"I'm gonna barf." Richie runs off to the bathroom and spilled out all the food he's eaten. Richie put his forehead against the cool tile in the bathroom stall he was in. After around 10 minutes Richie slowly made his way towards his dressing room to find him still sitting there waiting for hin.
"Y-You look so different." Richie said, "I can say the same about you." Eddie said with a sad smile, "Sorry I made you throw up. Are you okay?" Richie sighs, "Yes, I'm actually not sure. I spent so much time running away from my problems and now my problems are looking right at me." Eddie tilts his head sideways, "How am I your problem." Richie internally groans, "Sorry I worded that weird." He didn't. Eddie was his problem.
"We gotta catch up Rich." Eddie smiles up at him, "Yeah... I'd really like that." "Well come on then, sit down." Eddie patted the chair in front of him. "So tell me all about your celebrity life." Richie grinned a little, "It's not that glamorous. Especiaally being a comedian, it isn't glamorous at all. Did you watch my show tonight?" Richie asked, "Of course I did. You made me laugh just as hard as you did when we were kids." Richie smiled confidently at that. But, his smile soon fell when he saw the silver ring on Eddie's finger. His heart dropped. Richie pointed at his hand, "Are you..." "Engaged?" Eddie finished Richie's sentence, "Yeah. I actually wanted to ask you something. Will you be my best man at my wedding?" Richie's eyes went wide, "Oh- uhm... Yes, of course." Eddie pulled Richie into a bone crushing hug, "Thank you. You'll love Myra." Richie put on a fake smile, "I bet I will... So, how's life been?" Riichie asked wanting to change the topic. "It's been alright. My limousine business has been going good." Richie chuckled a little "I always forget you own a limousine company... I always found that so unlike Eddie." Eddie swatted Richie's shoulder, "Shut it trashmouth." They sat in a breif comfortable silence.
"You know about Bev, right?" Richie asked. "Yeah." Eddie sighed, "I do." Rcihie looked down at the floor, "She would have loved to go to your wedding." Eddie smiled a little, "Yeah, I was going to put a picture of her in a chair for the ceremony but Myra thought it was childish." Eddie said in a quiet voice, "What?" Eddie raised an eyebrow, "She just thinks it's childish, I guess." Richie rolled his eyes, "That's bullshit Eds. She shouldn't control you like that, it's your decision." Eddie just shrugged.
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They talked for hours in Richie's changing room before Richie's assistant said they had to leave. "Alright Eds. Give me the details about the wedding soon, okay?" Eddie nodded, "I will, I promise." Eddie held out his pinky, "Pinky promise." Richie smiled and laced his pinky through Eddie's. They stared at each other for a second before Eddie pulled Richie into a hug, "I missed you man." Richie smiled, "I missed you too." "I love you Rich. I'll see you soon, yeah?" Richie noded, "I love you too." And Richiie really did love Eddie, more than he'll ever know.
-GROOVYLADY
