THE FREAKS ~ Eddie Munson

Chapter Seventeen: The Red Tinted Lipgloss

Veronica POV
"Wow...you look..." Eddie babbled, looking me up and down as I hopped off of the last branch.

"Don't choke on your words there, Munson." I teased, causing a smirk to twitch onto his face as he snaked an arm around my waist, pulling me towards him to where our bodies were pressed together.

I gasped, not expecting the sudden motion.

"You got all dressed up for me, huh? Miss cheerleader all prettied up for the freak?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at me. The warm feeling of his hand against my bare lower back sent chills down my spine, my lips curling into a smirk as the words rolled off of his tongue.

"I'd look better in your bedroom." I joked, Eddie smirking and sliding his tongue against his bottom lip. I noticed his face turned a light shade of pink, him obviously not expecting my bold comment.

"Well I guess we should get going then." He said, beginning to walk me down the street to his van. As we walked, his arm became more snug around my waist and his hand sat perfectly on my hip. I breathed shakily, not knowing what to expect for the night.

Eddie let go of my waist, opening up the passenger door of his van and giving me his signature bow and arm extension to let me in. Once I climbed in, he gave me a smile and nod as he closed the door before walking around and hopping in on the drivers side.

Once Eddie switched the engine on, he pressed play on his van's cassette player, 'Too Young To Fall In Love' by Mötley Crüe playing. The song had already been listened to halfway, causing me to look over at Eddie with a smirk.

"You trying to tell me something with this song?" I teased, Eddie taking a moment to realize what I meant before driving off. He chuckled, shaking his head as the wind from the semi-rolled down windows blew through our hair.

"Nah, but," He began, pressing a few buttons on the player as he drove. "I do think about you when this song comes on."

The familiar guitar/drum intro of 'Looks That Kill' began playing from the cassette, Eddie hitting his hands against the steering wheel to the beat. He looked over at me with a smirk as I could feel my face heat up, a smile forming on my face as he began to sing along.

I began singing with him, his smile growing even bigger as we sung along together.

"She got the looks that kill." He sung dramatically, looking over at me with a smirk. I continued to blush, looking away as he continued to sing.

Now this, this was a dream of mine come true. A guy like Eddie singing Mötley to me, dedicating the lyrics to me too. Ugh, I couldn't get enough of him.

As the song ended, Eddie turned down the volume and turned onto Kerley, a sigh escaping his lips as he took another turn into the trailer park.

"Welcome to Who-ville." He joked as I looked at all of the trailers as we passed.

This place definitely wasn't as bad as Eddie made it out to be. I mean, it wasn't the suburbs, but it was comfortable and livable, which was all that really mattered to me in a home. Some trailers had plants and flowers, some with decorative lights and flags. People made their trailers their own...and it was interesting to see all the different details and creativity in each individual one.

"And here we are, the Munson trailer. Is it as large and breathtaking as you thought it'd be?" He joked, turning off his van and looking over at me with a smile. I laughed, getting out of the van and walking towards his trailer. He followed after me, quickly opening the door for me.

"Ya know, I'm fully capable of opening doors." I teased as I walked inside, looking around at the cluttered trailer. You could tell that it had been cleaned up, but there were just so many things in there with nowhere to put them, leaving a lot of things just to sit in random places. I admired the walls that were filled with hung up baseball caps, pictures, and little knick knacks. It was cool in here, different than anything i've seen.