Please Come Back... | TordEdd

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Everyone's gonna suffer in this one :-))))

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Tom's POV:

God, I'm so stupid. I wasn't there for Edd when he needed me. I should've known that he wouldn't get over Tord that quickly. I've always known that he liked him, but I didn't think that it was that serious. I thought that surely after all of the shit he's done that Edd would be over him. Also, I was sort of hoping that now Tord was absolutely out of our hair, it would give me and Edd a chance to be closer...Augh. I'm such a creep. I just hoped that maybe if he forgot about Tord, Edd might actually like me back.

I realized that I liked Edd a year before Tord came back. And I thought that surely 7 years was long enough for a crush to fade away, especially on such a bastard like Tord. I didn't want to be too obvious, though now I think I've blown it. I can tell I really weirded Edd out earlier, by offering to clean his apartment and stuff. Speaking of, I better start working if I'm gonna keep my word.

I got up, grabbed a trash bag, and started picking up cola cans. Jesus. He hasn't left the house, as far as I know, so how come there's so many cola cans? Wouldn't he have run out by now?  Edd really hasn't been taking care of himself. It was a little hard to believe. I'm surprised he would even let himself get this bad. Edd wasn't a neat freak, but he was usually good about making sure that his room was somewhat acceptable. And, to be fair, despite the cola cans everywhere, the apartment wasn't that dirty. Just cola cans and some dirty clothes. 

After about ten minutes, I finished cleaning. The apartments in this complex are small, so it wasn't that difficult, really. I sat on the couch, waiting for Edd to get out of the shower. I'm sure that he won't take that much longer. 

While I waited for him to get back, I wondered what I should say to him. Should I...? I wasn't sure what to do. I was antsy to tell him because it's been bothering me, but he's obviously still getting over Tord. Plus, I'm not sure that he needs all of this right now. Especially today. Maybe tomorrow. I just need to know how he feels about Tord. If he says that he's gotten over him, then I'll tell him.

The bathroom door opened. Edd stepped out, dressed in his famous green hoodie. His hair was still wet, causing it to flop onto his face. He gave me a sad smile. God, why did he have to be so cute? He walked over and sat on the couch next to me.

"Hey, Tom. Thanks for helping me."

"No problem, Edd. That's what friends do," I replied. "Uh...wanna watch a movie?"

"Sure."

<---- Time Skip brought to you by Tom being awkward ---->

Edd's POV:

We ended up watching the first Insane Zombie Pirates from Hell. "The classic one will always be the best," Tom said when we were picking the movie. I really tried to enjoy it, but I was plagued by all of the thoughts going on in my head. Mostly about Tom being so nice to me.

I went between the possibilities of him just being nice because he was sorry for me or him being nice to me because he liked me. I thought for sure that is was just the former but then I noticed the way Tom was acting during the movie and now I'm not so sure. I noticed that he kept trying to get closer to me and put his arm around me. I eventually gave in because I was too exhausted to fight back. 

The movie is over now and to my surprise, he's moved back some. He wants to say something and I know he does just because of his face. We both sit there in silence while I wait for him to say something. The air is tense and choked up. It usually isn't like this. Tom isn't usually this awkward.