Always and Forever (YN x Eddie Munson - Stranger Things S4)

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Your group is the rowdiest at the restaurant, so much so that you were asked to leave more than once. You were all laughs and cheesy jokes, everyone giddy with triumph and pride. Even Gareth came out of his shell briefly to talk DnD with Eddie. You see Ed so passionate about few things in the short time you've known him, but DnD is topic number one when he's around anyone who knows the game, even vaguely. 

All of you decide to take the party back to Steve's house. He'd recently started renting a shitty apartment on the outskirts of Hawkins that he was really proud of. Once again you were all asked to keep it down. You can't really be kicked out of you're own apartment but the Landlord did threaten to call the police. 

Late in the night, Gareth was the first to call it quits and go home, Robin offered him a ride home so it was just you, Ed, and Steve who left. 

"Beer?" Steve offered. You've never really drunk before but you figured why not. You were in a celebratory mood, after all. 

"Sure!" You say, Eddie gives you a cautious look but agrees to have a drink as well. 

Then he turns to you and says "You want a drink?" 

You shrug in return "It's a party! I'm going to try it at least." 

"It's hardly what I'd call a party, there's only three of us." He laughed. 

"Three's a crowd." 

Steve comes back with three beers and some chips. You all hang out until it's nearly light out. 

"You sure you're ok to drive, Munson?" Steve asked. 

Eddie walked in a not-so-straight line and protested Steve's worries. It took both you and Harrington to wrestle the keys out of his hands to allow you to drive his truck. He pouts like a baby the whole way home as you calmly joked that 3 and a half beers were way too many to be getting behind the wheel and that 1 was a lot less than 3 when he protested saying that you'd also been drinking. 

When you arrive at his trailer, he's practically hanging off of you as you lead him up the stairs and into the home. 

"You're the best Y/N" He slurs. "You're so pretty and nice." 

You laugh and sit him down on his bed. "Thanks, Ed. You're not so bad either." 

"No!" He protests when you try and walk to the living room, grabbing you by the waist and pulling you into the free space between his legs. "You. Are. The. Best." 

He looks up at you innocently and you start playing with his hair, cupping his cheeks after. "That's very nice of you to say, Eddie. You're the best to me." 

He lets out an agitated sigh, obviously not getting the answer that he's craving. He buries his head in your stomach and grumbles "You don't understand." 

You tilt your head to the side and crouch down in front of him so you're more at eye level. "What don't I understand?" You ask quietly. 

"No one was ever nice to me before you." He whispers "You're so nice to me all the time and now even more people are nice to me too." 

"It's so..." He pauses, thinking of the right words. In his current inebriated state, it appears to be impossible "Nice." He finishes. 

"Aw," You say under your breath and kiss his forehead. You never would have pegged him as a sappy OR a clingy drunk. You thought he might get louder or rude. You were glad it was this way, though. 

"I'm happy more people like you." You tell him "You're very easy to like." 

"No, I'm not. I'm loud and stupid. I can't even graduate." He looks at you, tears welling in his eyes. "You deserve so much better than me." 

You'd never seen him outside of his cocky outgoing self. It was surprising to see him in this state. You pulled his face close to yours, sure that he was looking you in the eyes and could understand what you were saying. You wanted him to remember this when he wooke up in the morning. "Edward Munson, You listen to me and you listen good. You are one of the kindest, smartest, most passionate, caring person I've ever met. You've shown me so much kindness that I'm certain no one else would. Hell, we've only known each other for about a month and a day and you're letting me live with you." 

You press your forehead to his "Never ever let anyone tell you that you're not amazing because you are. You deserve the world, Eddie." 

He stares at you for a while before kissing you passonatly. His arms wrap around you and you throw yours around his neck. 

After you pull away, he doesn't let go. He instead holds you tighter and buries his head in the crook of your neck. You stay like that for almost a full two minutes. 

Later, when you're getting ready for bed, Eddie's already passed out. You managed to get his shirt and shoes off before he went down. You were going to undo his pants but got to embarrassed. You would just make him shower in the morning before you do anything. 

You crawl into the bed next to him ass always and accidently wake him up. He scoots closer to you and brings you in to cuddle. You feel him sigh deeply as he throws his arm around you. 

He whispers something into the back of your neck. 

"What?" You say.

He says it louder but you still don't understand. You turn to face him in an effort to better hear. 

"One more time, please." 

He inhales deeply again, a smile spreading across his features. 

"I love you, Y/N. Always and forever." 

You're too stunned to say anything. You don't know what to do. He loves you, you believe that he truly does, that it isn't just the booze talking. 

You kiss him. Hard. And fall into a fitful sleep. you were too excited about oo many things to get proper sleep. But also, too afraid.