Meant To Be//Reddie/Byler

Chapter Four

 Mike was still downstairs, Eddie was still asleep, Richie was still sobbing, but not for much longer, Richie had had it, he didn't care how happy Mike was with Eddie or how in love they were, Richie wanted Eddie. He ran down the stairs and stopped just short of Mike.

"I'm in love with Eddie"

Mike was speechless, Richie loved Eddie? But he loved Eddie.

"No." was all Mike could say

"What do you mean no?" Mike caught Richie off guard and for the first time and punched him hard, harder than he had punched anyone before.

"Ah Fuck mike!" he said getting up off the ground

"Guys? What's going on?" Eddie asked from the landing.

"Richie... Richie..." Mike just couldn't, he threw another powerful punch at Richie's face

"Mike! Stop! Whats going on here?"

"Eddie, I love you."Richie said on his knees, face bleeding

"You... you what?" Eddie asked in confusion

"I love you." Richie said again

Mike was on the floor, crying.

"You get everything Richie! The friends, the good looks, EVERYTHING and for once, I had something that I really cared about, someone that I really cared about, loved! And now you take that away too! I hate you Richie!" Mike curled up into a ball on the floor crying, he couldn't stop

"Mike!" Eddie rushed to him, picking him up and holding him in his arms.

"Mike, It's all going to be ok."

"No! You're going to chose him! You're going to leave me" he cried, he heaved

"Mike."

"See, you can't tell me you love me now. You never have."

"Mike."

"See you just can't."
"Eddie, I love you and I always have" Richie complained

"Fuck off Richie, Mike's right. You always get everything. But you'll have to try harder to get me." Eddie pulled Mike's arm over his shoulder and walked him up to his room. Eddie looked back at Richie one last time, not bothering to hide the look of pure disappointment and anger on his face, before he slammed the door.

Eddie leaned Mike back onto his bed and sat down next to him, he picked up Mike's hand and traced the lines he found there. The rain poured down on the roof, he could tell it was cold out there but still he wanted nothing more than to be out there, away from them. The twins were the last thing he wanted to be dealing with right now. But despite what he wanted Mike needed him right now.

"Mike, you know I did love you."

"Did, past tense."

"I mean... I do."

"If you did love me, how come you never showed up to that movie?"

"I... I Um, I was busy."

"Now are you going to ask Richie to go to Derry with you and not me?"

"I, I don't know."

"Exactly. I'm sure Richie needs some bandages, go help him."

"Mike, It's not like that"

"Just leave Edds."

And just as he asked Eddie left, to go see Richie, but not for the reason Mike expected.

"Richie! You can't, you can't just do that."

"Why not?"

"It's not fair for me or Mike."

"Not for Mike? Try Not fair for me."

"How! How is this not fair for you? You get everything, and now you get me, how is this unfair for you at all?"

"I get you?"

"Yes. I like you Richie. I like you a lot, but I can't do this to Mike, I just can't!"

"When? When will I get you?"

"When you change. Right now I need to figure out weather to mend my relationship with mike, break it off or even what the hell I'm going to say!"

"Oh."

"Bye Richie."