This is OUR Year (Chrissy X Eddie)

〰️ Chapter 21 〰️

〰️ Chrissy's Pov 〰️

     The team had just rolled a natural twenty to take down one of Vecna's goonies, everyone was cheering. That is, until a knock was heard on the door. Everyone was quiet as I went to open the door.

     " Hello there, Sweetheart. Any chance Edward Munson is here?" An officer much taller than I approached me. I could feel the group behind me tense, slowly looking at Eddie.

     " Yes, but if I may ask, why?" I said. The officer sighed, and pushed passed me into the door. He made his was towards Eddie, as two other officers stood watching through the doorway. I was sat by the door the whole time.

     The officer closest to Eddie grabbed a pair of handcuffs from his belt. " You have the right to remain..." everything turned upside down. Eddie willingly let the man lead him outside and into his cruiser. I followed the whole time, begging to reconsider.

     " Eddie, I'll try to get you out of this," I say as Eddie is pushed forcefully into the cop car. " You be careful sir! There is no reason to act harshly when you don't even know what happened!" I yell at the police officer, trying to sound as intimidating as possible but the officer just rolled his eyes at me. " Let me at least get his keys please, I don't have a ride home." I breathe out and he huffs and gives Eddie a chance to talk to me.

     " Please, go tell my uncle, he can help. My keys are on my belt loop just grab him," he motioned his head towards his hip and I grab them. " He won't be happy but I'm sure if you explain he'll come, and hopefully—" The cop shut the door mid-sentence. I glare at him and turn on my heel towards the school and walk back to the group, a few getting interrogated by the cops.

     " Hey, hey you guys can't do that! They don't have lawyers!" I yell and the cops look at me.

     " Look here, Sweetheart, we can do what we want." One said while eyeing me up and down. I shivered and frowned somehow even more then I was previously able to.

     " Come on guys, the game is over. Let's pack up the van." I order and many willingly helped while others left with their own boxes frantically. I got in the van and realized I cannot drive a van. Fuck.

     I drove in the parking lot, making sure I got the basic shit down. I was antsy when I pulled into Eddie's driveway. I've never met this man before, but I hope he understands. I go up quickly and knock on the door. Heavy footsteps followed, and the door opened. Eddie's uncle looked at me quizzically, tilting his head sideways like Eddie does.

     " Ah- Hello there, you probably don't know me, I'm Chrissy. I would like to tell you about Eddie, uhm I think we need to go to the police station-"

     " Eddie's at the police station? What happened?" He questions and I shook my head.

     " It's honestly hard to explain sir, I don't know what happened either. All I know is he needs your help." I explain and he looks up at the sky.

     " Alright, I'll help you, Kid." He lets out a sigh and grabs his own keys and runs to his car. " Come on Chrissy, I'm sure the way he talks about you, you can help him too."

〰️ At the police station 〰️

     We waited in stiff seats next to a windowed office, probably the lead sheriff, but who knows. All I know is Mr. Wayne ( he wanted me to call him that instead of sir) had just about blew up on everyone in the building. The tension between him and the department was thick, it seems as though we have been through this before.

     " You know Kid, Eddie has been falsely accused of a lot of things in his high school career. No one really, oh I don't know, understands him and his character. People think he's a wimp, but I gotta say, he isn't. Not a snowballs chance in hell did I raise a wimp." He laughed to himself. I blinked at him in disbelief.

     " I never knew that he had such a rough patch in high school. Im glad it's almost over. And I'm sure he's not a wimp, most definitely not." I thought back to when he rushed Jason because that dickweed had slapped me.

     Oddly enough that's who came out of the door to the office I was sitting next to. He glared at me and frowned. " Your little Nerd boyfriend has got some explaining to do. So help me god if he does it again, Chrissy." He pointed at the black eye and butterfly strips on his nose. No way. Eddie would never.

     It looks could kill, Mr. Wayne would have had Jason executed four times. " Don't you have any human decency? Why would you talk to a lady like that?" He stood up. I stood up alongside of him, feeling more powerful now.

     Jason just looked at me, then walked away. We got called into the room by a gruff voice. He went over the events of last night, and I didn't even know it had happened when I was in the car. And I knew damn well why it happened; Eddie was sticking up for me. For a moment I was giddy that he did, but on the other hand... He beat Jason up. I rubbed my eyes and exaggerated my lower lash line showing how stressed I was like in the movies.  Mr. Wayne and the chief of police were talking when I decided to speak up.

     " Sir, if I may intervene," the chief nods, " That night, Jason had met me in the kitchen and he threw a drink at me and ruined my favorite jacket. I stepped outside with Eddie and he probably did it when I got in the car to warm up." I decided not to mention Steve, considering he beat Jason just as much as Eddie did. The chief looks at me and nods.

     " We're you under the influence at this time Mrs. Cunningham?" He questions and I gasped.

     " Who do you take me as? No sir, I was the designated driver for Eddie." I told the truth and he nods again, putting his knuckles on his chin.

     " Even with all the accounts I've heard, this still needs to go to trial for legal reasons," He says and let's out a small sigh. " For now, since you paid the bond... he's on house arrest considering he may be a threat or someone may threaten him. That is all, I'll update Mr. Munson when the court date is released."

     I'm not sure what kind of magic we just pulled but for the first time, I see Mr. Wayne smile.

     We exit the room and wait in the same fee chair we were in earlier. " You did real good in there kid, sticking up for Eddie. Not everyone would do that." He laughs at me and I giggle back.

     Eddie walks out of a corridor I hadn't noticed before, and frowned at his uncle, who was frowning back. He was out of handcuffs and an ankle monitor was on him. " Sorry Uncle... Sorry Chrissy." He mumbles as we walk to the car, papers in Wayne's hands.

     " If it wasn't for your sweet little girlfriend here, you would have been stuck in there." I tense up at the work of girlfriend. Eddie laughs.

      " Yeah she's the best. Couldn't have asked for better." He dramatically hugs me as I laugh.