Yo I meant to update this earlier but I accidentally took a five hour nap

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I yawned as I woke up, smiling as I looked over at Gee. He just looked at me with a pout as he looked at me, crossing his arms

"Oh god, what have I done now?" I mumbled.

"My tummy is hungry, it needs yummies," he said.

I yawned as sat up, rubbing my eyes. I brought him out to the kitchen and saw Jamia still asleep on the couch.

"What do you want for breakfast?" I asked.

"Pan cakes," he said.

I nodded, going to the stove to cook. When I glanced over at Gee I saw him getting closer to Jamia and I sighed.

"Let her sleep, don't wake her up," I said.

Gee nodded and sat at the table with Sebastian. I gave him a sippy cup of apple juice and made three plates of chocolate chip pancakes. Gee doused his in maple syrup before eating happily. Jamia woke up, yawning as she looked around.

"Shit, I fell asleep," she mumbled. "Oh god, I probably look like a mess."

"You look amazing as always," I said.

Jamia blushed as she came over to sit at the table with us.

"Good morning," she said.

"Morning," Gee said, covered in sticky syrup that dribbled down his cheek.

We finished eating and Jamia stood up.

"I should really get going now," Jamia said. "Sorry again for falling asleep."

"Don't worry, you're welcome here whenever you want," I said, giving her a hug before she left. "And now we need to get you cleaned up."

I brought Gee to the bathroom, running a hot bubble bath for him. Gee took a bath while I washed the dishes and sat down on the couch to watch the news. Gee came out in a towel and I grabbed some clothes for him, helping him to get dressed into a pastel purple dress. He snuggled up onto the couch with me, looking at the tv nervously.

"It won't hurt you," I promised, wrapping an arm around him.

Gee smiled up at me, resting his head on my shoulder.

"What's this?" He asked.

"It's the news," I said.

"It's boring," he stated.

I changed to some cartoons and he gasped excitedly. Gee happily watched the show while my mind started to drift off. Jamia was getting us a meeting with an actual record label in just two days. Maybe this can be our big break to becoming famous. We could have sold out shows and play at Madison Square Garden. And then as soon as Gee is gone with his family I could go on tour with the band and have the life I always dreamed of.

"Frankie?" Gee asked, tugging on my sleeve.

I hummed, looking over at him as I was pulled out of my daydream.

"Evan is making a sound," he said, pointing to my phone.

I picked it up and answered it, pressing it to my ear.

"Hey, Frank, do you think you could cover an hour of my lunch shift?" Ray asked. "I promise I'll owe you one, I'll take your last hour of the day of Friday."

"Alright, that's fine," I said.

I hung up and sighed. A little bit later I was dressed in my uniform and grabbed a pair of Gee's shoes. I helped put them on him and held his hand, bringing him outside. Gee looked around excitedly as we walked. He skipped beside me until we got to the restaurant and he looked around curiously.

"You're going to sit here and play while you eat and wait for me," I said.

Gee nodded and I sat him down in the booth in the corner. I ran into the back to grab him a burger and fries before I took my spot behind the counter. I took orders while keeping on eye on Gee, watching him take every piece of the burger apart and eat them individually. The weirdest part was when he started licking his fries.

"Who's that?" Lindsey asked.

"He is...a long story," I said.

"Boyfriend?" Lindsey guessed.

"No, definitely not," I said. "He's just someone that I'm currently housing."

"He's a little odd," Lindsey said.

"He's very odd but in the most perfect way, he's so sweet," I said.

Some lady came up and I took her order before I went back to watch Gee from behind the register. He finished his food and I cleaned up his table while he played with Sebastian.

"How much longer are we here?" Gee asked.

"Not long, I promise," I said, kissing the top of his head.

He smiled up at me, holding up Sebastian. I gave his lamb a kiss too and he giggled happily. I went back to where Lindsey was and I leaned against the counter.

"He's cute," Lindsey said. "He's like a toddler."

"Yeah, basically," I muttered.

"You should get him a happy meal toy," Lindsey suggested.

I nodded as Ray walked in.

"God, thank you, I so owe you," he said.

I swiped a toy before going over to where Gee was.

"Come on, let's go home," I said.

Gee held my hand happily as we walked out of the building.

"What's that?" He gasped.

