The Aftermath (Reddie)

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3rd Person POV

Richie was absentmindedly tracing circles on the back of Eddie's hands. They were sitting huddled together on Eddie's couch. Just simply enjoying each other's company. Richie was almost falling asleep, tired from his journey.

"Hey Eddie?" He asked all of a sudden.

Eddie jolted from his thoughts, not realizing how far into them he had gotten. He looked at Richie with raised brows.

"Do you think we could ever like...date?" Richie was quiet, scared.

"I don't know," the smaller boy shrugged, "once I move out of here, probably."

Richie frowned, he had wanted a more positive answer. "Do you even want to date?"

Now it was Eddie's turn to frown, he clasped his hand around Richie's and looked intensely into his eyes, "of course I do, it's just-"

"Your mom," Richie finished and huffed in disappointment.

"I'm sorry," Eddie felt bad for making Richie upset.

"Don't be, I just wish we could run away, from all of this, you know?" He was pained, burdened by his affection for someone so unattainable.

"We should."

Richie couldn't believe that Eddie had just agreed with him, "What?"

Eddie started to smile and clasped Richie's hand more fiercely, "Let's run away together! We could go to LA and rent an apartment and get a dog! Richie, we could be happy!" He exclaimed.

Richie was beaming at his enthusiasm, "You're amazing," he breathed out.

Eddie laughed warmly and then cupped Richie's face to kiss him. Which he did, fiercely. Eddie climbed onto Richie, straddling him. Richie started kissing down Eddie's neck which Eddie thoroughly enjoyed. He hummed happily.

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Eddie was cuddled up on Richie's bare chest, he was content. Richie was running his hands lightly through his hair.

"You still wanna run away?" Richie asked skeptically.

"Of course," Eddie could hear Richie's heart beating in his chest, "more than anything." Then he sat up and Richie whined from the sudden cold, "we should probably pack before my mom gets back."

Richie continued to groan and whine but agreed and got up.

Eddie was sliding on his shirt again, but it hung down past his thighs. It was Richie's.

"Oh Richie, I think I put on your- Oh wow."

Richie was standing awkwardly in Eddie's small shirt, it wasn't super loose on Eddie but it was even tighter on Richie.

Eddie burst out laughing, "It's so empowering to see you in my clothes, Rich," he teased.

Richie shrugged, "I like it."

Eddie giggled and Richie pretended to flex his muscles. Which Eddie tried not to admire too much, even if Richie was a pretty scrawny kid.

"Okay, take it off now before you rip it," Eddie reluctantly said and reached for the hem of his shirt. It was stretched across his belly button and Eddie squeezed his fingers on the inside of the shirt.

Richie started to giggle, "you're tickling me!"

Eddie just smirked and continued to try and remove his shirt from Richie's body.

"It's not gonna come off."

"Shut up."

"It's not," Richie sang.

"Well if it got on your body than it can get off," Eddie reasoned.

But he was still struggling a minute later and gave up. The shirt had made it up to Richie's shoulders. Eddie groaned and let his head come down to rest on Richie's bare chest.

"Sorry Eds," Richie shrugged, "guess I'm gonna have to keep looking like a model."

Eddie glared up at him, "Whatever, keep it, I don't care that you can rock it better than me," he muttered and shuffled away from him pouting.

Richie almost laughed at Eddie's response.

But then the stupid phone rang.

Eddie answered it, Richie listened in.

"Hello?"

Richie had forgot how polite Eddie sounded when he was talking to anyone besides Richie.

"Yes, this is....what?" Eddie gasped.

Richie grew to curious and stepped out into the kitchen to see Eddie wide eyed but still on the phone.

"I-I I'll be right there."

Eddie hung up the phone but stayed gaping and wide eyed.

"Eds?" Richie was concerned for the boy.

"It's my mom..." Eddie said slowly, "she's in the hospital."

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not as long as the other chapters but still longer than my first ones.

No. They did not fuck.

But I mean if it makes you happy thinking that they did then sure, they fucked.

I'm going to Frozen II finally! I'm so excited but that means not as many updates tonight.

It's really sad because I know exactly how the chapters from here to end the are gonna go and there isn't much left...

Sigh