Satisfaction

Chapter 10

POV Scott

I sat in the back of an old taxi cab with earbuds playing Beyoncé. Before, Kirstie called me up on my phone and told me to meet her, and the rest of the group at the Statue of Liberty. I didn't think they'd still be in the mood to go after what happened earlier. There'd be no avoiding Mitch; I have to talk to him now or else I won't ever make things right.

To be honest, I didn't even know what I should say to him. 'Oh sorry, I blew up in your face for no reason earlier' wouldn't exactly cut it. I had to do this though; it's my own fault for being so insensitive. I wracked my brain as if the words would come to me that way. I sighed exasperatedly. If I were Mitch, I wouldn't want to forgive me either.

Before I knew it, I was at the port where we had to go aboard a ferry boat to get to Liberty Island. I gave the driver the money I owed him and he drove off not long after that. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and pushed the home button. I had a text message from Kirstie from about five minutes ago. I read it quietly.

Kirstie: Have you made it here yet? We don't want to miss our ferry!

I put my thumbs to work and replied quickly.

Scott: Don't worry, I'm here! Where are you guys???

Kirstie: Oh we can see you!

I put my phone away and then looked in every general direction for my friends. I eventually saw them looking at me and we met each other half way.

"You ready to go?" Avi asked me.

I nodded silently. I looked down at Mitch and saw he had a neutral facial expression. I don't think he's very elated to see me. Then again, I wouldn't be either. I opened my mouth as if I were going to say something to him, but none of the words came out. Instead I just stared at him like an idiot. Mitch didn't even dare look me in my eyes. Sensing the awkwardness, Kirstie spoke.

"Let's go get on the ferry!" she exclaimed. I shook my head to come back to reality. This just might be harder than I anticipated.

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It was a pretty uneventful boat ride for the most part. Mitch and Kirstie were probably gossiping with each and Kevin, Avi, and I were talking about we could have for dinner tonight. If Avi had it his way, we'd be having barbecue ribs every night. Every now and again I would catch myself staring at Mitch. He looked so happy all of a sudden, as if today had never happened. A couple times of Mitch would glance in my direction and I would quickly turn my head as if I were looking something so that he might not catch me.

I didn't understand why Mitch was making me feel this way all of a sudden. Whenever Mitch would look at me, I would instantly get butterflies in the pit of my stomach. I also realized that when I talked to Alex today, I didn't feel anything at all. It was so peculiar; it was as if the kiss had completely changed my perspective on things. I didn't really want to admit that though.

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I rolled my eyes, slightly annoyed, and took my phone out. It was a message from Alex.

Alex: Hey! I'm going to a club tonight with a few people and thought maybe you guys could come!

I groaned. I wasn't in the mood to do any kind of partying right now. Especially with a bunch of sweaty drunks. He texted me again.

Alex: I'm also getting new highlights right now! I want you to see it!

He sent me a picture of him getting his hair done. I tried to be happy for him. He did look good. I sighed and reluctanltly agreed to go. I didn't feel like bugging him with my problems.

Soon enough, we were dropped off at Liberty Island and the first thing I did was take a selfie that Kirstie had decided to photobomb. It went right on Instagram getting likes within the first few seconds. I looked over at Mitch and I guess he also thought this was an opportune moment for taking pictures. I swallowed my pride and walked toward him and tapped his shoulder.

"Oh, hey Scott!" Mitch said calmly.

"... Listen, I need to talk to you about something." I said looking into his eyes.

He chuckled lightly, "Well, you're already talking and I'm already listening." I blushed slightly. "Go ahead."

"Look, about what happened earlier, I'm really sorry. You didn't deserve any of that. I was just... confused I guess and I shouldn't have reacted that way. I really value our relationship and I don't want anything, especially that, to ruin it. I just hope that you can forgive me." I apologized, completely sincere. When he didn't respond, I looked down at my feet in shame. I expected this would happen. I felt my eyes well up with tears but I tried my hardest not to let them fall.

"Okay."

I looked back up at him. His eyes looked glassy like he was also on the verge of tears. I never noticed until now how beautiful his eyes were. And then I realized, I used to be obsessed with Alex that nothing else mattered to me but when Mitch kissed me, my eyes were opened. It all sounds so cliche but that seems to be the case.

"I know it's gonna be tough to get over this silly crush on you but I'll try. What you and Alex have is special and I don't want to get in the way of that." Mitch wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a tight hug, resting the side of his head on my chest. I rested my head on top of his and took advantage of this moment. We slowly pulled away from each other and saw three pairs of eyes staring at us.

"You guys are so adorable." Kirstie said, with an ear to ear grin. My cheeks reddened.

"Alright, alright. You had your show, I say we start heading inside the statue now." Mitch claimed with his usual amount of sass.