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

Chapter Thirty

Needless to say, you didn't sleep well at all. When you woke up you were exhausted and irritable. However, when you opened your eyes you saw Eddie's sleeping face. You might be in a shit mood but remembering his words from the previous night brought a smile and a tinge of pink color to your face. 

He was a deep sleeper so he didn't feel it when you pressed a kiss to his jawline. Though, you think, something must have known because he pulled you closer to his body with the arm that was swung around your hips. 

"Eddie~" You say sweetly. Maybe there would come a day where you would stop waking him like this, or maybe you'd even let him sleep. Today was not that day. 

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

You snuggle close to his chest and whisper "Always and forever." You weren't ready to say that you love him. 

Yet.

Sometime later after he'd woken up, you decided that you'd go out to breakfast. You wanted to celebrate just the two of you, something special that two broke high school kids could afford. 

Eddie got dresses but you opted to basically stay in your pjs. With the exception of putting on a bra and a pair of his sweatpants. You drove to a waffle house and absolutely demolished bacon, eggs, pancakes, and every other breakfast food you could get your hands on. The fact that Ed was decently hungover affected his appetite. 

Milk almost came out of your nose when you saw the horrified look on the waiter's face after Ed ate an entire plate of potatoes and eggs in about ten minutes. 

You both left and voted on what to do until you could go to the police station. The original plan was going to be that you'd go there as a group but after thinking some you told everyone else that you'd go alone. 

It was important to you that the police see what you'd done for justice. That you coordinated almost all of it solely. That meant that Eddie would have to stay in the car so they could blame him and say he made you do it or some bull shit. 

Up until you had to leave Ed's trailer for the station your morning felt like one of those cheesy romcoms. It was like a montage of you two dancing in the living room, laughing, and you reading to him on the bed. 

However, you were a bundle of nerves when you had to leave. You toned down your look so that you might be given a smidge more respect. 

Once you were at the station you walked right up to the front desk and asked "May I see Officer Callahan? I was in here a few weeks ago for an interview and want to follow up with him." You used a sickly sweet voice. If you could turn it into syrup it'd melt teeth upon contact. 

She looked up at you dismissively and gestured for you to sit down in the waiting area while she got his attention. 

When he came into the waiting area he was, again, very obviously trying to impress you. he even began growing what looked like a sad beginning to a mustache. You stood up immediately and shook his hand. 

"Officer Callahan! Great to see you again." He shook your hand and returned the kind words that you had rehearsed for so long. He then leads you to his desk once more. 

"So," He starts "Where's your friend?" 

"Oh, she's sick. Nothing serious." You reply. "Do you remember our topic from last week?" 

He chuckles "Right down to brass tacks. Yes, I remember." 

"Well, Officer-" 

He cuts you off "Call me Phil." 

"Ok," You start again dubiously "Phil, I'm afraid I lied just a little bit the last time we met." 

"Excuse me?" 

"Well, I said I was doing research for a paper, right? I lied. And I would like to formally submit a form to get one Nicholas Smith arrested for sexual assault and attempted rape." You say all of this looking straight into his eyes, refusing to let him know how scared and anxious you felt. 

"Ms. Y/l/N-"

"Call me Y/N" You interject as he did earlier. 

He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose "Ms. Y/L/N, those are heavy accusations against your fellow classmate. Did you even tell a teacher before coming to us?" 

"Yes, I did. They did nothing, we were both suspended for a week and said I was crazy." You leaned on your forearms resting on his desk "Are you, an officer of the law, going to tell me that I'm crazy for being a victim, too?" 

"Of course, I'm not going to call you crazy but-" 

"Great! Then you'll submit my forms and have him in custody before he's back in school." You get up and start to leave, placing the papers on his desk and tapping his upper arm "No need to make a scene, that's what I always say." 

He struggles to say anything as you leave, being speechless he doesn't fight you anymore on this. Just as you're at the gate to leave you pause for a beat and turn around back to his desk. His posture straightens when you walk over. 

Putting both hands flat against the desk you lean forward and make searing eye contact "And if you refuse to submit my papers?" You walk over to his side of the desk and whisper in his ear "My lawyers will have you caught up in so much red tape, it'll take you years to recover." 

You stand up straight again and place a hand on his shoulder, the sick sweet smile returning to your face "Got it?" You ask in a cheery tone.

 He nods silently. 

"I didn't hear you~" You say in a new sing-song tone 

He gulps "I understand." 

It might just be your imagination, but you could see a blush tinge his neck and the tips of his ears. 

You confidently leave the station and head for a pay phone to call Eddie to pick you up. He had dropped you off since neither of you wanted to risk him being spotted at the police station. Right before you dial, you have a thought and hang up, not fretting too much over your lost quarter. You walk down the sidewalk and through the small downtown area, s new mission on your mind.