Scott wouldn't hurt anyone, wouldn't break their heart in fact he would do his damn hardest to fix the problems, but if something hurts him everyone knows about it. Kayo was picking flowers for Grandma when she heard sobbing coming from the sun house in the garden, it wasn't hidden but if one wanted they could find a spot where they could only see the ocean, she knew that Scott had just returned from his vacation on the mainland and it sounded like something had gone wrong, she jogged up the steps and found the young man curled up on the swing seat crying.
"Scotty, what's wrong?"
"She cheated on me, all this time she's been seeing someone else," Scott's head sank lower into his arms and Kayo sat down beside him, she had been cheated on in the past but was now happily with Virgil.
"I'm really sorry, I thought you two were good."
Scott sighed heavily, "so did I."
Kayo wrapped her arms around him as he trembled beneath her touch, "shh."
"I've never done anything to her, I've given her everything. Why did she cheat?" Scott looked up angrily, tears swam in his blue eyes and Kayo stroked his cheek before he rubbed his sleeve across his face.
"People change, and not always for the better."
"I even told her I was the lead of International Rescue so I couldn't be with her all of the time, maybe that's why."
"You're the most dedicated man I know other than Virgil, it looks like something happened out of your control and she let it, you're not at fault here," Kayo smiled then lost her balance as Scott stood up quickly, tilting the chair back against the wall.
"I let it happen."
Kayo reached out, "Scott, you're not at fault, please listen to me," he looked back at her tearfully, "she cheated on you, you didn't do anything."
"But maybe I inadvertently drove her away," he sighed, "I'm an idiot, Kayo," he sank into her arms and she sighed.
"I know you don't want to hear this, but you're better off without someone who would cheat on you, find someone who loves you no matter where you are."
Scott pulled back, "that's easy for you to say, you're dating my brother who lives here."
"Yes, I'm being slightly unrealistic I'll give you that, but there's no point crying over someone who sounds to me like she was never faithful to begin with, you can correct me if I'm wrong."
Scott dried his eyes, "I did more than her in the relationship."
"There you go then, come on, I'll make us some coffee. Lounge?"
Scott nodded, "see you there."
Virgil walked into the main room and looked up at his piano where Scott was playing, "hey, Kayo told me what happened, are you okay?"
Scott sighed and pulled his hands off the keys, "no, I'm not."
Virgil rolled his father's chair over to the piano, "who did she get with?"
"Remember Robert Houseman?"
"Vaguely."
Scott nodded, "yeah him, I was on my way to her apartment to surprise her and walked past them snogging outside a cafe, she saw me and didn't care," he shook his head, "she put the blame on me instead."
"You're better off without her then."
Kayo hopped up onto the desk after giving Scott a mug of coffee, "if she put the blame on you then who is the mean one really?"
"I guess her."
Virgil spotted a smudge on his brother's shirt where the tears hadn't dried, "don't cry over this Scott."
"You could find someone on a mission," Kayo smiled encouragingly, "you're constantly charming."
Scott chuckled, "I didn't think I was, not on missions anyway."
"You flirt more than I used to," Virgil smiled, "forget about her okay?"
"I'll try, but she's the one who is happy."
Kayo shook her head, "no she's not if she felt the need to cheat on you, if she really loved you then she would've waited for you to come and visit and remained faithful, like you were to her."
Scott found himself wrapped in a hug between Kayo and Virgil, "thanks guys."
