(Avi's POV)
"Hi Jeremy, what are you doing here?" I ask as I stand there still shocked that he is actually here.
Jeremy tries to look around me into the house and I step to block his view. He steps back and says, "Hi Avi. How's it going?"
"I guess it's going okay, why are you here?" I ask again.
"I need to talk to Kirstie, please," he insists.
I take a deep breath and sigh. I think to myself, so much for this evening. I tell him, "Wait here, I'll see if she's available."
I close the door and turn around and head into the kitchen area where everyone else is standing. This time, I see for myself, that Kirstie is in fact hiding behind Scott.
I walk towards the group and say, "Kirstie, there's uh, someone here to see you."
Kirstie steps from behind Scott and says, "No, I don't want to see him."
"Okay, I understand that, but, he's standing outside the house. What do you want me to tell him?" I say. I don't really know the full details of the relationship that Jeremy and Kirstie had, but I can tell that she's uneasy about it. This is when I see Scott step forward and say, "I'll talk to him."
"Fine, whoever. He's outside." I say. I start to clear some of the dishes away to busy myself. Kirstie joins me in the kitchen and she reaches out to me and grabs my hands, "Avi, I'm sorry. I don't want you to be upset."
"I'm not. I'm worried about you, Kir. What's going on? Why is Jeremy here? How did he find us?" I ask, realizing that I am bombarding her with questions right now.
"I guess he wants to talk. He took the break up hard and he just won't listen to me. He doesn't want to hear the truth. He sort of scares me when he gets like this," Kirstie says looking down at the ground.
"Well, you have nothing to be scared of here; I won't let anything happen to you. And your bodyguard, Scott, won't let anything happen to you either." I say with a smile.
She smiles because she knows that we all tease her that she's like Scott's little sister. They have been best friends forever and Scott would do anything for her. I've never been jealous of Scott because I know he doesn't see Kirstie in that way and she doesn't see him in that way either. I hug Kirstie and feel her wrap her arms around me and whisper something.
"What was that?" I ask.
"Sorry this evening was ruined." Kirstie says.
"It's not ruined at all. Don't let Jeremy ruin it. He's not even staying. He's still standing outside the door." I say.
(Scott's POV)
I walk to the door and open it and step outside. I see Jeremy sitting on the front steps and I walk down to where I'm now standing on the walkway facing him.
"Hi Jeremy," I say trying to be even toned.
He looks at me and sighs, "Great, she sent you instead."
Jeremy was always jealous of my friendship with Kirstie and couldn't understand how a guy and a girl could be nothing but friends.
"She didn't send me, I sent myself. She doesn't want to see you." I say.
"I'd like to talk to her, please." Jeremy says now standing.
"Jeremy, I realize that you drove all the way out here, but Kirstie wants nothing to do with you. Okay, give her some time. Give her some space. And stay away from my little sister." I say crossing my arms.
"Zoey is her own person, Scott. You can't decide who she hangs out with. Especially when you aren't even around," Jeremy says, knowing that would hurt me.
"I know that she is her own person. Regardless, Zoey is still a teenager and you are in your late twenties. You are too old for her," I say.
"Zoey is very mature for her age," Jeremy said with a sly smile.
I could hit him right here if I wanted too. But, I don't. He's just trying to get at me. It's what he does. He tries to manipulate everyone around him. Not this time.
"This is not about Zoey. This is about you. You are not welcomed here, Jeremy. Please go home," I say stepping one step towards him.
Jeremy seems frustrated. "Okay, I'll go, if I can talk to Kirstie for just five minutes. Please, Scott."
I sighed. This will be a long night, I think to myself.
(Kristie's POV)
I look over at Mitch and ask, "What's going on?"
Mitch looks at me and says, "Scott went outside to talk to Jeremy, they have been out there for a while."
I roll my eyes. Good god, this is just perfect. Knowing Scott and Jeremy, they are minutes away from a fight. I turn to Avi and say, "I'm sorry, I guess I need to go talk to Jeremy. It's not up to Scott to take care of this."
