WARNING SMUT AHEAD, i worked really hard to get this chapter done and im having to use my hot spot on my phone to post it so I dont wanna make this authors note too long. Hope you like the chapter, I decided not to write an epilogue because a new book starts soon.
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Mitch couldn't believe that Scott had shown up at the school on the last day to beg for his forgiveness... it was sweet but Mitch just couldn't do it. Jackson had been right, it was time to let go of the past and move on so that they could both be happy even if watching Scott cry after he walked into the classroom shattered his heart. Scott crying was such a rare thing and knowing that he was the reason behind it this time was awful but he had cried too. He had been lost without Scott.
Mitch was obviously going to be at graduation for both of his best friends, not just Kirstie. They had been there for him for so long, he wasn't going to miss out on something this important to them. He sat down and watched as the graduates sat down, seeing so many of his friends in that group. Scott was up on the stage they had set up and Mitch couldn't help but zone out, thinking about how handsome he was. When he finally regained focus all of the graduates had been seated and the principal was announcing Scott.
"Thank you Mr. Fouley, for everything you've done for me and all of us these past four years. When I was writing this speech there was so much I wanted to say but I wasn't sure how to put it into words because all I could think about was the fact that in a few weeks I'll be on my way to the other side of the country away from everything and everyone I've ever known and I'm terrified but that got me thinking about how much we're all leaving behind. Even if you aren't moving out of Arlington, things are changing.
These past four years I've watched so many of us grow up, I know that I've become a totally different person, as a freshman I came here in the closet and terrified of change but with the help of my friends, family, and classmates I became so much more than that. There are so many people I could thank for keeping me sane through all of this but I think you all know who I really want to thank..." Scott wouldn't... would he? No, there was no way that Scott was about to talk about him in front of all these people. He wasn't that important... this couldn't be about him.
"Almost 8 years ago I was doing what I loved more than anything, acting, when I met the most amazing human I'd ever seen in my life." Scott really was up there talking about him and Mitch was so shocked. He had never felt so loved. "He was so talented and I can remember the very first thing I thought when I really got a chance to see him work, 'Im obsessed with him.' We grew up together and even though we weren't very close in middle school, once high school rolled around I realized that he was still my best friend that I had been so crazy about and he's proven that to me every single day since. I don't want to go into our whole sappy story because I don't want to cry in front of all of you but I do want to thank Mitch Grassi for being my rock, my best friend, and the best boyfriend I've ever had. I know you're here and I just want you to know that even though I may be far away my heart will always be wherever you are, I know how lucky I am to have you." Mitch was in tears at that point, Scott was an idiot but he was Mitch's idiot. Maybe they could make this work.
"That's honestly what I want to say to our graduating class. Don't ever forget where you come from because that's what makes you who you are. Arlington will always be a part of us and so will our memories of Martin because they helped shape us into the amazing people that are inside each and every one of us so as we cross this stage today, don't cry because of the things that are changing, smile because you made it through and came out better than you came in. Congratulations class of 2010, we did it!" Scott grinned out at the crowd before taking his seat and Mitch had to dry his eyes over and over again as he watched so many of his friends walk across the stage, including his two best friends on the planet.
