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chap 23: Doctor Eds

Richie

I woke up to a cold feeling on my head. Had I passed out again? I remembered Eddie's smiling, but teary face over me. Eddie. Eddie.

"Eddie!" I sat upright and looked around frantically. Stan's hand jumped back and I saw Bill and Mike turn to furrow their eyebrows at me. At the foot of my bed was Ben and Bev. Next to me was Eddie, already placing his hands softly on my shoulders and laying me back down.

"You're a-alive." Bill smiled.

"Tragic." Stan said but he was wearing a smile on his face. I then realized the cold feeling on my forehead had been his hand.

It all came rushing at once, all the pain. My ribs, my lip, my nose, my eye, my arms. I reached my hand up to check and make sure I still had all my front teeth. I did.

"Buddy never cracked you a new skull." Bev smiled and rubbed my leg gently. They were being so upbeat and happy.

"Am I dead?" I knitted my eyebrows together. They all laughed a bit and I heard Eddie's little giggle. I turned to look at him but he was blurry. So blurry. Jesus.

"Glass. Where's my glasses?"

"Broke. You just need to lay out for a bit. I think yours ribs are broke and your nose is a little crooked too, so probably broke. Your lip-" Eddie started.

"Yeah. I got it. I can feel it." I rolled my eyes. I saw the blur of Eddie's smile and he looked up at our friends.

"Let's let them talk a bit." Bev shooed them out of the room. The second I heard the door click shut I grinned and turned to Eddie.

"Kiss me better?"

"Not funny." He punched my arm, which made me groan in pain.

"Oh god! Sorry Rich!" He panicked.

"Now you have to kiss me." I laughed as I rubbed my arm. Eddie rolled his eyes and bent down, pressing a gentle kiss to my lips.

"Feel better Bee Jay?" I poked out my bottom lip and Eddie shook his head and chuckled.I

"I was really scared, Rich. I could barely recognise you. I was really really scared." He chewed on his bottom lip.

"Whimp." I joked. The truth was I had been scared too but I would never admit that, especially not to Eddie.

"Richie you don't understand. I was so scared. I threw a brick at them. I would've killed them. I still would. I've never been more scared before. Not even..." He drifted off and his eyes got a glinty look to them. I reached my hand up to his face and ran my thumb gently on his cheekbone. His small hand cupped over mind and he smiled softly.

"Richie, you gotta stop doing that."

"Doing what?"

He opened his mouth, almost saying something but must've decided against it because he said "nevermind, scoot over." And shook his head.

I moved over and he laid down next to me, tangling our legs and his fingers laced through my hair as fingers traced up and down his sides gently, just staring into each others eyes, engulfing each other.

I hitched the side of Eddie's shirt up so I could have skin to skin contact as I traced circles on his skin. I saw goosebumps on his arms but he just kept staring into my eyes.

"What about you kiss me better now?" I smirked and he grinned widely.

"Shut up, Richie."