Gerard P.O.V

We had been in our home for almost seven months, yet still I was completely paranoid. I feared that Mikey would show up at our home and try to kill us, even though I had not seen him since he had almost punched holes in my door. Mom and dad insisted that he was at home behaving himself, but I couldn't help but feel like he was lurking in the background of our lives. It was almost Campbell's birthday, and Frank had never been more excited. Spending the baby's birthday in our own home cheered me up too. We couldn't have a huge, flashy party- seeing as people were still tetchy about our sexuality. However, due to recent political events, we were given equal rights. We were allowed the freedom to be together, and more and more couples had emerged from the shadows. Our baby was being raised legally, and there was nothing that anybody could do to take him away from us.

I tapped the wood of my desk, looking outside. The perks of working from home was that I could spend more of my time in this beautiful home, and with my equally beautiful family. I hadn't plucked up the courage to venture out of here for a few hours, I had an errand to run. I smiled, the thought of what I was going to do marked an amazing point in my life.

"Gerard?" I heard Frank call. I stood up, listening to my footsteps as they made the floor creak. Standing at the top of the stairs, I smiled brightly.

"What's up?" I asked, using the banister to lean on.

"Will you look after the baby for a while? I've got stuff to do." He pouted, holding a sulking baby out to me. I laughed, jogging down the stairs, taking the baby from him. He kissed my cheek, scampering up the stairs to our room.

"I'll take him out!" I called, finding and excuse for me to go and do what I had planned. "Want to help daddy pick something out?" I asked in a baby voice, which was met by the flash of his teeth. "Okay." I chuckled, picking up his rabbit from the floor. He took it from me, holding its neck the way he always did. Taking my wallet and keys from the side, I juggled them with the baby as I left the house.

It was quite sunny outside, but not the warm kind. After safely tucking Campbell into his car seat, I put my jacket over him. He welcomed it with another flash of his teeth. I pulled a face at him, climbing into the front seat. I made sure to lock the doors before setting off, I always imagined Campbell toppling out of them. He liked to play with the door handle, listening to it click as his little hands pulled and pulled and pulled. For such a young baby, he had developed little habits. He would slam his rabbit toy on the floor three times, before biting on one of its ears. I loved to watch him- he fascinated me. For such a quiet boy, he had the loudest eyes. They screamed emotions at me, especially when he would refuse to talk to us. The older he grew, the quieter he got. Looking in the rear-view mirror, I caught him staring at me.

"What's wrong little man?" I asked, eyes wandering back and forth between the road ahead and him.

"Daddy." He shouted, pointing out of the window. I turned my head, watching a steam train go by. He seemed to like trains, having spent hours playing with them on the wooden floor. He liked the noises that the wheels made, the bright colours that they had been painted.

"Is that a train?" I asked, smiling. He smiled, nodding his head. He was my smart little boy, and I knew that I would always be proud of him. He would go on to do great things, and Frank and I would watch from the sidelines, cheering him on in whatever he wanted to do. He was already walking pretty well for his age, but he still loved to be held like a newborn. I chuckled, his baby antics always cheered me up. With work calling me all of the time, wanting me to come back to the office, I always found myself occupied during the day. My paranoia about Mikey was too strong for me to just up and leave Frank and the baby. What if he got to them during the day? Shuddering, I pulled into a parking lot.

There were people bustling in the town, I had never seen it like this before. Smiling, I stepped outside into the warm sunlight. Campbell's arms were already in the air, demanding me to pick him up, as he screeched like a chimpanzee. I assured him that he was okay, closing the door, locking the door. Spinning around on the spot, I mentally congratulated myself as I glimpsed the store that I had been looking for. Bouncing the baby up my hip, I began my walk

People didn't stare when I was alone with him. I was free to be who I was now, by law I was allowed that right. But, people still didn't understand- nor did I expect them to. I'd tell myself that people would understand eventually, grinning at the new-found sense of freedom in my life- our lives. Frank and I could be a happy couple, for as long as we should live. Campbell was free to be the happy, mysterious little boy that he was.
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Song Of The Chapter- Loose the Feeling by Sundara Karma

A.N
I'm very stressed. My exams are drawing near, and I have some health problems and everything is getting on top of me. My literal only release is beautiful music, old vinyls and writing all of my stories <3 I'm glad that all of you guys enjoy them (:

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