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And We'll Hold Each Other Close (Part 1)

I woke with a start and I sat up immediately, brain and eyes fuzzy from falling asleep on the couch. I've got to stop doing that I think to myself as I push myself off the couch to hop into my bed down the hall. I check my phone to see the time, the bright screen making me squint in the darkness of the room. 3:17am. Damnit Avi, I scold myself, unsure what woke me up from my unintentional nap. It's not until I'm halfway down the hall when I hear a soft knock on my front door. I instantly get an unsettled feeling in my stomach as I walk quickly towards the door, waking up quickly. I quickly look through the peephole and the image I see before me breaks my heart. I throw open the door and squat down, bundling a silent, distraught Mitch in my arms. The chilly breeze brushes past me into my small house, sending a chill up my spine. I hold Mitch's head in the crook of my neck, his freezing nose and ears cold against my own warm skin, his cheeks wet and cold with tears. I slowly lift both of us up, Mitch holding barely any of his own weight by himself and I end up practically picking him up and placing him gently down on my couch where I was previously fast asleep, and he instantly pushes his face into the couch pillow. I quietly wrap the blanket I had around myself not minutes before around him, and he cuddles and clutches it close to him. I go close the front door and lock it before making my way back to the couch and sitting gingerly next to the broken boy next to me. I softly lift him up and he buries his head in my chest.

"Mitchie... tell me what's happened this time"

He whimpers before barely whispering the phrase.

"I'll never find someone who loves me. I'm being stupid and ridiculous but I'm lonely and I can't handle my own problems and-" My heart breaks a little more as he lets out a sob and pushes his head further into my chest. I wrap my arms tighter around him, and bring one hand to caress his hair on his face.

"Mitch, you know that's not true. What's brought all this up? You're not being ridiculous at all sweetheart" Oops. I didn't mean to say that but he hasn't reacted so I let it slip.

"I just see Scott and Alex so happy and I'm so happy for both of them but constantly seeing them together builds up these doubts I'll ever have an Alex to my Scott. Have a relationship as unbreakable as theirs" He sobs again and I feel a tear running down my cheek. If only he knew.

"Mitchie you've told me you're lonely before, when did it get this bad? Last time you came to my house late at night your boyfriend had hit you and that was over a year ago. I'll always be here for you, don't feel like you can't come"

He finally looks up from my chest with a tear stained face and whispers

"I don't know."

I sigh and wipe the last tears off his cheeks before lifting his chin so he looks me in the eye. I'm close enough to his face that I could... NO Avi stop it.

"It's late, did you want me to set you up in the spare room or-"

"Can I sleep with you? No! Not like that!!" He giggles nervously before tucking his head into my shoulder to hide his blushing face. I feel my cheeks redden and the smile that's made it to my lips. I slowly stand before offering my hand to him.

"M'lady" I say as he takes my hand

"What a kind gentleman, thank you sir." I continue holding his hand as I lead him to the bathroom so he can wash the lonely night away before joining me. I stare a moment into his deep chocolate colored eyes, then let go of his hand before retreating out of the bathroom before I do anything stupid.

"Avi?"

I turn back around to see him standing there with his hands interlace with each other, his arms crossed and biting his lip.

"Yes queen?"

"Thank you for everything" I smile at him and leave the bathroom. Once the door closes behind me my eyes widen and I quickly get ready for bed before sitting on the side of my bed with my head in my hands, trying to make sense of Mitch's seemingly sudden outburst, and why he'd come to me first instead of Kirstie or one of his other friends.

"Avi!" I hear Mitch call from the bathroom a few minutes later. I walk over to the closed bathroom door.

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I forgot to ask for a towel, please?"

"Sure, one sec"

I grab a towel and knock before opening the door a crack so I can pass my hand through with the towel, before the door completely opens from the inside and I see a completely bare Mitch Grassi standing in front of me.

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So I've had this idea for a while and I finally got to writing it! If you want... I'll post a part 2 #soon >:D