We Are Good

Chapter Seventeen

"Wake up." Richie said.

"No."

"Yes."

"Why?" Eddie whined.

"I like you." Richie whined back.

"What does that have to do with me getting up?"

"I wanna talk to you."

"About what?"

"Nothing."

"Richie I'm gonna punch you." Eddie rolled over snuggling into Richie's neck.

"I love you." Richie replied.

"If you really loved me you'd let me sleep."

"I would but we have guests, and they need to be fed and stuff." Richie tore Eddie off of him to sit up.

"Why can't you just give them cereal and let me sleep?" Eddie said his face in a pillow.

"I have to go to the grocery store to get stuff. We have nothing here, your job is to keep them entertained while I'm gone." Richie got off the bed and Eddie laughed as he was still naked. "Oh so now my nakedness is funny?" He asked putting on underwear.

"It is when you run across the room like a mouse looking for cheese, or in this case pants." Eddie giggled.

"Yea ok whatever." Richie blushed putting on his shirt and then glasses. He walked over to Eddie and leaned down to give him a kiss. "I'll be back my prince, keep my peasant friends busy while I'm away." Eddie smiled and Richie backed away out the door. Eddie smiled at the ceiling for a while but eventually got up and got dressed. He picked up his bag off the floor and dug through it to find an outfit he liked. He put on some jeans and a light purple crew neck rolled at the sleeves. Eddie looked one last time in the mirror happy to be in his own clothes again and walked next door to the guest room.

"Hello! Bill! Stan!" Eddie yelled as he knocked.

"What?" Stan yelled back.

"Um sorry just Richie went to go get some food and stuff and I just thought you guys would wanna hang out or whatever." Eddie said lowering his voice a little.

"Yea-a we'll be d-down in a sec." Bill said. Eddie walked down the hall and down the stairs to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and cabinets looking for anything to eat but Richie was right, absolutely nothing. Eddie sighed and sat at the table, he wanted Richie back now. Everything's so boring without him. Stan and Bill walked in then, sitting down also.

"How'd you guys sleep?" Eddie asked to make conversation. Bill cleared his throat.

"Um fine." Stanley said cheeks red.

"Um ok... well I was going to call Bev to see if she got home ok and all that so be right back." Eddie said standing up from the table and walking to the living room shaking off whatever awkward thing that was. He picked up the phone and dialed Beverley's number.

"Hello?" She answered with a sniff.

"Hey Bev it's Eddie. How are you doing?"

"Um great! I'm perfect!" She said sarcastically.

"Sorry dumb question. I'm just worried about you."

"I'm ok, I just need some time to feel sorry for myself for a while and then I'll be ok." She said with a sad laugh.

"Ok well if you need anything let me know." Eddie said sincerely.

"Thanks Eddie, I'll talk to you later."

"Bye Bev." He hung up the phone and walked back into the kitchen to find Bill and Stan making out. "Ok! Hello! Hi! Eddie is back in the room!" he screeched squeezing his eyes shut.