The tenor..

Mac n Cheese

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- sorry i havent updated in so long!! I hope you guys still remember the story lol. I'm gonna aim to update every two weeks or so because I have exams right now!! Thanks so much for reading, this ones for the scolex fans out there xox -

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I went home feeling pumped and had a new-found spring in my step; my mind was racing with ideas for the band and potential songs and albums. I must admit though, I really thought the others weren't going to sign the papers but I'm so glad they did.

I slid my key in the door and twisted the handle. Instantly I was hit by the strong smell of melted cheese and I smiled as a warm feeling spread through my entire body. I dropped my bags immediately and wandered into the kitchen where I found Alex looking very out of place hunched over an enormous pot of gooey cheese stirring insistently.

"Scott! You're home!" He exclaimed, letting the spoon carelessly plunge into the concoction with a 'plop' as he hurried towards me.

"How was the meeting?" He asked. "Am I now dating a popstar?' He chuckled wrapping his arms around my waist, smiling up at me.

I let out a laugh and rolled my eyes teasingly, "Just because we have a record deal, doesn't mean we're famous!"

He dropped his arms from my sides and his mouth practically fell open. "So you signed it?" he blurted in awe.

I bit my lip in an attempt to stop the grin from spreading across my face and nodded. Just as quickly as he had comically retracted his arms from me, they now enveloped me so tightly that I felt pain in my ribcage. I let out a hearty laugh and ran my fingers through his caramel hair. My laugh slowly trailed off and he noticed. 

"Was everything okay?" He asked cautiously. I could tell his eyebrows were furrowed even though they rested on my chest. 

"Yeah, well- everyone was a bit hesitant to sign it but they came around in the end." I replied.

"How come?" He responded curiously.

"I think our manager was just very enthusiastic and insistent that we did and, I don't know, I think it put them off a bit" I, too, furrowed my eyebrows thinking about Carter; he seemed nice but something was off.

"I'm sure it'll be fine, Scotty" He assured me, as he always did, and squeezed me around my middle. "I'm so proud of you" he said softly. The corners of my mouth turned upwards a little and I closed my eyes, thinking only of him.

 We stood like that for a while.

"Alex?" I whispered after a few minutes.

"Yes?" He lifted his head from where it had been buried in my chest and gazed up at me expectantly.

"I think the cheese is burning" I admitted.

"Scott!" he exclaimed rushing over to the pot that was now bubbling over and oozing onto the granite worktop. "I'm so sorry" he blurted as he began to stir the cheese violently and wiped his forehead with his free hand.

"I just wanted to make you mac n' cheese to celebrate and you know I can't cook but i just thought I-"

I laughed and shook my head walking toward a now very flustered Alex and touched his hand that was whipping the cheese to a pulp, his eyes locked with mine.

"Don't worry" I said lightly, dipping my finger into the brownish cheesy mixture and then licking it clean. "It still tastes like cheese?" I offered with an encouraging look to console the blue-eyed boy in front of me but he just placed the lid on the pot and sighed,

"Takeout it is, then".