~Mitchel's POV~
The next morning,I woke up to the sound of knocking on the front door.
I groaned as I got up and went downstairs.
I pulled on a shirt that was laying on the couch,and opened the door. Xavier stood there. I raised my eyebrows in surprise. "Xavier.. haven't seen you in a minute. Glad to see you're alive though. Come on in." I replied.
"Where's everyone else?" He asked.
"You're aware it's like seven in the morning,right?" I asked,walking into the kitchen. He followed me.
"Oh. Right. I don't usually pay attention to clocks nowadays." He replied.
I nodded as I started making coffee.
"What brings you here?" I asked.
"Celeste and I never cleared things up. I wanted to... Formally get the closure.." He replied rubbing the back of his neck,uncomfortably.
I softly sighed. "I really don't think that's a good idea Xavier.. there's been a lot she's been going through." "And Kras and I,and Jesse have been helping her,but it's harder some days." I explained softly.
"She's been remembering more.. hasn't she?" He asked.
I sighed,running my hands through my hair as I nodded. "Yea.." I replied softly.
"I take it, it's been bad stuff?" He asked.
"Can we not talk-" I started.
"Mitty.. Who you talking-" Celeste started,as she came into the living room.
"Oh.. Xavier.. Hi.." She said caught off guard.
"Hey. Sorry for the surprise. How are you?" He replied.
"I'm okay. Been better,but I'm making progress." She replied with a hint of a smile.
"That's awesome. Mitty was telling me that Jesse's been helping you a lot. I'm really really happy for you." Xavier replied with genuine gratitude.
Celeste fondly smiled and blushed. She nodded. "Yea. Thanks. That means a lot." She replied softly.
Xavier opened his arms and she hugged him. He held her protectively.
"I'm sorry I dissapeared like that. I know I should've-" Xavier started.
"It's okay Xavier. I'm just glad you're here. We all missed you a lot. We're glad you're well." "You did what you had to. That's okay." She replied tentatively.
Xavier softly smiled and let go. I poured a mug of coffee and handed it to him. He handed it to Celeste and her face lit up.
A second later,Christian walked over. "Xavier. Man it's good to see you. I missed you." He said,half awake with a wide smile on his face. He hugged Xavier,then me.
Christian softly kissed me and I smiled into the kiss. "Good morning baby." He murmured endearingly.
"Good morning love." I replied fondly.
He softly kissed me again,then grabbed a mug of coffee.
A minute later,Jesse joined us. He didn't say anything,as he was not a morning person.
He grabbed a mug of coffee and sipped it. He looked at us,then Xavier and Celeste. "Ugh it's too early for this." He sighed,barely audible. He turned to Celeste,and she sat on the counter. He hugged her.
She held him,and played with his hair. "Well,could be worse hm?" She asked with a chuckle.
We all laughed and nodded. "But for real,you sleep okay Celeste?" Kras asked.
"For once,yea. Thankfully." She replied with a light smile.
"I remembered... It's from a long time ago.. but in freshman of college.. I went to this outdoor rock concert with a friend of mine.." "I can't remember her name.. but I remember holding her hand through the whole show.." "I can't remember who we saw.. but I remember there were a few slow songs,and we danced like an old couple." She replied with a light chuckle.
"Aww. That's so cool. I'm glad you remembered something really positive. I'm thankful to see you happy." Xavier replied.
Celeste nodded,then looked contemplative.
"Oh ya know what! It was a girl named Lauren and her Girlfriend Sizzy!! They were opener! But that's all I remember." Celeste beamed!
"No way! We're friends with them! They're in LA right now,but they're flying down here tomorrow! We can all hang!" I replied enthusiastically!
"Sounds dope!" She replied happily!
"Hey does someone wanna see if Clinton is up yet? He usually is by now." Xavier said.
"I'll be right back." Jesse replied. He ran upstairs.
"Is Clinton okay as of recent?" Xavier asked.
The silence was dephening.
"Oh.. Geez man, I'm sorry. That's rough. Is there anything I can do to help?" Xavier asked.
"He doesn't go out that much anymore.. ya think you could help him get out today?" Christian asked.
A second later,Jesse came down piggy back carrying Clinton. He sat him on the couch and came into the kitchen.
He grabbed a bagel and put some on and J on it,the poured a bowl of cereal. He walked over to Clinton and gave it to him.
"Yea. Yea I can do that." Xavier whispered to me.
