Denial ~ A Reddie Fanfic

Chapter 10

Tw: suicide attempt!!!!
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Eddie POV

I hold onto Richie tightly as we ride towards the quarry. I can't keep the smile off my face. Richie kissed me! I'm more happy for him than I am myself. He's finally starting to accept himself. Once we reach the part of the rode we have to turn off of, we get off of Richie's board and he picks it up in one hand and takes mine in the other. We make out way down the overgrown path and make out way to the edge of the small cliff that overlooks the water. I spot five figure splashing around in the water. The height is dizzying, and I find myself holding onto Richie's hand even tighter. We take off our shirts and I try not to stare at Richie's toned torso. When he looks at me his eyes grow wide.

"Okay, that's not even fair." He says, taking a step towards me and letting his hands roam over my body, which was actually quite muscular due to my days of riding my bike, track and Mike's gym membership that I've been using for years.

"RICHIE! EDDIE! STOP FLIRTING AND GET YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE!" We hear, and I look to see Stan waving his arms frantically.

"On 3?" He asks, giving me an encouraging smile. I slowly take his hand again.

"1, 2, 3!" He yells, we start running on two and jump on three. We are suspended in the air for a moment and then we're hurtling towards the water. I close my eyes and plug my nose. When we hit the water it stings a bit but when my head emerges I'm laughing and so is Richie. We swim over to the other Losers who are all laughing at something Bill had said.

"What was that, Big Bill?" Richie asks.

"D- did y- you know that M- m - Mike is vegetarian?" I look at Mike and laugh.

"Dude, seriously?"

"No! I'm not vegetarian! Stop telling people that, Bill!" Mike says, crossing his arms and pouting. Beverly pats him on the back, covering her smile with her hand.

We spend the afternoon swimming, splashing around, chasing turtles and in my case, getting dunked by Richie. We've made our way towards the middle of the water and I spot the place where we first saw Pennywise. Fear starts to creep in but I'm torn away from it by Beverly shouting something about playing spin the bottle.

"We don't have a bottle, though." Ben says, pointing out the obvious.

"Wow detective, I am am continuously awed by your outstanding observation skills." Richie says, rolling his eyes. Ben ignores him and slowly walks out of the water to grab a stick. When he gets back he launches it in the air with a twirl of his his fingers, and it spins into the air and drops back down, floating on top of the water.

"Woah, good idea Ben!" I say excitedly. We all get into the water and it's shallow enough that everyone can sit down. Bill grabs the stick and is about to spin it when Beverly stops him.

"Wait! I have an idea!" She reaches her hand under the water and pulls out a pebble. "We should pass this left every round and if the stick lands on the person holding it, the kiss has to last ten seconds!"

"Aight, bet." Richie says excitedly. We start with Beverly spinning the stick and Bill holding the rock. The first few rounds are boring, with pairings like Bev and Mike, Bill and Ben, and Ben and Stan. When it's finally my turn, I throw the stick up in the air, watching as it spins and hoping it lands on Richie. Unfortunately, it lands on Stan, who is directly to my right and holding the pebble. At first, I groan internally but then I get an idea. I turn to glance at Richie and send a little wink his way, and he looks at me in confusion. Then, I turn and grab Stan's shirt, pulling him towards me until our lips crash together.

It awkward, and it's bad, but it's worth it. Once Bev has counted out the ten seconds, I pull away from Stan and turn back to Richie, whose eyes are focused on me and only me.