Half The World Away

It Must Be Love

FEBRUARY 22ND, 2016: 9:23am

Eddie found himself smiling a lot more recently. He smiles when he wakes up, face pressed against Richie's bare back, Richie's sleeping breaths filling the room. Eddie grins when Richie turns, pressing his head into Eddie's chest, and the risk analyst moves the comedian's head back to press a few kisses to his forehead, something Eddie had discovered Richie enjoyed in the almost 10 days they'd been together. A sleepy grin rises on Richie's face and he slowly opens his eyes, Eddie a blurry blob in front of him. That doesn't stop him from leaning up and kissing the man softly before putting his glasses on.

The two check on Frank, Eddie feeding him before letting him sleep a little more after being burped. Richie calls out for Eddie as he showers, and Eddie joins. They liked to shower together, and not in the sexual sense. Richie just liked to wash Eddie's hair and Eddie liked the intimacy. They kiss a little before Richie cleans his own hair, and Eddie gets out once he hears Frank start to cry. He wraps a towel around his waist, leaving the en suite to go into the main room...their room. Eddie's old room was going to be Frank's for when he was older.

"Hey, what's with the fuss?" Eddie asks, cradling him. Then he smells it." Oh god! Ew!"

"What?" Richie asks, entering the room in his boxers, the smell also hitting his nose." Oh he is your son!"

"My shits do not stink that bad!" Eddie protests as Richie passes him the diaper changing bag.

"They do." Richie argues as Eddie puts Frankie onto the changing table, Richie grabbing some clean clothes for him." Especially after Taco Tuesday."

"Shut the fuck up." Eddie snaps, changing Frank's diaper. Richie presses a soft kiss to Eddie's neck as he places down Frank's clothes." Can you get me some clothes please?"

"Sure thing, babe." Richie call out as he leaves, throwing on some jeans and a vintage jumper that had an ugly print on it. Eddie almost melts at the pet name. He had turned into one of those gross lovey-dovey people. He wasn't complaining." Sandy and Sharon are already downstairs."

"Okay." Eddie says as Richie walks back in, placing down some clothes for him. Eddie dresses Frank and Richie picks him up, pecking Eddie gently on the lips.

"I'll go make us some breakfast, how does that sound?" The comedian asks. Eddie grins and Richie leaves so he can get dressed.

Eddie looks at what Richie had picked out for him. It was the UCLA jumper with some black jeans. The risk analyst grins and then gets dressed before heading downstairs. Sandy and Sharon often visited, just so Eddie saw people other than Richie. He hadn't left the house in a few months, scared something bad would happen. He knew logically that nothing would but fear often overtook logic lately. Frank is sat in his bouncy chair when Eddie enters the kitchen. Sandy and Sharon are sat at the island, talking while Richie cooks, All The Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople playing. Eddie walks over to him and wraps his arms around Richie waist, causing the comedian to smile.

"Eggs fried, boiled or scrambled?" Richie asks, Eddie already spotting the pancakes on the plates.

"Fried." Sharon responds.

"Fried." Sandy also responds.

"Scrambled." Eddie replies, making Richie grin. He also had scrambled egg with his pancakes. Richie turns his head a little, placing a gentle kiss to Eddie's forehead before he cooks them all their eggs. Eddie lets go of him and takes a drink order. Sharon and Sandy were having juice, Richie wanted black coffee, and Eddie was having some herbal tea.

Richie adds the eggs to the plates, cooks some bacon and adds that, and then Eddie's ready with the drinks. Sharon and Sandy remain at the island while Eddie and Richie sit at the two seater table. The four all eat, listening to the radio, Eddie keeping an eye on Frank, who's sleeping again in his little chair. Eddie grins and sips his tea a little, eyes wondering over to the calendar, where he sees todays date, heart sinking.