So Nice to See Your Face Again (Eddie Vedder Fanfic-Sequel to More Than Friends)

Sweet Euphoria

"Matt! You don't remember her?" Susan scolded in a playful tone.
He did a double take, then looked guilty.
"Uh no...I don't. Am I supposed to?" He said.
"Duh! I present to you, mother of Vedder's child, hater of Beth, Victoria!" Susan said, throwing her hands up.
"Vicky?" Matt questioned, squinting his eyes as if he was missing something.
"One and only." I smiled.
"Wait, Eddie and you..."
"Not together, but we were once, and alas I'm stuck with the aftermath. I love her though." I grinned.
"You have a daughter?" Matt asked, his lips curling into a smile.
"Yeah! Her name is Eleanor and she's so cute!" Susan answered for me.
"That's amazing Vick. Happy for you." He told me.

"So Matt," Susan interrupted, gaining his attention.
"Vicky and Eddie aren't together, which isn't cool. So we need someone to pretend to be with her so we can make Eddie Jealous." She explained.
Well doesn't she get straight to the point?
"And you want me to be that guy?" He asked.
"Whoa whoa, you never asked if I was okay with it."
Susan glared, "do you want Eddie or not?" She said.
"Alright, drop the 'tude," I joked. She had a point. If this is what I had to do to get Eddie back, then I'm in, albeit very childish.

"So you'll do it?" She asked Matt.
"Sure why not." He shrugged, leaning back.
"Great, okay so the guys will be back in an hour so we're gonna make a plan, k?" She suggested.
"We all need to come up with Ideas." She said.
"Eddie will come looking for me, so there's no doubt he'll see." I said.
"You all still have a studio downstairs right?" Matt asked.
Susan nodded.
"So what if I 'taught' Vicky drums, but we were like, I dunno close,"
"You could sit on his lap," Susan said, I choked on air.
"What?"  I said
"It's kinda a good plan." Matt confirmed.
"Yeah you'd like that wouldn't you?"
"Oh stop it you two." Susan told us.
"Okay whatever, it'll work." I muttered.
"Okay so I'll take Eleanor into the kitchen while Eddie goes to look for you. Then you two will be down there playing drums." Susan repeated.

"Sounds good to me."
"It works." I nodded.
"I'll tell you when I see the car." She said.

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After about half an hour of Matt and I catching up, Susan shouted.
"They're here! Go!" She yelled. Ushering us down the stairs.
Matt and I giggled like kids running down the steps. We made a left and there was the booth with drums.
"Go in! Hurry!" Susan shouted, pushing us in.
"Places," she clapped like some movie director.
Oh god.
Matt sat down on the stool and looked at me with a beaming smile while patting his lap.
"I hate you." I mumbled.
"Aw love you too Vick." He laughed.
Once we had sat down, he picked up drum sticks and did a terrible job of teaching. He just kinda played his own stuff.

"Bye!" Susan said, bolting up the stairs.
"This is ridiculous." I complained.
"Shh, pretend you love me for 5 minutes while Eddie comes looking." Matt said, putting the drum sticks in my hand and pretending to show me how to play.
"Hit the cymbal." He directed. I grinned, my favorite.
The booth was suddenly a deafening death trap as I hit the cymbal as hard as I could.
"Jesus," Matt chuckled.
"Hush I hear footsteps!" I told him.
"No no keep playing!" He insisted.

"Make me." I challenged.
"Playing the part huh?" He asked.
"Maybe," I said, leaning into him.
I probably had Matt fooled. I may have had myself fooled.
Whatever was happening, Eddie wasn't gonna be happy to see, but clearly, at the time, Eddie was the last thing on my mind.

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