Back again // stenbrough

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"Stan, I've uhm been arrested- can you come pick me up?"

Stan slowly at up in his bed and rubbed his face. "What? Bill? What did you do?" He mumbled as he swung his legs over his bed and turned on his lamp.

Bill let out a quiet chuckled and sighed. "Got caught underage drinking. They're not pressing charges or anything- just a warning since it's my first offense or whatever. But somebody as to come pick me up."

Stan stayed quiet for a moment before nodding even though Bill couldn't see him. "I'll be there shortly." He said quietly and hung up.

He set his phone down and rubbed his face with a groan. He hopped off his bed and walked over to his roommate and started to shake him awake. "Rich- Richie."

Richie groaned and slowly opened his eyes. "What the fuck Stan?" He grumbled as he glanced at the clock. "It's three in the morning-"

"Bills been arrested and I need to pick him up, but I don't have a car. Can you drive?"

Richie squinted his eyes as he slowly processed what his roommate was saying. "Jesus Christ." He mumbled and rubbed his eyes before putting his glasses on.

Stan bit his lip but smiled a little because he knew Richie would drive without him having to say it. "Thanks."

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Stan walked out of the police Station with Bill next to him. They silently got into Richies car and buckled. Richie had stayed back while Stan went to go get his drunk friend.

The ride to Bills dorm was completely silent. Not just because it was almost four in the morning, but because no one knew what to say. Stan had decided to stay the night at Bills, just in case something bad happened.

As soon as they walked into his room, Bill stumbled to the bathroom. Stan sighed a little and looked around, cringing at how messy it was. When he heard the shower turn on he decided to clean up the place.

Eventually Bill came out of the bathroom wearing sweatpants and flopped onto his bed. "What are you doing?" He mumbled and looked at Stan.

Stan raised an eyebrow and shrugged. "What does it look like I'm doing?" He said before looking at him.

He stopped as he noticed Bill looked like when they were kids. "You look better this way, just letting you know." He said softly before going back to cleaning.

Bill grunted a little and turned onto his other side. "Whatever."

A silence went over the two for a couple of hours and Stan was sure Bill had fallen asleep, but he hadn't.

"Thanks for coming to pick me up tonight. Means a lot." Bill said softly and turned to look at Stan. He opened his arms up and smiled at him.

Stan smiled softly and climbed into his bed, laying down next to him. "You're welcome." He said and closed his eyes as he nuzzled into him. "God you reek of alcohol."

Bill laughed softly and wrapped his arms tightly around the other. "Sorry." He said quietly and kissed the top of Stans head.

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Stan woke up the next morning to, what he thought, his phone ringing. However, when he answered the phone a girls voice he has never heard started talking.

"Fuck finally. I've been ringing you all night, heard you got busted by the cops."

Stan started panicking a little as the woman kept talking. He started shaking bill awake and out the phone on mute.

Bill groaned and rubbed his eyes. "What?" He whined as he looked at the person shaking him.

"I thought it was my phone that was ringing so I answered it but it's yours and some girl is still talking." He said in a hushed whisper.

Bill raised an eyebrow and smiled fondly at Stan. "You're cute. Gimme me the phone." He said and sat up before taking the phone as he slowly slipped off his bed.

Stan flushed a little and rolled his eyes as he handed him his phone. He watched the hungover boy walk to the bathroom and get some Advil while he mumbled short replies into the phone.

He couldn't help but wonder who was on the phone and what he meant to Bill. The last he knew Bill was bisexual so she could be a girlfriend or something like that.

He sighed softly and shook his head to clear his thoughts. He had every right to have a girlfriend, they weren't together anymore. Just because he didn't move on, doesn't mean Bill didn't.

Bill walked back to Stan and his bed with a soft smile. "That was just Katy, I met her last year and we're just friends." He said softly.

Stan raised an eyebrow and shrugged, trying to pretend he didn't even think about who she was. "Okay?"

Bill raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "Oh come on Stan. I know you- or I guess high school you- anyways, I know that your mind is constantly racing. I knew you were wondering about her."

Stan fiddled with his fingers and stared at Bill. "Oh- well thanks I guess. I haven't really changed so- clearly you have though." He paused before asking a question he had been wondering since he ran into bill at the park.

"What happened to you after we broke up?"

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Okay okay so I plan on updating at least once a week or once every two weeks. Right now I'm not that busy with school so I'll try to write as much as I can before finals week.

Thank you to everyone who is continuing to read this story even though it's been a long time!

Love you all