Start Over

Moving?

*Scott's POV*

"Yeah."

"Yes, mom. Everything is okay."

"No, you don't need to come down here."

"We're doing it today."

"Okay, love you."

I hang up the phone and sigh in exasperation.

Mothers.

I pick up the remote and change the TV channel to Nickelodeon.

Much better.

It's been two weeks since I got my chair, and it's not as bad as it seems.

The only problem is the space.

Mitch and I have decided to get a bigger house with no stairs to accommodate for my chair.

Nothing has really happened the last couple of weeks, and we're free for the next two weeks before tour.

I had therapy and it was okay, but I don't think I'll ever get over the stiff feeling in my legs.

Mitch comes through the door with Starbucks.

"Mov...ing guys are here!" He yells and hands me my drink.

"Thank you. Do you want to roll me out?" I ask.

"Yeah."

I scoot to the edge of the couch and Mitch lifts me into my chair.

"Ready to roll!" I say and Mitch laughs.

The moving guys start coming in to take boxes, which doesn't take too long because Kirstie, Avi and Kevin came to get our clothes for us.

Mitch takes me out to the car and puts me in the passenger seat.

"Kirstie... bring my car." Mitch says and puts his seat belt on.

Mitch told me recently that it's sort of exhausting for him to talk, so he shortens things.

We follow the movers to our new place, just a few miles down the road.

"Are you excited?" I ask.

"Yeah."

"Me too. It's gonna take a while to unpack, though."

We reach the new house within a few minutes and it's amazing.

Mitch stares at it in awe.

"You like?" I ask.

"It's p-perfect." He says.

We had someone else pick out a house for us while we were in the hospital, so we've only seen pamphlets and pictures.

"Yay! I'm so excited." I say and Mitch gets out to get my chair.

I get into my wheelchair with a little help and Mitch starts taking me inside.

There's a ramp at the entrance for easy access, and the front door is big.

Inside, there are hardwood floors.

The living room couches are low so I can get onto them, and there are lower spaces in the kitchen for me.

Our bedroom is huge, with a king sized bed and a flat screen TV.

Our bathroom has a special shower and bath so that I can shower on my own, and my sink is low.

"Like it?" Mitch says.

I nod and pull him close to kiss me.

"Thank you. And when did you get new furniture?" I ask, running my hand over the marble sink.

"Speech." He says.

"You sneak." I tease.

"So should we get settled in?" I say and Mitch shrugs.

The moving guys are bringing stuff in.

His voice is probably tired.

"Cool. Should we celebrate tonight?"

Mexican?

"Sounds great!" I say and my phone buzzes.

To: Group
Jonathan: Meeting at Kevin's. Now.

I gulp. "Um, Mitch? Did you do something bad?"

He shakes his head with a confused look.

Mitch is only 19, so Jonathan thinks that he can tell Mitch what to do, which is stupid.

"Did you get the text?"

He pulls out his phone and looks at it.

No idea.

"Well, we better get going. Anything could've happened." I say as the last box is set down.

"Thanks guys!" I say and grab my keys.

"Welcome. Better head to that meeting." Kirstie says.

Mitch and I get in the car and start going to Kevin's house.

"Scared." Mitch says.

"Don't be. You'll be fine. You're gonna be 20 soon, anyway. As long as you haven't been drinking or anything..."

Mitch shakes his head. "Not since..."

We pull up to Kevin's house.

Mitch gets my chair and takes me inside, being careful of the stairs.

I knock on Kevin's door and here random shouting inside.

Great.

Kevin opens the door. "Hey guys."

He sounds so solemn.

Mitch stays silent and pushes me inside.

Jonathan is waiting on the couch.

"Hey guys! Have a seat."

Mitch sits in a chair and pulls me beside him.

"So, you know how we've been talking about a European tour?"

We nod.

"Well... we have one!"

Scott gasps and I smile.

"Really?" Kirstie says.

"Really. I don't know the exact dates yet, but it's this summer, so not too far away."

"Wh-where are all... the places?" Mitch asks.

"London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, Amsterdam and Vienna."

"Wow! That's a full tour." Kirstie says.

"Yep, and we're getting a new bus." He says.

"Thank god." I say and the others nod.

"We need one bad. This one has so many problems." Kevin says.

"That's really all I need to tell you guys. Oh, and you could make a new set list." Jonathan says.

"Yeah, let's do that. Sounds fun!" Avi says.

"I gotta run. I'll check in on you guys later."

We all tell Jonathan bye and decide to just hang out for a bit.

"Hey, we should probably go home and set up." Scott announces and I nod.

"Okay, text us if you need any help!" Kevin says.

We get in the car and start driving home.

"I have a question." Scott says.

I look over at him and raise my eyebrows.

"Have you ever thought about... children?"