After a rather boring dinner where nothing new was said and the only people really talking were Nicole, Candice, and Kirstie, everyone leaves. Kirstie had made the mistake of telling both Avi and Esther about what happened between Scott and Mitch and pretty soon everyone knew. Kirstie and Avi agreed to help Scott clean up and Candice and Nicole pressured Mitch into staying.

"You know you don't have to stay. Kit can take you home."

"No it's fine. I want to help. Besides, back at the hotel all I'd be doing right now is listening to Candice talk about her many boyfriends or listen to Nicole and Toddy either fight or fuck, both of which do not sound appealing."

Scott laughs. He's at least thankful that they can have some what of a conversation. Mitch begins cleaning off the table as Scott sweeps.

"So.....have you dated anyone recently?"

"No. No one in LA fit me. What about you? Meet any one new?"

"No. Alex popped up. Thought maybe once you were out of the picture, things would happen. But I still turned him down."

"Why? Alex is hot."

"He may be but he ain't you. Any man or woman that has tried has never matched up to you. Many have tried though. And besides it wouldn't have worked out with Alex. He's like 6'10 and for some reason he's still scared of little ol' you."

"What?"

"Yeah the day I invited him over he sat like 5 feet away from me. Then he asked to use the bathroom and walked around the house, looking for you."

Mitch was afraid to say it. He felt the same way. Travis could never hold a candle to Scott. Nicole's friend Luke as well. He and Todrick's co worker Chester got along fine. Only problem is he was a bottom too and they more suited as friends.

"Scott!"

Kirstie screams from the master bedroom. She runs into the dinner room holding a grey sphinx cat.

"Damn it Scott! I've told you to put this rat all the way up! I don't like it."

She hands it to him. Mitch stared at the cat. It's big green eyes staring into his brown ones.

"Wyatt?"

The cat jumps from Scott's arms to rib against Mitch's leg. He bends down and picks up Wyatt up.

"Aw, he still remembers you."

"Hey buddy! Daddy missed you! You're fatter than I remember."

Scratching behind Wyatt's ear, Mitch smiled. Wyatt was there first big purchase as a couple and for months they would take turns as to who kept him.

"So we're done. Mitchy, you want us to take you back to the hotel?"

"You can stay here.....if....if you want."

Avi and Kirstie shared quick glances as they waited on his answer. He really really shouldn't but he'd give anything to be with Wyatt right now.

"O...okay. Um Kit could you um-"

"Stop by the hotel and get your clothes? Sure thing love."
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"Hey, I forgot how amazing that shower is. I need to find the same one for my apartment back home."

It was late. Kirstie dropped Mitch's clothes and things with an added item she and Candice bought together.

"Did she really buy condoms?"

"Yep." He put emphasis on the P to show how annoyed he was. He sat down on the couch and pulled Wyatt to his lap. The cat sat up and rubbed his head along Mitch's chin. He bend down and grabbed the photo album off the table. He had put it together when they first moved into the house.

"Reminiscing?"

Wiping tears from his eyes "y-yeah. I forgot how close we all were."

"I forgot how different you looked back then."

"Thank God momma grew up of that.

Flipping through the pages, he stumbled across pages that were once empty. Pages that now are covered with pictures of him.

"Some of my favorites. The one with the wig, though. It really got me. I've never seen you look more beautiful."

Mitch turned and stared at Scott. He was shirtless with pajama bottoms hung closely to his waist. He held a bowl of popcorn and bottle of wine.

"What?"

"Scott, why are you doing this?"

"Doing what? Support you? Being proud of you? Mitchy, I know you thought I hated you."

"I didn-"

"Mitchy, I know you better than you know yourself. You thought I hated you. Thought because of the way you left, I'd shut everyone out. That's why you never came home. It made easier for you to go on with your life. If you thought for one second that I felt differently, you would have come. New flash pretty boy, sometimes we don't get what we want. I should know. But if those pictures on the wall at Avi's or in that book mean anything. It means they're proud of you. It means I'm proud of you. And I still love you."

He set down next to Mitch and places the food on the table, grabbing the remote. Mitch hangs his head down in guilt. That is exactly how he felt.

"Spongebob?"

Mitch nodded his head and sat back, still wiping his eyes.