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Frankie cried out in pain as I twisted his arm backwards. "Stop!... I didn't mean...aahh." He protested trying to wriggle away from me.

"You just said-" I yelled at him.

"I didn't mean... I thought you knew... fuck." He said as I let him go. Thought I knew? All I could think of was Gerard assuring me that day that he never slept with Lia. "Elle, I didn't mean.. That's not what I...uh." Frankie was babbling. Trying to talk his way out of it... I shook my head at him and told him to shut the fuck up.

"Well we'll just see what Gerard has to say now." I said pulling up in front of Gerard's and Mikey's house. I got out and marched up to the front door and knocked on it...hard. Frankie was a few feet behind me. I glared over at him and he had his head hung down, he was biting his lip a little... Mikey opened the door.

"Oh hey!" he says cheerfully. I hold my hand up to his face.

"Wait- don't say another word Mikey." I tell him. "Is your mom home?" I ask. He shakes his head no. "Your dad?" I ask as he continues to shake his head no. "Your grandma... is anyone here except for you- and Gerard?" I ask trying to hold back my anger.

"No why?" He says looking over at Frankie, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Because I am going to KILL your brother and I don't want there to be any witnesses!" I say pushing Mikey out of the doorway.

"Shit." I hear Frankie mumble as I headed down the stairs into Gerard's room.

Gerard was sitting on his bed lacing up his boots. He sees me coming down and smiles. He stood up to kiss me I guess. I shook my head no at him. I was so angry...

"What's the matter?" He says noticing the expression on my face.

"Lia was here last night?" I say folding my arms. He frowned. "You didn't think to fucking tell me that when you called!"

Gerard looks over my shoulder at Frankie. "Why the fuck did you tell her that!" He yells at him.

"No, no, no." I say waving my hand at Gerard. "Leave him out of it. The question is why the fuck didn't YOU tell me!" I say and Gerard looks down a little.

"I didn't want to make you more upset." He said looking back up at me. "And Frankie shouldn't have said anything either." He said glaring over at him and Mikey.

"Didn't I tell you yesterday that I don't need you trying to protect me?" I say and then I look over at Frankie and Mikey across the room. "That goes for all of you." I say to them. "You guys treat me like I'm fragile fucking porcelain doll and I'm going to break into a million little pieces or some shit if I get upset." I laugh a little.

"I'm sorry Elle." Gerard said reaching for my hand.

I step back a little. "So then tell me." I say looking deep into his eyes. I had to know if he was lying to me.

"About what?" He said a little confused.

"She came and then..." I prompted him.

"And she told me what happened and I told her about the letter and she refused to believe me and then she just left." He said shrugging a little.

"She just walked out!" I said in disbelief. That was definitely not like Lia...

"Well my Grandma was here and I don't know." He shrugged again and looked away.

"And your grandma doesn't like her?" I asked. Gerard wrinkled his eyebrows and looked over my shoulder at Frankie.

"What?" He said making a face like he didn't know what I was saying. I turn my head and see Frankie trying to mouth him something but Gerard couldn't figure out what...

"Shut the fuck up Frankie." I yell. "You tell me the truth right now Gerard!" I say poking his chest with my finger...Gerard was looking over at Frankie pretty hard...

"What the hell did you tell her man?" Gerard yells at him stepping a little to my left.

"Hey!" I say stepping back in front of him. "Not him. Me." I say poking him again. "You look at me Gerard." I tell him and he does. He looked right into my eyes too..."Your Grandma doesn't like Lia here because..." I prompt him again. He just looks at me blankly. "Well Frankie seems to think its because she thinks you might hook up with her again." I say and Gerard frowns. "Yes? No?" I ask.

He shrugs. He fucking shrugs!!! What the fuck is that?

"You told me you never slept with her!" I yell and push his chest hard. He fell back a little..

"I didn't!" He exclaims.

"Uh were going to go back upstairs." Mikey says as he and Frankie head towards the steps.

"No!" I yell. "You stay right there!" I tell them and they both freeze. "This is bullshit. Why the fuck would Frankie say that then!" I yell at Gerard. Gerard looks over at him and then back at me.

