What If. . .?
Title: What If. . .?
Fandom: Brothers & Sisters
Word count: 923
Rating: G
Summary: What if Kevin had taken Kitty's advice and had begged Scotty to take him back when he had signed for the settlement check?
Author's Notes: I own nothing.
Kevin could feel his heart pacing. Scotty looked so good, reminding him of all he had lost. And hoped to gain back.
“Alright, you’re all set,” Kevin said as Scotty signed for the settlement check, and the secretary left.
Kevin tapped his fingers on his knee as Scotty prepared to leave.
“Scotty, wait,” Kevin said as Scotty stood up.
He knelt down on both knees, bit his tongue before he said he felt pathetic, and continued with his rehearsed speech.
“Scotty, I am so sorry. I had no right to yell at you like that. Sarah put you in a bit of a compromising position. You told the truth and that’s all anyone could have asked from you. I’ve regretted yelling at you ever since I did it. Please try and understand the reason I did was because I felt alone. I understand that everyone saw it as helping out Tommy. I have no problem with that. But I’m worried about the kid. If it ever go out this his or her father was actually their gay uncle. . .that poor kid would be so alienated. But I digress. You are so amazing. You don’t deserve the way I’ve been treating you. I wish there was a way for me to take it all back. Part of me has died since we broke up. I’ve missed you so much. I really want us to work. I know I haven’t shown it very often, but I really like you.”
Kevin looked up, his blue eyes pleading with Scotty. Scotty couldn’t ever be sure it wasn’t just a trick of the light, but Kevin looked like he was close to crying.
“If I were to agree, things need to change. It’s taken so long for me to become who I am and,” Scotty paused, as though considering if he should continue the revelation, “You have the power to undo all that. And should you do that, who will be there to pick me up? You have this big, tight, loving family. Someone hurts you, and you have a support group. I don’t have that, not really. The people I’m closest to all friends. That’s not the same as a family. That’s why I need to protect myself.”
“I wish I could protect you from myself. I want to be the one to pick you up when you fall. I want to catch you when you trip. I hate that I’ll be responsible. I wish I could promise you that I’d be the perfect partner. You deserve that. But I’m insecure, and a bit uncouth. I’ve been trying so hard to prove myself to those around me, that I think it’s caused me to grow a shell, and I feel the need to prove myself to you, but I don’t know how to without opening my shell. I’m afraid you’ll hurt me the same way my father did.”
“What?” Scotty asked, sitting back on the couch.
“He stopped talking to me when I came out. It cut me so deeply that I knew he would never view me favorably again. I don’t want to drive you to hate me like that. I don’t want to hate you like that.”
“I’ll never hate you,” Scotty said gently.
“You don’t know that. But please, will you please take me back?”
“One more chance,” Scotty said with a sigh.
“Please be saying that because you want it, and not because you think I used lawyer skills on you.”
“I do want it. I do want you. I just don’t want to get hurt again.”
As if to prove his point, Scotty reached his hand out and helped Kevin stand up and sit next to him. From there, he gently kissed Kevin.
“Scotty, I promise you, I’ll do everything I can not to hurt you. Can you do me a favor though?”
“Sure, what is it?”
“Sometimes I’ll say stupid things, but I don’t mean to. I’m going to work on limiting it, but I’m by no means perfect. It will help me a lot if you don’t leave every time I slip up. I wish I could be perfect for you.”
“I can’t promise I won’t get bad, but I am miserable without you.”
Kevin couldn’t help but smile before quickly kissing Scotty.
“Okay, you should be going before I put us in a compromising position.”
“May I see you for dinner tonight?”
“Of course.”
“I’ll pick you up at 8:00.”
With those words, Scotty left and Kevin got on his cell phone.
“Hi Kevin,” Kitty said.
“It worked. Thank you so much Kit.”
“Oh Kevin! Oh I’m so happy for you! I’m so glad Scotty’s back.”
“Me too. Hey I have to get off now so I can call everyone before my boss comes to check in on me.”
“Alright. Congratulations. I love you.”
Later that evening, Kevin sat across the table from Scotty in the same Indian restaurant where they had their first date.
“Hey is everything okay? You have barely touched your dinner,” Scotty said.
“No, everything’s perfect. I just can’t believe I got another chance. You once said I was out of your league. But Scotty, you’re out of my league. You are amazing, and I love you.”
It wasn’t until the words were out of his mouth that Kevin realized what he had said. His face went red with mortification. Scotty smiled, and leaned across the table. This time however, Kevin met him half way for the kiss.
