pet | scömìche

chapter ten

scott whined when mitch was on the phone again across the room at his desk and he reached for him, frowning. "mommy!"

mitch looked up at him and started to say something, but he stopped and instead spoke to the person on the other end. "so we need five orders of hamburger buns?" he asked, writing something down on the piece of paper in front of him.

scott groaned and flopped back down on the bed, sighing dramatically.

mitch smiled to himself, but kept writing, occasionally nodding and making some noise of acknowledgement.

"mommy..." scott whined again, looking over at him.

mitch looked up at him again, silently raising an eyebrow.

scott pouted at him and crossed his arms over his chest.

mitch sighed with a smile, but got up and moved over to him, sitting down yet continuing to listen to the person on the other end.

scott smiled widely and laid his head in mitch's lap happily.

mitch absentmindedly ran his fingers through scott's hair, nodding along to whatever the person said. "okay. yeah. bye." he hung up.

scott sighed exasperatedly, "finally."

mitch laughed softly and set his phone on the bedside table, using both hands to run his fingers through scott's hair.

scott nuzzled against his hand and made a small noise.

"do you still love me?" mitch asked softly, genuinely wanting to know.

scott nodded quickly, looking up at him.

mitch smiled shyly and met his eyes. "i love you too."

scott smiled and let his eyes slip closed.

"you're so beautiful," mitch murmured absentmindedly.

scott blushed and opened his eyes again to peek up at him.

mitch smiled and got lost in his eyes.

scott blushed more and squeaked quietly, hiding his face.

mitch frowned. "aw."

scott peeked at him through his fingers.

mitch smiled hopefully. "come back? please?"

scott shook his head stubbornly and hid his face in mitch's leg.

mitch pouted and moved his arms from around him, crossing them over his chest.

scott whined and curled up slightly. "that's not fair," he muttered.

mitch pouted more. "scottiiiiieeeee."

scott shook his head stubbornly and didn't move.

mitch made a small noise and tried to pull him back up. "please."

scott reluctantly pulled his hands away and glanced at him.

mitch smiled with relief and swallowed the lump that was for some reason forming in his throat, wrapping his arms around him again.

scott nuzzled against him and curled up, moving completely onto his lap.

mitch held him close, murmuring a soft, "kiss?"

scott nodded and looked up at him.

mitch gently took his chin and pressed their lips together, closing his eyes.

scott reached up to cup mitch's cheeks carefully, leaning against him.

mitch smiled into the kiss, his eyes crinkling at the corners, and pulled him closer.