Find My Way Back [Eddie Munson x OFC]

Chapter Nine

Both Priscilla and Robin stayed in bed longer than normal this morning. Robin had been kept up last night by the thought of Priscilla and her late night phone call. Those thoughts transferred over into this morning and Robin continued to mull over what it all meant. What bothered Robin the most wasn't who Priscilla had been talking to; it was the fact that Priscilla had been talking about Robin. She wanted to know what the context of the conversation was about her. What was it that Robin didn't know but should? Why wouldn't Priscilla just tell her? Friends don't lie, right? Why was Priscilla hiding things from her?

Priscilla, on the other hand, simply didn't want to get out of bed and face the day. She had been constantly struggling with the conflict that was Eddie and Steve. Despite how her heart felt, her mind continued to deny that she liked Eddie. She refused to let even the idea of Eddie slip into her mind. She didn't understand why or how Eddie was slowly creeping in and her feelings were changing even though she didn't want them to. What was it about Eddie that altered her brain chemistry so much?

Priscilla sucked in a deep breath and exhaled loudly. When she glanced over at the clock next to her bed and saw it read 11:05, she knew it was about time she got up. She was surprised Robin hadn't run in here at 9:30 like she always did to wake Priscilla up. Maybe Robin had decided to stay in bed a little extra longer as well. Priscilla swung her legs off the bed and jumped down to the carpeted floor. She groggily made her way to the door of her bedroom, and then paused when she caught a glimpse of the polaroid she had taken of Eddie hanging up on the wall next to the door. She forgot she had put it up there. She wanted to decorate the walls with memories of her summer and that picture of Eddie after his show at The Hideout was her very first one. She looked at it, studying the way his hair fell about his face and the boar head ring that rested on his middle finger. She tilted her head to the side slightly, lost in the image of him. He was kind of cute.

Priscilla quickly shook her head. No, he wasn't cute and she was not attracted to him. She couldn't be. She'd already dug herself into a deep enough hole with Eddie publicly and she couldn't just turn back around and pull herself out. She couldn't go back on what she'd said time and time again. Everyone knew that Priscilla and Eddie would never be a thing, and she was determined to keep that promise.

Priscilla opened the door to her room, leaving the picture of Eddie behind. She made her way down the hall to Robin's room. If Robin wasn't up by now, Priscilla figured she should go see if everything was okay. She knew that Robin had also been struggling with her own emotional internal conflict over Vickie.

Priscilla knocked lightly before slowly opening Robin's door and poking her head in. "Robs?" She called out softly. Robin was laying with her back to the door and didn't budge when Priscilla called out. Maybe she was still sleeping. Priscilla made her way to the bed and slowly crawled up into the bed next to Robin. She laid down and put her hand on Robin's upper arm, rubbing it slightly to try and wake her up if she was asleep.

But Robin was already awake and aware of Priscilla laying next to her. She still wasn't sure if she was ready to talk to her about what happened last night. She knew Priscilla had no idea Robin had even overheard her conversation, but Robin's feelings were still hurt by the fact that Priscilla seemed to be hiding things from her.

"Robs, wake up. It's almost 11:30." Priscilla said softly, still running her hand up and down Robin's upper arm.

Robin groaned, pretending to wake up. She didn't want Priscilla to know she was upset with her; not yet at least. She couldn't let Priscilla know she had overheard the phone call from last night. She had to pretend like everything was okay, for now. "Shit..." Robin continued to groan and turned herself onto her back, dropping her head to the side to look at Priscilla.