(Reddie) half a heart

Ironic

"Ironic," Eddie thought to himself. He was siting underneath an old oak tree in the playground with Rachel beside him. Only now had he just noticed that everyone of their 'finding out' meetings he called them,ended up next to a tree of some sort. How hadn't he noticed the heart before? It's been what a month and now he's noticed! It's taken him a week to decide wether he should tell her or not and today was going to be the day.

She was sat beside him,legs out in front of her,sitting on her jacket,a ham sandwich on her lap. Her hair was down as usual,falling to rest on her shoulders. The tree was providing shade and now was the time to ask her.

"Rach?" Eddie ventured carefully,not fully aware on how he was going to start the conversation.

"Yes,Eddie?" She said turning to face him. A questioning look in her eyes.

"Do you know when you were a teenager?" Seeing her facial expression change this probably wasn't the best way to go,but it was the only way he could think of. After hearing a mumble in reply Eddie asked again,"did you ever go to Rochdale?"

"Where was he heading with this?" Rachel thought. The only time she had been to Rochdale was when she turned seventeen and she'd rather not think about that part of her life. So,she simply nodded her head chewing the piece of sandwich that was in her mouth.

"Did you ever visit the park?"

"Ye?" Rachel asked in a questioning tone.

"Did you ever go when it rained in the night?" This again made Rachel nod as she thought back to the time she met the young boy who helped her in the park.

"Did a boy ever come up to you? When it rained,asked you if you were ok? And then he went to say his name but you refused to know? Asked you what you wanted to be and you said a teacher?" Ok Rachel was quite scared now.

"How do you..." Then the realisation dawned on her. Eddie. The boy was Eddie ! Eddie smiled at her revealing his wrist as they placed it next to each other's,making the full heart. Rachel smiled,she found the boy! Well grown up man now! She had so much to repay him for she just didn't know how.

"Oh my god! I can't believe it's you!" She said happily a big grin adorning her features to which Eddie laughed.

"It's me! So life turned out pretty well then?" He asked smiling at her grateful face. Rachel wrapped her arms around him.

"Yes and all down to you can we keep this quiet? Thank you so much!" She whispered placing a lingering kiss on Eddie's cheek. Luckily for them only one person was watching and it was no other than the one and only gossip queen herself Steph Haydock...