning I wake up tangled in blankets. I untangle myself and grab some clothes before hopping in the shower. I get out and get dressed before heading downstairs. "Hey kid." Gerard says. I walk over to the island and sit next to him. "How's Mikey?" I ask. "He's alright. He's up in his room." Gee tells me. I nod and smile when I see Kai walk over. He makes us both a cup of coffee and hands me mine. "Thanks." I mumble. He nods and sits in front of me. "So are you ok?" Gerard asks as he looks over at me. I nod and sigh. "What time did you and Mikey get home last night?" I question. "I think it was around like 3." he sighs. "Hey guys." Mikey groans as he limps down the stairs. "Mikes what are you doing? You should be in bed." I say as I rush over to him. "I wanted coffee." he tells me. "I'll make you some coffee. Go back to bed." I command. "Can't I just lay on the couch?" he questions. I look over to Gerard and he nods. I help Mikey over to the couch before going to make his coffee. "I got it." Gee says as he takes the coffee pot from my hand. I sigh and give him a small smile. I walk back into the living room and sit in front of the couch. "You scared me yesterday." I sigh as I turn to look at Mikey. "I know and I'm sorry." he mumbles. I lift my hand up and let it rest on his cheek. He smiles and lays his hand on top of mine. "You beautiful dumbass." I chuckle. "Ok will you two stop gazing into each others eyes. We have stuff that we need to figure out." Frank says as he walks over. I turn away from Mikey and see that everyone has sat on the floor around the coffee table. "So warped tour starts next week. Mikey should be fine by then. You two need to pack later and we need to get our gear ready." Gerard explained. "Should we tell them about gen 2 now or later?" Ray asks. "Now." Gerard says. "Gen 2 is essentially the bus that all the kids over 13 stay on." Frank tells us. "There's other kids?" Kai asks. "Yep. There's 4 others. Kellin's daughter Harley, CC's son Evan, Chris's son Eli, and Vic's daughter Edin." Ray explains.

"Well at least we won't have to spend the entire time by ourselves." Kai remarks. I nod and Gerard stands up. "Let's go make sure everything is ready." he says. Ray and Frank stand and follow him upstairs. "I'm gonna go pack." I sigh as I stand up. I walk up the stairs and into my room. I head over to my closet and grab a bunch of clothes. I grab my suitcase and put the clothes in it. I pull my black beanie and my PTV snapback off of a shelf and put them on top of my clothes. I peak my head out of the closet when I hear the door open. I sigh as I watch Mikey limp through the door.  "Mikey you need to stop moving. You're just gonna hurt yourself even more." I sigh as I help him walk over to my desk. He sits down in the chair and smiles up at me. "Kai went to his room and I didn't want to be alone." he tells me. "You sir, are gonna be the death of me." I laugh as I put my suitcase on my bed. I walk over to my door and grab my boots and my convers. I put them in my suitcase before zipping it up and setting it by my door. I sat on my bed and sighed. "You ok?" Mikey asked. "Yeah, just nervous." I tell him. "Don't worry. You'll have fun." he says. I smile and walk over to him. "Will you hand me my laptop?" I request. He picks it up and hands it to me. "Thanks." I sigh as I grab my backpack and put my laptop in it. I pick up my charger and put it in my bag. "Hey Mikes, do you know where we're going first?" I ask. "I think the first stop is Las Vegas." he tells me. "Great." I groan. "What's so bad about Las Vegas?" he questions. "Nothing it's just there's gonna be a lot of people." I sigh as I grab my headphones and put them in my bag. "How about this. I'll stay with you the entire day and if it becomes to much we can go back to the bus." Mikey suggest. "That sounds great." I say as I zip my bag and sit it next to my suitcase. "Mikey! Where the hell are you?" I hear Gerard yell. Mikey groans and I laugh. "I'm in Quinn's room!" Mikey shouts. A few seconds later Gerard walks into my room and glares at Mikey. "I think you're in trouble." I snicker. Gerard glares at me and I shrink away from him. "You're supposed to be laying down." Gerard barks at Mikey. "Oh my god Gee. I'm fine." Mikey sighs. "I uh... I'm gonna go find Frank." I mutter as I stand up and walk out of my room. I