"Mitch, I was just calling to tell you the pics from your last photo shoot are ready."

"Thanks Jeremy."

"Hey hey hey, before you hang up. Candice told me about your ex. How ya feeling?"

"I'm alright, Jer."

"You still love him, don't you?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Well let me impart some wisdom, young grasshopper. The heart knows what it wants. According to Candice, you've spent years running away from that feeling. Stop running. Tell him how you feel. If it's meant to be, it'll be. Don't rush it. You undoubtedly hurt him and it may be difficult for him to trust you but give it time. Now I gotta go somehow talk them out of doing this interview. I'll see you in a couple of days."

"Ok bye....hey Jer?"

"Yeah?"

"Thanks."

Mitch hung up. He had been battling his feelings since earlier that day. Kirstie and Candice tried to talk him into telling Scott. Esther thought it would be better to let the thing with Alex run its course. Nicole just wanted to settle it with fists. Fight for your man, she said.

He decided to get his head out of his ass and tell Scott. They were all still there. Avi had asked them to help clean up. He was standing in the living room, making sure it was cleared out. Actually he was being nosey. Alex had to leave and Scott had walked him out to his car. He was pissed. He couldn't believe Scott would use Alex like that.

"Thanks for inviting me."

Alex put his hand on Scott's shoulder and smiled. Scott quickly shrugged it off.

"Um...you're welcome."

"Call me later."

"Yeah, okay."

He had no intention on calling him or continuing whatever this was in the first place. He felt bad for using Alex to make Mitch jealous and even though it worked, he felt bad for doing that to Mitch too. He walked back into the house, seeing Mitch run around cleaning everything. Mitch stood up with a blank look on his face.

"So....gonna try and make it work with Alex."

Scott rubbed the back of his neck and squinted. "No actually."

"Oh. Why?"

"He's never really been my type."

Mitch narrows his eyes and shakes his head.

"Listen, can we talk?"

Scott nodded and they walked back outside. He leaned against his rental car and watched Avi try and put together the swing set he bought.

"I know what you were trying to do."

"Huh?"

"Playing his heart like that. I know you only brought him here to make me jealous. As much as I still hate him, he doesn't fucking deserve that."

"Mitch, not everything is about you."

"Bullshit! You paid absolutely no attention to him all day except during when you caught me looking at you. Don't give me that bullshit."

"Well it worked, didn't it?"

"The only reason it did is because I'm still in love with you!"

He didn't mean to yell but for some reason between Scott acting nonchalant about it and the fact that seeing Scott stoop this low, royally pissed him off. Scott's eyes widen as everyone heard and came see to the fight.

"Run that by me again."

"I said I'm still in love with you."

Scott wasn't really sure why but Mitch's confession made him angry. Avi and Kevin could see it in his eyes. Mitch could read it on his face.

"You honestly think you can come back here after so long and win me back? Mitchy, you're as dense as you are pretty. You hurt me. Left me feeling like I did something wrong. I cried myself to sleep over you. No calls, texts, hell even letters would have been nice. You can't just pop up after 4 and half years, after how you ended this, thinking everything will be ok. I tried to let it go. I tried to tell myself that eventually I'd get over you. I almost came to find you, you know. Mike told me where you were. I bought a ticket and everything. I was going to fight for you. But your mother told me to let you go and I tried. God damnit I tried. I almost there. I was fucking almost there then you show up and fuck my head up.

"Scott, I didn't intend to fall in love with you again. But I did. How many times do I have to apologize before you forgive me?"

"You've never apologized! You know you haven't changed a bit. Still making decisions that only benefit you!"

"Only benefit me? The other day you told me you still loved me."

"Yeah well....I changed my mind. I didn't intend to but I did."

Mitch knew Scott was being petty but it didn't make the sting hurt any less. He wanted to scream, cry, and pout but he figured he deserved it. Now he just wanted to leave.

Scott couldn't believe what came out of his mouth. He stood there stunned, trying to read Mitch's mind. He wanted to apologize. He couldn't stand the gaze from all their friends

"Mitch, I'm s-"

"Candice!"

"Yeah babe?"

"I'm ready to go home."