As soon as Frank had signed all the necessary paperwork so he could be officially released from the hospital, Gerard helped him change back into his clothes before escorting him out to the car, keeping a tight hold on his hand the entire time.

The drive back to Gerard's house passed in silence; Gerard didn't even turn the radio up like he usually would because he was worried about disturbing his boyfriend. Frank hadn't spoken a word since he entered the vehicle, and he was currently staring out the window with a lost expression on his face.

Gerard assumed that Frank was mulling over his condition, and even though he had taken it well, all things considered, Gerard couldn't begin to imagine how Frank was feeling. Gerard wasn't even the one who had been given a death sentence, and he was terrified, and confused, and borderline nauseous, so Frank must be experiencing the same sensations intensified a thousand fold.

It wasn't long before Gerard pulled his aging Chevy into the driveway of his house, twisting the keys out of the ignition with a soft sigh. When he glanced in Frank's direction, he still hadn't moved, and Gerard wasn't even sure if Frank realized they had arrived or not.

Gerard exited the vehicle and quickly strode around so he could open Frank's door for him. When Frank noticed Gerard's presence, he shook his head blearily and graced Gerard with a soft smile as he unbuckled his seat belt with shaking hands.

Gerard didn't give Frank a chance to get to his feet; instead, he scooped him up in his arms, carrying him to the door bridal style as Frank giggled softly against his chest. Gerard struggled for a moment when they came to the front door, it was difficult to get the key in the lock while he was holding Frank, but he refused to put him down, and he finally succeed in getting the door open after a few failed attempts.

Once they were inside, Gerard headed for the couch, dropping down onto it with Frank still in his arms. Frank didn't try to move away, and Gerard really wasn't ready to let him go just yet, so they stayed in their slightly awkward position for the time being.

They sat there quietly for a little while, just enjoying each other's presence without any words getting in the way, but it wasn't long before Frank's soft sniffling broke the comfortable silence.

"Baby?" Gerard asked, trying to catch a glimpse of Frank's expression, but he had his face currently buried against Gerard's t-shirt, and Gerard could feel it growing damp with Frank's tears.

Within a matter of minutes, Frank was full out bawling against Gerard's chest, and none of Gerard's soothing whispers or gestures seemed to be helping him calm down at all.

"I'm scared," Frank heaved out in-between his sobs. Gerard tightened his hold around Frank when he felt a tremor wrack his small frame as he continued to cry softly.

"I know...I am too," Gerard exhaled heavily, cursing his inability to comfort Frank when he needed him most, but he just had no idea what he could possibly say to make this situation better.

Frank didn't respond right away, and just when Gerard was beginning to get worried by his lack of speech, Frank pushed himself up off the couch, his lips seeking Gerard's with a feverish urgency.

Gerard returned his kiss just as eagerly, and the sparks that were generated at their union took Gerard's breath away. This was unlike any kiss Gerard had ever experienced before; all of their worries, and hopes, and fears were expressed in the movement of their lips, and the passion Gerard felt flowing between them was overwhelming.

When Gerard moaned quietly, Frank took the opportunity to slip his tongue into Gerard's mouth, pushing his shoulders back against the couch as they continued to kiss heavily. Their tongues tangled in a never ending dance, and Gerard lost himself in the kiss, trying to forget about all the terrible events of this morning and pretend that this was just another day, and he and Frank had the rest of their lives ahead of them.

Gerard broke away from Frank's lips when he felt something wet fall onto his face, and when he pulled back slightly, he saw that it was Frank's tears, which were still trailing steadily down his cheeks as he attempted to control his haggard breathing.

"Frankie...please don't cry," Gerard cooed, wiping away the never ending stream of tears with the pad of his thumb. He felt sort of ridiculous saying that, because if anyone deserved to shed tears, it was Frank, but Gerard hated seeing his boyfriend so upset, especially when he couldn't do anything to ease his sorrows.

"I - I don't want to lose you," Frank choked out, and even more tears fell, replacing the ones Gerard had erased.

Gerard hadn't been expecting to hear that; he thought for sure that Frank was going to say something about how he wasn't ready to die, or to curse the unfairness of his situation, but no - his biggest fear was losing Gerard, and that was something that Gerard could assure him would never happen.

