While the twitter drama was unfolding, Fran was comfortably having a dreamless sleep. He particularly slept early that night because the exhaustion from sleepless nights during Noah’s hospitalization finally caught up to Fran.
So, when he woke up the next morning, Fran was surprised to see Noah sleeping next to him.
Instead of waking Noah up, Fran decided to watch his boyfriend’s peaceful sleeping face. Fran couldn’t help but smile while looking at Noah. His boyfriend looked so handsome. Fran hooked his arm on Noah’s hips and gave his boyfriend a kiss on the cheek. It was such a treat to wake up in the morning and the first thing you would see was your beloved’s face. What a great way to start his day!
Fran kept on hugging his boyfriend while looking at his sleeping face. A few minutes later, Noah started to move. Fran saw his boyfriend’s eyes opened slowly.
“Good morning…” Fran greeted his beloved with a lovely smile.
Noah replied with: “Good morning, boo…” in a sleepy voice. Then, a look of panic was shown on his face. “Oh, shit, I fell asleep!”
Fran had the urge to laugh. His boyfriend looked bewildered… well, Noah still looked handsome, though.
Noah got up from the bed. “Stay here. I’ll get you breakfast.” Then, he was out of Fran’s room in a flash.
Not a moment later, Noah was back—holding a wooden tray and a big smile on his face.
“Breakfast in bed…” Noah said.
Fran was happy. “How can you prepare something like this in a jiffy?”
“Oh, you don’t want to know. He-he.” Noah scratched his head. “Well, to tell you the truth, I’ve been here an hour ago. I told your mom that I’m going to surprise you by cooking you breakfast. Then, after cooking, I went to your room to wait for you to wake up. Though, I fell asleep beside you. And you took advantage of me while I was sleeping!”
“Are you being stingy because I kissed you on the cheek?” Fran said in a teasing voice.
Noah pouted his lips. “You should have kissed me on the lips!“
Fran laughed heartily. Ah, this was bliss. “I love to wake up seeing you beside me. Let’s do it more often.”
“By ‘it’ do you mean, lovemaking or sleeping?
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“You eat, too…” Fran told Noah.
His boyfriend grinned. “I’m fine. Just seeing you happily eating what I prepared, I am already full.”
“Thank you…” Fran gave Noah his loveliest smile. He ate with so much enthusiasm. The food tasted great. Fran could taste love and care as the two main ingredients.
After eating, Noah took away the dishes. Fran was asked to stay in his room. Noah came back after a few minutes. It was time for Fran to ask what was really going on.
“Spill it out, Noah…” Fran told his boyfriend. “I know something’s up.”
Noah sighed. “How can you tell?”
Fran smiled at him. “I know you would do anything for me. Making breakfast is just a normal way for you to show how you love me. But, I also know that after me, you care deeply for my mom. This is the first time you visited my house after you were discharged from the hospital. It’s hard for me to believe that you’d miss the chance to bond with my mom over breakfast. So, I thought that you have something to tell me…only to me.”
After hearing what Fran said, Noah facial expression became serious. “Usually, I would deal with this kind of issue without your knowledge. I always thought that I should protect you from everything that would harm you—behind your back. I don’t want you to be stressed about these things. I want you to be always happy, Fran. However, with the issue at hand, I thought I’ll let you know. Not for you to get hurt, but for you to understand that you’re not alone anymore. I am here, Fran…with you. Let’s face this together.”
Even before hearing about the issue Noah was talking about, Fran’s heart was at peace. He could tell that no matter what kind of problem it was, Fran would not be swayed. He had Noah. Fran couldn’t ask for more.
Noah held Fran’s hand and squeezed it. Without a moment later, Noah handed his phone to Fran.
Fran saw that there was an app opened on Noah’s phone—it was twitter. Fran read the series of tweets from a user named @hunnywhat.
After reading the tweets, Fran heaved a deep sigh.
So, it was time.
*****
Noah looked at his boyfriend’s reaction after Fran handed him the phone back. He was expecting for Fran to get mad, or maybe cry out of frustration. But, Noah didn’t expect for his boyfriend to smile after reading the slanderous tweets about him.
“I know, you’re wondering why I’m smiling after reading those mean tweets about me.” Fran told him. “Well, if you showed them to me three or two years ago, I would be fuming mad. I would also blame myself. Though, I’ll do those things in silence. I used to be the person who didn’t like to open up to people. I didn’t want them to know what I actually think or feel. I used to suffer in silence. I was that kind of person.” Fran looked into his eyes. “But, those things are all in the past now. I am not alone, just like you said. I have you, Noah. The things mentioned in that series of tweets, they don’t bother me anymore. I have you. That’s all I need in my present and for the future.”
Noah hugged Fran tightly. He fell in love with his boyfriend again. “I love you, Fran and thank you for loving me just the same.”
“I love you, too, Noah. Thank you for always protecting me. Do you mind, if I tell you everything that happened in the past? I just want to be fully honest with you.”
“I don’t mind, boo. Tell me everything…” Noah kissed Fran on the forehead.
