Summary: Hey guys, just wanted to tell you this news. This story is officially finished. That's right, no more chapters. I want to thank everyone who read and reviewed and literally made me day. You guys rock hard and steady and who knows, I may just write another one someday. Keep your fingers crossed.

Disclaimer: Really, with the amount of boy on boy action I write they better be thankful I don't own this show. For real.

Chapter Seven

Kevin arrived home in a much calmer state then before and opened the door to his loft and walked in. Immediately he greeted by Scotty who was sitting on the sofa reading a magazine.

"Hi sweetie, how was your day?" Scotty asked, kissing Kevin on the cheek and taking his briefcase. He grabbed Kevin by the hand and lead him to the table. "Sit down, I'll get your lunch."

"My day was fine," Kevin smiled sitting at the table. "How was your day?"

"It was fine. I made menus and schedules and read a few recipes that I want to try. Oh and I made sandwiches for lunch," he replied as he lowered the plate on the table in front of Kevin before sitting down himself. He smiled but stopped when he noticed Kevin's expression, "What," he asked confused.

"So you're not going to ask?"

"Ask what?"

"Ask me what I did today that was so important I had to leave early this morning."

Realization dawned on him and he immediately shook his head, "Nope."

Now it was Kevin's turn to be confused, "Why not?"

"Because I don't want to be an accessory to anything you have planned."

"Scotty it's not like I hired a hit-man to take out your ex-boyfriend."

"You didn't."

"No I didn't," Kevin chuckled. "I promise everything I did was completely legal."

"That's good to know," Scotty smiled, picking up one of the sandwiches from the plate. "Eat up, you're going to need the energy if you want to be ready for your mom's dinner party tonight."

Kevin smiled and picked up a sandwich of his own, "Another dinner with my crazy nut job of a family, I can't wait." he sighed before biting into it.

"Neither can I." Scotty smiled as he bit into his own sandwich. After a few minutes he looked up at his husband and spoke. "Kevin can we talk."

He swallowed whatever food he had in his mouth and shook his head. "Yeah, what about."

"I've been thinking and I realized that I have some unresolved issues that I need to deal with."

"And-"

"And in order to do that I'm going to need your help." Scotty whispered hesitantly as he pushed his food away. He reached across the table and grabbed Kevin's hand, grasping it tightly. "Will you help me?"

Scotty was nervous as he stood outside the hotel room with his hands jammed in his pocket. He wanted to knock but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Finally he realized that he wouldn't be able to do it and started to walk away when someone call out his name. Turning around he noticed that the person calling him was Michael himself.

"Scotty. What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it obvious, I'm here to see you."

"Well either your husband was wrong or hell has officially froze over," Mike smiled as he leaned against his door while Scotty maintained his nervous look. "Would you like to come in, or does that violate the restraining order."

"Restraining order-"

"The one Kevin served me with this morning. He didn't tell you."

"No but truth be told it isn't as extreme as I thought."

"You don't think that's extreme," Mike asked.

"At least he didn't hire a hit-man to take you out. Now that's what I call extreme."

Mike laughed but stayed where he was enjoying Scotty's presence. "Are you sure you don't want to come in; I could pour you a drink."

"I don't think that's a good idea."

"Scared to be alone in my presence."

"No, not anymore," Scotty answered honestly, no longer nervous. "Look, I came here to tell you that I don't hate you anymore."

"I'm sorry what?"

Scott took a deep breath before he continued explaining himself. "You hurt me, after everything I gave to you, you managed to hurt me more than anyone and I hated you for a long time. But over time I was able to forget about you and I was fine until you came back into my life. Coming back brought all those feelings of hate back in my heart."

"I don't know what to say-"

"Don't say anything, just listen because I'm not done. You were wrong when you said that no one will love me like you or when you said that I wouldn't amount to anything. I do have someone that loves me more than you ever did and a job that I'm great at and that I love. With Kevin I have the best home I ever known and in a way I have you to thank for that because it wasn't for you I wouldn't have known what real love felt like." By the end of his speech Scotty has to stop and raise his hand to wipe away the tears that were starting to fall.

"Scotty I'm so sorry for hurting you."

"I wish I could believe that but that doesn't matter because I realized I can't put all the blame on you. I stayed when I could have easily left but I didn't. I allowed myself to be used by you and I can't blame anyone but myself for that."

"I-"

"I came here to say goodbye and to wish you nothing but happiness and I hope that one day you find a person that you love more than anything, a person you would die and kill for because it sure as hell wasn't me. Goodbye Mike" Scotty didn't say anything else, instead he wiped the remaining tears from his eyes, turned around, and walked away. The burden he felt disappeared with each step he took until he no longer felt it and in it's place, a sense of peace

Once outside, Scotty felt himself smile again as he walked over to his car and opened the door. Sliding inside, he looked over to see Kevin staring at him curious and frowning slightly.

"How did it go?"

He leaned closer and placed a small kiss on Kevin's lips before pulling away smiling. "It went great. I said everything I needed to say and I feel better than I have in years. I'm glad that you let me do this."

"Scotty you're my partner, not my child. I can't dictate what you do and besides, you needed to do this."

"I did didn't I."

"Yes you did," Kevin smiled, "Now you can put Mike out of mind forever.

Scotty smiled as the word forever sunk into his mind. For the first time since Mike's reappearance he was happy again and he had Kevin to thank for it. He stopped smiling suddenly when he glanced over to see Kevin's somber frown. "What's wrong Kev."

Kevin bit his bottom lip and nervously stared at Scotty as he tried to collect his thoughts and say the right thing. "I just want to know, he didn't try anything did he?"

"And risk you getting angry and really hiring a hit man instead of another restraining order, I don't think so."

"He told you about that."

"Yes he did but don't worry, I'm secretly glad you did that. It showed him that you were serious about me belonging to you."

"I love you," Kevin grinned, leaning over to kiss Scotty again, this time more passionately. "I really love you."

"I love you too and you never have to doubt that," he smiled in return when the pair pulled away.

"Good," Kevin nodded, starting the car and pulling out of the hotel's parking lot. "Now that that's over ready to go to another family dinner party."

"Dinner with my crazy nut job in-laws, I can't wait."

"Neither can I." Kevin smiled as they drove away.

The happy ending you all been waiting for since the beginning. I hope I did it justice. Once again thanks for reading and have a safe and happy New Year.