Chapter 23

Avi sent Kirstie to bed, before grabbing Mitch's upper arm and pulling him into his own bedroom. Mitch stood in the middle of the room, and only spoke when Avi started to leave. "Wait! Where's Scott?" "Your Alpha won't be joining you tonight. You're on your own." Avi replied lowly. Mitch stopped him again from leaving. "Wait. Why?" "Because you don't deserve him right now. You wanted a punishment, and here it is." Mitch frowned. "What?" "Just.. Don't come out of here until you get your head on straight, okay? That's an order." Mitch looked like he might cry, but Avi gave him no sympathy. Mitch looked like he was tearing up. "But.. I want my Alpha." "You should've thought about that before you hurt him. Listen to me closely. I don't even like Scott. Not that much anyway. But he's one of the better ones that I've come across. Don't you dare let him go. Do you hear me?" Mitch nodded quickly. "Yes, Sir." Right before walking out, the last thing Avi mumbled was. "I can't believe you hit him." Scott was sitting on the couch, face in his hands. Kevin set down a pillow and a few blankets. "Want me to set up a bed for you?" "No. I'm probably not going to sleep very much anyway." Kevin frowned and sat down beside him. "What if I stay out here with you?" "No. I'll be fine. Don't leave Todrick alone." Kevin stood up and shook his head. "I'll go grab him. We'll both stay out here with you. There are more cookies. We can watch horror movies together. You used to love those." Scott just smiled at him. "Okay. Thank you." When Kevin went down the hall, Avi walked out with Kirstie's hand in his. Scott just stared at him. "Um. Do you need something?" Kirstie sat down next to him and hugged him. "We're here to join the sleepover!" Scott hugged her back for a second, but then frowned at Avi. "So we're all going to sleep out here except Mitch? This feels awful." Avi shrugged. "He has to learn somehow." Scott took a deep breath. "Hey.. Avi? Can I have one of the cookies you made?" "Sure." When Avi walked past him, he punched Scott's stomach lightly. "You could use one." Kevin walked out then, Todrick wearing pink pajamas. Todrick sat down on one of Scott's thighs, finding it in his instincts to try and act like Mitch to make Scott feel better. "Hey, babe. How you feeling?" Scott smiled at him and put an arm around him for a second, a subtle hug. "I'm alright. You guys are really nice." Todrick kissed his forehead and then stood up next to Kevin. "Of course. We wouldn't leave you out here by yourself." "But you'll leave Mitch all alone?" "If he's being punished, of course I will. I have to. But you shouldn't be punished too." Todrick sat, feeling one of Kevin's arms snake it's way around his waist.