One true love | Eddie Munson

31 : E D D I E

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When she finally got here, I was caught napping. There's nothing I love more than kissing her. I love her and not seeing her for the entire day was draining, but I'd get to spend this whole weekend with her.

"You didn't look at the shoes did you?" I asked.

"Nope, Joyce strictly said not to open them until I find you... and I found you, so does that mean I can open them now?" She asked excitedly.

"How about we eat first, then I take you to our last place and then you can open them."

She sighed, "Fine, I've waited this long. I guess I could wait a little longer." She shrugged, "Are they matching pairs of shoes?"

"I'm not telling you love," I reached for the brown paper bag from the diner and opened it to find two cherry cola's, "for you," I handed her a bottle of cola, "and we're having waffles and fruit for lunch" I smiled, placing the styrofoam take-out box between us and I pulled the tupperware container holding the sliced fruit from the cooler and the cool whip.

"Wow, you learned how to cut fruit." She teased taking an orange slice.

"As much as I'd like to take credit, Uncle Wayne did it for me, but I dipped the strawberries in chocolate myself." I said proudly, "But I didn't bring them."

"Why not?"

"Cause it's part of your other surprise" I took a bite of my waffle. They were still crunchy, "How was school today, babe?"

"Awful." She poked her waffle with a fork.

"Why? Did something happen?" I asked with a bit of concern on my face.

"The principal is just a dick," She rubbed her face, "He definitely hates me and I'm pretty sure he's scared of me."

"Ohh, someone scared of my Violet?" I chuckled, "I think it's impossible to be scared of you."

She shrugged, "Dunno, he reconsidered about my club after I told him off, so I'm pretty sure I scared him."

I put my empty styrofoam tray to the side and pulled her onto my lap, "You'll be out of there by next year and you won't have to worry about him"

She looked up at me, "You better graduate with me next year,"

"I think next year will be my year." I nod and rub her thigh gently, "Then we could have that house on the field with all four of our little buttheads, like you said."

She blushed and kissed my lips, "You're gonna go off to be this big metalhead with your band touring the states, you might even travel to different countries, but you better bring me along." She pressed another kiss on my lips.

"You know I'm gonna bring you along, you're my number one supporter." I looked up at the sunset, "You wanna get going?"

She nodded and we picked up all of our things. She got on my back and I carried her all the way through the woods back to my van. I let her get down so she could get in. I placed everything in the back and she was holding the shoe boxes on her lap. Once I got in she reached for my hand, squeezing it three times, making me smile.

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"My grandparent's house?" She looked at me confused.

I shrugged, "Yeah, it's kinda when we made things official." She blushed wrapping her arms around me once we were out of the car, "We're gonna stay here for the weekend,"

Hailey hung her arms around my neck and looked into my eyes, I always liked looking into hers, they were hazel but the specks of green always appeared brighter, "You aren't proposing to me are you?!" She asked.

"No no no, I will one day, but it won't be here, or the meadow, it'll be somewhere unexpected." I smiled and leaned in to kiss her lips and opened the door for her, "When do you think it's the right time to propose?"

"Dunno," She giggled, "I don't think I'm the person to be asking babe."

"Yeah, but if you wanted to pick a season?"

"I don't mind Eds, just as long as it's not in the summer."

"Hm alright. I'll keep that in mind,"

She looked me up and down, "You're acting funny..."

"Just making small talk." I admitted

"Exactly. You're not one to do that, you hate it." She raised an eyebrow.

I thought for a bit and just shrugged it off and went to the kitchen and got the chocolate covered strawberries and handed her one, "They turned out nice right?"

"Mhm," she took a bite, and nodded, "so good." a soft moan as she took another bite, "I'm gonna go upstairs and change." She took the plate from me, "I'm bringing these with me, they're way too good to share" She giggled.

"Wait." I ran up the stair behind her and managed to get to the room before her, "Don't go in yet, I got to do something first"

"Okay?" A confused look came across her face before I shut the door behind me and lit up the few candles and made sure everything looked nice, "Can I come in yet?" She asked but she was already through the threshold, "What's all this?"

I rubbed the back of my neck, "I wanted to see if you uh- maybe you would um- go to prom with me?"

She blushed, her hands covering her smile and she wrapped her arms around me, "You did all this just to ask me to prom?"

I shrugged, "Maybe, soo?"

"Yes Munson, I'll go to prom with you" She kissed my lips, "you know I hate the whole concept of prom, I didn't think you'd actually want to go."

"Well, I have a date this year, and you know it's kinda part of the whole highschool experience." The subtle jazz hands show my enthusiasm, "Plus, who knows it could be fun."

"You're right." She nodded, "that does mean that next year I have to be the one to ask you, since it'll be my senior year."

"It'll be mine too." I stuck my tongue out teasingly, "It's gonna be our year."

"Mhm."

"Good luck topping all this, I think I've outdone myself." I sat on the bed and she stood in between my legs, "A whole weekend just to ourselves, sounds amazing right?"

"Yeah," she stroked my shoulders, "Wish it was for the whole week, I don't even want to go back to that hell hole of a school."

"We could, we're both not graduating this year, and what better than to give Principal Eckles more reasons to hate us." I smirked .

"A week to ourselves sounds perfect." She kissed my lips pushing against me, "Cuddles?" She whispered.

And that's how our night ended. With chocolate covered strawberries and cuddles.

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