Stuck in the Middle (An Eddievr, Mully, and Juicy Fanfic)

Chapter 2: Girlfriends and Exes

Eddie's POV
Gaege took another handful of chips from Mully, stuffing them into his mouth with a mischievous smile.

"Can you not chew so loud?" Mully shook his head, "God, your like a child I swear."

Juicy laughed, swallowing the potato chips and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "You guys got your boring ass potato chips." I grinned, holding up my bag of chips. "Well I got my bag of Hot Cheetos."

"Oo! Give me some!" Gaege reached for the Hot Cheetos, and I offered him some with a chuckle.
Gaege happily curled up in his blanket, sitting beside me on the couch. Mully was lying on the other couch chair, intently watching the TV. We had dimmed all the lights and decided to watch a movie since we hadn't spent time together in ages.

I glanced over at Juicy, realizing that he was very deep into the movie. It showed a girl on the TV with dark hair, and she was giving her boyfriend a kiss. His eyes slowly looked away and down to his feet, tearing up slightly. He didn't notice me looking at him, and I furrowed my eyebrows in concern.

I hesitated before saying, "Hey... are you alright?" Juicy snaps his head in my direction, surprised as he quickly answered, "What? Oh, yeah. Yeah, I'm fine..." I kept staring at him, but his didn't look at me directly.

"If you want to talk..." I put a hand on his shoulder, "I'm here."

He glanced over at Mully, who had already fallen asleep. He sighed, hugging his arms as he said quietly, "I don't know. I've just been feeling sad lately."

"I'm here for you..." I hesitated before asking him, "And can I help you feel better?"

"Not unless you know how to erase memories." Gaege pressed his lips into a line. "I just don't feel the same without her here."

His eyes teared up again, and he sniffed, wiping his tears with his thumb. "And ever since she left I..." His voice trailed off as he choked back tears, but I put my arms around him tightly.

"It's okay." I rubbed his back soothingly, holding him close to me. "Everything will turn out okay, you'll see. You're going to find yourself a nice partner and will eventually fall in love again. You just need time to heal."

Juicy nodded slowly, squeezing me for a few seconds. I suddenly blushed when he buried his face in my shoulder, not entirely sure if I wanted to be this close to him or not. "Thank you," Juicy grinned slightly, "I really needed this."

We were silent for a few moments, with him still in my arms. I wanted to comfort him the best I could, but I couldn't help but feel my heart pounding in my chest as I held him. I could smell his cologne faintly as I closed my eyes, quickly opening them as I tried to stay awake.

"Gaege, you know, I've been wondering something..." I whispered to him, "Do you sometimes wonder what would happen if you had chosen differently? Like, how you could go back and change the past if you could?"

Gaege breathed softly against me, and I realized he had fallen asleep. I glanced over at Mully, who was still knocked out in the couch, and sighed to myself. "Now, I have to carry both of them upstairs." I shook my head with a quiet laugh, already scooping Gaege in my arms.