SCÖMÌCHE ONESHOTS 2.0

slowly but surely

Mitch is recently divorced, and is now a single parent with three children. He meets Scott, and Mitch is nervous about how the children will react with him bringing a new man into his life.

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When Scott met Mitch, he had no idea his life would change so much.

The two hit it off instantly when they met randomly at a bar one night. They continued seeing each other for a couple of weeks. Scott really liked Mitch, and finally had the courage to ask him to be his boyfriend, and then Mitch dropped the bomb on him and told him that he has three kids.

Of course, Mitch saying that didn't stop him from wanting to be his boyfriend.

"They're... a lot," Mitch begins as he sits in the car with Scott. "We adopted two twin teenagers first, because I couldn't stand the thought of separating them. But, also adopted a little boy. He's so sweet. He's probably the one who will like you the most. The twins understanding more about what's going on and they're pretty pissed off that we separated and their dad moved out."

"Well, that's understandable," Scott says. "No hard feelings if they totally hate me. I get it."

Mitch sighs in relief. "I'm just... nervous. It's been a year, and things are still hectic. I'm still in contact with Beau, and they still see him. Part of me thinks they'd rather be with Beau than me,"

"Hey, what makes you say that?" Scott asks, frowning.

"Because, Angela and Jake are so angry all the time. I try to get them out of the house and family things, but they're never happy. Then, Beau comes over and it's like nothing ever happened," Mitch rants.

"It's not you, Mitch. I promise you that. They're just as hurt over the whole separation thing, and... it's going to take them awhile to get used to the fact that their parents aren't together anymore," Scott says. "Have you explained to them, or... the twins, at least, why you separated?"

"Kind of. I mean, Beau and I haven't really been getting along lately. We were arguing over little things, and so... we just decided that it would be better if we remained as friends," Mitch explains.

"Seems reasonable enough to me. At least you guys are still getting along, and making an effort to make your children happy. Beau's still around, so that's still good for them," Scott says.

"I'm just really worried, but I really like you. I want to make this work. Just know that it won't be easy, and... things might be difficult at first. I'll understand if you don't want to be apart of this chaos,"

"Nonsense," Scott chuckles, and then he reaches over and gently kisses Mitch. "I really like you too, Mitch, and... I wouldn't have agreed to meeting your children if I didn't want to be apart of this."

"It's nice to hear that from someone," Mitch chuckles. "Most guys walk away from me."

"Not all men are jerks. You just have to find the right one," Scott grins.

"So, shall we get this over with?" Mitch asks, looking over at Scott nervously.

"Yeah, let's go in, and just hope for the best I guess," Scott nods, and then he gets out of the car with Mitch. He follows Mitch up to the apartment that he lives in. Mitch explained to Scott before that they used to live with Beau in a big house before Mitch decided to move out with the kids.

"Okay," Mitch takes a deep breath before opening the door. He gently takes Scott's hand and then he leads the way inside. "Kids?" He looks around. "I'm home from work!"

"Daddy!"

Mitch laughs as the littlest boy Oliver, runs up and hugs him. "Hi sweetheart. I missed you,"