Satisfaction

Chapter 8

POV Scott

What was he thinking?! I was so angry right now that I was shaking. I had my eyes shut tight and my fists clenched. I just couldn't stop thinking about that kiss. Seriously, how could Mitch put me in this kind of a position? Maybe if I wasn't in a committed relationship right now this wouldn't have bothered me as much but I was and it did. If Alex finds out about this he would be so crushed and the trust in our relationship would be pretty much gone.

"Okay, Avi and Kevin, you guys stay here and talk to Scott. I've gotta go find Mitch!" Kirstie said firmly beforing running in the same direction Mitch went.

I sighed and rolled my eyes. I wasn't in the mood to talk to anybody right now. But it looked like I didn't have much of a choice.

Avi placed his hand on my shoulder and began to speak, "Hey man," he said.

"Whatever you guys have to say, just get it over with." I deadpanned.

Avi and Kevin frowned. "Do you wanna tell what happened or are we just gonna have to guess?" Kevin asked with a slight smile.

Was this a joke to him? "Mitch freaking kissed me and told me he loves me, that's what!" I snapped, slapping Avi's hand off me.

Both of their eyes widened and they took a step back. "Whoa, just take it easy, man!" Avi exclaimed. He glanced around for a second and stepped a little closer to to me again. "So Mitch likes you then?"

"Yeah I guess so..." I pouted, crossing my arms.

"... Then why is that such a bad thing?" Kevin questioned, raising a brow.

I paused for a moment. Why was that so bad? I mean, yeah it was a really shitty thing for Mitch to just up and kiss me... But was it really right for me to get that mad at him just for liking me? I'm so confused now. Then I remembered Kevin was still waiting for me to answer. "Uh, because I already have a boyfriend and Mitch knows that."

Kevin scowled and scratched his head. He turned to Avi. "...Okay, I'm obviously not good at this relationship stuff, Avi can you take care of this?" Kevin asked. It's true, he does have the least relationship experience out of all of us.

Avi jokingly gave him the legendary 'superfrown' getting a chuckle out of him and then he turned to face me. He quickly became serious. "Yeah, I can see that just kissing you like that wasn't the best thing to do but did you want him to just keep his feelings all bottled up?" I stayed silent and just looked at him. "That was actually really brave of him to actually go up to his crush and confess his feelings. Not that many people have the guts to even consider doing that, wouldn't you agree?"

I slowly nodded. To be honest, it took me the longest time to actually work up the courage to ask Alex out. I almost peed my pants I was so nervous.

"So I don't think you have the right to be this angry with Mitch when literally all he did was love you. You already know how sensitive he is." Avi continued. I felt like he was scolding me.

I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose in frustration. "Well, suppose I do make up with him and suppose I do forgive him, he still loves me in a way that I don't reciprocate."

"Then he just has to learn to accept that." He shrugged. Kevin nodded in agreement.

"Okay... Thank you though... For the talk. I realize that maybe I was a little too hard on him." I said, scratching the back of my head.

"Just a little?" Kevin laughed. Avi laughed as well and I actually smiled for real.

For some reason, I thought about the kiss again. Mitch completely took me off guard with it and that was not okay... But why did I sort of like it though?

POV Mitch

What was I thinking?! How can I ever face Scott again? He will probably never look at me the same way again. All just because I went and did something so stupid and impulsive. I sniffed and wiped away some more of my tears on my arm. Here I am still curled up on the grass like a homeless person; I'm so pathetic!

Then when I opened my eyes I saw a pair of brown Jesus sandals with beautiful tan feet to go with them. I sat up slightly and noticed the mile-long legs. I finally looked up and there was Kirstie with a sympathetic look on her face.

"Hey queen," she said with a smile before sitting down next to me.

I rolled my eyes at my title. "I sure don't feel like a queen right now... I feel like the joker." My face fell.

She wrapped her arms around me and rested her head in the crook of my neck. She sighed. "You've done nothing wrong, Mitch."

"I beg to differ, you should've seen how Scott yelled at me and I deserved it."

"Don't say that, you were being honest with him and he couldn't handle the truth. It's not your fault." She ruffled my hair.

I groaned aloud and slapped my palm to my forehead. "But I kissed him! How do I justify that?" I was so close to bawling into her shoulder. She said nothing and began rubbing my back in small circles. It did comfort me a little.

"So you were caught up in your emotions, whatever. Scott needs to just realize that you're genuinely sorry and move on." Kirstie said.

I sighed and shook my head. "I'm so stupid for doing this and thinking he'd be okay with this and maybe if I was lucky reciprocate my feelings." I threw my head in my hands and took a deep breath.

"Hey!" Kirstie interjected, poking me in the chest, "You are the most flawless, smart, kind, talented, and gorgeous guy I know and if Scott can't see that then I guess that's his loss." She said with a shrug.

What Kirstie told me actually made me smile from ear to ear. I could tell she was being genuine in saying all those things about me by the look in her eyes. Maybe things were going to be okay. I used my palms to wipe away the rest of my tears and then I wrapped my arms around her in a tight hug. I was oblivious to the amount of time we sat there holding each other but I don't think she minded.

I have to really appreciate Kirstie and all she does for me. Although I consider Scott my best friend, Kirstie and I just have this strong connection, almost as if we were born of the same mother. I met her when we were both 13 and in the same community theater club. It was a different one than the one Scott and I used to be in. Believe it or not, Kirstie and I actually dated for a little bit. We just really clicked with each other. I felt like I could tell her almost everything and she would listen to all I had to say and I could do the same for her. Even after we broke it off and she went onto high school and met Scott, we still stayed super close. And then when I finally made it to high school and I officially came out, the both of us, plus Scott, were inseperable. They were always there for me even after they graduated a year ahead of me and I will always be grateful. I know this sounds really cliche, but high school really was the best four years of my life.

After a little bit longer, Kirstie finally let go of me and pulled me up onto my feet. "So what are you gonna do now?" she asked.

I opened my mouth to speak but closed it and just shrugged. "Oh God... I don't even know." I burst out laughing and she laughed with me. "I was hoping you could figure something out!" I said in between giggles. I lightly shoved her.

Kirstie playfully punched me in the arm and I pretended to be hurt by it. She clinged onto my arm and pulled me along. She gave me a reassuring smiling. "We'll figure something out... How about for now we hang out around the city-- just the two of us like old times."

I nodded quickly. I was so on board with this.