Running Like Forever [Frank Iero][1]

Part 41

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I woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and praying that I didn't make too much of a fool of myself in front of Frank. I turned over in my bed to find that no one was next to me. Where was Frank? I climbed out of bed, noticing I was only in my underwear and quickly pulled on a pair of athletic shorts and a tank top. I walked downstairs dressed and looking for some food to help weaken this hangout.

I found Frank in the kitchen make some eggs. A wide smile appeared on my face as I watched him for a moment, overjoyed that he had decided to stay the whole night. I made my way over to him, hopping up on the counter next to the stove, and watched him work.

"Good morning," He spoke quietly.

"Morning." I scratched the back of my head sheepishly.

"How you feeling?"

"Bad."

Frank smiled and walked over to the kitchen table and grabbed a glass of water and two pills off it. He handed them both to me before going back to cooking.

I popped the Advil in my mouth and downed the water in seconds. "Thanks, Frank."

He nodded taking the glass from me and putting it in the sink. "Go sit, I'll bring you some food."

I walked over to the table, slumping down in my chair as my headache continued to ruin my day. Soon there was a big plate of eggs, toast and potatoes placed in front of me. A content sigh escaped my lips as I took my first bite, finding the food more than delicious. I ate all that was on my plate as Frank sat across from me eating his food as well.

Once Frank had finished his food, he cleared the table and began to cleaning the dishes he a dirtied in the process of cooking. I walked over to him, grabbing his arm to gain his attention. When Frank finally turned to me I place a soft kiss to his lips, letting my free hand wander to the back of his neck.

He pulled away with a smile. "You still drunk?"

I gave him a look, even though I knew he was joking. "Sorry about last night."

He shook his head and grabbed another dish. "Don't worry about it. You were really drunk."

I nodded, leaning up against the counter. "Yeah, but still."

He just went on washing the dishes without a word. What bothered me the most about the whole thing last night wasn't the fact that I tried to have sex with him; it was the fact that he pushed me away when I tried, even if I was drunk. It just seemed like he didn't want me at all. Was he not attracted to me?

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"I don't think Frank wants me, Mikey."

"What?!" He almost dropped all the CD's in his hands as he stared over at me with wide eyes. His voice sounding louder than normal because of the few amount of people in the book store.

"Just what I said."

"Don't say that to me." He regained his composure and started putting CD's away again.

I looked around the store to see no one in sight and I took the time to walk over to him. "But it's true, I mean I was drunk last weekend-"

Mikey laughed. "Yeah, I heard about that-"

"Anyway..." I glared at him playfully, swatting his arm. "I tried to do it with Frank, but he just pushed me away."

"You were drunk."

"Yeah but what if I wasn't. Would he still not want to?"

Mikey sighed and pushed his glasses up his nose. I knew I was putting him in an awkward situation, but I felt like he was the only one I could talk to about this stuff. "Frank really likes you and the first time you guys had sex you were both drunk. I think he just wants both of you to be... sober before you try that again."

I groaned loudly. "Well I'm sober now!"

He laughed, shaking his head. "Chill. It'll happen."

"Yeah, right. You guys are going to leave in a couple weeks for tour and I'm going be stuck here with nothing."

"Don't be so dramatic, Lenny. You'll be fine." He shift his weight from one foot to the other.

I sighed half-heartedly. "No, I wont be."

"Trust me, Lennox." He looked at me with a serious face. "You'll be fine."

I watched him questioningly as he went back to stacking CD's. The way he spoke made it seem like there was something that I was missing, something that everyone knew but no one would tell me. I wonder what that something could be?