walk into the game room and sigh when I see Frank playing pool with Ray. "Hey kid!" Ray shouts. "Hey." I mumble as I walk over to them. "What's wrong?" Frank asks. "I think I got Mikey in trouble." I tell him. "How?" Ray questions. "We were hanging out in my room while I was packing and then Gerard came in there and told him off for being out of bed." I explain. Ray sighs and Frank walks closer to me. "Don't pay any attention to Gee, he's just extremely frustrated. He gets like this every time we go on tour." Frank tells me. "O-ok." I stutter. Frank smiles and sets his que down. "Come here." he says as he sits on the couch. I walk over and sit next to him. He turns on the tv and hands me a controller. He turns on the Xbox and clicks on Human Fall Flat. "Oh god." Ray groans as he sits next to me. I laugh as we start the game. "Frank you ass!" I laugh as he pushes me off the edge. "Aren't you guys supposed to be a team?" Ray asks. Frank nods as we finish the level. Suddenly I hear what sounds like someone being slapped and fear floods my veins. "No. No No no!" I mumble as the sound of footsteps gets closer. I look up and see Gerard walking into the room. "P-please stay away." I whisper. Gerard stops and my hands fly to my throat as it becomes difficult to breath. "Hey you're alright, no one is gonna hurt you." Ray says as he kneels in front of me. "Calm down kid, everything is alright." Frank tells me. Slowly my breathing returns to normal and I look over at Gerard. A look of regret washes over his face when our eyes meet. "Y-you might wanna go check on M-Mikey." he mumbles as he looks down at the floor. I stand up and walk towards my room. I push the door open and look around. I open the door to the room that connects mine to Mikey's and sigh when I see him sitting on the floor. "Mikes, you ok?" I ask as I kneel next to him. He looks up to me and shakes his head.

"Oh my god." I gasp when I see the huge red mark on the side of his face. "What happened?" I question. "Gerard and I got into a fight and I yelled at him for always treating me like a kid a-and he slapped me." Mikey explains. My head shoots up when I hear the door open. "Are you guys ok?" Ray asks as he walks over to us. "Y-yeah." Mikey stutters as he stands up. He reaches down and helps me up before walking out of the room. "I'll be back." I say as I walk past Ray. "Where are you going?" he questions. "Outside." I tell him before walking out of the room. I head downstairs and walk outside. I walk over to the pool and sigh as I sit on the edge. Heroin my sweetest sin. I groan as I fish my phone out of my pocket. "Hey Kellin." I mumble as I answer the call. "Hey kid! I was just callin' to make sure that you were ok. How's Mikey?" he asks. "Uh...he's ok. He got into a fight with Gerard earlier though." I tell him. "Yeah that happens a lot when they're about to go on tour." he explains.  "Kellin, can I ask you something?" I question. "Sure." he says. "Is warp tour fun?" I ask. "Oh most definatly. We have a big party at the beginning and everyone goes including the kids." he tells me. "I gotta go. I'll see you in a few days." I say when I see Mikey walk over and sit next to me. "Alright bye." Kellin says. I pull the phone away from my ear and hang up before putting it back in my pocket. "Hey." I sigh. "Hey. Who were you talking to?" he questions. "Kellin." I tell him. Mikey lets out a breath and stares into the water. "It'll all be over in a few days. Tour will start and everything will be ok." I mumble. He nods and takes my hand in his. I lean my head on his shoulder and smile. "Can I ask you something?" he questions. "Sure." I say as I look up at him. "Do you like me?" he asks. "What do you mean?" I inquire. "Do you like me as more than a friend? Like how Kai likes Andy." he explained. I take a deep breath and quickly decide if I should tell the truth or not. "I uh...y-yeah I do. I'm sorry a-and I understand i-if you hate me." I stutter. Mikey moves closer to me and  tense expecting him to slap me. Mikey takes my face in his hands and makes me look at him. "I couldn't hate you if I tried." he told me as he ran his thumb over my cheek. Slowly he closed the space between us. His lips met mine and I felt a jolt of electricity flow through my body. After moment we pull away from each other and a wide smile spreads across my face.