Help me//Reddie

~T W E N T Y O N E~

Richies POV

It was Saturday night and I was going to eddies house. Ive never really hung out there, the only real time "hung out" there was on Halloween when I got my ass kicked mu Bowers.

     Im simply wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. I had just came from work so I was too lazy to change into something nicer, and it's only less laundry to do.

     I look at myself as I try to do something with my hair as I see my mother leaning against the door frame threw the mirror.

      I turn around and smile lightly, "Hey mom....what's up?"

      It's been quiet lately since my fathers been on some business trip. No fighting meant my mother was in a good mood, at least most of the time.

      There was no yelling, shouting or slamming doors and I'm loving it.

      "Where are you going to?" She asks as he walks into my room and sits on my bed.

      "I'm going over to eddies house."

At first my mother thought Eddie was a "bad influence" on me but now he's really grown on them. He's met my mother many times, but my mother knows him as my friend not my boyfriend.

Eddie told me all about how his mothers church has some how drilled the thought of 'homosexuality is a sin' into his Sonia Kaspbraks head.

He's pissed, she went from being supportive to be the complete opposite.

For some reason she's pretending like she doesn't know he likes men, and Sonia surly won't be finding out about what's going on between her and her son.

My parents on the other hand were very on and off about the whole topic. My father seemed to have a bigger problem with it then my mother, but still who knows what she would do if she found out.

My mother smiles, "Ohh how is her?"

"He's good mum, ummm I should be going." I quickly kiss her on the cheek as I head to the door but she stops me, "um Rich...."

"Oh yeah mom?" I turn to her as she sighs.

"You're 17 And im got gonna keep this from you but, your father and I have decided to divorce...." she says softly.

"O-oh...." I say softly, not really knowing how to react. I should have saw this coming, my father sleeping on the couch, my mother going to see her "work friends" at night and their fighting was at its peak a few weeks ago then it stopped.

"Mum you ok?" I whisper. She didn't exactly look hurt but still.

"Yes honey I'm fine, just I don't know about custody and all that, but its all gonna work out." She smiles, but I can tell she's a bit stressed.

I smile softly, "don't worry about me mom, everything's gonna be ok, I promise."

She smiles and I do too for a few second before a turn back around.

"Love you richie..." she says softly.

The words she use to say when I was only a child. She did love me and I knew that but she never really said it.

"I love you too mum..." I say softly, "I'll be home by 11...."

     I knock on the door and waited there for a few seconds. I couldn't stop thinking about my parents, I can't believe it. A divorce?

     My mother and father weren't always like this. For as long as I could remember till the age of 13 they were happy, but my first year of high school things got messy.

    My father got a new job and wasn't home often. The same year my mother started smoking again, she smoked when she was younger but quiet when she got pregnant with me and never did it after that.

    She suddenly started and started working later hours at work. Then would stay at her friends houses. She tried to take any opportunity to get out of the house.

     Maybe it's better this way, maybe my mother will be happier.

     Then the door opens, it was Eddie. He had on a cute wear of ripped blue jeans and red polo shirt tucked in, "oh hey rich." He smiles.

      "If it isn't Mr.K? You look cute today mister." I smirk.

      "Shut up dick head." He blushes a light pink and opens the door wider for me to come in.

     The house smelled like Lysol and the radio was playing from the kitchen.

     "It smells good in here eds." I look around and nod. I notice all of eddies baby pictures. Him playing with toys, him on those mall Santa's lap, and a few of him and a man who looks a lot like him.

     His father I'm guessing. He never talks about him, I mean I don't ask. Maybe that's way.

       "Ma and I cleaned the kitchen before she left to meet up with my aunts." Eddie sits on the couch, "we have the house to ourselves."

     "Cool cool cool." I nod and lay down him my feet on his lap.

     "Ew rich! You know I hate feet." He put his arms up and he has a disgusted look on his face.

     "I have socks on babe, chill." I laugh.

      Eddie sighs and rubs my foot, "you're the only exception."

      "Awww, first you clean the kitchen and now you're rubbing my feet! What a sweet boy!" He tease.

     "Shut up rich!" He laughs.

     I sit up and kiss him cheek.

    "I love you...." I whisper.

     Eddies eyes widen, "w-wait what?!" He jumps a little.

     I snicker and kisses him, he kisses back.

    

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