Chp 12 Part One - Kavi Ending….
Kirstie turned back towards Aaron and then turned back towards Avi and walked up to Avi and grabbed his arm and said, "Stop, Avi."
Avi turned around and said, "What?"
Kirstie asked, "Do you know how hard that was for me to tell you I like you and then you just walked away?"
"I wasn't walking away from you, I was walking away so that I wouldn't say something that I would regret," Avi said.
"What would you say that you would regret?" Kirstie asked.
Avi thought about what he would have said, he wanted to say, don't pick Scott because Scott wasn't the one who loved her. Avi was the one that was in love with Kirstie and he couldn't figure out how to tell her. "Kirst, I really would like to take you out on a date?" Avi asked.
Kirstie was a little surprised by the question especially after everything that Avi just said. She smiled and looked into Avi's eyes and said, "Yes."
Avi said, "Thank you, Kirstie.
"What was so regretful about that?" Kirstie asked.
Avi smiled and said, "I'll tell you one day, maybe. Don't enjoy your lunch too much with your ex."
"Avi, stop saying that, it's just Aaron, I hate that word, ex," Kirstie said.
"Okay, Aaron," Avi said.
"So, when is our date?" Kirstie asked.
"How about tonight, I'll pick you up around eight?" Avi asked.
Kirstie thought about where Scott would be and said, "That's good, Scott and Mitch will be out with their friends tonight."
Avi frowned slightly and said, "Are you going to tell Scott about the date?"
"Maybe, I'm trying for this whole honesty thing, remember," Kirstie said.
"Okay, well, break it to him gently, I don't know how he will react to it," Avi said.
"He'll be fine," Kirstie said. Kristie gave Avi a quick hug and watched him walk down the street to his car.
She turned around practically skipped back over to Aaron who was sitting back watching the whole thing go down, he just couldn't hear anything. "Wow, Kirstie, try and not look so excited in front of your ex," Aaron said with a smirk.
"Aaron, what it is with people and that word, ex." Kristie said.
"Because it's the word that we use, that's what I am, Kirst," Aaron said.
"I still want to be your friend, Aaron," Kirstie said.
"I know, just give me some time, I don't want to hear all about you and your feelings for other guys right now," Aaron said pointing in the direction of Avi.
"Okay, well, we need to hurry so I can get back, I need to get ready," Kirstie said and then stopped herself from telling Aaron about her date with Avi.
"Kirstie, you should see your face, you are so giddy. It makes me a little sad because I haven't seen that look in your eyes in a long time," Aaron said somberly.
"Aaron, you and I were happy, we just didn't work together," Kirstie said.
"Why, tell me what I did," Aaron asked.
"You get really jealous and sort of controlling sometimes," Kirstie said.
"I guess I have always been the jealous guy in relationships, I don't know how to change that, it's just who I am," Aaron said after eating another bite of his food.
They finished up their meal and each paid their own way and they headed back to Aaron's. Kirstie had gotten pretty much everything packed up or sorted into the guest bedroom. It looked strange around the apartment without all of her little touches everywhere. She looked around the living room and then to the messy kitchen and said, "Aaron, you should clean up."
"I live alone now, I can be messy if I want too," Aaron said with a proud grin.
"I see that," Kirstie said joking. She headed towards the door and said, "I'll let you know when I get my place so I can get my stuff."
"Okay, sounds good, see you later, Kirstie," Aaron said.
Kirstie headed down towards Scott and Mitch's and was happy to have had spent time with Aaron that wasn't too awkward. She headed into the apartment and smiled at Mitch who was sitting on the couch. He looked over at her and said, "Where have you been for so long?"
"Packing and sorting through my stuff over at Aaron's and then we went to lunch," Kirstie said plopping down onto the couch beside Mitch.
Mitch looked over at Kirstie and she seemed happier for some reason, "Kirst, you seem really happy."
"Is that a bad thing?" Kirstie asked.
"Not at all, um, are you and Aaron getting back together or something?" Mitch asked.
"No, I have a date tonight, that's all," Kirstie said.
"Really?" Mitch said giving her a look begging for more details.
"With Avi, he happened to be out and came up to the same sandwich shop that Aaron and I were at and it just sort of happened, he asked me out, and I said yes," Kirstie said with a wide smile.
"You are going out with Avi?" Scott said from the doorway of his bedroom.
"Scott, hi, I was going to talk to you about it," Kirstie said standing up and walking over to where he was standing.
"Why are you going out with Avi?" Scott asked trying to remain calm, he thought to himself, this is Kristie's decision, she can choose who she wants.
"I want to go out with Avi, I'm sorry Scott," Kirstie said.
Mitch looked away from the conversation and looked down at his phone. Scott looked down and then back up at Kirstie and said, "Have you made up your mind?"
"I don't know Scott, I want to go out with Avi and see if there is something there," Kirstie said.
Scott didn't say anything, just stood there taking it all in. Kirstie went to hug Scott and he stepped back and went into his room and shut the door behind him. Mitch came over and said, "Give him some time, Kirstie, I'll talk to him, I'm happy for you and so is Scott, even if he didn't say it. Scott wants nothing but your happiness." Kirstie nodded and then went into the bathroom to shower and get ready for her date with Avi. She tried not to worry about Scott right now and just focus on Avi and being open to whatever might happen.