Avi looks at me with true sincerity and says, "That's fine, Kirstie."
"Avi, you are so incredible," I say and give him a quick kiss on the cheek. I smile and then turn towards the front door. I put my hand on the door handle and take a deep breath.
I open the door and see Scott facing the house and Jeremy with his back to the house. Scott glances up at me and frowns in disappointment. I can instantly tell from Scott's face that he did not want me to come outside. Jeremy turns around and sees me. I walk down the stairs and towards Scott and say, "You can go inside now, I'm going to talk to Jeremy."
Scott doesn't say a word. He just nods and walks past me. I don't know what kind of look he gave Jeremy as he walked past, but Jeremy flipped him off when he walked inside. I folded my arms and rolled my eyes.
"Why the hell are you here?" I ask.
"To see you, baby," Jeremy sweetly says reaching out for my arm.
"Do not call me baby. We are over, Jeremy. Why are you here? Let me live my life," I say frustrated because I feel that I have had this conversation with him for the past three months.
"Kirstie, you know that we are meant to be together. It's you and me, against the world. It's always just going to be just you and me," Jeremy says.
I look at him as if he is completely crazy. Does this guy actually think that we are going to get back together? Really. I look at him and can't help but compare him to Avi who is so patient, so kind, so caring. I find myself thinking of Avi and am snapped back to reality when Jeremy talks again.
"Kirstie, can you tell me that you don't love me anymore?" Jeremy asks.
"Jeremy, you know how I feel. I don't love you in that way anymore," I say.
"I wish you all the best, but I need to move on in my life. It's not good for us to be together." I say.
Jeremy starts to look as if he is going to cry a little bit and looks up at me and says, "Kirstie, please give me another chance. I will change."
I shake my head and say, "No. I'm sorry."
Jeremy then begins to get upset, really upset. He balls his fist and says, "Kirstie, why? You have to give me a reason! Is there someone else! IS IT SCOTT?!"
I laugh because this is Jeremy's reasoning and it's ridiculous. "That's right, Jeremy, that's the only reason I don't want to be with you. Give me a break!" I say.
"I knew it! It is SCOTT! I knew that you two were together; you were probably sleeping together all this time!" yelled Jeremy.
"Okay, you are going to have to stop right there, you are acting completely crazy. You need to stop yelling at me right now, or I'm going inside and calling the cops," I say a little proud of myself that I am standing up to this jerk.
Jeremy steps back a little and says, "Wow, Kirstie."
I say nothing. I am so over this conversation.
"Kirstie, please, I can be a better boyfriend. You just have to leave and come back home with me."
"Are you freaking kidding me right now? I'm not going anywhere with you," I say.
"Give me another chance, I have changed. I love you so much. This whole group, Pentatonix, has gotten in between us. You know that the guys are the ones with the talent in this group. They just wanted a pretty girl to sing with. It's changing you. Just leave the group and come back home. They'll find another pretty girl who can sing."
I look at him in total disgust right now, did he just put down my group, put down me, and then ask me to leave my group, basically, my family. I've had it at this point. I'm done with this guy.
"Jeremy, I'm done with this conversation. I don't love you; I am not in love with you. I don't even like you right now. I'm sorry that you drove all this way, but you'll just have to go and drive all the way back home. You are not welcomed here. Please leave now. I am not asking. I am telling you." I start to walk back up the stairs and he reaches and grabs my arm. I jerk out of his hold and yell, "Don't you dare touch me!"
Jeremy looks hurt, and says, "Kirstie. I wasn't going to hurt you. I want to show you that my love can be enough for us, just give me a chance. You will see."
I stand at the top of the stairs now looking down on him. "You can leave now."
"Kirstie, please," Jeremy pleads.
I stay strong. I don't say anything, but my face says it all.
I know that Jeremy is hurt now because he can barely look at me. He says, "Okay. I'm going, but I'm not giving up on us."
I watch him slowly go to his car and drive slowly away.
