Tight-Knit Family| Richie Tozier

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July 2015-

Eddie knew that planning a wedding was going to be stressful. He'd spent the last two years planning and booking and making sure everything was okay. Now the day was finally here, he was sat in his hotel room half dressed, panicking.

"What if I get there and-and he decides he isn't in love with me anymore? What if he realises I really am irritating and he doesn't want me?" Eddie rambles. Wanda and Mike glance at one another.

"You've been together since you were 16." Wanda reminds him.

"And you have two children." Mike adds." I honestly don't know why you're panicking. Richie loves you to bits."

"Why would you think he won't love you?" Wanda asks, sitting beside Eddie, who only has on his white shirt and some boxers.

"I-I'm annoying. Real annoying. I'm loud and feisty and I feel like I just do his head in most of the time." Eddie explains with a sigh. Mike chuckles." What?"

"That's why he loves you, dude. Are you stupid? He loves that you can run your mouth almost as fast as his. He loves how feisty you are. He loves that you annoy him. That's why he loves you!" He explains and Eddie blinks in shock.

"Plus, think on the bright side, your initials are going to be ET. You can phone home!" Wanda jokes, managing to make Eddie laugh." Now, Beverly spent ages making this suit, get dressed!"

Eddie smiles and then puts his suit on. It's an emerald green with a burgundy lining. It was made for him so it's the only one in existence, which makes Eddie feel special. He puts on his cufflinks and slides on his shoes. Then he stares at himself in the mirror. He's unshaven, because Richie likes that, and his hair is a wavy mess, which Richie also likes.

Eddie isn't the only one panicking. Richie is stood at the altar, Beverly and Stanley trying to calm him down. He's crying and panicking. Beverly is rubbing his back gently and Stan has a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"I just love him so much and I am so scared that he doesn't want this. That he doesn't want me." Richie cries.

"You're being ridiculous. He loves you!" Stanley says." He has done for over 20 years. You've been together through thick and thin do not pussy out now!"

"What Stanley is trying to say is that you can do this, Rich. We're all here for you. The lucky seven." Beverly says, sliding Richie's glasses off and wiping his eyes gently. She hands him his glasses and he puts them back on with a sniff.

"Dad, are you okay?" Aurora asks, walking over to Richie. She's wearing a sky blue dress that matches both Beverly's and Willows.

"I'm okay. Now go and wait with the boys and Willow." Richie instructs with a grin. Aurora nods and kisses her dads hand gently before rushing back to stand with her sister, Blue and Wren.

Richie calms himself down and Stanley and Beverly stand where they're supposed to, smiling at him reassuringly as the guests arrive. Then it doesn't take long before You've Got The Love by Florence and the Machine starts playing, signalling that Eddie is about to enter. The music choice was Willows as she loves the song. Richie turns to see Willow and Blue walk in, hand in hand, and then Wren and Aurora walking in——both grinning. Then behind them, in walks Eddie, arms linked with Maggie. Richie grins and then looks at his own suit. Their suits are matching. Richie's is a burgundy with emerald green lining.

Willow, Blue, Wren and Aurora all sit down and then Maggie passes Eddie's hand to Richie, who smiles at him. Eddie smiles back, feeling Richie's hands shaking in his own. Both are nervous and scared, but they both want to this to happen.