Frank was maybe not the nicest kid in school but he definitely wasn't a bad person. He didn't bully or anything, he just kept to himself smoking pot, getting into the occasional arguments and holding grudges. He wasn't like Gerard, who practically shat rainbows and flowers and loved everyone. Frank tried to be a good person most of the time. He's only been suspended once because of a fight and that should say something.

But when it came to Lindsey, he just felt his blood boil. He just got so angry at all the nasty things she said to him and the way she made Gerard actually fearful. Not only that, but she wasted resources of the police and Alicia had to go in for questioning when she didn't even do anything. Her parents were so mad at her that they took away her phone for a month.

"Come on, it'll be fine," Gerard said. "It's my birthday."

He stepped out of the bathroom and looked at frank, who sat on the bed.

"Can you blame me for not wanting to spend the day with Lindsey?" Frank asked. "She called me poor. And I may be poor but she has no right to say that."

"She wasn't on the right meds, she's better now," Gerard said. "She can be a little bit bitchy but she really isn't all that bad."

"I'm not happy with this," he stated.

"I know," Gerard said. "But I really wanna also celebrate my birthday with Tyler and Patrick, it would be rude to leave Lindsey out."

"Only bad things can happen from being too polite, it's okay to be a little rude sometimes," he said.

"It's just dinner, only for an hour or two and then we'll come back to the motel and you'll have me all to yourself," he said.

Frank sighed, giving him a soft kiss.

"Okay but I'm not sitting next to her," Frank said. "I don't care if she apologized, I still don't trust her."

Gerard nodded, pulling him up to his feet.

"Come on, it's gonna be fun," he said.

They walked out and met up with everyone else, driving two cars to the restaurant. It wasn't a fancy place, just a sports bar. They got a table in the corner and Frank was only slightly annoyed when Lindsey took the seat next to Gerard, making him sit across from him instead because Ryan was already sitting on the other side.

"You're finally eighteen," Tyler said.

Gerard smiled proudly, nodding his head.

"You coming to the party at the beach tonight?" Lindsey asked.

"No, I'm spending the night with Frank," Gerard said.

"Come on, it'll be fun," she said.

"Trust me, we're gonna be having a lot more fun," Frank said, a slight spite in spite in his voice.

Jamia, who was sitting next to Frank, looked over at Frank with raised eyebrows.

"Frank says he's got a surprise for me," Gerard said. "We can always hang out some other time."

"But we're leaving tomorrow," she said.

Gerard shrugged, opening the menu. Frank couldn't help but smirk at the look of disappointment on her face.

"Maybe after graduation," she said.

"Yeah, I mean, we'll see each other at grad parties and stuff," Gerard said.

Gerard was totally blowing Lindsey off, everyone could tell. Frank was pretty glad about that.

"Oh, Frank, my mom was wondering if you wanted to go on vacation with us this summer?" Jamia asked. "Since it's the end of my senior year we were gonna go to California."

"My mom barely let me come to Florida, I don't think she's gonna let me go all the way across the country," Frank said and Jamia frowned. "I can ask but she'll probably say no."

"It's okay, I get it," Jamia said. "Linda is pretty protective."

"I have a proposition," Ryan declared. "We can't lose each other after high school, we are going to be lifelong friends. So, I have decided that once a year we will all come back here and just spend time together and party like how we were during our senior year, even when we're all old and have kids and are married and shit."

We all agreed and Brendon smiled.

"It's kinda funny that you bring that up," Brendon said. "The whole marriage thing."

Brendon sighed and set a ring box down on the table.

"Stop playing," Ryan said, his eyes watering.

"It's not an engagement ring, I just want to clarify that," Brendon said. "But it is a promise ring. A promise to each other that we will get married and be together forever."

Ryan picked up the box in his slim fingers, opening it to find the simple silver band.

"Oh, Bren," Ryan sighed. "I love it, it's beautiful. Thank you so much."

Ryan put the ring on his finger with his shaky hands.

"Oh, this is so cute," Jamia said. "You two are so perfect together, I know that you're gonna spend the rest of your lives together."

"Maybe that could be us one day," Pete said.

Jamia nodded, looking down at the menu.

"You wanna share something?" she asked. "I'm not too hungry."

Pete nodded and they chose what they wanted. The waitress came to take their orders before walking off again. Gerard reached over and smiled as he held Frank's hand across the table. Frank smiled and gently rubbed the back of his hand with his thumb. Lindsey eyed their hands but didn't say anything.

"You definitely need to come back to Brunswick more often, Gerard," Tyler said.

"Yeah, we really miss you up there," Patrick said. "Everyone misses you. Seriously, it's so sad and quiet at school now that you're not there anymore."

"At least call more," Tyler said.

"Yeah, I will," Gerard promised. "When's the prom? Maybe I can crash it."

"It's May 4th," Lindsey said.

"Oh, that's a week after our prom," Gerard said. "Yeah, I'm definitely gonna crash the prom."

"You don't even have to crash it," Lindsey said. "You can just come as my date and get in normally with a ticket."

