Your dirty little secret - Reddie

-5-

Eddie laid down in his bed with a closed book next to him. He had been reading it since he got home from school but grew board of it so he'd left it closed. His watch beeped loudly. Eddie walked down to the kitchen to get a glass of water when he heard a nock on the door.

Assuming it was his mom or one of his friends, he opened it. A small box laid down infront of the door as a delivery truck drove away. He picked it up and shut the door, placing the box on the table in the kitchen. He took his pill.

A moment later, the door had another knock. Eddie walked over to the door again. He got a weird and uneasy feeling as he approached. The box on the kitchen table rattled causing Eddie to turn around and look back into the kitchen. The door sounded a knock again. Eddie turned back to the door and looked at the handle.

Eddie placed his hand on the handle, unlocking then slowly turning it. He opened the door to see Richie standing on the porch. Eddie sighed in relief, "Hey." "Hi. Is Mrs.K home?" Eddie rolled his eyes and let his friend in.

"My mom's at work. What do you want?" Eddie walked back into the kitchen and looked at the box again. He examined the label then placed it in a drawer. Richie looked confused, "What's that? More birth control pills?" Eddie rolled his eyes and walked up the stairs. Richie followed.

In Eddie's room, the two went over homework answers and helped each other with essays, although Richie wasn't much help to Eddie. After finishing all of their homework, they talked for a few hours like they always did. Half way through the conversation, Eddie mentioned how the box got into the kitchen and how it rattled on the counter.

"Do you think IT's really dead?" Richie replied. Eddie took out his inhaler and puffed it a few times, "I fucking hope so! But if it is we cut are hands for no reason!" They both laughed a bit. Richie could feel his face turning red like it always did around Eddie.

Eddie reached over and took Richie's glasses off, grabbing them by the nose bridge, "By the way, what happened to your glasses?" Eddie pulled up the corner of his shirt and wiped the lenses. He ran his finger; wrapped in the piece of shirt, on the broken lens, "Do you still have a backup pair at home?"

"Y-yeah...I just haven't gone home yet." Eddie looked at him confused, "You came here a half hour after school. Where were you?" Eddie placed the glasses back on Richie's face being careful not to poke him in the eyes. Richie starred into Eddie's eyes for a moment trying not to pear down at his lips in fear of being caught.

"I went to Stanley's house. Had to talk to him." Richie averted eye contact then began to fiddle his fingers in either hand. Eddie stood up and walked over to his dresser, grabbing out a small cloth. He dipped it in his water cup then walked back over to Richie.

Eddie squeezed the cloth to spread the water around it then stood infront of of Richie, "Bowers?" He said as he dabbed a small cut on Richie's mouth. Richie's hadn't even noticed, and Stanley hadn't said anything. He could feel his whole face turn bright red as Eddie placed one hand on his cheek and continued to wipe Richie's face off with the cloth.

"What did you say to piss them off this time?" He's talking like he doesn't realize how close he is! Richie though. He swallowed the lump in his throat, "I didn't say anything this time actually...He just kinda...pushed...Me." Riches words slowed. Eddie was just above Richie's eye level. Richie was sitting still and spacing off.

"Rich? You good?" Eddie looked into the boys eyes again. Richie snapped back and stared into Eddie's eyes as well, then cleared his throat, "Yeah umm, just thinking." Eddie placed the cloth on his nightstand then sat back down.

"You need to be more careful! If you cut your eye then you go blind, got that? If they hit you, you cover your face or take of you're glasses!" Eddie ranted disappointingly.

"I know, I know. I was just-" "What's up loser? Ready for round two of your ass getting beat, faggot?" The line piped back into his mind, "A bit caught of guard by what he...said."

"What did he say?" Eddie asked, turning to face Richie as they both laid back on Eddie's bed. Richie laughed nervously, "Just a name, that's all."

"What name?" Eddie looked concerned. Richie looked at him, the at his hands, "nothing important. It wasn't-" "Well are they true or not?" He shook his head. Eddie rolled his eyes, "The ignore them the way you ignore me!"

"You know what Ed's" Richie sat back up. Eddie looked annoyed, "don't call me that-"

"You're right! I should just go fuck their moms like I do your's and everything will be grate again! God you're a genius! Gimme a kiss!" He stood up and grabbed his things, " I have mothers to fuck, see ya Eddie spaghetti!"

Eddie stayed sitting on his bad in shock as Richie left the room and ran down the stairs then out the front door. He stood up and shut his door, "what the fuck just happened?"