"Oh come on eds you HAVE to come to the dance...."richie tries to say more but he chokes on his words
"I don't know...I'm not really in the mood...you know?..."Eddie states
"Ok...but if you don't go then I'm coming here to see you"richie smiles a bit "there's no way I'm gonna go a day without seeing my f-friend..."richie feels a little sad that they are just FRIENDS
"Ok..can't wAit"Eddie smiles a bit
Richie smiles but still feeling a bit hurt because he wants to be more than just friends way way more...but he doesn't know how to tell Eddie that..he thinks if he told Eddie he would think he's weird,gross,call him slurs,and other stuff...
Richie finally spits words out "hey Ed's.."
"Yeah what's up?"eddie replies
"Do you...like g.." richie can't say it
"Like what?.."
"Like g-gays?..." richie finally said it
"Yeah..why wouldn't I?..."Eddie replies
"Idk...just forget I asked that question.."
"Ok?"Eddie lays back
Richie lays next to him..he puts his arm around eddie and feels eddies ice cold skin on his. "Eddie...your freezing..."
"I-I'm fine..."Eddie replies trying not to look like a wuss
"Eddie..."
Eddie sighs "ok ok yeah I'm cold...I'm really cold..."
"Then why didn't you tell me I could have gotten you a blanket..."richie says concerned
"I-i don't know I just didn't want to seem like a wuss..."
"Why would you be a wuss?.."richie asked
"I-I." Richie cuts eddie off "I'm getting you a blanket stay here.."richie smiles a bit
Richie closes the window and grabs a big fluffy warm blanket for Eddie. Richie comes back with the blanket. "Here"richie says
Eddie sits up and richie wraps the blanket around him and Eddie. Eddie rests his head on Richie's shoulder and then richie rests his head on eddies and holds Eddie close making sure he is warm.
Richie tries to convince himself he is only doing this cause Eddie is cold,but he knows he's doing it because 1:Eddie is cold and 2:he loves Eddie..loves him more than friends..
Richie asks himself if he should come out to eddie...he can't decide and he is just frozen holding on to Eddie tightly
"Thanks richie"Eddie smiles a bit feeling safe and warm
"Any time Ed's"richie also smiles
They lay down in bed and richie holds onto Eddie still as Eddie rests his head on Richie's chest and they both fall asleep..together..
The next morning they wake up to Eddie's phone ringing. "Ugh who is calling me at fucking 7 a.m?!" Eddie says in a sleepy voice
"I don't know...just leave it..."richie is still holding onto Eddie..
Eddie smiles and goes back to sleep cuddling richie..
About two hours later and they are both up
"Morning spaghetti man I see you liked it when I was holding you"richie winks
Eddie blushes a tiny bit "and why do you say that?.."
"Because if you didn't like it you would push me away saying something like...oh You have germs I'm gonna get sick!..and then some other shit"richie laughs a bit
"Yeah yeah"eddie rolls his eyes playfully and asks himself if he really did like it...
"Well I should go.."richie says
"NO!"eddie yells a bit..richie looks at him
"P-plz don't go..."Eddie says
"Ok ok I'll stay a while longer..."richie gasps "does spaghetti man want to cuddle more" richie smirks
Eddie can't say anything and blushes a bit "I-..n-...wh-...UGHH"
Richie just laughs "I'm joking...unless"richie smirks again
"NO! I don't"Eddie rolls his eyes but he knows he does want to be in Richie's arms..once again..
Eddie loved the feeling of Richie's arms wrapped around him he felt safe and warm..and..well loved..Eddie starts to wonder if he likes richie in that way.
A couple hours pass,richie and Eddie are Just hanging out in Eddie's room. Richie checks the time and sees it is 7:30 "crap!"richie yells
"What is it?"eddie asks
"Umm...the Dance...I know you didn't want to go but..."richie looks into eddies eyes "would you maybe want to go with...me?....LIKE AS A FRIEND" but richie doesn't want to go as just friends eddie doesn't either..
"Yeah...yeah let's do it!"eddie smiles
"Ok spaghetti man I'll see you in 30 minutes"richie leaves
