the trailer park / eddie munson

Chapter 10 - Fear

TW: homophobia, domestic violence

"Baby, I'm off to work, see you tonight", you hear a soft whisper, followed by a gentle kiss on your temple. You open your eyes a little and sigh, Eddie kneels on your bed right next to you, a soft smile on his lips. "Hm?", you suppress a yawn and stretch under the blankets. He chuckles a little, "I said I'm off to work". You nod and close your eyes again, still sleepy. After giving you a little kiss on the tip of your nose, Eddie quickly leaves the trailer to go to work. You open one eye again and squint over to your clock. It's still early, with a big relieved sigh you turn around and wrap your arms around his pillow. His sleepy scent still sticks to the fabric, making you doze off again within seconds.

Two hours later, your alarm harshly wakes you up again. It's 12:00, your shift starts in two hours. "Shut uppp", you groan while reaching over to your night stand to turn it off. You flop back on your back, stretching and waking up properly. Your eyes wanders through your bedroom, the floor is already messy again from Eddies clothes. You roll your eyes a little at his messiness and decide to empty one of your drawers for him to put some clothes in. With a little smile, you notice the polaroids you pinned next to your mirror. Gabby brought her camera to work a couple of days ago, and all of you made a lot of pictures together that night. You stand up and look at them closely, chuckling because of your funny faces. Gabby, Robin and you, arm in arm, laughing at each other. The picture is totally blurry because you couldn't stop moving, but it's one of your favorites. Eddie and Steve, both sticking their tongues out, Steve secretly putting some bunny ears on Eddie. The bad try of a group picture, in which half of the faces are cut-off, because Gabbys arm was too short. And a polaroid of you and Eddie, in which you didn't know Robin took a picture of you. You, sitting on a bar stool, and Eddie standing between your legs. His hands cupping your face, while he's kissing you. You looks so in love. Eddie drew a little wonky heart on the white frame, you remember his focussed face, the cap from the black sharpie between his teeth, when he drew this little masterpiece. You grab a big hoodie and throw it on, before heading to the kitchen. With a bowl of cereal you sit down on your couch, looking through your window while eating. It's a beautiful day, the sun is shining and slowly the wildflowers at the other side of the trailer park start blossoming. After eating and making some coffee, you quickly jump into the shower and go to your bedroom to get dressed for work. It's Tuesday, Eddies band 'corroded coffin' plays their weekly gig tonight at the bar. After rummaging through your closet for a while, you decide to wear some black high waisted ripped jeans and a band shirt that you knot over your waist.

Three hours later

"... and yeah, that's how three little kids almost got Steve fired today", Robin laughs and pats Steves shoulder. You and Gabby are working behind the bar, Robin and Steve sit with you, both having a drink and talking about their day. Steve scoffs and takes a sip from his beer, "I'm glad this amuses all of you this much". Gabby giggles and walks around the bar to hug him from behind, "don't be mad, baby". The corners of his mouth start twitching, he can't keep a straight face when Gabby's near. She quickly kisses his cheek and rushes back behind the bar. "Ohh, there he is - your rockstar", she winks at you and looks over to the door. You turn around and see Eddie coming in, joined by his band mates. You can't help but smile a little, he just looks so good right now as he walks up to the stage, the strap of his guitar going across his chest and a cigarette between his lips. He squats down to plug his guitar into the amplifier, his long hair falls into his face. You lean against the wall and watch him preparing everything and quickly testing the sound with a little riff. He lifts his head and looks over to the bar, your eyes meet and he smirks a little while giving you a wink. The lead singer grabs the mic and quickly greets everyone, the crowd already starts cheering. You're so proud of Eddie and the development he and the band have made. You heard about their beginnings, how they played in front of like three people and rehearsed in a garage. And now, they play here every week, filling the bar with people who really enjoy listening to their music - covers and their own songs. They found their own style, and with a lot of work and patience, they really achieved some of their goals. Eddie grabs his guitar and softly slides his fingers over the strings as he positions it properly. "Hideout, are you ready for some rock?", the singer looks into the crowd, making them cheer louder as they start playing the first notes of an Iron Maiden song.
"Hey, stop drooling over your boyfriend and help me with the drinks, Jules", Gabby laughs and touches your arm, you wince a little and nod, "Sorry, yeah sure". You start putting drinks on the serving tray and carefully make your way to one of the tables. Three girls sit at it, quickly smiling at you to thank you, then looking back to the stage. "The one with the guitar, he's kinda hot", one of them wiggles her brows and smirks. You chuckle and place the drinks on their table. "I know right? And I think he likes me, he can't stop looking over", another one giggles and throws her hair back. You can't help but laugh a little, knowing damn well that it's not her who Eddie's looking at from the stage. "There you go, ladies", you smile at them and turn around to the stage. Eddies eyes meet with yours, his fingers sliding over the strings of his guitar, making it look so effortless to play it. His solo starts and you watch him as he closes his eyes and throws his head back a little as he picks the strings fastly. He's so fucking good. And so fucking hot. Slowly you walk over to the stage, not taking your eyes off him, sucking in every second of him getting carried away by his music.
You turn to a table next to the stage and grab some empty beer bottles from it, as the song ends. The last sound of Eddies guitar slowly fades as the applause rises. You turn back to the stage and look up, Eddie stands directly at the edge behind you, smirking a little while squatting down so your faces are on the same height, his dark eyes sparkling from joy. Your lips meet for a quick kiss, before the next song starts. He winks at you as he stands up again, his hands pulling his guitar back into position. You smile and grab your serving tray to walk back to the bar, the girls from the other table watching you. You make an apologizing face at them and step back behind the counter where Gabby welcoms you with a little smirk. "Oh, hey!", you just spotted Vickie next to Robin. She smiles and waves a little, before turning back to Robin. The looks they give each other are speaking volumes, but they're always trying to not show their affection towards each other while being in public. Sadly, a lot of people are still having problems with same-sex relationships, so, to avoid problems, they only really are themselves with people they trust.