Gerard's P.O.V
Sitting on the sofa and cuddling a baby is actually very soothing. He keeps hiccupping. It's so cute! Frank is stirring. Oh God, I better get ready for the fireworks.
"Frank?" He's blinking repeatedly in a really scary way. And now he's noticed the baby again.
"Oh my God. I wasn't dreaming! You really did cheat on me! With a woman! Do you know how that makes me feel? While I was in Florida, Florida no less, where there are loads of hot guys I could've cheated on you with. But I didn't! I kept it in my pants. Maybe if you had, we wouldn't be in this mess. And you obviously didn't use protection because you came home with
that." He was pointing an accusing finger at Liam. I didn't know what else to say, so I said,
"Do you wanna hold him?" He looked taken aback, but took Liam off me anyway. His face changed so suddenly, I thought I'd missed it. But no, it's there! It's love!
"He doesn't have your hair. It's blonde. Or your eyes. They're blue. Are you sure this is your kid?"
"First off, she was blonde. And the eyes will change colour! I hope."
"You have a point."
"Does this mean you're not mad?" Please, please,
please don't be mad. And please don't throw me out.
"Mad? Gerard, I'm furious!" Damn it. "But he's so damn cute!" Thank God. I waved my fingers a little to get his attention.
"Listen, you can shout at me later, but can I go get little guy's stuff from Mikey's please?"
"There's stuff at Mikey's?"
"Yeah, I've been buying baby stuff for the past 3 months. Didn't you realise the decline in good food in the house due to lack of money?"
"No, I didn't notice anything apparently." This is true. He didn't even notice when Mikey mentioned it, which I'm glad about but not the point. "And I'll come with you."
Mikey's House
"Frank! Gerard! Thank God! Alicia's just - that is the cutest baby I've ever seen."
"Thank you Mikey." I said. "Anyway, Alicia's just what?"
"Her water's just broken." Frank wrinkled up his nose and held Liam closer.
"That is disgusting." Liam hiccupped again.
"Help me! I'm panicking here!" Shouted Mikey. I immediately took on the big brother role.
"Mikey, get some towels. Frank, take Liam's stuff, take him home and put him to bed. Feed him first though, he hasn't been fed yet. Mikey, where is she?"
"In the living room." I vaguely registered Frank walking out, whilst being pulled towards the living room.
"Gerard help me! Mikey's useless." Alicia gasped.
"Right honey, do you think you could make it to the car?" When did I turn into a mother? Oh yeah, when I had a baby possibly.
"Yeah, I'm good."
"Okay Mikey. I'm gonna drive you, 'cause in your state, you WILL crash the car."
At the hospital
"Right, I'm gonna go try save my broken marriage. Call me when it happens. I'll check in if I get worried."
At the apartment
Okay, I've deduced that Frank is
in the bedroom 'cause he isn't anywhere else. I opened the door all ready to say something, but stopped dead. Frank was standing over the cot, watching Liam sleep. I think I may have died from cuteness overload. I think Frank heard me choke, 'cause he turned around.
"Be quiet 'cause he's asleep. And you're sleeping on the sofa. Get out."
12 hours later
"Hey Mikey. Anything?"
"Nope. She's not even fully dialated yet. She's got 4 centimetres to go apparently. I have no idea what they're talking about."
8 hours later
"Anything?"
"2 centimetres to go."
Another 4 hours after that
"Anything?"
"Nothing has moved in the last 4 hours. I really need to sleep."
"Imagine how Alicia feels."
Another 8 hours later
"Anything?"
"IT'S A BOY!"
"I'll be right there."
At the hospital
Alicia looks exhausted. But then again, anyone would be after 32 hours of labour. Alicia turned towards me.
"Come see your nephew Gerard."
He looks exactly like Mikey. He's a mini Mikey. I turned to my little brother. "You have a mini-me!" I made grabby hands at the baby and I think Alicia understood. "What are you gonna call him?"
"Michael Gerard Way."
"Oh my God. You guys!"
Back at home -
The next morning.
Frank's
in the bathroom so I'm taking the chance to go look at Liam. He's wriggling and gurgling - it's so cute! I played a part in making him. I'm good. I don't remember it, but that's not the point. Woah, hands snaking round my waist.
"You make big mistakes, but they're good mistakes if that makes any sense."
"Not really, but does this mean you're not gonna throw me out?"
"I can't really stay mad at you 'cause you've given me the one thing I wanted." I turned around and kissed him full on the mouth. He pushed me back. "Gerard, not in front of the kid."
I giggled. "Mikey has a mini-me."
"Random. What?"
"His kid looks exactly like him, and you'll never guess what his middle name is."
"What?"
"Gerard."
"Well I feel loved."
"My - no
our kid has your last name, not mine. Although mine is now yours."
"Stop trying Gerard. You'll hurt yourself."
6 months later
Frank is sat on the sofa cuddling Liam. It is the cutest thing I have ever seen. He's a more natural mother than Alicia. That's kinda scary. Frank has completely taken on the mother role. Night feeds and everything. Surprisingly, me cheating on him and producing a child has actually bought us closer together. Frank suddenly looked up at me.
"He's not gonna be ugly."
"How can you tell?"
"He has you as a father."
"Thanks babe."
That night
"Frank, Liam wants feeding." Pause. "Frank, Liam's crying." Pause. "Frank!" The wanker's got ear plugs in! I guess I'm getting up then.
"Okay little guy, shush. Let's go get you a bottle 'cause Daddy's husband is an idiot." God, he's so cute when he's sucking a bottle. He's just cute full stop. And he's mine. I still can't believe that. Woah, loud vibration! Who would be calling me at 3
in the morning? Of course, Mikey.
"Are you doing a night feed?" God, he sounds tired.
"Yeah."
"I hate it."
"Frank's got ear plugs in."
"Alicia's just refusing to wake up. That woman has too much willpower."
Next morning - 6:00AM
Yeah, I didn't go back to sleep. I'm lying on the sofa, with Liam asleep on my chest, watching early morning cartoons.
"Morning hun."
"You had ear plugs in last night. I hate you." He giggled.
"I just figured you should learn to do a night feed, since I've been doing them for the past six months."
"Okay, I'll do you a deal. Leave out the ear plugs and do all the night feeds, and I'll do all the nappy changing."
"Deal."