Mitch slowly knocked on Scott's door before entering and saw Scott lying down on his bed looking at his phone. Mitch went over to the bed and said, "You okay?"
Scott showed Mitch his phone and Mitch saw that the folder that Scott had on his phone of photos of him and Kirstie were gone, he deleted the entire folder. Mitch said, "You are giving up, aren't you."
"I'm not going to fight Avi for Kirstie and I'm not going to stand in the way of her happiness. I will get over it. If she wants to be with him, I'm not going to cause a scene and ruin my friendship with her or him or ruin our band."
"Scott, I'm here for you, I'm so sorry, but she may not have fun on the date? You never know," Mitch said trying to make his friend feel better.
There was another knock on the bedroom door and Kirstie opened it and said, "Sorry, I need to get my shoes, they are in here."
Kirstie walked in and Scott sat up on his bed and said, "Mitch, I need to talk to Kirstie alone."
Mitch nodded and headed out of the room and looked at Kirstie and smiled before closing the door.
Kirstie walked over to the bed and sat down and looked over at Scott and said, "I'm sorry."
"Kirstie, you don't have to be sorry, you know, maybe we should just be friends, we have been best friends forever and I don't want anything to come in between that. I love you Kirstie and I want you to be happy," Scott said looking at her with a small smile.
"I love you too, Scott," Kirstie said and leaned over and gave Scott a hug. It was a hug that best friends give each other and Kirstie felt her feelings for Scott start to fade, she felt Scott release from the hug and she leaned back.
"Have a good time tonight," Scott said.
"Thank you Scott, you are such a great guy and best friend to me. I don't know what I would do without you in my life," Kirstie said with a smile.
Kirstie stood up and headed out the door with her shoes in hand and she turned back to Scott who was staring at her and she wondered if he would really be okay with her and Avi if they were together.
Avi showed up to the apartment and knocked on the door and was surprised when Kirstie answered it.
"Hi Avi," Kirstie beamed.
Avi smiled and said, "Hi Kirstie, you look amazing."
He leaned and gave her a hug and Kirstie felt for the first time that she could truly hug Avi back. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him closer. Avi pulled Kirstie closer into the hug as he felt her do this and he smiled into her hair. He leaned back and said, "You seem different?"
"I just feel more at peace with things," Kirstie said.
"Shall we go?" Avi said pointing down the hallway holding out his arm.
Kristie turned locked the door and grabbed Avi's arm and they headed out towards his car.
Avi was a perfect gentleman and opened the door for Kirstie and she slid in and reached over and tried to open Avi's door, but failed to do so because of the length of her arms, which made her laugh. Avi opened his door and he got in and said, "I saw that, you are too cute."
"I tried," Kirstie said and then asked, "Where are we going?"
"It's a surprise, but I know that you will love it. Did you talk to Scott?" Avi asked.
"Yes, he's okay with everything, he practically gave me his blessing," Kirstie said.
"Really, he wasn't upset," Avi said a little surprised.
"If he is upset, he's a really good actor. He cares a lot about me and our friendship and he cares about you too, Avi. He just wants me to be happy," Kirstie said.
"Are you happy?" Avi asked reaching over and grabbing hold of Kirstie's hand.
She smiled and said, "Yes, in this moment, I am happy."
Avi smiled and they headed over to a park near the beach. Avi got out and walked around to Kristie's door and opened it, holding out his hand, saying, "We are here."
"I love coming to the beach at night, it's so beautiful," Kirstie said taking Avi's hand.
Avi and Kirstie headed out towards a table and it was all set up for dinner for two. Avi held out a chair for Kirstie and he sat across from her and she looked down at the table and then looked up at Avi and said, "When did you have time for all of this?"
"I had help from Kevin and Esther," Avi said.
"Esther helped too? I thought that she hated me," Kirstie said.
"She doesn't hate you, she was mad and jealous, and she feels bad for what she did to you and me, but it's all in the past now, I am choosing to move on with my life, and I hope that includes you," Avi said.
"Since when did you start saying romantic things to me, Avi," Kirstie said with a smile.
"Since kissing you, Kirstie," Avi said.
Kirstie knew that she was blushing and was thankful for the night to hide her blushing. They enjoyed the food and drinks and when they were done, Avi took Kirstie's hand and they headed out to walk along the beach. Kirstie felt that she having such a great time with Avi. She stopped and Avi stopped as well and said, "What is it?"
"Yes," Kirstie said.
"Yes, to what?" Avi asked.
"You asked me a question the other day and I never got to answer you," Kirstie said.
"I asked you if I could kiss you again," Avi said stepping towards Kirstie.
She smiled and stepped towards Avi and he wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck. Avi leaned towards Kirstie and kissed her and she felt that for the first time, she could freely kiss Avi and she did.
(A/N: If you are a KAVI fan, stop here, you won't like the next chapter. If you are a SCRISTIE fan, if you made it this far…? the next chapter will be for you. Thank you again for reading and I plan on starting a new story very soon, possibly a sequel to Summer at the Beach. I will keep you posted.)