He misses Mikey.
It's been twelve fucking years, but he still misses Mikey.
Mikey.
His Mikey.
Nobody else's. Not Alicia's, not Gabes, and definitely not Kristin's.
It wouldn't be so bad to get back together with Mikey. Kristin has been out of Mikey's life for months. Surely he's over her by now.
Pete picks up his phone.
Ashlee's long gone. Meagan left.
All he has are his boys and his dogs.
He needs someone to fill the hole in his heart.
Someone who will hold him at night, someone who will laugh at all his cheesy jokes. Someone who will kiss him on the forehead and call him "Petey" and roll his eyes when Pete gets frustrated.
He needs someone who loves him.
He needs Mikey.
Pete, with shaky hands, opens Mikey's contact and begins typing. He presses delete and starts a new one.
It's a vicious cycle that repeats multiple times.
He remembers everything that happened when he was with Mikey and feels his eyes start to sting.
"If I could have a chance to go back and do 2005 again, I'd quit FOB after warped was over and stay with you. I miss you."
He's left on read for quite a while, which causes his head to ache.
"trust me, I would too. But that's in the past, Pete. Leave it there."
Pete wipes his eyes.
"Please. Give me a chance. One chance to prove to you that I can make you happier than anyone else can."
He waits anxiously for a reply.
"How do you know?"
Pete sighs.
"I don't."
What comes next causes Pete to grin the widest he's grinned in years.
"I'll fly in next week."
this was rushed and shitty ew
