Two Freaks in Love

Chapter 9

Finally, Saturday is here! It's Halloween! Eddie is on his way over to my house already, even though it's only 10 am. We're both just a tad bit excited, I mean who wouldn't be! For our costumes, we decided to show off a little.

"Hey, Princess!" Eddie kisses my cheek as he enters my room. I'm sitting at my desk, curling my hair for my costume. I honestly can't wait for people to see us, jaws are going to drop.

"Steve let you in?" I ask, curious as I didn't hear the doorbell. "Your mom told me to just walk in actually." He corrects me as he sits down on my bed. "She was on her way to the car. Your dad was waiting for her to grab her wallet or something I think." I nod, putting two and two together. "Yeah, that makes sense. They're attending their own Halloween party a couple of towns over. That's actually why Steve is throwing one." I say as I finish up with my hair.

"If you're inviting people tonight, I expect you to help me decorate and prepare snacks. I'm lookin' at you too, Munson." Steve bursts through my door. He seems nervous, probably because Nancy said she'd come and that she's bringing a friend with her. Nancy told me that she was going to set Steve up with her friend because she just moved to Hawkins and she's the same age as Steve.

"We'll be right down." I say, hoping it will help calm his nerves. He just nods and runs back down the stairs. I laugh as I hear the front door close. I don't know why he's rushing around as if the party was about to start in less than an hour. It doesn't start until closer to 7 tonight, and it's only 10:30 am.

"You start hanging decorations, and I'll go prepare some snacks." I order Eddie before giving him a quick kiss. Since it's so early, I decide to bake some cookies 'cause who doesn't love cookies, right? I sneak looks at Eddie here and there, and I just know he's doing the same as he decorates the living room.

"Mmmmmmm, something smells amazing!" Steve shouts as he walks in the front door, arms full of bags. Eddie rushes over to help him before he drops something. I giggle as they enter the kitchen. Steve spots the cookies cooling on the counter cheers, "Yes! Delaina Harrington's world renowned chocolate chip cookies!" Eddie drops his bags on the counter.

"Cookies?" He asks, moving around the counter to stand next to me. "Yes, I made my cookies." I laugh as I pull the last batch out of the oven, placing them on top of the stove. "Nobody can turn down these cookies." Steve states, turning to face Eddie.

"Can I have one?" Eddie puffs out his bottom lip and gives me his best puppy eyes. I roll my eyes and look at Steve, who now has the same expression on his face as Eddie. Finally, I cave, "Fine. You can each have one. Only one." My voice is firm as I speak. The boys cheer as they grab a cookie.

Steve looks around the room. "Eddie, man, the decorations look great!" Steve's mouth is full as he speaks. I smile at Eddie, who smiles at Steve. "Time to get into costume, babe." I say as I grab Eddie's shoulders and steal a bite of his cookie. I laugh maniacally as I run out of the room. Eddie shoves the last bit of cookie in his mouth and chases me up to my room, giving me just enough time to hide behind my door to scare him.

Once he enters the room I jump out in front of him and shout, "BOO!" Eddie, however, doesn't even flinch. Instead, he leans forward to grab my legs and throws me over his shoulder. "Hey!" I kick my legs, trying to break free of his grasp.

Within seconds I'm flying off his shoulder, landing on my back on the bed. He places a knee between my legs and his hands on either side of my head to hold himself up. He plants a quick kiss on my nose, making me giggle. I stare into his amber brown eyes while he stares back into my ocean blue eyes. I bring my hands up to his face and wrap them around the back of his neck.

"You are so gorgeous." He whispers, his voice deep. I smile as I pull his face towards mine, locking our lips together in a fiery kiss. Without breaking our lips apart, he moves one arm under my back to sit me upright. We are now both sitting on the edge of the bed, engaged in a full-on make-out session.

We pull apart at the sound of Dustin's voice echoing through the house, "Hey, Steve!" We can hear his footsteps as he climbs the stairs. We straighten ourselves up quickly, Eddie grabbing a pillow and placing it on his lap. I hold in my laughter as Dustin enters my room.

"You guys aren't dressed up yet? It's 6 already! What have you been doing all day?" He pauses and looks at me, then at Eddie and the pillow in his lap. "Wait, don't answer that. I do not want to know." He finishes, a brief look of disgust crossing his face. Eddie and I look at each other, then back and Dustin and we all laugh.

"He's right, it's time to get into costume." I say, using Eddie's leg to push myself onto my feet. I grab my outfit out of my closet and head into the bathroom to change, leaving Eddie and Dustin in my room.

"Wow!" The two boys say in unison when I enter the room. Dustin is sitting on my bed while Eddie is fixing his hair in my mirror. I smile and give the boys a spin to show off the whole costume. Even though Eddie's hair is a little too long, we decided to dress as Sandy and Danny from Greese.

We get downstairs just in time for the first few guests to arrive. Nancy arrives next with her friend, Mike, Will, and Lucas next. The boys run off somewhere once Gareth and Jeff arrive. After about 30 minutes, our house is full of people chatting, laughing, and dancing to the music.

It's about 10 pm, and I'm now a few drinks in and so is Eddie. A slower song comes on and I smile. "May I have this dance, m'lady?" He holds his hand out for me. I grab it happily, laughing as he drags me out to the middle of the living room. We sway to the music, arms wrapped around each other as the world seems to blur together.

"Eddie?" I ask as I look into his eyes. "Yes, Princess?" Question and curiosity fill his eyes. I just stare as we sway. I stop moving and push up onto my toes, giving him a quick kiss. "I love you, Eddie Munson." I say as I pull away.

I hadn't had the courage to say it to him until now. He stares at me for just a moment, trying to figure out what I had just said to him. After about a minute, he tightens his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"I love you too, Delaina Harrington." The words sound like they're straight out of a movie as they leave his lips. I smile and run my hands through his hair, bringing his face to mine. Our lips meet again, a kiss so perfect that we both forget about the people surrounding us.