Eddie the Banished & Steve the Babysitter

I can't love you Steve Harrington

Steve's POV

"Fucking cleaning this goddamn van because someone doesn't think I'm qualified to be in on the boyfriend gossip." I mumbled to myself. I know Wills gay. Robin figured it out when she met him and we got drunk one night and she spilled it. I'm fine with it though, obviously. I mean, love whoever the fuck you want, I don't care.

I just want love. Honestly. I fucked up with girlfriends all throughout highschool. I fucked up with Carol, that lasted like a week, we just banged really. I fucked up with Nancy, hard. And I fell in love with a girl who likes girls. I just suck at love. Is it so hard to get a person to cuddle at night with? Someone to watch movies and makeout with?

Used condoms on the floor Eddie? Gross.

I mean seriously, I am so cool and hot and charming and no one fucking sees it? I'm just flowing in the wind. No one wants the ex-bully who adopted 7 kids.

I just want someone who will flirt with me, encourage me and provide me with opportunities to do things I like, kiss me, cuddle me, lay on the bed with and talk about our day. Someone who respects my life and what I do and....I've been describing Eddie this entire time.

He flirts with me, he lets me clean his things, he respects that I don't smoke anymore, he is super sweet in his own way. Oh my god. I like Eddie Munson.

I held my hand on my forehead and sat down on the outside of the van, butt inside and legs dangling out. I mean, maybe I've liked how guys look in the past but that doesn't make me gay right? It just makes me supportive of other men.

Plus, even if I did like Eddie, he's definitely not gonna like me back and he most likely has someone else. The condom is a dead give away. Wait, you don't need condoms if it's two guys right? So does he like girls? Robin- wait, my brain just hurts now.

Let me just suppress these feelings and continue cleaning and never think about this again.

Robin's POV

"So he's in denial?"

I shrugged, "I mean maybe. Who knows? Maybe he's scared, last relationship he was in did not end well." I played with her hair while she laid in my lap. She looked up at me, "Honey, don't worry about it. He'll figure it out with time."

I leaned my head back sighing, "But he wont. He's an idiot. I mean he practically threw himself at those Russian guards. He's always getting into fights and he doesn't know when people like him or anything. He's a big stupid man."

She raised her eyebrows, "Russian guards?"

I waved it off, "Nothing. I talk too much." She got up and walked toward the kitchen, grabbing a glass of orange juice from the table. "Ya know, my parents still think Dan is coming down for summer break."

I flipped around so I was looking at her, hanging off the back of the couch. "How did he take the whole breakup?"

She giggled and walked over, kissing my forehead, "Cried like a baby."

I smiled and pulled her closer to the couch. "Robin!" She giggled. Her cute giggle, her adorable everything. Perfection.

Mike's POV

I was fumbling around with the painting. when Nancy knocked on my door. "I'm going out, Mom and Dad are gone too. Money for pizza is on the kitchen counter."

"Okay." Her footsteps departed. I unravel the painting one last time. I really look at it, I take in every detail. He said that I was the heart, me.

He's been acting weird lately. Was his whole speech about something different? I mean I know he kinda liked me, but I didn't think he was in love with me. We all know Will is gay or queer or whatever. But has he really been in love with me? For how long?