This is Home

We Left Home

"Richie,Rich wake up" Eddie shoved Richie's side, "huh?" Richie asked " get up dipshit, we're on dinner duty we've gotta go shopping plus I have to do some other stuff" Eddie explained, Richie rolled out of bed and moved to the bathroom. "so um why do I have to join you in your chores? Not that I'm complaining I love spending time with you Eds" Richie said rolling over to look his "husband" in the eyes, Eddie had a bored expression " because dick, you are my" Eddie put up quotes "husband and besides that you are my boyfriend so you have to come with me" Eddie explained throwing some clothes at Richie "can't argue with that logic" Rich shrugged and headed to the shower. As he stepped in he remember how he had got to be Eddie's real actual boyfriend.

It had started when they became "husbands" a stupid bet from Stan really but Richie couldn't just pass up an opportunity and they hadn't talked about the kiss. Richie couldn't help but feel Stan knew something he didn't. A few weeks in they had fallen back into their routine from living together this time dinners were with the other losers, they had already basically acted married just without the commitment. They were laying down in bed, Eddie enjoying a book before bed and Richie watching some "mindless trash" as Eddie put it but he could see Eddie's eye switching away from the book to enjoy the show as well.
Richie was still bugged from the kiss, he didn't know how to start the conversation, " hey Eddie, we gotta talk" Richie said " yeah chee" Eddie tilted his head towards him " I um, the kiss we had was that all an act and what was it for? " Richie asked, Eddie groaned and Richie could see a small tint arrive at his cheeks. " Richie, you really didn't know what the kiss meant? " Richie shook his head, Eddie looked even more embarrassed " oh, I honestly thought you knew and were ignoring the fact that I" Eddie trailed off looking at the TV " I-uh I like you a lot, romantically and I know its stupid and that you don't like me like that and I can stop pretending to be with you if it makes you uncomfortable" Eddie started to ramble, Richie laughed louder than he should, Eddie gave him a strange look. After Richie had finished his chuckle he continued " well Eddie, I have a suggestion" Eddie tilted his head in question " how about instead of pretending we make that a reality" Eddie's eye went wide and he smile and nodded, Richie smiled back at him " oh and also how about you give me a kiss, this time so I can really understand what it meant" Richie proposed, Eddie happily obliged.

Richie stepped out of the shower, and meant Eddie back in their room after finishing getting ready, " Ready to go?" Richie grabbed his car keys and Eddie nodded and they left home. They went for breakfast to a small little cafe and then headed to a local flee market to grab ingredients for cooking tonight, They also saw a couple that looked like Stan and Bill they would have to tell them about it later.They didn't know about the disaster that was happing at home.

Stan and Bill had just come home from the market, they had decided to duck out when they had spotted Richie and Eddie a few vendors away. Stan went to the kitchen to put some groceries and just as he had guessed, the dishes from breakfast weren't cleaned up so he went to clean those as well. He heard Bev enter the room one over, and whispering to Bill, Stan felt his stomach bubble up, not because of jealousy but nerves, what if Beverly had figured them out? he sure hoped not. Stan was almost was finished with the dishes only drying one last plate when he looked over his shoulder to see something,Bill and Bev, kissing. If he wouldn't have been frozen in shock he probably would have dropped the plate,instead he put the plate away, slammed the cupboard and went outside, he was never one for confrontation. He sat on what the Losers called the "Birdwatching Bench" and thought about things as a whole,he didn't even notice when Ben had come out and sat next to him, "Okay?" Ben asked, Stan shook his head. "so Bev?" Ben tried to start conversation, Stan was confused, Bev? What did Bev-ooooh, "no no no, definitely not Bev" Stan clarified, Ben had thought Stan was upset about her. "so Bill?" Ben asked and Stan tilted his head in confirmation, "how long?" Ben asked, Stan saw no point in trying to hide it, it wasn't like Bill cared " was 2 months, yesterday". " well what can you do?" Ben asked, Stan shrugged, he knew Ben had seen and was probably also hurt, he had lucked out to Bill again and Stan had lucked out to Bev... Again. Ben got up, Stan looked at him " C'mon, lets go for a drive" Ben offered, Stan got up and followed.This was how Ben and Stan had ended up at an airport 3 hours out of town,with new suitcases, packed, ready to board a plane off to Ecuador.