"You won't...I'll be here for you every step of the way," Gerard promised fervently, pressing a quick kiss to Frank's lips which now carried a hint of salt.

"I need you Gerard...please don't leave me," Frank hiccuped softly, and the sheer terror Gerard saw in Frank's eyes hurt more than anything else had today.

It was like Frank truly thought Gerard would abandon him, even after everything they had been through, which was the farthest thing from the truth. Gerard loved Frank with all his heart, and even though watching him die would be the hardest thing he would ever have to do, Gerard had never even considered leaving Frank, now he just had to make Frank see that.

"Baby...I would never do that. You are stuck with me, so like it or not, I'm with you until the end, and I'm not going anywhere." Gerard tried to put as much intensity into his voice as possible, and by the way Frank's expression lifted, he was finally starting to believe Gerard.

"But why would you stay...you heard the doctor Gerard - I'm dying, and there is nothing tying you to me anymore," Frank sniffled softly.

"Frankie...I'm staying because I love you, and nothing in the world will ever change that fact. I hate that this is how it's all going to end, but I'm not going to run away and leave you to deal with this on your own - I swear. If anything, I'm not letting you out of my sight for the rest of whatever time we have left."

"You really mean that - don't you?" Frank asked, staring up at Gerard with a look of pure adoration.

"Yeah - I do sugar," Gerard answered solemnly.

"I don't know what I did to deserve you," Frank mumbled quietly, wiping away the last of his tears which had only just now started to ebb.

"I'm the one who should be saying that," Gerard chuckled to himself, because he had never understood why Frank had stayed with him for so long, and even though he wasn't complaining, it always seemed that Frank was light years out of his league, and Gerard would never stop trying to prove himself worthy of Frank's love.

"You are ridiculous, and perfect, and fuck - I love you," Frank chuckled happily, and Gerard could physically see the weight of his worries lifting slightly.

"I love you too Frankie - so much, and I don't care if you only have a month left, or even a day...I'm going to spend it with you."

"Thank you - really...but I sort of don't want to talk about my condition anymore. Can we just pretend everything is normal for right now?" Frank sighed heavily, and Gerard was more than ready to agree with him.

"Okay love, what do you want to do then?"

"Well -" Frank trailed off shyly, but Gerard didn't miss the coy look in his eyes, and he instantly knew what Frank had in mind.

"Frankie," Gerard sighed out, tangling his fingers in Frank's hair gently as he pulled their lips back together once more.

Frank relaxed into the kiss instantly, lying back on the couch as Gerard hovered above him carefully. Even though Gerard knew that nothing had truly changed with Frank, the knowledge that he was dying lay heavy on his mind, making Gerard want to treat Frank like a delicate piece of glass.

Frank obviously noticed Gerard's hesitant nature, but he didn't seem happy with it. He wrapped his legs around Gerard's waist eagerly, pulling him against his body with a throaty moan.

Gerard tried to lift his weight up again slightly; he was so much heavier than Frank after all, and the last thing he wanted to do was hurt him, but Frank refused to let him, tightening his grip with his thighs determinedly. Their close position had Gerard's growing erection pressing directly against Frank's, and Gerard couldn't help but to let out a soft moan of his own into Frank's mouth.

Even though this felt amazing, Gerard was still uncomfortable, and he was convinced that his weight was crushing Frank, so he pulled himself away, causing Frank to groan in frustration when he broke their kiss by accident.

"Gee..." Frank whined, trying to drag him back on top of him, but Gerard stubbornly held himself up, locking his arms so Frank couldn't force him to move.

"I'm sorry Frankie, I just don't want to hurt you..." Gerard apologized sheepishly.

"Please don't do this..." Frank whispered softly, and Gerard began internally cursing himself for ruining the mood, because that hadn't been his intention, but once again, he had fucked something up.

"I -" Gerard started to speak, but Frank cut him off before he could continue.

"No - I'm not an invalid, not yet anyway, and I don't want to be treated like one. So get down here and fucking kiss me already," Frank commanded, and the needy tone to his voice had Gerard groaning loudly.

"That's not what I was trying to do...I'm just so heavy..." Gerard explained, even though in all actuality, he was acting differently around Frank, and he knew it.

