Chp 12 – Part 2 – Scristie Ending -

(A/N: Not to confuse anyone, just wanted to write two different endings for my story…This will take place where Chapter 11 left off.)

Kirstie went back to the table with Aaron and he looked up at her and said, "What was that all about? You seem to be in deep thought." Aaron asked.

"Just thinking, that's all," Kirstie said picking at her food in front of her and moving it around a little.

Aaron looked over at Kirstie and said, "Okay, well, just tell me, I hate to see you in such distress, what's with you, Kirstie."

"I think that I need to go right now, okay, I'm sorry, I'll talk to you later," Kirstie said as she got up and put some money down on the table for her portion. Aaron smiled and said, "Okay, I'll see you later."

Taking her time walking back to the apartment, Kirstie went to a nearby book store and looked and walked around and ended up grabbing a coffee and sitting in the little coffee shop attached to the book store. She looked through magazines as she sipped her coffee, but every once in a while, she would look up and just look around and people watch some. She watched the couples walking by holding hands and watched the families walking by. She wanted something like that; she felt that all of these decisions she had to make were becoming clearer as each moment passed. She thought about everything that had happened over the past couple of days and she thought about her feelings for Scott and her feelings for Avi. She felt herself slowly pull away from those feelings she had for Avi and that's when she began to really see clearly how she felt for Scott. Avi was right, she loved Scott, she was in love with Scott. She sat there for a little bit longer and pulled out her phone and texted Scott to see where he was at.

Scott called her and she answered her phone, "Hey."

"What's up Kirstie, I'm at the apartment," Scott said.

"I didn't know if we could talk?" Kirstie asked suddenly feeling very nervous.

Scott sensing Kirstie's tone said, "Do you want me to come meet you?"

"Sure, I'm at the brew down the street," Kirstie said.

"Okay, see you in a bit, Kirstie," Scott said hanging up the phone.

Scott hung up the phone and got up and started getting ready to head out. He left his bedroom and saw Mitch in the living room and said, "I'm going to go meet Kirstie, I'll be back in a little while."

"Okay, you seem weird, what's going on? Is she okay?" Mitch asked concerned.

"I don't know, she just asked if we could talk," Scott said.

"Hm, the talk, she's going to tell you her decision," Mitch said.

"Don't say that Mitch, I don't know what she wants to talk about," Scott said heading out the door waving bye. Mitch waved bye and as soon as the door shut, he pulled his phone out and texted Kirstie, 'What is up girlfriend, Scott just bolted out of here to come see you.'

Kirstie texted back, ';) you'll know soon enough'.

Mitch wrote back, 'come on, tell me'.

'Bye Mitchie', Kirstie wrote.

Scott headed towards the coffee shop and almost ran right into Aaron and he stepped back and said, "Sorry, Aaron, didn't see you there."

"No worries, Scott, where are you off to in a rush," Aaron said.

"Ha-ha, just heading out, see you later," Scott said. He really didn't want to stop and talk to Aaron. Aaron said, "See ya." Aaron watched Scott walk down the street and turned around and headed back to his apartment. Scott arrived at the coffee shop and saw Kirstie sitting at a table by herself in the corner. He went up to the counter and ordered a coffee and headed over to sit with Kirstie. He sat across from her and said, "Hey Kirstie."
"Hey," Kirstie said losing her nerve to talk to Scott quickly.

She took a sip of her drink and placed it back down on the table. She sat for a little bit before Scott asked, "Okay, so, what did you want to talk about?"

"Well, I was packing up some of my things today at my old place and Aaron and I went to lunch," Kirstie started.

"You don't want to get back together with him, do you?" Scott asked.

"No, Scott, Aaron and I are definitely not getting back together," Kirstie said.

"Okay, so what happened at lunch?" Scott asked.

"Avi showed up and he thought that Aaron and I were on a date, and then Avi and I talked. He basically asked me to make my decision right then and there and I couldn't. I told him that I couldn't just decide right then and there," Kirstie said.

Scott said, "He probably didn't take that too well, what did he say next when you told him that you weren't going to decide?"

"He asked me what I would say if it were you that said that to me instead of him," Kirstie said back looking up into Scott's eyes.

Scott looked at Kirstie and said it before she could, "I never will give you an ultimatum. I will give you all the time in the world, Kirstie."

"That's what I told him, well, not word for word, but then he backed off completely and said that he knew we weren't going to be together because if I couldn't choose him, then he knew that we weren't meant to be together," Kirstie said.

"I'm sorry, Kirstie," Scott said.

"It's okay, so I've been doing a lot of thinking today and I came to a realization," Kirstie said with a small smile not really knowing how Scott was going to take the news that she was about to give him.

Scott smiled back at Kirstie's smile and said, "What was that?"

"I choose you," Kirstie said.

Scott smiled and said, "I thought that you needed some time."

"I thought that I did, but I think that I knew all along that it was you. I think that you knew that too," Kirstie said.

"I just wanted you to be happy, Kirstie, that's all I ever want for you, for you to be happy," Scott said.

Scott reached across the table and said, "So, Kirstie, can we officially go out on our first date?"

Kirstie smiled wide and said, "Yes, I would love that."

Scott asked, "How about that new movie that you wanted to see, we could grab a bite to eat beforehand?"

"Sounds good to me," Kirstie said standing up. Scott stood up too and Kirstie said, "I think I'm going go and get ready, let's head back."

"Ok, let's go," Scott said as he grabbed Kirstie's hand and headed out of the coffee shop. They headed down the street and for the first time, Kirstie wasn't concerned about who would see her, she was proud to be with Scott and she was excited about the date later. They got back to the apartment and walked in laughing and Mitch came over and said, "That's a sound I haven't heard from y'all in days."

"Mitch, we want you to be the first to know, we are going on a date," Kirstie said.

"Awe, you guys, that's amazing. I'm so happy for the both of you," Mitch said hugging them both.

Scott pulled Kirstie away to his room and shut the door and locked it this time and turned to Scott and said, "I'm not taking any chances this time."

"Scott, what are you up too?" Kirstie giggled.

Scott walked up to her and pulled her into him and he placed one hand on her back and the other touched her face. Kirstie's heart started to beat faster as she placed her hands around Scott. He leaned down towards her and she stood on her tippy-toes and they kissed. They kissed for a little while before they broke free and Scott whispered, "Kirstie, I love you."

Kirstie smiled and said, "I love you too, Scott."

The End

(A/N: Hope you enjoyed this story; thank you for bearing with my two-part ending…

It's all just for fun and enjoyment and fiction… ;) Thank you to all of the amazing folks out there who read my stories. I do this all for fun, and it's nice to see that others enjoy my stories. Be on the lookout for a new story, hopefully, will start writing that very soon.)