Pretty Wings

12

A/N: I decided to combine both stories.

NEW POST! YAY!

Also the tour has begun! I'm obsessed with everything. Mitch's legs, Kirstie's costumes, Matt and Kevin's friendship. This really is their best tour to date.

Enjoy!

A lot happened in the time between Scott's party and the beginning of November. Mitch, Mark, and Mason got closer. It was weird how fast they became best friends. Mitch, also, cut ties with Zazie and the girls. They were just as guilty in his eyes. Sure he knew part of what they knew but when he found out they knew everything, he was livid.

Also, he started feeling weird. It was only a few times, here and there. One morning in particular he woke up with nausea. Mark was making breakfast and as he walked in the kitchen (he moved in with Mark and Mason), the smell of the eggs hit him in the nose.

"Ew, what's that smell?"

Mark looked at Mason, questioning Mitch's statement. "Eggs, bacon, and pancakes."

"Are the eggs bad? They smell horrible."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah I-" Suddenly, he felt the urge to throw up, running to the half bath in the living room and emptying his stomach. Mark and Mason were hot on his tail.

"Whoa! Are you ok?"

Mitch shook his head and sighed, standing up to brush his teeth. He didn't want it to be true. That night...he couldn't remember if they used protection. It all happened too fast and now brushing his teeth looking into the mirror, it hit him. He spit and ran into his room. Searching through his bags, he found the box he'd been looking for.

"Are you sure?" He turned to Mark with wide eyes. He nodded. He knew it wasn't a long shot. Scott hated condoms and they both were a little tipsy. He hated what it might mean though. Mitch had for the, most part, distanced himselfScott tried. He tried countless times to talk to Mitch. They all had. He didn't want the added pressure of 'I'm pregnant!'

"Well....get to peeing then!"

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Positive... He used to dream of seeing that word. He and Scott would graduate and get married. Then a few years later, after Scott's Graduate school run and Mitch passed the Bar, they try. But now, single, that word seemed ominous. He couldn't tell Scott. There's no way he'd allow his child to grow up in a dysfunctional family.

His child. Poor baby was just as much his as it was Scott's. But Scott wasn't good for it. He was selfish. He only thought of himself. Mitch had bigger fish to fry, though. He could do it, raise a child without a partner. He couldn't, however, raise it without his family.

His mom would be mad but she'd get over it. However, there was no telling how his father would react. He had been so against it the first time.

Mitch was so into his own head, he didn't realize that he was crying, loudly, and both Mark and Mason had been banging on the door for the last 20 minutes. Mark finally opened the door with a butter knife and now they stood in front of him, mouths wide open.

"Mitch.."

"I know."

Mark grabbed him and hugged him, hard. He cooed and swayed, suddenly feeling even more protective of the little guy who awkwardly fit in his arms. Mitch only cried harder. He wasn't Scott. He didn't fit well, he wasn't his missing puzzle piece. But he tried. Mason, overcome with emotions, leaped up and joined the party.

"You...you have to tell him."

Mitch looked in Mark's eyes, unable to speak and shook his head no. "Mitch...you have to. What if, twenty years down the road this child starts looking for him?! Then what, they'll both hate you. It's not worth it."

"N-no." It came out weakly.

"You don't, I will."

"P-please, don't. I just... I just want to leave him be." Mitch walked away and sat on his bed. "He wasn't happy. With me. Adding to whatever stress he may be under isn't worth it. He's selfish. I don't want my kid to go through pain he's caused."

Mason sighed and looked at Mark, who was coming to terms with Mitch's split second decision. They both were having trouble. Scott would talk for hours on end about how much he wanted kids and how much he wanted them with Mitch. Also they couldn't help but feel somewhat responsible. They both had pursed him, they both egged him on. But somehow...Mitch forgave them. Why couldn't he forgive Scott?