"Shut up Gee - you aren't heavy okay?" Frank scoffed. Gerard knew he was just lying to make him feel better, but his lust was starting to cloud his brain as Frank peered at him with those fuck me eyes, so against his better judgement, he allowed Frank to pull him back down against his body, reattaching their lips so he wouldn't have the chance to voice any more of his insecurities.

Gerard did his best to shut off his self-destructive mind, focusing instead on kissing Frank with all the passion he could muster. Frank hummed happily against Gerard's mouth when he finally stopped resisting him, and Gerard slowly felt himself beginning to relax.

It wasn't long before Frank began tugging on the hem of Gerard's t-shirt impatiently, and Gerard got the hint, removing the article of clothing before returning to kissing Frank. Frank's hands roved all over his newly exposed bare skin, each place his fingers caressed trembling slightly under Frank's ministrations.

"I want you Gee...please," Frank gasped out when Gerard began sucking on Frank's neck in that one spot that he knew reduced Frank to a quivering mess instantly.

"Yeah - come on, bedroom," Gerard growled out, dragging Frank to his feet as they both stumbled toward Gerard's room, their progress hampered by the fact that they could barely keep their hands off each other.

By the time Gerard laid Frank down onto the bed, he had gotten his shirt off as well, and he took the opportunity to press his mouth against every inch of Frank's skin that he could reach. Frank was panting heavily now, arching up into Gerard's touch as he trailed his mouth down toward his hipbones, which was another sweet spot for Frank.

"Fuck Gee - stop teasing...please?" Frank begged, but Gerard ignored him for the moment, spending a few more minutes licking and sucking across Frank's waistband.

As soon as Gerard removed his mouth from Frank's skin, Frank was tugging on the zipper of his pants, and with some help from Gerard, they managed to get his jeans off, leaving Frank in nothing but his boxer shorts.

"So beautiful baby," Gerard murmured, pressing a kiss to the tip of Frank's erection, the scratchy fabric covering it felt harsh against Gerard's lips, but the loud whine he received from Frank was definitely worth it.

"Fuck me Gee - now," Frank demanded, his pupils blown wide with lust as he stared down at Gerard eagerly.

"Patience sugar," Gerard cooed, but he did reach into his bedside drawer, fishing around for a moment before emerging with the tube of lube he always kept there.

Gerard inched Frank's boxers down slowly, groaning to himself when Frank's cock was finally exposed, the tip leaking already where it lay against his stomach. Frank spread his legs eagerly as soon as the article of clothing was off, and Gerard had to suppress a soft chuckle as he slicked up two of his fingers quickly.

"God - you are desperate for me..." Gerard whispered hoarsely, tracing Frank's hole with his finger teasingly as he spoke.

"No shit -" Frank whined, trying his hardest to press down on Gerard's hand, but Gerard kept moving away from his greedy actions.

Finally, Gerard allowed Frank to sink down onto one of his fingers, and Frank immediately let out a gasp of satisfaction as he pushed against Gerard's hand roughly.

"Fuck Frankie..." Gerard moaned softly. Just the sight of his boyfriend writhing above him had his own dick pressing against his jeans, desperate for attention as well, but Gerard wanted to make this all about Frank, so he disregarded his throbbing cock for the time being.

"More...please - I need more," Frank gasped out, and Gerard readily complied, adding a second finger easily.

"Shit..." Frank hissed, throwing his head back in pleasure as Gerard continued to stretch him.

Frank look so beautiful like this, his hair sticking to his forehead, his eyes squeezed shut and his hard cock bobbing slightly with his every movement. Gerard was once again overwhelmed that this perfect boy was his, and for the first time all day, he had actually managed to forget that Frank was dying - all of his concentration was taken up by making sure Frank felt as much pleasure as possible.

Leaning down, Gerard took Frank's straining cock into his mouth while he intensified the motions with his fingers, and the strangled moan Frank released had Gerard's dick twitching wildly, but he ignored his own needs for now.

Frank bucked up into Gerard's mouth before pushing back down onto his fingers, and when Gerard curled his digits upward slightly, Frank gasped loudly, his legs trembling violently against Gerard's body.

"Fuck Gee - do that again," Frank begged, and Gerard smirked as much as he could with Frank's cock in his mouth. Making sure to hit Frank's prostate each time, Gerard drank in the beautiful sounds that were spilling from Frank's mouth with increasing frequency.

