Chp 6 – Awkward Morning
Mitch was up bright and early and he headed out into the living room. He fed Wyatt and saw that the couch was empty, so he assumed that Scott was out getting Starbucks for everyone. After feeding Wyatt, he headed into his bedroom to get ready for the day. After a little while, he headed back into the living room and started watching some TV. He was right in the middle of a SpongeBob episode when someone knocked on the front door. He went to answer the door and was surprised to see Esther and Grace standing there. He smiled and said, "Good Morning Ladies, come on in."
Esther and Grace walked in and Esther said, "Is Kirstie here? We wanted to talk to her if that's okay."
Mitch nodded and said, "She's still in bed right now."
Esther shot a look over at Grace and they both looked at Mitch and Grace said, "Which bed?"
Mitch said, "Scott's."
He then looked up at them and saw that Esther was about to have a complete melt down and he said, "No, no, no, Scott slept here on the couch, Kirstie slept in his bed. He's out getting coffee right now."
Esther took a breath and Grace patted her arm. Mitch laughed and said, "Esther, you okay?"
"Yea, just need to talk to Kirstie. I might just see if she's awake if you don't mind," Esther said walking over to Scott's door.
Mitch smiled and said, "Fine by me, but it may not be so fine with Kirstie, have you woken her up from her sleep before?"
Grace said, "Esther, we can come back, maybe it's not a good time."
Mitch was very curious as to what they needed to talk to Kirstie about, he really wanted to know.
Esther said, "No, I need to talk to her Gracie, that's why we came over here."
Grace nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, let's go."
Esther walked into Scott's room and saw Kirstie sleeping on his bed and she felt herself cringe at the thought that another woman was in Scott's bed. Then she saw Scott's arm draped over Kirstie's and that's when Esther screamed.
"Scott Hoying, how could you!" Esther yelled.
Scott and Kirstie both jumped up and were startled. Kirstie looked over at the door and saw Esther and Grace standing there. Grace was leaning around Esther as Esther stood with her arms crossed. This was the most angriest she had ever seen Esther. She was looking at Kirstie like Kirstie was the other woman or something. Then Mitch came running into the bedroom. Esther, Grace, and Mitch looked at Kirstie, who was now sitting up in bed with the blanket over her. They couldn't miss seeing that Kirstie was in Scott's favorite t-shirt, he never let anyone borrow it, so they thought. Scott was sitting up now also on the bed and was shirtless. He leaned over and grabbed a tank top and threw it on. Scott stood up from the bed and walked towards his door and said, "Everyone out, please. We will continue this discussion in the living room."
Scott headed out of the bedroom and watched as Esther, Grace, and Mitch walked out of the bedroom, he looked at Kirstie and mouthed, 'I'm sorry."
Scott headed into the living room and looked sternly at Esther and said, "What were you doing in my room, Esther?"
"I could ask you the same question, but I have a feeling I already know the answer. Kirstie was supposed to be in there alone; I wanted to talk to her. But, I think that my questions have all been answered, come on, Gracie, let's go." Esther said leaving as tears streamed down her face.
Scott watched Esther leave the apartment with Gracie trailing behind her and he looked at Mitch and said, "Why did you tell her to come in there?"
"I didn't know that you and Kirstie were in there together, I thought that you were out getting Starbucks for us. Sorry about that, I promise, if I knew that you two, slept together, I mean, slept in there last night, I would have never told Esther to go in there," Mitch said.
Kirstie threw herself onto the bed and covered her face with the pillow. She felt so bad for Esther, Esther looked so hurt. Kirstie didn't want to hurt her, but Esther and Scott weren't together anymore. She thought that Esther must still have some pretty strong feelings for Scott still. She was hoping for some time to explore this new found relationship with Scott before everyone knew that they kissed, too late for that now. Now, everyone will know in a matter of a few minutes, she thought to herself.
Mitch looked over at Scott and said, "Sorry, I'm going to go get some Starbucks, see y'all in a little bit, okay. Tell Kirstie, I'm sorry too."
Scott smiled and said, "It's fine, no worries, you didn't know."
"So, are you two together now?" Mitch asked.
"No questions right now, okay Mitchy," Scott said as he walked back towards the bedroom.
Mitch left the apartment and pulled the door shut behind him and headed out to get coffee. He felt so bad for Scott and Kirstie and Esther as well. He was surprised that Scott and Kirstie slept together, but not really.
Scott walked over to the bed and laid down beside Kirstie and said, "Well, that was awkward."
Kirstie took the pillow off her face and hit Scott with it playfully and said, "You think?"
He grabbed the pillow before it could land and he tossed it back at her.
She turned towards him and said, "Esther was really upset."
"Yea, she was, I'll talk to her later, but after she calms down first." Scott said.
"You know everyone will know soon," Kirstie said.
"Yea, so much for keeping this quiet for a little bit," Scott said.
Esther and Grace walked down the hallway and Esther said, "I bet Aaron has no clue that Kirstie and Scott are together, I'm going to tell him."
"No, don't get involved, Esther. You are upset right now and you just need to calm down first," Grace said.
"Fine, I won't tell Aaron, but if he asks me, I won't lie. I need to go see my brother," Esther said.
Grace and Esther walked up to Avi and Kevin's apartment (in the same complex) and knocked on the door. Grace was happy to see Avi answer the door and gave him a hug and whispered in his ear, "Esther is pissed, be careful what you say."
Avi kissed Grace on the cheek and saw his sister and how upset she was and asked, "What's wrong, sis?"
