Chapter 142

Kirstie gave her parents one final hug before they walked out the door. Kevin was saying his last goodbyes to his own parents, while Scott waited for Mitch to be done with his parents. Mitch's mother gave him a hug, his father doing the same, before Mitch said goodbye to his cat. Scott kept himself uninvolved. Kevin's parents walked out the door then. Mitch's mother walked over to Scott and made him lean down so she could kiss his forehead. "You take good care of my son, okay? Promise me?" He smiled and stood up straight again. "I will. I promise." Scott wrapped his arms around Mitch's waist as he waved to his parents. Avi's dad stood beside him. "I think I'm going to stay here a few days. Just to make sure things are running smoothly." Avi sighed, but tried to cover it. "Of course, father. All three of you?" Avi's mother nodded. "Yes. You have room for all of us, yes?" Avi shrugged. "Probably." Kevin closed the door slowly. "You two can take my room." Avi nodded. "And then Kevin can stay with Scott, and Esther will stay with us." Esther smiled at Kevin and gave him a high five. "Yay for third wheels." He smiled. "Technically I'm a fifth wheel. But um. Third wheel works." Avi's dad forced a smile at his daughter, and then turned to Avi. "So. Who does the dishes around here?" Avi shrugged. "That kind of depends. Kevin and Kirstin, today. Since Mitchell helped cook." Kirstie and Kevin quickly walked to the kitchen. Avi's father turned back to face the three of them. "What do you all do now?" "Again. That kind of depends. I think Mitchell wanted to watch movies today, but since you're here we can do something else." Avi replied. His father nodded. "Here's an idea. Why don't I take you two to an Alpha workout, and your pack can watch movies here with my Omega?" Avi shrugged. "Fine. If you think you can keep up with me." Mitch squeezed one of Scott's arms that was around his waist, not wanting him to leave. Avi's dad looked at Scott expectantly. Scott just nodded. "It's fine with me. Just let me go change into something else." He tugged Mitch along with him, and Avi followed close behind. Scott pulled on some basketball shorts and a tank top, as Mitch stood by the door biting his nails. As soon as Scott was changed, he walked over to Mitch and removed his hand from his mouth. "You know better than that." "I don't want you to leave." Scott gave him a reassuring smile. "You'll be just fine. Hang out with Kevin. You have nothing to be afraid of. We'll be back soon." Avi opened the door a little and snuck in the room. "Alright now. These workouts can be kind of tough. But you're a lot more athletic than me, so you should be alright." Scott nodded. "Tell Mitchie that he doesn't have to be afraid to be here without me." Avi looked at Mitch with furrowed eyebrows. "Of course you don't have to be afraid. You'll still have Kevin and Kirstin. Plus, Esther seems to really like you." Mitch frowned. "What about your mother?" Avi shrugged back. "She keeps her distance. She's only really mean when she's around my dad." Scott opened the door and waited for all of them to clear out before walking down the hall again.