Vacation (Scomiche)

Obsession

"Mitchy? Baby, wake up.", I heard Scott's deep morning voice in my ear. I really really didn't want to open my eyes. He started brushing his fingers over my cheekbones. I kept my eyes shut.

"So beautiful...", he whispered, barely audible. I felt him leaning over my body, his face centimeters away from mine. I could feel his breath on my lips-

My fucking phone rang. Great. Just great. Scott answered.

"Hey, Beau. Fine, you? He's still asleep. Yeah, we shared a room. Yes, Rome. Oh, I thought you wouldn't be here until late in the evening today. Okay, see you there. Bye."

"Fuck!", I heard him swearing.

"Scotty? Are you okay?", I opened my eyes and sat up a bit.

"Sweetheart, I'm so sorry, I didn't want to wake you up." Yeah, right, bitch.

"What happened?", I asked.

"Beau called. The ship is in Rome. He wants to meet up."

"Let's go then. I need to know what he discovered. I'm still so confused about everything."

We got dressed, left the hotel and walked to the place we were supposed to meet with Beau. It was a nice caffee  and he was already there waiting for us.

"Morning, Scott! Morning, Mitchy! I missed you!", he greeted us and hugged us both.

"Missed you too, beautiful. I was so worried that Alex did something to you.", I said. Scott gave me a look, but I ignored him.

"Have a seat. I ordered espresso for both of you, hope you don't mind. My treat."

We thanked him and waited until our coffees arrived.

"So Beau...you need to tell us everything.", Scott started and I nodded in agreement.

"I don't really know where to start...It's complicated. So...let's go back to the day you too got off the ship."

He seemed really tensed, almost scared.

"Alex told us about the pool party he was planning and I went with him to help. I thought I had a chance with him. When I got there, he said that he needed to go to the bathroom. He got a text from Shawn. I was curious, maybe jealous too, so I opened their chat."

He stopped to catch his breath.

"I found some really wierd texts, so I scrolled all the way up. So, here's where this story gets really fucked up, so bare with me."

"Apparently, Alex has a really disturbing obsession with you, Mitch. He saw you at the ship the first day you got there and he kinda fell for you. He's been stalking you since then."

"Scott, remember the guy that beat you up?", he turned to Scott.

"How do you know that?", Scott asked him.

"Mitch told me everything. He also told me how lucky you were, when this guy didn't show up again. Weird, isn't it? You didn't report him, right? Let me inform you that he's still there. You haven't seen him ever since cause...he's the captain."

My jaw dropped. Alex had told me that he was the captain's son. He made his dad beat Scott up. I looked at Scott and he was pale as a ghost.

"He knew that Scott was looking for you, Mitch.", Beau continued. "He found out from Shawn, who was there when Scott was talking to Avi about you at the bar. He freaked out and told his homophobic father to beat you up, Scott. I'm so sorry."

"That son of a bitch", Scott said.

"Not far from the truth.", I added.

"Of course there's more.", Beau added. "The day we got all together, Alex finally had his chance. When we were at the bar, him and you, Scott, were drinking a lot. However, his drinks were not alcoholic; Shawn made sure of that. He got you drank and spilled the wine on your shirt on purpose. Then he took you to your room."

I was speechless, angry and terrified of what I was about to hear.

"I don't know how to say this, and I'm really sorry, but... he apparently drugged you, Scotty." Beau lowered his head.

"If Mitch hadn't texted Alex to check on you...he could have given you an overdose. He made it look like you were making out when Mitch and I walked in the room. He wanted to make Mitch jealous."

I took Scott's hand in mine and he started rubbing small circles on my palm with his index finger.

"When he found out that we were a 'couple', his attention turned to me. He still wanted to get rid of you, Scott, completely. That's when he sent you to find Mitch. His plan was to send Scott away, so that he would miss the boat. But I found out and texted you, Mitch. Unfortunately, he got back and found me scrolling through his text. He ordered Shawn to contact Mitch and tell him that Scott was back, to make him return to the ship. I'm glad that Mitchy loves you enough to not give up on you, Scott. He chose to stay behind and find you, not knowing who to trust. He couldn't risk leaving you alone."

Scott was crying and so was I. He wrapped his arms around me and I fell into his chest.

"His plan for the pool party was to get rid of me this time. I explained everything to him. Why we pretended to be a couple, so he believed me. I even had to confess my feelings for him, even though they are gone now. He's still after you, Scott."

"I'm just gonna be extra careful from now on, I guess.", Scott said.

"I won't let anything happen to you, Scotty.", I whispered against his shirt, which was now wet from my tears.

"I know, sweetheart. And I'll always be here for you.", Scott replied.

"Why would Shawn help Alex though?", I asked, drying my tears.

"Because he likes Scott and he's terrified of Alex.", Beau said simply.

"They both have a very weird way of showing their love.", Scott said.

"They don't even know what love is.", I turned to Scott.

"They're gonna pay for what they did, guys. I'll make sure of that. Nobody has the right to take your happiness away from you, and you're only happy  when you're together.", Beau said. "When two people have such a special bond, the others need to respect that and move on, no matter how much it hurts." His eyes were a bit glossy. Scott and I looked at each other and than at Beau. He finally spoke again.

"I didn't want to tell you this way, Mitch, but...I fell for you. It was hard not to. Our time as boyfriends made me the happiest I've even been in my life, even though it wasn't real. But I want you to be happy, so I'm taking a step back. I didn't want to hide anything anymore. I'm leaving the ship today.", he got up. "I hope to see you again, both of you. You really are perfect for each other."

We said our goodbyes and we both promised to call Beau regularly. He left and Scott and I decided to walk around a bit and process everything.

"Mitch?", Scott stopped walking and turned to me.

"Yes, Scott?", he looked nervous and he was blushing.

"I need to tell you something. You might already know or suspect, since everyone else does. I... I like you. A lot. Since the first day we met. "

I closed the space between us and hugged him tightly.

"I like you too, Scotty." He hugged me back.

"Mitchy.", his voice cracked, even though he was whispering.

"My Mitchy."

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