“I love you too,” Scotty said.
Fandom: Brothers & Sisters
Word count: 923
Rating: G
Summary: What if Kevin had taken Kitty's advice and had begged Scotty to take him back when he had signed for the settlement check?
Author's Notes: I own nothing.
Kevin could feel his heart pacing. Scotty looked so good, reminding him of all he had lost. And hoped to gain back.
“Alright, you’re all set,” Kevin said as Scotty signed for the settlement check, and the secretary left.
Kevin tapped his fingers on his knee as Scotty prepared to leave.
“Scotty, wait,” Kevin said as Scotty stood up.
He knelt down on both knees, bit his tongue before he said he felt pathetic, and continued with his rehearsed speech.
“Scotty, I am so sorry. I had no right to yell at you like that. Sarah put you in a bit of a compromising position. You told the truth and that’s all anyone could have asked from you. I’ve regretted yelling at you ever since I did it. Please try and understand the reason I did was because I felt alone. I understand that everyone saw it as helping out Tommy. I have no problem with that. But I’m worried about the kid. If it ever go out this his or her father was actually their gay uncle. . .that poor kid would be so alienated. But I digress. You are so amazing. You don’t deserve the way I’ve been treating you. I wish there was a way for me to take it all back. Part of me has died since we broke up. I’ve missed you so much. I really want us to work. I know I haven’t shown it very often, but I really like you.”
Kevin looked up, his blue eyes pleading with Scotty. Scotty couldn’t ever be sure it wasn’t just a trick of the light, but Kevin looked like he was close to crying.
“If I were to agree, things need to change. It’s taken so long for me to become who I am and,” Scotty paused, as though considering if he should continue the revelation, “You have the power to undo all that. And should you do that, who will be there to pick me up? You have this big, tight, loving family. Someone hurts you, and you have a support group. I don’t have that, not really. The people I’m closest to all friends. That’s not the same as a family. That’s why I need to protect myself.”
“I wish I could protect you from myself. I want to be the one to pick you up when you fall. I want to catch you when you trip. I hate that I’ll be responsible. I wish I could promise you that I’d be the perfect partner. You deserve that. But I’m insecure, and a bit uncouth. I’ve been trying so hard to prove myself to those around me, that I think it’s caused me to grow a shell, and I feel the need to prove myself to you, but I don’t know how to without opening my shell. I’m afraid you’ll hurt me the same way my father did.”
“What?” Scotty asked, sitting back on the couch.
“He stopped talking to me when I came out. It cut me so deeply that I knew he would never view me favorably again. I don’t want to drive you to hate me like that. I don’t want to hate you like that.”
“I’ll never hate you,” Scotty said gently.
“You don’t know that. But please, will you please take me back?”
“One more chance,” Scotty said with a sigh.
“Please be saying that because you want it, and not because you think I used lawyer skills on you.”
“I do want it. I do want you. I just don’t want to get hurt again.”
As if to prove his point, Scotty reached his hand out and helped Kevin stand up and sit next to him. From there, he gently kissed Kevin.
“Scotty, I promise you, I’ll do everything I can not to hurt you. Can you do me a favor though?”
“Sure, what is it?”
“Sometimes I’ll say stupid things, but I don’t mean to. I’m going to work on limiting it, but I’m by no means perfect. It will help me a lot if you don’t leave every time I slip up. I wish I could be perfect for you.”
“I can’t promise I won’t get bad, but I am miserable without you.”
Kevin couldn’t help but smile before quickly kissing Scotty.
“Okay, you should be going before I put us in a compromising position.”
“May I see you for dinner tonight?”
“Of course.”
“I’ll pick you up at 8:00.”
With those words, Scotty left and Kevin got on his cell phone.
“Hi Kevin,” Kitty said.
“It worked. Thank you so much Kit.”
“Oh Kevin! Oh I’m so happy for you! I’m so glad Scotty’s back.”
“Me too. Hey I have to get off now so I can call everyone before my boss comes to check in on me.”
“Alright. Congratulations. I love you.”
Later that evening, Kevin sat across the table from Scotty in the same Indian restaurant where they had their first date.
“Hey is everything okay? You have barely touched your dinner,” Scotty said.
“No, everything’s perfect. I just can’t believe I got another chance. You once said I was out of your league. But Scotty, you’re out of my league. You are amazing, and I love you.”
It wasn’t until the words were out of his mouth that Kevin realized what he had said. His face went red with mortification. Scotty smiled, and leaned across the table. This time however, Kevin met him half way for the kiss.
“I love you too,” Scotty said.