Deep in Love (scomiche)

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Quite a few of you have been giving me ideas for the book. I appreciate every single one of you. So I thought I would give all of them a shout out in this chapter. (Some of them might have already gotten a shout out.)

lil_rae22
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pentalyrics
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It had been a couple of weeks since Mitch had seen Owen and things were almost back to normal. Other than the fact that the younger man had started waking up in the middle of the night with nightmares. Scott wanted to be able to help him. All he could do was hold Mitch and tell him that everything would be fine. Mitch obviously hadn't been sleeping well and it was defiently starting to show.

He had large bags under his eyes and Mitch had even started to lose weight. He was already a very thin individual, Scott was scared about the weight loss. Even the kids had started noticing that something was up. Scott had promised to keep seeing Owen under wraps though. They didn't want to worry the kids, since Blake and Zoey knew about their dad.

"Why don't you go take a nap, Mitchie?" The blonde suggests, looking up from a box that he was unpacking. They had finally moved into the new house. The past couple of days had been spent bringing boxes inside and unpacking. Mitch was trying to help but he was almost falling asleep standing up.

"I want to help you." Mitch argues, blinking a few times before bending back down to open a box up. "It wouldn't be fair if I made you do all of the work."

"You're not making me do anything, sweetie, I want you to lay down." Scott says, standing up and waking over to Mitch. He places his hands on the brunette's shoulder and gently leads him to their bed. It was the only piece of furniture Scott had bothered putting together. "Just try to get some rest. I'll be here the whole time."

Mitch opens his mouth to argue again, but ends up just nodding his head. Scott smiles and helps the younger man into bed, pulling the covers around him. He places a kiss on Mitch's forehead and then turns back around. Even though Scott wouldn't leave the room, as promised, he still had some boxes to unpack.

Scott unpack everything at a high speed and fishes just before someone knocks on the door. The blonde looks up and smiles when he sees Zoey standing outside of his bedroom. She had just started remembering to call him Scott at home. It had come as a big relief for him. He didn't want to be known only as their teacher.

"What's up, Zoe?" Scott asks, running a hand through his hair. Everyone in the house had been unpacking. Asher was the only exception because Scott had promised to help him later.

"Asher and Blake are both complaining that they're hungry. I was going to make them lunch, but there's nothing in the fridge. So I have no way to make the shut up."

"Yeah, I was going to go grocery shopping with your dad. He was in desperate need of a nap though." Scott says, grabbing his jacket and car keys. "I'll go pick up something for lunch. Go tell the boys to be patient, i'll be back as soon as I can."

Zoey nods and leaves the room, disappearing down one of the hallways. The blonde smiles and turns back towards Mitch. He had finally fallen asleep and Scott wanted it to stay that way. Sadly, he knew he couldn't his leave the younger man alone. Scott had promised to stay with him until he woke up. If Mitch had a nightmare and Scott wasn't there, he wouldn't forgive himself.

He walks over to the brunette and brushes the hair from his face. "Mitchie?" Scott speaks quietly and gently places a kiss on his cheek bone. The younger man starts to stir awake and his eyes flutter open. "Hey, sweetie. How are you feeling?"

"A little better." Mitch says, a small smile coming onto his face. His hand finds Scott's and their fingers intertwine. "How long was I out?"

"A couple of hours. I didn't want to wake you up, but I need to go get food for the kiddos." Scott says. He sits down on the bed next to Mitch. "I promised I wouldn't leave you. So, I had to wake you up."

"I appreciate it, Scotty." Mitch smiles, slowly getting out of bed. He grabs his phone and jacket before looking back at Scott. "So, where are we going to get food?"
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Is there anything I can do to make this book more enjoyable? Please, all feedback is appreciated.

Also! (Sorry for yelling). If I was going to write another book, what ship should it be about. It could still be scomiche, I just want to know what you guys want to read!