When I see the taillights disappear in the distance, I run inside, lock the door, and run down the hall to my room. I shut the door and go to my bed and cry into my pillow. I'm not really sure why I'm crying, I'm just crying out of frustration, out of anger.
(Mitch's POV)
Scott, Avi, Kevin, and I are all talking in the living room.
"Why did y'all let her come outside, I had it under control," Scott said.
"She wanted to talk to him and she didn't want you to have to deal with it," Avi said.
"Scott, it's okay, Kristie can take care of herself," I say.
We wait a few minutes and then we start to hear Jeremy yelling. I grab Scott's arm and say, "Hey, let it be."
"I hear my name, Mitch," Scott says.
"I know, we all do, but, that's okay. Let Kirstie do this," I say.
We wait several more long minutes and we hear nothing. We all stop and I slowly walk to the door. I peek out the window and I see Jeremy walking to his car. I turn around and walk quickly back towards the guys and say, "Looks like Jeremy is going."
"Good." Scott, Avi, and Kevin all say at the same time.
We all wait. We see Kirstie run in and run to her room. I look at the group and say, "I'm going to go talk to her."
I walk down the hall to Kirstie's door and I slowly open it to find her on her bed. I step in and close the door behind me. I hear Kirstie crying and walk over to her bed and sit beside her. I reach for her hair and pull it away from her face and pat her back.
"It's okay, girl," I say.
She looks at me and sits up and says, "Mitch, Jeremy is so awful."
She reached out and we hug.
"I know. I'm sorry that he came here. I'm sorry that he ruined your little dinner date with Avi," I say.
She leans back and smiles and says, "It wasn't a date. You all were here."
"I knew I could make you smile."
"You always can."
"So what's going on, why was Jeremy yelling Scott's name. We had to hold Scott back from going back out there."
"Jeremy has always had this thing in his mind that Scott and I are together."
She stops and we both have a laugh.
"Well, only the three of us can understand our friendship," I say shaking my head.
"Jeremy is so jealous at times," she added.
"He actually asked me to leave the group, that y'all could just find another girl to replace me," she added quietly, and then told me word for word what that jerk said to my dear sweet friend.
"Don't you believe a word of what he said," I say pulling her in for a hug.
"You, Kirstin, can never, ever, be replaced. We would not be Pentatonix without you."
She smiles again and says, "I could say the same for you as well."
"Okay, enough crying over that jerk. Now, let's clean your face so that you can go back out there and spend some time with Avi."
"I don't know, Mitch. I'm kind of tired tonight. I just want to go to bed."
"Okay, suit yourself. But, we are all just right outside that door if you need us. Okay."
(Avi's POV)
I want to desperately go to Kirstie and comfort her. But, I feel that I'm not the right person. When I see Mitch go after her, I am glad. They are so close and she can talk to him. Scott, Kevin, and I start to clean up dinner and clear the table. We are almost done when Mitch comes back into the main room.
"Guys, she's okay. But, she's tired and wants to go to bed," Mitch says.
"What did Jeremy say?" Scott asks.
Mitch tells us what he knows and tells us the insulting things that Jeremy said and we all get angered.
"Where is this guy, I need to knock some sense into him right now! Who has his number?"
"Kevin, calm down, it's okay," Mitch says.
Scott doesn't say anything, but I can tell he is mad. He's very quiet and his fists are clenched down by his sides.
"Scott, you okay." I ask walking over to him placing my hand on his shoulder.
He looks at me and says, "I should have gone out there."
"No, it would have turned into something more. You know that," I say.
"How dare he talk to her that way? Plus, he took out my little sister, Zoey last night." Scott says with a huff. He then steps outside and I see him dialing someone on his phone, most likely, Zoey.
Mitch turns to me and says, "Sorry, Avi, that dinner was ruined. Kirstie really enjoyed it. The food was amazing!"
"Thanks Mitch. I just can't believe that someone could be so mean to her. Kirstie is so kind and so amazingly talented. She knows that, right?" I say.
"I hope so. I told her that we aren't Pentatonix without her," Mitch says.
"That we aren't," I say.