Closer

10.

Eddy let the water run down his body, feeling a bit shaky from the lack of food throughout the day. The way Brett was taking care of him, letting him borrow his clothes and getting them pizza made him feel lightheaded. It was almost like he was dreaming.

He found one of the long-leggeed sweatpants in Brett's wardrobe and some merch hoodie. Both smelled like Brett, making him smile to himself. That was until he remembered how things really were and his smile faltered quickly as he dragged his feet to the living room. Maybe they'd at least have sex after the pizza, so he could have something.

"Hey," he heard Brett's cheery voice from the front door, and Eddy couldn't help but smile at the sound. "You'll never guess who I met at the pizza place!"

Eddy could feel the change in Brett's voice, the extra spark in it. He knew it wouldn't be good for him, what was about to come.
"No, who?" he asked, despite not really wanting to know. Brett would probably tell him anyway.

"Leonora! And guess what? I got myself a date on Thursday!" he grinned as he kicked his shoes off and went in with the pizza. Eddy felt like puking again.

"Really? Congrats bro," Eddy said, not really able to pretend to be happy for him. "Any chance of scoring something so we should take a break before that, or?"

Brett laughed and placed the pizza on the table in front of Eddy before dumping down next to him.
"We'll see, don't think I'll have any trouble getting it going with her no matter how much we do it beforehand, honestly."

"Right, cause she's hot," Eddy mumbled and opened the pizza box. It felt like he couldn't breathe properly.

"But she is, did you see her? I don't know how to explain it, it's just the proportions of her face and obviously her body as well. And she seems like a nice girl, so I thought why not?" Brett explained, reaching over Eddy to grab a piece of the pizza.

"Let's hope it works out so you won't need to fuck me anymore," Eddy mumbled, staring down at his pizza slice. He felt like the rug was being pulled from under his feet, like he was about to lose the little he had.

"I mean, it would be weird to fuck my best friend on the side if I had a girlfriend," Brett shrugged, not catching Eddy's spiraling. "But the date might not go anywhere, so you're not missing out on my amazing skills just yet."

Eddy forced a smile at Brett's attempted joke. It hurt so much, but if he could just keep up his facade he could at least have him until Thursday. He had gotten more than he should have hoped for, anyway.
"Thank god, I don't know how I'll ever feel as good with anyone else." Eddy tried to sound like he was joking, but he really wasn't. He wasn't sure how he'd ever be able to be with anyone else.

"Don't worry, bro, you'll find someone," Brett said with an assuring smile, patting him on the back. Eddy just shrugged. He had found someone, but fate wouldn't have it that way.