Chapter 23

As soon as Scott opened the door, Mitch jumped on him and wrapped his arms and legs around Scott's tall body. Scott took a step back to soften the blow, and try not to fall over. "Jesus." He breathed. Mitch tucked his head into Scott's neck while Scott walked into their room and closed the door behind him. After the door was closed, Scott tried to pry Mitch off of him, but he didn't budge. "Mitchell. I was only gone for like ten minutes." Mitch whimpered. "Did he yell at you? Did you get in trouble for something I did?" Scott stopped trying to push Mitch off of him, deciding he wasn't going to budge. "I need to talk to you about something. I don't want to do it with you clinging to me like a koala bear." Mitch took fistfuls of Scott's shirt into his small hands, and held on tight. "I'm in trouble." Scott sighed. "Listen to me. I'm only going to say this once. Stop jumping to conclusions. Get down. Get ready for bed. We need to talk. You're not in trouble, as long as you tell me what I