"I'll tell you what's wrong, I was going to go talk to Kirstie this morning and you told me that she was staying with Mitch and Scott last night, right. Well, I walked in and found her in bed with Scott!" Esther said with more tears coming down her face. Avi looked at Esther and then Grace and saw that this was true and couldn't believe what he was hearing. He took a step back and headed into the living room. He was mad too, but couldn't show it in front of Grace. How could Scott take advantage of Kirstie right when she just broke up with her boyfriend yesterday? Maybe, they have been together for a while and this was just the first time they were caught? Grace looked at Avi and said, "What's going on in that head of yours? You are really thinking about this."
"It just makes me mad, because, because of Esther. I hate that she's so hurt by this," Avi said.
"How could Scott do this to her?" he added.
Kevin came into the room and greeted everyone and saw Avi's and Esther's faces and knew something was wrong. Grace filled him in on everything that happened. Kevin said, "There has to be an explanation guys."
"I doubt it," Esther said.
They all walked into the living room and sat down and Grace pulled Avi aside and said, "We need to talk now, Avi."
"Is now a really such a good time for a talk, Gracie," Avi said.
"Perfect time, let's go. Esther, we will be right back." Grace said as they walked to Avi's room. Grace walked in and Avi shut the door behind them and said, "What is it?"
"You tell me, what is going on with you lately? Last night at dinner, you were acting so strange and this morning, the same thing. You have been acting weird every time that Scott and Kirstie get brought up? Why? Do you like her or something?"
Avi felt attacked with questions and said, "That's a lot of questions, Gracie."
"Well, I need an answer, do you like Kirstie?" Grace said not knowing if she wanted to hear the truth or not.
"Gracie, are you seriously asking me that? Let's go back out to the living room." Avi said not ready for this talk. He couldn't tell Grace that he was starting to have feelings for Kirstie again, not after all this time. She wouldn't understand where it was all coming from. He needed to figure his feelings out for himself first. Right now, he was pissed at Scott, or he was jealous, he wasn't sure which.
"Yes, Avi, I'm seriously asking you this question and I feel like with your reaction, I'm getting an answer to my question," Grace said now with a tear streaming down her face.
"Gracie, you know that you are my world, stop crying," Avi said walking over to her.
"Why can't you just answer the question, then," Grace said.
"Because it's a ridiculous question," Avi said gently.
Grace looked at Avi and seemed satisfied at the moment even though Avi never said anything to her, that bothered her, but she would try and not let it. Avi and Grace headed out of the apartment and saw Kevin sitting alone on the couch. Avi looked around the room and asked Kevin, "Where's Esther?"
"She said that she would be right back, that she wanted to go talk to Aaron," Kevin said.
"Oh no," Avi and Grace both said.
Esther stood at Aaron's door and knocked. She didn't know exactly why she wanted Aaron to know, but felt that he had a right to know that his ex-girlfriend was sleeping with her best friend and who knows for how long. She was hurt and angry and upset, and she wasn't really thinking clearly at the moment. She was surprised by a hand on her shoulder and it was Mitch. She turned and Mitch asked, "Um, Esther, what are you about to do?"
"Mitch, stay away, I'm telling Aaron everything," Esther said.
"You can't, you don't even know the situation," Mitch said.
"I bet they have been sleeping together for years, we just happened to find out today," Esther said.
"No, they haven't," Mitch said quietly.
"How do you know, you didn't even know that Scott was at home," Esther said.
"Yea, but I know Kristie and I know Scott, and they would never cheat on someone. Last time I checked, you were not with Scott and Aaron was not with Kirstie. They were both single adults, Esther." Mitch said.
"It doesn't matter, there's a thing called the girl code, you don't mess with exes," Esther said.
Aaron opened the door and was yawning and said, "What's up Mitch, hey Esther."
Mitch said, "Nothing, we didn't mean to bother you, see you later, Aaron."
Mitch pulled Esther's arm and she pulled it away and looked at Aaron and said, "You should ask Kirstie where she slept last night, I'm sure that you'll be just as upset as I am right now."
"Esther!" Mitch said.
Aaron not fully understanding shook his head and watched them head back down the hallway. Mitch turned to look at Aaron who was standing there and then went back into the apartment. Once the door shut, Mitch turned to Esther and said, "Why would you do that?"
"Because Mitch, I'm hurt, I'm upset, I want to hurt Kirstie like she hurt me," Esther said.
"This isn't you, you aren't this girl. You are a sweet, kind, caring, loving person. Kirstie is one of your best friends and so is Scott," Mitch said.
"I don't think that I would say best friend anymore," Esther said walking back to Avi and Kevin's apartment.
Aaron pulled out his phone and called Kirstie. Kirstie leaned over and picked up the phone and said, "It's Aaron, should I answer it?"
Scott shrugged, "It's up to you."
She answered the phone and said, "Hey Aaron."
"Kirstie, this is a strange question, but where are you right now?"
"In bed still, it's early, I'm trying to sleep," yawned Kirstie.
"Did Esther see you this morning at all? Because she came here to see me," Aaron asked cautiously.
Kirstie covered the phone and said, "Oh my God, Esther went and told Aaron about this morning."
Scott's eyes widened and he said, "Good grief, this is turning into such a mess."
Kirstie returned to the phone, "Look, Aaron, it's not what you think, okay."
Aaron cut her off and said, "Was that Scott that just spoke to you, because I just heard what you said to him and what he said to you. Kirstie, you slept with Scott last night, didn't you? Wait, I don't want to know, wow, Kirstie, I would say I'm surprised, but I'm not. Bye."
Aaron hung up the phone and Kirstie sat there with the phone in her lap. She dropped back down onto the bed and pulled the covers over her head and said, "Tell me when today is over, Scott."
"I hate to break it to you, but we have rehearsal today, so put on your brave face," Scott said.