𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵𝓼 𝓵𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝔀𝓮'𝓻𝓮 𝓭𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰

Chapter 03.

❝so much more❞

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The kitchen was warm                  words• 4,940
with the morning
suns yellow glow filtering in
from the window. It smelt of vanilla
brewed coffee, not much has changed.

nothing at all has changed.

eddie takes his pills placed on the white ironed napkin on the kitchen island. he drinks his milk. he sits in the same chair next to his father who's reading from the same off white folder full of documents and drinking the same dark roast coffee.

He looks at his mom, she's side glancing at him as she flips an egg. he scowls and yawns tiredly. he didn't get much sleep after trying to process every new piece of information from yesterday.

"so how's the bodyguard?" Franks asks eddie without taking his eyes off the papers.

"His name is Richie," eddie feels thats more appropriate, " and fine"

Frank chuckles, "nothing is ever 'fine' with you Eddie, what complaint do you have today?"

eddie huffed, he hated that his dad knew him too well, "He goes to my school! why would you hire a teenager?!" he also wished he could know Richie outside of being his 'bodyguard', but that wasn't the point. his dad looked at him over his reading glasses and smiled

"We can't have a 30 year old man following you around, it would be suspicious," Frank drinks his coffee slowly as their served food, "i trust wentworth."

eddie notices the extra chair and extra plate of food next to him, "um.. surprise guest?" he says gesturing to it

Frank just nods as the front door opens and Richie walks in, sitting down in the chair and sighing loudly. he has a pair of headphones with faded stickers on them hanging from his neck, The Cure is muffled through the speakers.

eddie feels like he's going to explode. is this how's its going to be now? someone at his side all the time?

"Morning Mrs.K, elegant as ever" he says with a wink in her direction, making her scowl and Frank chuckle

he turns and looks at eddie with a pretend surprised face, "Edward! good morning your highness" he bowed and eddie raised his nose, going back to eating his food

"good morning peasant.." he looks at Richie sternly, hating that his dad actually laughed at the fools jokes. riche just chuckled and ate his breakfast.

"Today your mother and I will be at a meeting in the town over, i expect you to be home and stay home" Frank peaks up at eddie over his newspaper.

eddie nods, "yes sir"

Richie raised an eyebrow at that but just then noticed that Frank was now looking at him.

"I've talked to Wentworth, you stay until I'm back. no exceptions. you can sleep on the couch" he talked to Richie like he was a grown man. kind of intimidating if you ask Richie.