Oblivious~Reddie

Chpt 32~sleepover

Richie and Eddie were both sat on the sofa in Eddie's house watching netflix, his mum wasn't home but she was going to be home later on. So, they just used that as an opportunity to use the big tv downstairs and sit down on the sofa.

"Hey Rich?"

Richie turned to face the small boy who was sat comfortably on the end of the sofa. "Yeah?"

"You never told me, what was the main reason why Belch and Victor beat you up?"

"I told you Eds, because i broke up with Connor," Richie shrugged and faced back to the tv. Although, Eddie wasn't done with the conversation.

"That doesn't explain it though, why would they beat you up for breaking up with someone who wasn't them?"

Richie sighed as he once again, turned to face the small boy. "Because they're Connor's best mates, okay? Drop it please."

"Jeez okay."

"No, don't jeez okay me," ordered Richie which got a confusing look off Eddie. "I'm not comfortable with talking about this, so just leave it and don't moan about me not wanting to answer your questions. It's my business, and it kinda hurts me whenever i think about it."

Eddie gave an apologetic smile to Richie and suddenly got off of the sofa and stood up.

"Where are you-"

"Nowhere."

Eddie simply walked over to Richie's side of the sofa and sat right next to the lanky boy. He curled up in a ball and leaned his head onto Richie's shoulder, he wrapped his arms around Richie's skinny waist.

"Never seen horny Eds in action before," Richie joked but his smile disappeared as soon as he heard slight sniffles coming from the boy. He wasn't sure what to do with his body or if he was allowed to touch him back. "Can i touch you?"

"What?!" Eddie shot you looking at the boy in confusion and shock.

"Calm down spaghetti, i didn't mean in that way. Like the way you're touching me."

"Oh. Don't say touching then, it sounded like you asking to touch my dick or some shit," Eddie spoke firmly as he laid his head back on Richie's shoulder.

"I mean.. Who wouldn't want to pass off on that offer," Richie smirked.

Eddie rolled his eyes at the boy's terrible attempt in making a sexual joke. "You can hug me back dumbass."

Richie just nodded and wrapped his long arms around the small boys body. He leaned his head down so his cheek was pressing against Eddie's soft, chestnut brown hair. He made sure that he wasn't putting too much pressure on the boys head though. "Is this okay?"

"Mhm."

Richie just nodded slightly once more and they stayed in a comfortable silence for a few seconds until the sniffles came back. He picked his head up off of Eddie's head and turned down to face Eddie.

He had tears rolling down his cheeks, his nose looked red and his bottom lip was shaking slightly. He could feel Eddie's body slightly shaking from how much his own body was pressed up against Eddie's. "Shit. Uh- what's wrong Eds?"

The boy looked up to face Richie, a soft smile appeared as he noticed Richie looking concerned and upset for him.

"I'm not right in the head Rich.."

"What?" Richie moved one of his hands to hold onto Eddie's and he began to rub gently, in an attempt to help the boys shaking. It didn't help the shaking, but Eddie liked it.

"I'm not fucking right in the head like i said," Eddie snapped but still kept his voice not so loud or harsh.

Richie moved his whole body so he was sat opposite Eddie, looking right into his blood shot eyes. "Why is that?"

"Because my mum says so, and she's probably right!"

"Your mum is right about what?"

"Being sick in the head, keep up dickhead," he snapped once more but instantly regretted it after feeling a wave of guilt washing over his body. He looked up to the boy and mouthed 'sorry' sympathetically.

"Why are you sick in the head exactly?" Richie was concerned, he was concerned for Eddie's health. Whatever his mum said was wrong, no doubt about it. Everything Sonia said was wrong.

"Because i'm a f-fucking homosexual, i like boys. I've never felt attracted to girls or tits or whatever! My mum says its wrong to like the same sex as yourself, she says it's s-sick in the head. So that means i'm sick in the head Rich!" Eddie began to pour down in tears, his whimpers were louder and slight sniffers were making him stutter slightly.

Richie watched in shock as the small boy let out all these words and tears. He couldn't get out of his head about the fact that Eddie has kept this all bottled up for so long, it must've felt so shitty. Richie came out to the losers about his attraction to girls and boys, his friends accepted him. But while he came out to the group, Eddie must've sat there stunned about how he couldn't be as brave as Richie. That broke his heart.

"Eddie, listen to me," Richie began to speak. "You're not sick in the head, no homosexual is. Your mum is wrong, she's wrong about almost fucking everything. Like fuck Eds, she lied for years about you having a sickness and you believe that shit she said?" His words came out softly, that helped Eddie a ton.

"Yeah but i don't feel right about it either! I don't feel right in the head about the fact that i've never felt attracted to girls at all, only boys. When i kissed that girl years ago, i didn't feel anything. That's why i kissed you Rich, because i wanted to see if i felt something when i kissed a boy," Eddie admitted. "Well, part of the reason," he mumbled.

"Eds, you can't help who you love. And it's not your fault who you fall for, but it's also not a problem that you like boys. Ignore whatever your mum says, do you see her in love right now?"

Eddie giggled before wiping his nose with his bare hand. "Thank you Richie.."

The small boy hugged Richie once more, this time more tightly and passionately.

"No problem Eds, but one last thing?"

"Yeah?"

"What was the other reason that you kissed me.."

Eddie gulped and took a deep breathe after remembering what he said. Fuck, he thought.

"That's a secret for me to know, and you to find out," Eddie sniggered.

"When can i find out though," Richie replied back as if he was testing Eddie. And it was working.

Eddie then saw himself lifting his head up to meet eyes with Richie, they were filled with secrets just like his own. But that wasn't his worry at the moment. His eyes went down to look at Richie's soft lips and then he looked back up to meet eyes with the boy once more.

"Right. Now."

Next thing they both knew, their lips were connected once more. But this one was more passionate.

more deep.

and more meaningful. Well, at least for Eddie.

He just hoped it was like that for Richie as well.