"I never slept with her Elle.- that's what you asked me that night and that's what I told you. Did you fucking tell her I slept with Lia?" He says looking back over at Frankie.

Frankie shakes his head no. "No.- I didn't mean it like that." He said softly to me.

"But you WERE with her?" I ask. Gerard looks down at his feet. "You never fucked her but you what made out with her then? When the fuck the did this happen?" I ask and they all looked down at their feet. "What the hell is going on?" I yell at all of them.

"Look I told you how Ray wanted to break up with her." Gerard says softly looking up a little.

"And he fucking asked you to hit on her?" I said a little confused. "I thought he asked Bob?"

"Actually he didn't ask." Gerard said frowning.

"Oh so you just wanted to... I get it..." I said taking a step back from him. I felt sick...

"Um no we uh.. drew straws." Mikey's voice called out from behind me. I spun around.

"You what?" I said to him.

"Uh. drew straws." He repeated. I looked at all of them. They all looked so pathetic that I knew it was true.

"You drew straws for Lia?" I said shaking my head at them. "And Gerard won?" I laughed a little.

"Won?" He snickered. "I fucking lost Elle." He said and I smiled at him. He reached over and pulled me into his arms. "But I couldn't do it." He sighed pressing me into his chest. "Yeah I fooled around with her a little but then I told her that it was you... its always been you." He whispered into my ear. He kissed my neck softly. I sighed and pulled back.

"And?" I said waiting for him to go on.

"And when I told her that she freaked out and started throwing shit around cursing at me and my grandma was here and I don't know..." He shrugged. I looked over at Mikey and he nodded. Well.. That did sound like Lia...

"Are you sure you guys are related?" Frankie laughs and I frown.

"I don't know Frankie." I sigh. "Hey could I have the um." I say to Gerard and he nods. He opens his drawer and pulls out my mom's letter and hands it to me.

"You know there is a way to know for sure." Mikey says pushing his glasses up. I look at him blankly. "Uh it's called DNA!" he laughs.

"Yeah right Mikey like Bills going to fucking do that!" I laugh.

"Well maybe Bill wont, but Lia might..." Mikey shrugs. "I mean it's not as accurate but it should still be pretty close." He says and I shake my head no.

"No Mikey. If my mom said that-then I believe her" I say waving the pink paper at him. Gerard was frowning. "What?" I ask him.

"Elle..." He said hesitantly.

"Is that not what it said?" I ask him roughly.

"No it does!" he says quickly. "But it..umm..." He said making a face. "Its just..."

"What!" I snap.

"Didn't you tell me that your grandma died." He said hesitantly.

"Yeah she was killed in a car crash a few years before I was born." I say squinting a little at Gerard trying to figure out what he was getting at.

"But she's not buried at the cemetery with your papa or your mom is she?" Gerard said and I shook my head no. “Cause Lia said-” He stammered a little and I cut him off. The last thing I wanted to hear was more crap from Lia right now.

"No- She was cluster phobic." I explain. "My papa said she didn't want to be buried so she was cremated." I tell him. "Why are you asking me this?"

"Well, your mom said something about wanting to die and be buried close to her mom." Gerard said looking at me funny. “I mean I showed the letter to Lia and” His voice trailed off a little and I frowned.

"You showed this to Lia?“ I asked in disbelief and he nodded.

“Yeah this part- Here." He says pointing. I read it over quickly. That what it said. My mom wanted to be buried near her mother…? But that makes no sense. "I don't understand." I say trying not to cry.

"Elle was your mom on a lot of medication when she died?" Mikey asks coming over and reading over my shoulder.

"What?" I say folding up the letter and slipping it into my bag.

"I mean like pain medication or something?" He repeats.

"She couldn't breathe." I say shaking my head a little. "I don't...I mean... I guess..." I sniffled a little. Gerard wrapped his arm around me.

"I think the DNA test would be the best way to go." Mikey said to no one in particular.

"Maybe you could call Mr. Reefer." Gerard said rubbing my arm a little.

"Um I hate to be the one to say this." Frankie interrupts. "But if don't leave now- were going to be late for school...." He says. I kiss Gerard goodbye and follow them up the steps.

Damn...

I never thought I'd see the day-

That Frankie Iero WANTS to go to school!!!