I sit down next to mason a little timid. "Whats wrong bro?" I sincerely ask.

He looks down at his hands and says, "Caitlin broke up with me." I put my arm around his shoulder and he says, "i think i need to be alone right now."

I listen to him and get up and leave. This house is the saddest place on earth right now and i just want to comfort both of them.

I don't want to go home so i drive to my uncle Ruben's car shop. When i get there he's under a car so i tap his foot with mine. He slides out from under the ca and says, "Alex! Hows your time off been?"

I give him a slight smile and say, "Good thank you."

He stands up and looks in my eyes. "Ah, but you didn't come here to work. Follow me little one."

I follow my uncle to his office and sit down in the chair in front of his desk. He sits down behind his desk and says, "What's going on Alex?"

I can tell my uncle anything. He's my father figure and when i came out to him he high fived me and told me to always stay true to myself.

"Well i've been involved with this girl and shits really starting to hit the fan."

My uncle gives a hardy chuckle, "Doesn't it always, women are beautiful, but they can mess you up."

He gets up and pours us both a cup of coffee. "I know but this is different. Shes my best friends little sister."

He places my coffee cup down in front of me and sits back down. "Alex, you got yourself into some kind of web, huh?"

I shrug and sip my coffee, "That isn't even the worst part."

He laughs and says, "What's the worst part little one?"

"So me and this girl have been, uh, messing around and today out of nowhere she asks me to move three hours away with her!"

My uncle Ruben's getting interested now, "What did you say?"

I throw my hands up and say, "What could i say, we don't know each other that well. What if we don't make it? What about mom? I told her pretty much that. Then she kicked out."

Uncle Ruben nods. He takes a long swig of his coffee. I know he's thinking of what to say. He's not a spontaneous person, he likes everything to be planned and well thought.

"How long did you say you've known her" he asks.

"Like 8 years, but…"

He puts his hand up and i stop talking immediately.

"Whats her favorite color?"

"Light blue, but i don't see what that has to do with anything."

"What pisses her off?"

"Messes, people being rude, and getting sick."

"What makes her smile?"

"puppies, surprises, and bending the rules," i say the last one with a chuckle.

Uncle Ruben looks at me and says, "I think you know more about her than you think."

I rub my face and say, "okay fine. Then help me with leaving mom?"

"Honestly Alex that's not a problem. Thatsyou being scared to go forward. You have helped your mother so much that you think she'll drown without you, but she's a big girl. Even if she does i'm here, she's my baby sister. I've got her."

He's starting to make me feel better but i have one more thing, "i'll miss you though."

He smiles at that and i think i can see his eyes getting a little misty, "i will always be here. Hell i'd drive three hours to see you. Shit, if you miss me bad enough i'll do it every weekend. But if you really like this girl you should go, if it doesn't work i'll be here for you. If it does i'll be the first one to tell you i told you so."

My uncle has always given me the best advice. I couldn't ask for a better person in my life.

I stand up and give him a long hug. As i leave i try calling Mitchie's phone, but she sends me straight to voicemail. I try to call Mason. "Hey" i hear him say on the other end. Thank god he answers. He still sounds upset but i need him to relax for a second.

I ask to go over and after a second of him thinking about it h agrees.

I get to Mason's and find him in his room.

"So when are you and Mitchie going back to your dads?" i try to ask casually.

He looks up at me and says, "why are you gonna dump me to?"

This takes me back and he can tell, so he continues, "Sorry, That's why Caitlin broke up with me. She was afraid of getting hurt."

This boy needs to knock it off with his pity party, maybe i should go take him to talk to uncle Ruben.

"So when are you guys going back then?" i ask again.

Mason gives me a big sigh and says, "Alex, we didn't want to tell anyone, but my dad lost his house. He said he's been trying to find something for me, him and Mitch, but Mitch and I both know he can't afford it right now. We're not going back."

This boils my blood. How fucking dare she.

I'm about to book it to Mitchie's room, but before i do i look at Mason and say, "Call Caitlin, tell her what's going on. You're an ass for not telling her sooner."

I see him pull out his phone and i know he's going to listen to me.

I run up to Mitchie's room and swing open her door. Shes lying on her bed texting. I slam her door closed and she looks at me. At first her eyes are soft, but turn hard.

"Alex, i don't want to see you," She says in disgust.

I shake my head as i walk up to the edge of her bed. "why, because you fucking lied about leaving?"

Her mouth drops open but she quickly regains her hard appearance, "I didn't lie, i just asked!"

At this point were screaming and were not worried about Mason hearing.

"Then you got mad at me! You Got mad at me for something that's not even an option!"

Were standing face to face. I can see her face is getting red. Her eyes have no emotion in them and honestly that scares me the most right now.

Her arms cross her chest and she looks at me dead straight in the eye and says, "i only asked to see if you loved me, like i love you."

It's my turn for my jaw to drop. Unfortunately i try to quickly regain, but it takes me longer than i hope. "Mitch, i don't want to sound heartless, but we haven't even been seeing each other that long."

She turns around and sits on her bed, "Alex, you're an idiot with hints. This isn't something that just started. It's been like this for a long time. At first i thought i looked up to you, but it's that i don't want to be without you."

Damn her for throwing feelings at me like this. It's getting pretty hard to be mad at her, but i don't want to back down.

She continues talking, "you can't tell me you haven't felt the same, especially these past few weeks."

Honestly i'm not the best with emotions. Maybe it's my mom's fault for lack of affection, but i don't answer. I can't answer. Where would i even start? I can't do it. I honestly don't know what i feel.

She shakes her head and whispers, "okay Alex, you've made your point. I know where i stand now. You can leave."

I get up and walked to her door, but before i can open it she says, "oh and Mason knows. He always has."

My stomach is in even more knots now. I dont say anything, i know i should but i also know i need to take a minutes and make sure my words actually can help me explain how i feel, so i just walk out.

I know i should talk to mason, but i'm scared. I mean if he always has known maybe he won't be that mad.

He's in the basement now sitting on the couch. I decide to sit next to him. I hope he doesn't hit me. I'm not strong enough to take it right now.

He looks over at me and says, "that sounded like one hell of a fight."

I feel my cheeks turning red. I'm embarrassed he heard, but we didn't care at the time.

"yeah," i don't know what else to say to him.

We sit in silence for a second until i break, "How long have you known?"

He gives a soft giggle, "well since on our way up here. She said that this was her summer to finally get you. I mean i've always known she's had a crush on you, but this time she was determined. Then when i saw you looking at her the first day you came over i knew she was right."

The story makes me smile. She's so cute.

I ook at Mason and say, "so you're not mad at me?"

He lets out a deep sigh, "i'll be honest, at first i was uneasy about it. She's my baby sister. You're my best friend, but then i realized i'd rather have someone i trust be with my sister than some random person."

I rub my forehead and say, "Why didn't you just tell me you knew? So much stress could have been taken off my shoulders,"

He pats my back and laughs, "you told Mitchie not to tell and she will never object to sneaking around with you. She's never done it before, but she told me she kind of like i. It was like her precious little secret."

I look down, i feel like a jackass for everything. This girls has put in so much for us and i'm over here acting like i just met her. I put my head my hands and sigh, "Fuck."