Frank frowned at that option.

"Or you can come as my date," Tyler said. "We can be Dude Dates together."

"I would love to be your date, Tyler," gerard accepted.

Frank didn't mind gerard going with Tyler, he just really didn't want him going with Lindsey because he knew Tyler just wanted to go as friends while Lindsey most likely wanted to go as something more.

"We're gonna have a pre-game party at my house," Patrick said.

"We should do that," Ryan said. "Oh my god, we need to pre-game."

"Gerard and I actually had plans," Jamia said. "So we wouldn't be able to attend."

"Oh? What are you two doing?" Brendon asked.

"We were gonna get ready for prom together," Gerard said. "I'm not bad with hair so I was gonna do her hair for prom and then Pete and Frank were gonna pick us up and we were all gonna go to prom together."

"Well, me and Brendon can pre-game together then," Ryan said.

Brendon nodded, holding his hand. They talked and ate happily, even getting a free birthday dessert for Gerard. But Frank and Gerard were both anxious to get back to the motel so they didn't spend very long out at dinner.

Frank smiled as he pulled Gerard into the room. He pressed him against the wall and kissed him roughly. He kissed down Gerard's neck, trying to leave as many marks as he could.

"I've got a bit of a surprise for you," Gerard said.

Frank took a step back and watched Gerard strip down to nothing but a little pair of lace panties. His mouth went dry, stomach twisting.

"Shit," he whispered.

"And your surprise is?" Gerard asked.

Frank smirked and took off his belt. Gerard expected him to toss it aside but was shocked when he instead folded it in half and snapped it.

"Frankie, I know you're not into this," Gerard mumbled. "You don't have to do it for me."

"I've been doing research on it," he said. "N-not like just watching hardcore porn or anything. But like reading blogs and stuff. And I'm interested. I want to try it."

Gerard nodded, kissing him softly. He pulled off Frank's shirt, running his hand down his tattooed chest. He made sure the curtains were shut and dimmed the lights before going over to the bed with his head down and ass up. Frank was a little nervous as he stepped forward, taking a deep breath before spanking Gerard with the belt. He was surprised by the small moan Gerard let out and even more surprised by how it made him feel.

Frank bit his lip and hit him again, a little bit harder this time. Gerard gasped, his hands clutching onto the blankets. Frank did it twice quickly, feeling the knot forming in the pit of his stomach. He somehow just couldn't get enough. He whipped him with the belt over and over again until Gerard was panting and begging to be fucked. Frank dropped the belt, grabbing the bottle of lube and a condom.

"I-I don't need stretching," Gerard said. "Please just fuck me, I need you so bad."

Frank pulled down Gerard's panties, putting on the condom and spreading lube over himself, a rather generous amount. He pushed in slowly, holding onto his boyfriend's hips. Gerard was already close, he pushed back onto Frank with a desperate moan. Frank created a fast rhythm between them.

"Oh god, right there," Gerard whimpered when Frank hit his prostate. "H-holy shit, I'm so close."

It only took a few more thrusts before Gerard was coming. Even though Frank was a lot better in bed now, he still didn't usually last much longer than Gerard, if he could last longer. So he was a little surprised when Gerard was coming so quickly. He pulled out, trying to catch his breath as he pushed back his sweaty hair. He looked at Gerard's pale ass that was red and starting to bruise.

"D-don't stop," Gerard whimpered.

"Are you sure?" Frank asked.

Gerard nodded and Frank slammed back in. He reached around and stroked him until he was hard again. They both knew that they weren't going to last long after this. Gerard was moaning desperately, practically shaking and sobbing. Frank could feel the bubbling pleasure inside himself building up. His movements became more erratic but he was determined to hold off until Gerard came a second time. Frank spanked Gerard, hearing him cry out in pleasure in response.

The bed was creaking beneath them, the stiff mattress shifting slightly. Frank reached down, tangling a hand into Gerard's hair to pull lightly. His other hand reached around to stroke Gerard off quickly. Soon he was coming in his hand, shaking and crying. Frank bit his lip and finally stopped holding on, allowing his body to tip over the edge. He worked them both through their orgasms before pulling out, throwing the condom away.

He pulled on his boxers and took off his jeans, which had previously been stuck around his thighs. Frank went to the bathroom and grabbed one of the washcloths, wetting it down before going to clean up Gerard.

"Do you want some underwear?" He asked.

"No," Gerard said. "B-but can you get me the lotion that's in the front pocket of my bag?"

Frank found the lotion and gently spread it over Gerard's ass, hearing him sigh in relief.

"Are you okay?" Frank asked. "I-I wasn't too rough, was I?"

"No, you were so perfect," Gerard said. "Seriously, that was the best sex I've ever had."

Frank smiled but he guessed that Gerard was just saying that. He turned off the lights, crawling into bed with his boyfriend.

"Happy birthday," Frank whispered.

Gerard smiled, giving him a kiss before he snuggled against his chest and quickly fell asleep.