"Fucking hell Frank," Gerard gasped out, removing himself from Frank's cock for the moment, wrapping his hand around it instead as he panted heavily.

"Shit - Gee stop, I'm ready for you...please?" Frank groaned weakly, and Gerard could tell by the way Frank had begun shaking slightly that he was very close, so he removed his fingers quickly before hastily tossing off his jeans, which were still on for some reason.

Gerard moaned softly when his cock was finally freed from its confinement, grabbing the lube so he could slick himself up as Frank gazed at him with an impatient expression on his face.

"Hurry up," Frank whined, tugging Gerard in for a messy kiss once Gerard was finished preparing himself.

"Okay - just let me..." Gerard huffed out, trying to reposition himself so he could get his cock where Frank wanted it, but with Frank still kissing the life out of him, that was easier said than done.

Frank eventually caught on to Gerard's distress, wrapping his legs around Gerard's waist helpfully, and then Gerard was finally sinking inside him, moaning against Frank's mouth as he was enveloped by his tight heat.

"Oh god..." Frank choked out, breaking apart from Gerard's lips so he could suck some air into his lungs.

"So tight Frankie...always so tight," Gerard growled, sinking all the way in with a satisfied sigh.

"Fuck Gee - move," Frank demanded, snapping his hips as much as he could with Gerard leaning over him.

"Okay - shit..." Gerard groaned, because he really needed a moment to compose himself here, or he was going to come before they even got started, but Frank was always like this: needy, impatient, desperate, and Gerard couldn't deny his boyfriend anything right now.

Beginning to thrust slowly, Gerard's eyes basically rolled up in his head when he felt Frank clenching around him. Being connected to his boyfriend this way was incredible, and Gerard would never get enough of this; seriously - if he had a choice, he would rarely let Frank leave his bed.

Wrapping his arm under Frank's waist, Gerard changed his angle slightly, and when Frank let out an obscene moan, Gerard knew he had found his sweet spot. Frank was falling apart now, each touch to his prostate causing him to jerk and cry out loudly, and just seeing Frank like this had Gerard's own orgasm climbing higher rapidly.

"Gee - please touch me, I'm so close," Frank whined.

Encircling his free hand around Frank's leaking cock, Gerard began to pump him quickly as he intensified the speed of his thrusts. Gerard was on the edge as well, but he forced himself to hold off, he wanted to make Frank come first.

"Fuck baby...come for me - I wanna watch," Gerard moaned, and that was all it took for Frank to lose it completely, crying out hoarsely as his hot come shot all over his stomach and Gerard's hand.

Gerard continued to stroke him through his high, slamming into Frank one more time before he lost the slender grip he had on his own orgasm. Gerard called out Frank's name as he shattered into a thousand pieces, wave after wave of intense pleasure shooting throughout him as he emptied himself inside of Frank.

Frank whimpered slightly when Gerard pulled out of him, and Gerard heard a soft gasp come out his own mouth as well. They were both wrung out and exhausted, but in the best way possible, and Gerard basked in the giddy feeling overtaking his body.

"Wow..." Frank giggled quietly as Gerard snuggled up beside him. Frank's eyes were still closed and he was breathing heavily. He looked as blissed out as Gerard was, and Gerard felt a soft bubble of pride when he realized that he had managed to reduce Frank to this state.

"That was amazing..." Gerard mumbled happily, pressing a soft kiss to Frank's sweat soaked forehead.

"Thank you," Frank spoke up after a few minutes of peaceful silence in which they both tried to come back down to earth.

"For what?" Gerard questioned curiously.

"For loving me, for taking me away from my father, for making me forget for a little while...for making me feel normal," Frank sighed out.

Gerard didn't have any words with which to respond with, nothing that would do this situation justice that is, so he simply wrapped his arms around his boyfriend tenderly, basking in this perfect moment for as long as he could before reality came back and slapped him in the face once again.

So this chapter turned out a lot different from the original one, but the whole shopping scene I had in the old was so terrible there was no way I could turn it into something decent, so you guys got porn instead.

I think this story is about halfway done, unless I decide to add a few more chapters, which I have no idea if I'm going to end up doing or not, but I am going to try and finish this off pretty soon so I can spend some more time on my other stories.

As always, thanks for reading this. I love you guys ^_^

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