"Hey!" Spencer Carson exclaimed, waving.
Mitchell tried not to blush, as he waved back.
"We have a chemistry project!" Spencer exclaimed.
"That's cool!" Mitchell said. "Do you know what kind it is?"
"Chemical reactions or something like that." Spencer said. "Do you wanna be my partner?"
Partner. Mitchell thought.
"Hello? Mitch? Hey, Earth to Mitch!" Spencer said, waving his hand in front of his friend's face. "Partners?"
"What? Oh! Yeah, totally!" Mitchell said.
"Cool! Do you wanna work at my house?"
"Um, sure." Mitchell said. "That's great actually."
"Cool! My mom can pick us up and we can work!" Spencer said. "Our project's gonna be great!"
Mitchell grinned, as his friend ran into the classroom.
"So excited!"
"Not as excited as me." Mitchell said quietly, smiling a little.

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Mitchell texted Antoni that he was going home with someone else, as Spencer came up to him.
"Okay, actually, my dad's here." Spencer said. "Plus my stepmom, is that okay?"
"Yeah!" Mitchell said, slinging his backpack over his shoulder. "Let's go!"
"I'm sorry if the house is a mess." Spencer said.
"It's fine, don't worry about it!"
The two boys got in a black car, a woman turning to smile at them.
"Hi! I'm Jodie, Spencer's stepmom."
"Hi, I'm Mitch."
Jodie smiled, her thick Southern accent making Mitchell more comfortable.
"This is Heath, Spencer's dad."
The man waved back, keeping his eyes on the road. "How was school?"
"Good, we've got a project to work on." Spencer replied.
"Ooh, sounds fun!" Jodie said, looking down at her phone. "Boys, I still need to go to the store, do you want Chick Fil A?"
"Sure!" Both said at the same time, smiling at each other.

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"Okay, time to work."Spencer said, as he took a huge bite out of his chicken sandwich.
"Do you have any ideas?" Mitchell asked.
"Maybe we could freeze stuff with liquid nitrogen." Spencer said.
"Where're we gonna get that?" Mitchell asked doubtfully.
"DAD!" Spencer yelled. "WHERE'S THE LIQUID NITROGEN!?"
"BASEMENT!" Spencer's dad yelled back.
"C'mon, Mitch!" Spencer exclaimed, grabbing Mitchell's wrist.
Mitchell blushed, as his crush pulled him down to his basement. "I can't believe your dad has liquid nitrogen."
"I know, right." Spencer said. "Dad always has random weird things."
Mitchell smiled a little, twirling his hair around his finger.
"I got it!" Spencer said, picking up a large container of liquid nitrogen. "Upstairs we go!"
"Be careful!" Mitchell said, opening the door for his friend.
"I'm trying." Spencer said, setting the it down on the table. "Okay, let's try this out."

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"Spencer, is this safe?" Mitchell asked.
"Sure it is!" Spencer said, as he lined fruit, flowers, and a bottle of water on the table. "Which do you want first?"
"Um, the rose." Mitchell said.
"You like them?"
"Yeah, they're my favorite."
Spencer smiled, as he set the rose down. "Stand back." He tipped the liquid nitrogen onto the flower, smoke going everywhere.
Mitchell screamed, grabbing onto Spencer's shoulder.
"WHAT'S GOIN' ON DOWN THERE?" Jodie called.
"NOTHING!" Both boys called back.
Spencer winked at Mitchell, making him blush.
"Hey, let's smash it!"
Mitchell stared at the rose. "Do we have to? It's so pretty still."
Spencer smiled. "I have another one, you can have that."
They went outside, smashing the rose on the patio.
"OHMYGOSH!" Mitchell exclaimed, as the rose shattered into millions of pieces.
"Mitch! It's okay!" Spencer laughed.
"I know, I know." Mitchell said. "Let's try the apple next!"
They worked for a long time, but Mitchell kept looking at Spencer.
"Hey, boys, do ya'll want some ice cream or something?" Jodie asked.
Spencer turned to Mitchell. "Want some?"
"Sure!"
Jodie grinned, opening the freezer. "Oh shoot, we're out. Are you guys okay with TCBY?"
"Sure!" Both said, hurrying to the car.
"Favorite flavor?" Mitchell asked.
"Chocolate." Spencer said. "I know, I'm boring."
Mitchell giggled, as he got mango for himself.
"Honestly, I just come here for the toppings." Spencer said, as he covered his froyo in M&Ms and gummy bears.
Mitchell smiled, eating his as soon as Jodie payed.
"Can I try yours?" Spencer asked.
Mitchell smiled again, putting his spoon in his friend's mouth gently.
The frozen yogurt got all over Spencer's mouth, both boys laughing.
"Yum." Spencer said, as he licked his lips. "Oh, you got some caramel on your mouth."
"Where?" Mitchell asked, raising his hand to wipe his mouth with his sleeve.
"No! Don't mess up your shirt!" Spencer said, moving his thumb over his friend's jaw. "You're good now."
Mitchell blushed. "Thanks, Spence."
"MITCH!"
The two turned around, Jonathan waving.
"Oh, there's Jonathan, I gotta go." Mitchell said.
"Oh, okay, see you tomarrow!" Spencer said, pulling Mitchell into a tight hug.
Mitchell smiled, waving. "BYE SPENCE!"
"BYE MITCH!"
Mitchell was grinning like an idiot, blushing hard.
"Do you like him?"
"Jonathan!"
Jonathan shrugged. "You're red as a tomato, and you're smiling, you like him!""
"Shut up." Mitchell said, hiding his head in his hands.
"You gotta crush!" Jonathan squealed.
"Just freaking drive."
Jonathan laughed, as they drove home, Mitchell's mind still on that one person.