Lovers

Together

TW: mention of eating disorder

We left the cafe and walked home in complete silence. I could sense Wednesdays emotional turmoil but I didn't want to press her about it. But when we finally got home, Wednesdays spoke.

"I'm sorry you had to hear that" she says quietly, her voice filled with sadness.

I hesitated before walking over to her and giving her a hug. "You don't need to apologize wens, they had no right to say those things to you" I said and then she hugged me back, hard.

"It's just hard sometimes, they have always been like that, but I thought maybe after the... recovery they would stop" she whispered.

I sighed, a mix of anger and sadness built up in me. "People can be so cruel, even family. But remember that their words don't define you, you're strong and beautiful, from the inside out" I whispered back.

"Thank you Enid, I'm glad I have you as my best friend" she said and the biggest smile grew on my face, she finally admitted it.

We decided to watch a movie up in my room on my tv and ofc I let wens choose one. She decided that we were going to watch 'scream 2'.

"Can I just go change before we start?" Wednesday asked me.

"Oh, good idea, I will also do that" I say, leaving the food on my nightstand "you can change in here, I will take the bathroom"

She nodded and I grabbed my clothes, a pink sip hoodie, a white tank top and pair of white shorts and went into the bathroom to change. I changed into my new clothes quickly and went back to my room, knocking on the door before entering.

"Are you done?" I ask

"Yeah, you can come in" I get a response from the other side of the door.

I opened the door and stepped into the room to see wens wearing a pair of dark blue pants with the text  'Newport Beach' on it with a black long sleeve, she looked stunning.

"Are you ready to watch the movie?" I ask, sitting down on my bed, pulling the covers over me.

"Yeah, is it..." she starts, looking down at the food "is it okay if I sit on your bed with you?" She asks me.

"of course, you don't even need to ask wenny" I say, patting the spot next to me.

She sat down and I gave her some of the blanket I was using and then handing her the food.

"I'm not really hungry" she says, thinking I wouldn't know what she was doing.

"You should eat, it's already 2 pm and you haven't eaten since dinner yesterday" I say, laying down the food in her lap "we will eat together, okay?"

She nods and takes a bite out of one of her chicken tenders as I start the movie.

We were almost halfway through the movie and I had already finished my food, and it was delicious. But looking over at wens, I see that she only had eaten 2 out of 6 tenders and no fries..

"Are you okay Wednesday?" I ask, looking at her, and she meet my gaze. She looked hurt, like her heart just had broken into a million pieces.

"Yeah" she replies shortly, looking away from me, I lay down my empty food box on my night stand and then move my body so I'm facing her.

"Do you wanna talk about it?" I ask, not receiving an answer. "You know I'm here for you right?"

She nods, looking at me again. "I.. I have bulimia" she says, tears forming in her eyes as she speaks "and I have been in recovery for it, I'm sober from that, I promise" she says.

I nod and slowly wrap my arm around her. "It's okay" I whisper

"Her words just triggered me again, it's no big deal" she says, a single tear escaping her eye.

"It's okay wens, recovery takes time" I say, wiping away the tear. Pulling her closer so her head rested on my chest.

Her head rested on my chest, her breathing gradually claiming down. I kept my arms around her, offering her comfort. The movie played in the background, but our attention was far from the screen.

After a few moments of silence, she spoke again, her voice soft but steadier "it's just... hard to fight those thoughts you know?"

I nodded, stroking her hair gently "I know, Wens. But you are not alone in this. You've got me, and I will always be here for you"

She sighed deeply, as if she just released some of the burden she'd been carrying on. "Thank you Enid, you really mean that don't you?"

"Of course I do" I say, hugging her a little tighter "You're my best friend Wens. I will always be here for you, no matter what"

"Thank you" she mumbled

"But could we make a deal?" I ask and she looks up and me, a bit confused. "Whenever you feel bad, feeling like your relapsing or anything at all, please come to me so we can work on it together, or just talk about it, watch a movie, anything" I say

She nods "okay, deal" she says, laying her head back on my chest.

We stayed like that for a while, finding comfort in each other's presence. Eventually, wens pulled back slightly, wiping her eyes and looking up at me.

"Do you think we could finish the movie?" She asks me

"Of course" I say, smiling as I turned the movie back on.

We watched in silence, but I kept a close eye on her. I saw her eating some fries after a while, it was not much but it was a start. She finally opened up, Wednesday Addams finally talked about her feeling, I couldn't be prouder right now.