“In all honesty, this is the first time I’ll tell someone the whole story. Not even my parents know the entirety of it. But, I want to tell you all of it, Noah. Sorry if I hid something like this to you.”
“Don’t be sorry.” Noah assured Fran. “Let me know your past.”
Fran started to tell his story:
Fran had a childhood friend named Vince. They were friends and classmates since nursery school. Vince would follow Fran everywhere. Fran was annoyed at first, though, eventually, he warmed up to Vince.
During 9th grade, Fran told Vince that he was gay. He also told his friend that it was okay if Vince didn’t want to be friends anymore. But, Vince told Fran that he would accept and respect his choice regarding his sexuality. Hence, their friendship continued.
However, something had changed with Vince. He started to show more affection towards Fran. Vince became touchy and he would hug Fran without any permission.
Fran was uncomfortable with Vince’s sudden ‘affection’ towards him, but he thought it was okay because they were best friends. Then, at the start of 10th grade, Vince told Fran, point blank, that he liked him. Not as a friend, but romantically. Vince told Fran he didn’t think he was gay. Though, he wanted to be with Fran not just as best friend, but something more than that. Fran was not very keen with the idea of him being romantically involved with his best friend. So, he told Vince that he couldn’t see them being together.
However, Vince was determined to be with Fran. He started to pursue Fran with all his might. Vince would gift him flowers, and he would write him letters which contained Vince’s feelings for Fran. Vince was very close with Fran’ s parents, especially, with his mother
Fran’s heart gradually warmed up to Vince’s showing of affection towards him. Fran gave in and let Vince be his boyfriend. Their relationship was kept secret, because Vince’s stepsister—Leslie, was too crazy about her brother. Fran and Vince thought that they need time to tell Leslie about their relationship. Fran could always feel that Leslie was not too keen about him. She was cold towards Fran and from time to time, would give sarcastic remarks when Fran was involved.
And that fateful day came. Leslie caught Fran and Vince inside the latter’s room. They were kissing while embracing each other. Before that, Vince was professing his love for Fran, but after they were caught, Vince started to tell lies to his sister just to free himself from the situation. Fran was left there to protect himself alone.
Leslie’s anger exploded. She called Fran names. She insulted him and made him feel bad about himself. Fran went home that day feeling lost. He was so angry with himself. Why did he have to be gay? Why did he have to be involved with his best friend? Why did he let himself trust someone who couldn’t protect and value him until the end. Vince just stood there while his sister was insulting Fran. He didn’t do or say anything. Fran felt betrayed. At that moment, he realized that the love Vince had for him was fake. How could you love someone and let them be insulted in front of you? At the end, Vince loved himself more than anyone.
Then, days after, Leslie’s facebook post about Fran became viral. Fran loved to sing since he was a child. So, he joined a local talent contest. But, he had to withdraw in the middle of the competition because of Leslie’s post.
Fran was mocked by people because of that viral facebook post. He was made fun of because of him being gay. His ‘friends’ avoided him and his teachers treated him like he had a contagious disease.
Fran’s parents also became the center of gossip. His father’s side of the family got angry with Fran and his mom. They were told to move out of the province and to go back to the city where Fran’s mom came from. Fran had to finish 10th grade first, before they moved to the city.
All of these were happening, but Fran didn’t see or heard anything from Vince. That was when Fran realized that it was all right for him to completely forget everything about him. Yes, he loved Vince more as a best friend than as a lover. Fran was ready to move on from the painful episode of his life.
Thus, his family moved to M City. Fran became introverted more than ever. He also promised himself not to trust people easily. He prefer to be alone than to be with someone and give them the power to hurt him again.
“But fate surely had a way to mess up my plans of being alone…” Fran said to Noah after telling him about his past. “I was so sure that I would end up alone and miserable, but, you came along…”
Noah felt a gentle hand squeezed his heart. If only he could go back in the past and help Fran go through all the bad things he experienced in life.
“You came into my life, Noah. You saved me from doom.” Fran smiled at him. “Because of you, I’m worthy of happiness again. You made me feel that life was worth living because you’re by my side. You are my greatest love. Maybe God let me experience those painful chapters in my life because he was preparing me to the one spectacular plot twist that I was waiting all my life—you. Oh, Noah, you. Now, my life is all about you.”
Noah touched Fran’s hair. “I love you.”
Fran looked at him in the eye. “And because of you, I am now ready to face the people that hurt me.”
“Fran, are you…?”
Fran nodded.
Noah hugged his beloved boyfriend. “Don’t worry. I’ll be with you.”
Beautiful! That step-sister must want to fuck her brother. Nasty 🤢
Thanks for the chapter.
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thanks for the chapter <3
Tearing up again… Fran’s journey towards becoming such a strong person, and giving his heart a chance to love again is so 😭😭😭! Those @sstwat siblings (Vince &Leslie) are lower than chicken 💩! 😤😡🤬
Thank you for the chapter <3
Wow she even went after his parents! And her brother did nothing – well it would have been harder for him after she made such a big fuss. Maybe she did that to keep her brother from talking.
Aawww just like what the title says… Along Came You..🥹💕✨