Red~ Eddie Kaspbrak

15. I Love Her!

I lied back on my bed listening to 'It's A Hard Life' by Queen, practically screaming the lyrics.

"I TRY TO FIGHT THE TEARS OH, THEY SAY IT'S JUST A STATE OF MIND BUT IT HAPPENS TO EVER-Eddie" I yelled, interrupting my jamming session. I paused the song and gave him a big hug.

"How long have you been here?" I asked, my voice muffled by his shoulder.

"Not too long but long enough that I need ear surgery" He laughed.

"Sorry about that. Who let you in?"

"My best friend Dylan" He explained as I rolled my eyes. Him and Dylan are way too close and it's really annoying to have my brother steal my boyfriend away from me.

"Where does your mom think you are?"

"My cousins house"

"Oh" I said, sitting on my bed and gesturing for him to sit next to me. I furrowed my eyebrows when I saw something new on his cast. He didn't let me write anything on it for fear that his mother would see. I turned his arm and saw that it said 'LOSER' in big black letters. "Who wrote this?" I asked and he winced, obviously not wanting to tell me.

"Greta.." He nervously said as I gasped.

"Oh fuck no! I'll fight her again" I threatened.

"Please don't. You're scary when you're angry"

"Fine but im not happy about not being able to punch that bitch in the face" I sighed.

"It's not like anyone else would let you punch her either" He said as if it would make me feel less angry.

"Beverly would! Richie probably would too!" I argued.

"Well im not Beverly....or Richie. Im a lover not a fighter" He defended as I chuckled. I grabbed a red marker from one of my junk drawers and motioned for him to give me his hand. He reluctantly agreed and stuck out his hand.

"Relax. Your mom won't know it was me" I reassured as he nodded. I began to write a big 'V' over the 'S' in 'LOSER'.

"Done" I smiled proudly.

"Lover?"

"Well yeah, you said it yourself; you're a lover and not a fighter plus you're my lover" I winked as he turned a deep shade of red.

"Shut up" He looked away and I laughed at him.

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"What if your mom sees us? Or someone tells her they saw us?!" I nervously asked as me and Eddie walked to the pharmacy.

"Relax. She won't" He reassured as I nodded slowly. He grabbed my hand comfortingly and I smiled at the gesture.

We walked in hand-in-hand and saw Greta sitting on a chair by the counter. We made eye contact and she then looked at mine and Eddie's intertwined hands, her eyes widened and she immediately looked away, making me smirk.

Eddie grabbed his meds and began to pay when I saw no other than Mrs. Kaspbrak walk in. I immediately ran to one of the aisles and Eddie turned around.

"Joc I-mom!" He yelled in surprise.

"Hi Eddie-bear, why are you picking your meds up so early?" She concernedly asked.

"Well I just didn't wanna forget...so might as well do it now"

"Okay sweetie, be careful" She warned as he nodded nervously. He was constantly looking over to where I was and she seemed to have caught on, turning towards me. Luckily I rushed into the aisle and waited until I couldn't hear anything. I turned the corner and there she was, standing in front of me.

"S-sorry, excuse me" I nervously said.

"Stay the hell away from my son" She warned as I froze. Eddie came rushing over and saw the two of us, he froze too. I nodded slowly, ignoring the lump in my throat. My eyes were burning, threatening to spill tears but I wouldn't let them.

"Why do you hate me?" I asked as she scoffed.

"Because you're no good for my son. He doesn't need to be hanging out with you. You're only a distraction" She spat.

"Ma!"

"It's fine Eddie. I should go" I dismissed, beginning to walk away. Eddie ran after me and I went to the alley where we had all met up about a month before. Surprisingly the boxes that Ben had been sitting on were still there, I sat down on them and took a deep breath.

"Jocelyn. Im sorry" He breathed.

"It's fine Eds. It's not your fault" I smiled. He grabbed my face in his hands, resting our foreheads together.

"I love youuu" He said, stretching out the end.

"I love you too loser" I chuckled. He pulled me in for a kiss, making butterflies grow in my stomach.

"EDWARD KASPBRAK WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" His mother yelled, stomping angrily down the alley.

"Im kissing my girlfriend ma" He said, causing both me and Ms. K to widen our eyes.

"You are too young for a girlfriend! How dare you speak to me that way!"

"How dare me?! How dare you talk to her the way you do! She cares about me and always makes sure im always okay! She looks out for me but she still lets me do stuff instead of shielding me from the world like you! I love her and I don't care what you say. I won't ever leave her and if you ground me I'll just sneak out!"

"Edward-!"

"No! Im not done talking! Your rules are bullshit. And these pills are bullshit too! They're gazebos!" He yelled as I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"Placebos Eds"

"What?"

"You said gazebos but the word you're looking for is placebos" I pointed out.

"Are you seriously correcting my grammar right now?! While I defend you?!"

"Sorry Eds" I smiled and his expression softened as he looked at me.

"I-I forgot what I was saying" He said, blushing and rubbing the back of his neck.

"If that's really how you feel Edward then don't ask me for forgiveness when she breaks your heart like the little whore she is" His mom sneered before attempting to walk away only to be stopped by me.

"I just want you to know that I would never do that to your son. I love him and I promise that I'll look out for him even if you don't want me to" I spoke up as Ms. K glared at me with an unreadable expression. She looked between the two of us and sighed, nodding before walking off.

"What the fuck just happened?" I whispered as she was out of sight.

"I-I don't know. I was expecting her to freak out more" He admitted.