Marigolds

✉︎ • Six • ✉︎

Stan was the first one back, he just had to leave a note that he wasn't coming home that night and his dad wouldn't mind. When Stan was at home he showered and changed into a pair of jeans and a long-sleeve yellow cotton jumper. He was dressed more comfortably than usual and Bill noticed as he was getting into the 'building'.

"Hey Stan, y-you uh" he gestured to the outfit.

Stan giggled, "I dressed more casual because it's just you guys, I don't need to impress anyone"

"Why do you think you need to impress people?"

"My father is the rabbi for the synagogue" 

"Oh! I didn't know you were Jewish"

"I don't follow the religion that well, but my dad does. I have to be propper so he doesn't look bad"

"Well you can always be yourself around us" 

"Thanks" Stan blushed and looked into Bills dancing blue eyes. He seemed to get lost in them. Before Stan even knew it his lips were on Bills. Bill pulled away quickly.

"Woah, i-i umm I'm n-not g-g-gay! I uh I'm s-sorry-"

"No, I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that"

"Look i-im sorry i-im not and i-i have a-a gi-irl friend"

"Ya it was stupid sorry"

"Ya, it k-kinda was" Stan was taken a-back by Bills' words.

"i-i'm just g-gonna go wait outside for the others" Stan watched blankly as Bill walked away. He didn't know what to do, Bill was his first crush and he just ruined it. Stan rubbed his hand along his face sighing and leaning back on the wooden chair. The door opened and with it came Eddie and Richie.

"Whats up Stanley?" Richie ruffled Stans' curly hair. Stan glared at him.

"Not much, you?"

"Same here" Richie hopped on the bean bag dragging Eddie down with him a stream of laughter left the brunette's mouth.

The next to arrive was Mike who immediately went and sat next to Stan as he could tell that something was off. Ben came next sitting on a pillow away from the loud bickering coming from the other four. The next to arrive hurt Stan the most as Bill held Bevs' waist pulling her in for a quick kiss as they entered sitting down on the bench opposite Stan and Mike.

"So what do you guys wanna do?" Bev chimed in.

"Sleep," Eddie said yawning in the process.

"Honey we can't sleep yet its only 9 o'clock," Richie said into Eddies' hair. They were cuddled up and Stan thought it was cute.

"But..." Eddie pouted. Richie and Eddie kept on talking as the others discussed what they would do next.

"We could watch a movie?" Mike said a yawn laced through his words.

Everyone agreed and decided that Ben should pick the movie. Ben picked 'The Breakfast Club'. The movie was about halfway through and stan was thinking about who would be which character. He looked around the room and saw Eddie asleep on Richie and Mike snoring softly next to him, the rest were awake. The movie finished quickly and everyone was setting up their sleeping bags and getting to sleep.

Stan was only asleep for about an hour before he woke up. He decided to get some fresh air to cool and clear his thoughts. The door creaked eerily as he stepped out into the cold. He wasn't expecting to see another person outside so he jumped a bit when he noticed Richie sitting. He turned around looking at Stan and then looked back out into the forest.

"Couldn't sleep either, huh?"

"Too much to think about"

Richie hummed in response and Stan sat dangling his legs off the ledge. A trail of smoke left Richies' lips.

"You really smoke?"

"Ya, it helps, Eddie doesn't like it though"

"Figures" Stan chuckled.

Richie held the cigarette out to Stan, he shook his head and Richie shrugged taking another puff.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I did something stupid and I can't undo it" Stan didn't look at Richie, he kept his head forwards.

"Let me guess, you kissed bill?"

"How did you know?"

"I can read minds" Richie wiggled his fingers and made alien noises, the two boys laughed quietly, but silence came over them quickly. "I was outside when it happened, I didn't want to intrude so I just listened, sorry if that sounds creepy"

"That's fine, at least I can talk to someone about it now" he nudged Richie with his shoulder.

"Bills complicated, and in denial" 

Stan tilted his head confusion plastered on his pale face looking at Richie.

He sighed "Bills definitely not straight, my gaydar may be pretty broken but that man" he laughed "he's not one hundred percent straight, he just needs time"

"ya.." Stan looked down at the leaves covering the frosted grass.

"Sorry that life has to suck like that" Richie and Stan laughed.

"Thank you, Richie"

"No problemo" 

"Who knew the trash mouth could give good advice" Richie punched Stan lightly in the arm and the two laughed among the quiet trees once more. "We should probably head inside"

The two got up and walked inside. maybe I was wrong about Richie, maybe we could become really good friends.

Author: What's up!? Sorry, this took a while to post I have a bunch of exams right now and I haven't really been the right headspace to write stuff. Anyways I love Stan and Richies friendship and really want it to be a big part in this :). Also, I did a poll on my story about what would happen with stenbrough and everyone picked the one where stan and bill do not get together so yall will have to wait a while hehe. If my followers had picked the other one this part of the story would have ended with Bill and Stan together haha.

Goodbye losers!  ;)

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