A/N: Hello again! I just want to thank you for all the support on this story. I love you all and I appreciate it so much. I don't think there's going to be many more chapters of this story but I may possibly do a sequel if I can come up with something! There's still a few left though so enjoy! Also I've started another Kavi story and I'm going to post the second chapter in a bit, it's obviously on my profile or just search 'The Road to Verona' if you want to check it out. Thank you :)
I have absolutely no idea what to tell him. ‘I mean you guys were all over each other like thirsty high schoolers.’ We totally were. We were alone for about two minutes before we ended up in bed together. In Scott’s bed together. ‘Yeah.’ I say slowly. Mitch just laughs at me. ‘So what’s going on with you both?’ ‘I don’t know.’ Mitch nods. ‘Be careful, Scott looked like he wanted to murder you. She’s hot but not that hot.’ He sees my scowl and laughs again ‘Ok, sorry. She’s definitely hot enough that it’s worth getting killed by Scott just to make out with her.’ I have to crack a smile at that. Mitch is crazy.
‘So you guys just spontaneously decided to have sex on Scott’s bed.’ I open my mouth to speak and he just carries on. ‘Don’t look at me like that. It was totally going to happen. You guys were pretty much tearing off each other’s clothes.’ ‘I don’t know what happened. We were just talking and then.’ ‘I’m surprised. I mean I would not expect this of either of you. You guys are more relationship type people than random hook-up type people.’ Mitch’s open speculation about me and Kirstie almost makes me want her and Scott to come back in. Almost.
When they do come back in though, I’m totally unprepared. They both look pretty annoyed. ‘Kirstie and I have agreed…’ Kirstie interrupts him with a snort and he rolls his eyes ‘You two need to talk it out. Me and Mitch are going to go and get some food. In half an hour we will be back, we’ll call Kevin and we’ll have a movie night. By then you two will have sorted this thing out for good, ok?’ It’s practically an order. Mitch looks disappointed to be missing out on the inevitable awkward conversation and Kirstie looks like she wants to hit someone.
Ten minutes later me and Kirstie are sat in silence on the couch. ‘So.’ She sighs exasperatedly ‘I just broke up with my boyfriend, I’m a bit emotionally vulnerable and sexually frustrated and it just happened. It’s not going to happen again and Scott can quit being all high and mighty about it.’ ‘Ok, sure. So it was just a slip up and it’s not happening again.’ ‘Exactly.’ My hands start trembling slightly and I have to take a deep breath before I speak. ‘What if.’ I pause to collect my thoughts and she looks up at me curiously. ‘We wanted it to happen again.’
Her eyes widen and she looks so uncomfortable that I wish I’d never said anything. ‘Avi, we’ve talked about this enough times. We already know why this can’t happen. We can’t keep acting like this. It’s inappropriate and unprofessional and it’s messing things up.’ ‘Yeah, you’re right.’ Her face softens and she unfolds her arms. ‘Avi. I can’t date you. I’ve just broken up with my boyfriend and whatever weird connection we have isn’t enough to risk the group for. We have to stop doing this. It’s not fair on either of us.’ It hurts more than I expected to hear her say it. Maybe it’s because last time she was the one who seemed more invested. The realisation that I’m the one who cares too much makes me feel vulnerable. ‘You’re right, it’s ok don’t worry.’
The movie night is incredibly awkward. Scott’s fixed it so that I end up sat next to Kirstie. I guess he thought it’d force us to be more normal around each other. He was wrong though, it just means that while him and Mitch are snuggled on some cushions on the floor and Kevin is slouched comfortably on one side of me, me and Kirstie are sat bolt upright beside each other when the movie starts. There’s only just enough room for the three of us on the couch and the part of my arm that is touching Kirstie’s feels hypersensitive. Mitch and Scott keep looking at us and even Kevin, who has no idea what’s going on, can obviously feel the tension.
By the time we’re half an hour into the movie we’ve managed to relax a little bit. Kirstie has her legs curled up under her and my arm is rested along the back of the couch. She turns to look at me, frowning as if she’s trying to work something out and then moves so that she’s curled into my side. She grabs my arm and pulls it down to wrap around her. ‘This doesn’t need to mean anything. I just kind of need a hug right now.’ She whispers. ‘Why didn’t you just say so?’ I move my arm so that it’s more comfortable and then shuffle until her head is on my chest and our bodies are pleasantly close. Scott looks over at us and frowns but I can’t bring myself to care. This doesn’t exactly help me to deal with the problem of my feelings for Kirstie but if this is what she needs then there’s no way I could refuse.