"That's a squirrel," I said, looking at the little animal run up a tree.

"Squill," Gee gasped.

I chuckled softly over at him. God he's adorable.

"I like squills," he said. "Squills are cute! Can I have a squill?"

"No, I'm sorry," I said. "That would be pretty cool but we can't have a pet squirrel.

"Why not?" He asked.

Because squirrels don't make very good pets, I'm not sure where I would even get one," I said. "Unless we just trapped one and kept it in our house but it would be chaotic with that thing running around."

Gee swung our hands as he smiled up at me.

"Do you wanna go to the park?" I asked.

"What's that?" He asked.

I smiled and turned a different direction. We got to a little park and Gee looked around at the empty place nervously.

"Wh-what's that?" He asked, pointing to the slide.

I took his hand, bringing him to the top of the playset. I sat him down on the top of the slide and tried to push him down but he refused to budge. I sighed and sat beside him, my legs on either side of him as I held his shoulders. I pushed us down and he shrieked happily. We got to the bottom and Gee dragged me back up to the top so we could go again. He made me go down the slide until I lost count and was growing tired but his happy giggles made it so I never wanted to stop.

"Alright, alright, are you hungry?" I asked when we got to the bottom of the slide again.

"My tummy says no," he replied.

I chuckled softly, stopping him when he tried to pull me up to the top again.

"Are you sure your tummy isn't hungry?" I asked.

"Tummy not hungry," he pouted.

"Gee, we should get home, it's starting to get late," I said, looking out at the sun that was beginning to set.

"No, not going," he pouted. "We slide."

"No, we aren't sliding anymore," I stated. "We're going home."

Gee looked at me and that's when I realized my mistake because he was very obviously about to throw a fit. He burst into tears, throwing Sebastian on the ground as he ran away. My eyes widened and I grabbed his stuffie before running to chase after him. I made it to the woods and looked around, trying to figure out where he was.

"Gee!" I called. "Gee!"

I heard nothing and couldn't find him anywhere as I ran around, weaving in between trees and rocks. It grew darker and even harder to see the longer I couldn't find him.

"Gee! Come out!" I shouted.

Panic was coursing through my body as my heart raced, dread turning me ice cold.

"Please, w-we can go back on the slide," I begged.

I looked around but still couldn't find him anywhere. I grabbed my phone and called Jamia.

"Gee got upset and ran away and I can't find him and I need help because it's dark and late and he's all alone and--"

"Where are you?" She asked.

"I'm at the playground near my house," I said.

"Alright, stay there," she said. "I'm going to stop by your house to see if he went there and then I'm going to join you."

I sighed and hung up, looking around. It grew colder and colder and I knew Gee would probably be freezing right now.

"Gee!" I called.

Twenty minutes later Jamia was with me helping me look for Gee.

"Hey, you need to stop panicking," Jamia said. "Freaking out isn't going to help you find him at all. You need to calm down."

She handed me two thermoses and I frowned in confusion.

"Coffee is for us to share and hot chocolate to try and coax Gee out wherever he is," she explained.

I nodded and took a drink of the coffee that seemed to warm me from the inside out before I handed it to her.

"Gee! I have hot chocolate!" I called. "You don't know what that is but I promise it's good!"

We looked around until it was already ten at night and by that point I was almost in tears.

"Wh-what if he's hurt?" I asked. "What if he gets kidnapped again? Oh god, maybe he's dead! He's never gonna come home and he's gonna be hurt because of me!"

"Frank, Frank, calm down," she said. "We'll find him."

We walked around, trying to look for him everywhere as we called for him. I heard quiet crying and ran towards the sound as my legs ached. I found Gee curled up next to a garbage can in someone's backyard as he sobbed. I wrapped my arms around him, picking him up as he clung to me tight.

"I've got you," I whispered.

"Come on, I'll drive you guys home," Jamia said.

I nodded and I sat in the backseat of her car with Gee. He sat in my lap and quietly drank the hot chocolate as he sniffled. I rubbed his arms, trying to warm him up as he shivered. We got back to my house and I kissed Jamia's cheek before carrying him inside.

"Gee, you can't run away like that," I said.

Gee sniffled and nodded his head, hugging me close. Losing him tonight was one of the scariest things that has ever happened to me and I didn't want to lose him again.