Do Not Fucking Touch Me // Reddie

Four

(Eddie's POV)

Oh my god. Richie Tozier. Richie Fucking Tozier kissed me. I didn't know what to think. He caught me off guard and I was left speechless with my mouth hanging wide open. Maybe he was just trying to make me feel better. That was probably it. He didn't actually like me, how could he. He always talked about having sex and how all the girls wanted him.

All I could think was "wow."

I didn't care if he didn't mean it. I was so happy he kissed me it didn't even matter.

We walked up to the rest of the losers. They were sitting on some rocks.

"What the hell took you guys so long?" Beverly asked.

I blushed. Richie laughed nervously.

"Whatever. They're h-here now." Bill said. His stutter was getting better, I noticed. Especially when he looked at Beverly. Everyone knew he had a crush on her.

"What's all this about? If I don't get home before-" I started to say before Richie put a hand over my mouth. I shoved him away.

"Relax, Eds," he said to me under his breath. I sighed deeply and scooted closer to him on the rock. I didn't want to make it too obvious that we had kissed earlier so I didn't get too close.

"Anyway, the reason I called this m-meeting was that I wanted to tell you all that I'm moving."

Everyone looked shocked except for Beverly. He probably already told her.

"You're just going to leave us?" Ben asks.

"He doesn't have a choice," Beverly chimed in.

"My-my dad got a new job. And my mom says it's going to be easier to move on from G-g-georie."

We all understood how Bill felt. Or at least we were empathetic towards him. It's chilling to even think about what the clown said or did to lure the innocent boy to his death.

We all talked for a while, joking around with each other.

"Wait, when do you move?" Stan asked.

"Two weeks," he said sullenly.

We formed together in a group hug. Richie's hand is on my back. He pulls me in closer than the others. I feel special for once.

"All right. I'm getting tired. I'm headed home," Mike said.

Mike left, then Ben, then Stan, then Beverly.

"Do you want me to walk you home, Eds?" Richie asked.

"Yeah... just gimme a minute with Bill will ya?"

"Okay."

Richie waited over by the woods and Bill sat on the rock.

"What's up Eds?" Bill laughed, teasing me. He knew I hated being called that.

"I have something to tell you!" I said. Bill and I had always been close. I was sad about him leaving, but I needed to get some gossip out before he was gone.

"Me too," Bill smiled.

"You go first," I said.

"I kissed Beverly!" He jumped up and down. My jaw dropped.

"Richie kissed me!" Bill's jaw dropped as well. He was surely shocked but looked happy.

We hugged. Richie cleared his throat.

"Coming, Kapsbrack?" He taunts. Bill nods in his direction.

"Good luck," he whispers.

I run over to him. "What were you guys talking about?" Richie asks as we walk back through the woods to my house.

"Nothing," I smile.

"You're impossible," he said.

I shrugged. He walked closer and closer to me until our arms brushed.

He pulled my hand and locked his fingers with mine.

"I like you," I blurted out.

I was super embarrassed, my cheeks turning bright red.

He kissed my head. "I like you too, Eds."