TONIGHT WE'RE GOLD

TEN

'Happy three-month anniversary!' Frank mumbles hugging Gerard from behind and sitting in the arm of his office chair. He's still not quite awake, but he'd rather cuddle in Gerard's shoulder than in bed.

Gerard moves so Frank can sit on his lap, still resting his head on his shoulder, and pressing kisses on his neck. 'How do you always remember this?' he says. 'You make me seem like the worst boyfriend.'

'You're not. You put up with me. That's already a lot.'

Gerard continues to work on his illustrations, despite Frank's weight and distracting kisses. 'I like to disagree. Mornings had never been this good.' Frank's mouth presses against his, his tongue slipping in. 'Should I get ready for a fancy dinner or you have a gift?'

'I have something even better,' Frank says, getting up from the chair, and gets everything out of the way in Gerard's desk, before sitting there. 'I got the gift of me.'

Gerard smiles at that, tugging on Frank's boxers. 'I love that. Best gift ever!' He takes them down, and takes his already hard dick inside his mouth.

'I can't believe I got this lucky.'

***

After disinfecting the desk and moving to the couch to continue the make-out session, they finally get up to make breakfast. Gerard is in charge of the cooking, while Frank grinds the coffee beans, even making up a song about it. 'That's why I love you, you dork,' Gerard tells him.

Frank convinces him to get in the pool with him, where they have sexy wet pool sex, followed by blowjobs in the shower. 'If we'll do this every month, I'll be glad to spend many, many months with you,' Gerard tells him as they walk back in the room in their underwear.

'I'm happy to hear that because I was keeping you anyway.'

Obviously, Frank forces him to dress up nicely to go out to eat, though he can't say he doesn't enjoy it. They walk to the park, and come home to watch movies on the couch until they fall asleep.

The next morning, they have morning sex before Gerard has to work on his comic and Frank takes Lois for a walk. After breakfast, Gerard sits outside to write and convinces Frank to play guitar for him. That night, Frank has to work, and when he comes home, he finds his boyfriend in the office, looking very stressed, writing, so he helps him by sitting on his lap and kissing his neck until Gerard can't take it any longer and they go upstairs to their bedroom to finish off what they started.

It all becomes a routine, but neither of them could be happier. Sharing coffee in the morning, going to the grocery store together, or taking Lois for walks to the park. Cuddling after Frank comes home from work, or sitting to watch movies together. Babysitting Rowan. All the mundane things that mean so much more now that they're together.

It's like they were meant for each other and now it all makes sense.

***

It's late at night, and Gerard has been glued to the computer all day. Between emails and editing, he looks like he's about to throw it out the window. So Frank knows what to do.

He gets up from the couch he's been sitting for the past hour, reading a book, and looks through their record collection – most of them are Frank's, but now they're all theirs –, until he finds one he's looking for. The Ronettes' Be My Baby. He puts it in the turntable, and walks up to Gerard, and pulls him by the arm to the other side of the office. Gerard protests, but Frank pulls him closer, taking one hand on his and wraps the other one around his waist, and sways him around.

They go around, struggling to follow the rhythm, but Frank finds it even more endearing, and tries to fight the tears. Resting his head in Gerard's shoulder, he says, 'I remember seeing my grandparents dancing to this in their living room when I was a kid, and I always dreamed of doing the same thing with the love of my life, but I never thought that day would come.'

Gerard runs his hand down Frank's cheek and notices he's crying. 'Oh, Frankie!'

'No – they're happy tears. It's just I never thought this would ever happen to me. I never thought I would find someone so perfect that made my life so much better. And there you are.'

Gerard placed a kiss on Frank's lips. 'I love your fucking romantic heart so much.' He kisses him again. 'And I want nothing more than you seeing all your dreams come true, because you deserve it more than anyone.'

'Fucking stop it!'

'You're so adorable!'

'Fuck you.' Gerard wants to make him happy, so they keep dancing for a little longer, while Frank tells him more about his childhood memories. 'I thought one day I'd have my own kids and grandkids, and they would be there.'

'Is that something you want?' The question catches Frank off guard, pulling apart from Gee's shoulder to face him. He never thought the topic would ever come out. 'You want kids?'

Frank nods. 'It's something I've always wanted. I almost did, by the way.' Gerard looks shocked. 'She got pregnant, and I was on the road, and always on pills. When I came back, she told me she had an abortion because she didn't think I'd be a good dad.' He's crying again, and Gerard hugs him tighter.

'I know it's too early in our relationship, but who knows? Maybe one day.'

'Would you have kids with me?'

'Are you fucking kidding me? I've seen you with Rowan. You'd be an excellent dad!'

They don't say another word and just keep slow dancing until the dead of night.