the trailer park / eddie munson

Chapter 12 - Truth or Dare

"Okay, what are we wearing...", you mumble to yourself while looking into your closet. It's a total mess, you definitely need to organize your clothes. Some day. Eventually. You start rummaging through the numerous piles of jeans, shorts, shirts and dresses. "No... no... definitely not...", you pick some things up, quickly look at them and throw them behind you, "too warm...too slutty..." - "too slutty mh?", Eddies sudden voice makes you wince a little. You turn around. He leans against the doorframe, the top you just threw behind you in his hand. "It's almost transparent, you want me to wear that in public?", you ask while stepping up to him. "You can wear whatever you want, babe. You're a grown-up woman", he shrugs and lifts the top to look at it. He raises an eyebrow and whistles through his teeth, "Okay yeah, maybe you shouldn't wear that one" and smirks. You laugh a little and grab it from his hand. "... I mean I wouldn't mind if you'd wear it in front of me", he says while winking at you. "Mhm, yeah, that's what I thought", you smirk and blow him a little kiss before turning back to your closet. Eddie chuckles and flops on your bed, leaning his back against the wall and lighting a cigarette. "I have nothing to wear", you groan and start searching again. "I really doubt that", he says while taking a puff from his cigarette and blowing the smoke out of the open window above him. You sigh and grab some simple high-waisted blue shorts and a white top with a deeper neckline. You decide to wear an oversized white flannel on top of it, as well as white sneakers. "That's the best I can do", you shrug and turn around. Eddie looks up and smiles lightly, "you look beautiful". "Oh stop it, Munson", you giggle a little and turn to your mirror to put on some mascara. He throws the burned down cigarette out of the window and stands up from your bed, walks up right behind you and wraps his arms around your belly. Your eyes meet through the mirror. "You don't believe me?", he raises an eyebrow and slowly lowers his face to your neck, placing gentle kisses on your warm skin and still looking into your eyes. His light touches send shivers down your spine, you sigh and lean back against him. "Okay, I believe you", you smile at him and turn around to wrap your arms around him. "Good", he smirks and softly kisses you.

It honks three times, looks like Steve and Robin are waiting outside. Eddie quickly puts on his shoes before opening the door for you. "Heyyy", you smile at Robin, who excitedly waves at you from Steves passenger seat. Eddie locks the trailer door behind you and lays his arms around your shoulder, as you two walk up to Steves car to quickly jump in the back.
The four of you drive through the night. All windows are down, the warm summer air breezes into the car, 'Old Time Rock'n'Roll' by Bob Seger is blasting out of Steves stereo. Robin, Steve and you loudly sing along to the song, while Eddie just laughs and rolls his eyes. He reaches over to your leg and gently grabs your thigh, his thumb slowly rubs over your skin. After 20 minutes, you reach Lovers Lake. Steve carefully drives down a small gravel road that leads to a big meadow right at the shore. You spot several cars parked under some trees, and the light of a big bonfire right down at the lake. "Hey, are Gabby and Vickie joining us later?", you look at Steve, who just stopped the engine. Gabby has to work tonight, which is why she's not here with you now. "Gabby's shift is until 12:00, I'll drive back and pick her up later", he nods and gets out of the car. "Vickie's not coming, she's with her family today", Robin sighs and gets out of the car as well. It's still hard for Vickie's family to accept her daughters sexuality. And even harder to welcome her girlfriend in their house, which is why Robin still hasn't met them yet. You smile at her and give her a small hug, "Don't worry, I'll be your girl tonight". She laughs and looks at Eddie, "You hear that? I stole your girl". He just laughs and nods, "I can share for one night".

You grab your things from Steves trunk and walk down to the shore. "Wow", you raise an eyebrow and look around. A big bonfire lights up the night, sparks are flying up into the dark sky. Roundabout 50 people are standing and sitting everywhere around it, some of them even brought picnic blankets to sit on. Three cars are parked right next to the lake, one of them is connected to a big stereo system, the other two have open trunks full of beer and other drinks. Music and laughter are echoing over the lake, the smell of weed and cigarettes fills the air - everybody's already having a good time. "Hey man!", a tall guy walks up to Steve and greets him with a handshake. Eddie takes your hand and walks over to one of the cars to grab something to drink. "You okay?", he smiles and opens a beer for you. "Yeah, it's just a little overwhelming", you laugh a little and turn around to watch the people, "do you know all of them?". He shakes his head and takes a sip from his beer, "Not everybody. But most of them went to my school and left for college after we graduated". He nods at a guy who just passed by. Robin comes over to you and also grabs a beer while leaning against the trunk next to you. "I'll be back in a second", Eddie quickly kisses your temple and walks away to a group of guys next to the fire while lighting a cigarette. Some other guys start cheering at the other side of the bonfire and catch your eye. Two of them hold a topless guy headlong over a barrel of beer, the rest of the group shouts his name while he chugs it with big sips. You frown your brows a little. Robin looks over to them as well. "That's Billy", she says before drinking some of her beer. You just hum and continue watching him, as his buddys lift him up again and he throws his fist into the air like he just won a championship while spluttering beer over his naked chest. What a chav. "By the way, he's the one with the car Steve and Eddie pissed in", she says while chuckling. "No way", you gasp and laugh loudly. Robin grabs your hand and stands up, "Come on, I'll introduce you to some old friends".
Robin walks up to the girl you met yesterday afternoon. "Hey, Nancy!", she waves at her and gives her a quick hug. "Hi!", she smiles at Robin and looks over to you. "Jules, right? Nice to meet you again", and sends you a friendly smile as well. The three of you decide to sit down on the grass and have a drink together. You talk about Nancys college classes, Robins and your jobs and share stories from your high school time.
About an hour later, the three of you already are a little tipsy. You decide to stand up and move closer to the music to dance a little. "I'll be right back", you smile at Robin and turn around to go grab another beer. While standing in front of the trunk and opening the can, you feel two hands going around your waist. "Hello there", Eddies soft voice leaves a smile on your lips. You turn around and look up into his face, "Hi stranger". "Having a good time?", he smirks and pulls you close. You nod and wrap your arms around his neck. "But I missed you", you pout and step on your toes. "Oh, really? Didn't look like that when I saw you getting drunk with Robin and Nancy", he winks and chuckles a little. "I was just trying to numb the pain, baby", you sigh and smirk at him. He just hums and laughs raspy, before placing a soft kiss on your lips. His kiss tastes like strong whiskey, looks like you're not the only one who spent the last hour with having a couple of drinks. A high-pitched scream breaks your kiss, both of you look down to the lake, where a girl was just thrown into the water. She laughs loudly and splashes water against the guy who apparently threw her in. Eddie chuckles a little and grabs you tighter. "Don't you even fucking think about it, Munson", you laugh and look back at him. "I don't know what you're talking about", he says with an innocent look on his face. "Uh-huh, totally", you squint at him and smile. "Julesss, come on, dance with us!", Robin looks over to you and beckons you back to them. Eddie gives you another soft kiss before letting go of you and grabbing a beer for himself. "Sorry baby", you whisper and blow him a kiss before walking back to the other ones.