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"Um should I come back later?" Stanley asked, his voice obviously laced with confusion. 

"No! No stay, stay Stan," Eddie jumped off the bed, running over to pull Stan by the arm into the room. Eddie then shut the door, turning to Stan. 

"Stan sit the fuck down," Eddie growled, causing Stan to immediately obey and sit down at the desk chair in the room. 

"Do not say a fucking word to Bill," Eddie ordered, pacing with frustration at himself for letting yet another person in on the secret. 

"I won't," Stan's eyes widened with fear, not wanting to double cross the tiny firecracker in front of him.b 

Richie sat on the bed observing, staying out of Eddie's way. Eddie's mood swings that night had been off the hook, crying hysterically, laughing hard, to angrily pacing in less than a half hour. Richie knew to leave Eddie be during the mood swings, but poor Stan had just chosen the wrong time to walk in on the two boys making out. 

"I'll kill you," Eddie ran his hand through his hair, biting his lip nervously and angrily. 

"I don't doubt it, Eddie. I won't tell Bill." 

"He's your boyfriend! You will!" Eddie exclaimed, doubt filling his mind. 

"I'm not even gonna ask how you know," Stan sighed, "But I promise you I won't, it's not my place." 

Eddie shook his head furiously and continued pacing, trying to think of ways to kill Stan. 

"Eddie calm down, I won't tell. That's basically outing you both and I'm not like that," Stan assured, standing up from the chair. 

Richie then dared to speak up. "Eds, I don't think he'll tell him," Richie said slowly, but he shut up as soon as Eddie whipped around to glare at him. 

Eddie sighed and shook his head, walking over to Stan. "Promise you won't tell him?" 

Stan nodded, "I promise." 

Eddie nodded and then shooed him out of the room. Stan proceeded to head down the hall to Bill's room, then disappeared. Eddie shut the door and locked it this time, turning back around to find Richie sitting up in his bed, a wide smile on his face. 

"Eds I have an idea," Richie grinned, pointing to the curly mop on his head. 

Eddie raised his eyebrow and sighed. "What?" He asked, going to his dresser to pull out pajamas since he was still in jeans and no shirt. 

"Braid my hair," Richie chuckled, falling onto his back on the bed. 

"I don't think it's long enough, Chee," Eddie giggled, pulling out his favorite t-shirt, one that happened to belong to Richie Tozier. Well, not anymore, Eddie thought.

"How dare you crush my dreams like that, Mr.K," Richie rolled over on his stomach dramatically, stuffing his face in Eddie's pillow. 

Eddie rolled his eyes but quickly slipped off his jeans, putting them in the laundry hamper. Eddie then slipped on Richie's band shirt, which fell to his knees. Eddie walked to the bathroom, ignoring Richie's dramatic groans of disappointment from the bedroom. Eddie pulled his cheap mint blue toothbrush from the drawer and laid a layer of toothpaste on the bristles. Eddie proceeded to brush his teeth, scrubbing away. Richie then grinned evilly to himself and got up, walking past Eddie in the bathroom and plucking the toothbrush from his mouth. Richie then plopped the toothbrush into his mouth causing Eddie's eyes to widen. 

"You fucking nasty!" Eddie almost screeched, sticking his tongue out in disgust. 

Richie grinned and opened his mouth to display his tongue swiping across the base of the toothbrush. Eddie glared at Richie and rinsed his mouth out, stomping back into his room. Eddie shut the main light off and hopped in bed, pulling the blankets close to him. He heard the bathroom sink shut off and footsteps echoing on the floor. A dark figure approached him and he felt the bed dip behind him, signaling Richie had climbed over Eddie to get to the spot he desired. Soon, Eddie felt warm arms wrap around him and pull him against a hard figure. Eddie sighed, realizing once again he was the little spoon, but it was a happy sigh, as Richie's presence gave Eddie a sense of happiness and safety. The two cuddly boys in the bed soon fell asleep to the sound of each other softly snoring the night away.