Love at First Dare // Stenbrough

Sixty-Eight

Slowly I wake up. No one is around. "R-Richie? Eddie? Stan?" I whisper yell, rubbing my eyes gently.

"Where is everyone?" Checking my phone I get a couple of text from the losers.

Stan 🤍✨

9:30 am

S: thanks for the ice cream last night. Also Ben told me what happened the other night. I'm glad we're friends again.

9:39 am

B: oh I just read the text. You're welcome. I'm glad too :)

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Richie 🕳

R: hey wanna hang out today?

B: sure. Let me shower and stuff

R: Ight bEt

B: I- nvm

R: also clean your bedsheets. Nothing got on them but still :)

B: did you and Eddie...

R: yes

B: I'm gonna kill you

I chuckle turning the shower on.

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"Billiam! Where are you?" "Can you leave m-me alone just for a second?" "Nope." He bangs on my door. "Richie back away f-from the door." "Nope."

I open the door, tackling him to the ground. "Stop fucking banging on my d-door. Damn." He lays flat on his back.

"But Billiam you love me." "Yes. Yes, I d-do...Stan?" "Hey." He smiles helping Richie up.

"When did you guys leave?" "Early this morning." "Oh okay...d-didn't hear you get up." "Richie would've woken you up but I told him not to." Eddie chuckles.

"We slept here." Eddie hides his red face, remembering last night.

"You two are dead b-by the way." Richie wraps his arms around Eddies waist. I sigh locking the door.

"We're going to the mall today." Stanley hops onto my back.

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"Yes, Beverly I do." "You d-do what?" "He's marrying me." Beverly hugs the boy. "I'm the flower girl." Richie pops his head out from his room. "Yes, Richie you'll always be the flower girl." Beverly teases. We all laugh.

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"We're getting a divorce." "How come." I snicker. "We both love other men." "Like w-who?" "Ben and it's a secret. I can't say."

"Don't make me do this in public." He stands in a mall, everyone scattered looking at different things.

"You wouldn't dare." I glare at her, jabbing my fingers into her side. "B-Bill no! We're gonna get kicked out!" She squeals. Ben glares at me. "Sorry, Ben." I chuckle as Beverly catches her breath.

"I'm not saying." She smirks before walking away.

"No Richie." "But please?" He groans. "Go ask Eddie or something, I'm not buying you ice cream."

Richie walks away, Stanley smiles once he spots me. "He's being a big baby." "It's n-normal." I chuckle. "You aren't getting anything?" "I have enough clothes. S-shoes too." I glance at my shoes he's wearing.

"Oh...well come on. Come help me." He grabs my wrist leading me everywhere he finds something he likes.

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"My feet hurt." "Richie stop being a baby. We're literally about to leave." "Yeah four hours later." He mocks Eddie.

Eddie kisses him gently. "Better?" "Yeah." Richie smiles. "Ew," Stanley whispers, making me laugh.

"Here...I'll c-carry those." Stanley nods and smiles gently. "Thanks." I grab his bags, the two that he has.