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Falling for the Freak - Eddie Munson Fix-It Fic - Chapter 16.5

Hi hi! I am dead tired so this is way shorter than usual. I am real sorry about that. We’re gonna say this is just half a chapter and the full chapter 17 will be out tomorrow. My second job went real well but damn working seven days a week is going to kill me. I toyed with the idea of not posting anything tonight but I figured since I left it on a cliff hanger the last time and that it would be good to wrap that up. I think in the future I am probably going to post Monday-Saturday and take Sundays off, but we’ll see. Anyway, I hope you all are well and good! This has nothing to do with this fic or anything but I’ve just noticed how big and tall my bamboo plant is getting and I’m literally so proud of it. He’s growing so well. Can you tell I’m tired?

CHAPTER SUMMARY: Steve, Dustin, and Robin head to Reefer Rick’s to catch the reader and Eddie up on what happened with Max while Nancy, Lucas, and Max head to the Wheeler’s to set up camp. 

DISCLAIMERS/WARNINGS: Fluff, a bit of making out, angst, I guess spoilers for ST4 but I don’t think you’d be here if you haven’t watched the newest season. 

Chapter 17

Steve, Robin and Dustin arrived at Reefer Rick’s around 9pm. They knocked on the back door using the code we had set up. Three knocks, a pause, and then four knocks. Once I heard the code, I flung the door open and the three of them walked in. I led them to the bedroom where Eddie was. 

“Ok,” I said, “what the hell is going on? Is Max ok?”

“For now,” Dustin said, “but I don’t think she will be for long,”

“Vecna’s cursed her,” Robin said.

“How do you know?” Eddie asked. “She didn’t -”

“No, no floating or bones breaking,” Dustin said. “She saw a vision. He was after her. She saw an old grandfather’s clock chiming and heard his voice calling to her,”

“Wait, so it’s all in their heads?” I asked. “He’s not actually here?”

“Not least right now,” Steve said. “but who knows how long that’ll last?”

“So how do we lift the curse?” I asked.

“We don’t know that yet,” Steve said.

“The plan right now is for us to all meet up at the Wheeler’s. Nancy took Lucas and Max there while we came here,” Dustin said. “We’re going to keep watch over her for tonight and keep researching,”

“What can we do?” I asked.

“Lay low,” Steve said.

“Yeah it’s getting bad out there,” Robin chimed in. “There’s like a whole gang after you man,” she said, turning to Eddie.

“Frankly, I’m scared that if people know that you two are dating that they’ll come after you, Y/N,” Dustin said.

“That Jason Carver kid tried to earlier,” I said.

“Wait, what?” Eddie asked. “That ass on the basketball team? What’d he do? Did he hurt you?”

“No,” I said, “calm down, he just stopped by the house looking for Dustin and then asked me if we were going out and if I knew where you were,”

“What’d you say?” Steve asked.

“I told him we broke up,” I said. “And that I had no idea where you were,” I added looking at Eddie.

His eyes had gone hard and his jaw looked tense. He glanced up at Dustin “You guys should go take care of Max,” he said. “We can stay here. Keep us updated,”

“Ok,” Dustin said.

The three of them said their goodbyes and then they were gone. Eddie was silent. I could feel the anger radiating off him. He sat on the bed, his arms crossed and his head low. I stood in the doorway, watching him cautiously.

“Eddie,” I said.

“Why didn’t you tell me about Jason?” he asked. “We’ve been sitting here in the dark barely talking and you didn’t think to mention this?”

“I didn’t think it was that important,” I said, stepping forward and closing the bedroom door behind me. Even though we were alone, this conversation seemed like it was too private even for the hallway to hear.

“You didn’t think that the fact that some punk on the basketball team threatened you?” Eddie asked, standing up.

“He didn’t threaten me,” I said. “And you know, given your current circumstances, I didn’t think it was that big a deal that a senior in high school came to ask me a few questions ok?”

“He could’ve hurt you!” Eddie said, his voice rising.

“Keep your voice down,” I said. “Eddie, he’s a jackass, sure, but he wasn’t going to do anything in broad daylight. And I’m not even the one he wants,”

“You aren’t leaving here,” Eddie said. 

“What?” I asked.

“You can’t,” Eddie said. “You’re staying here with me. I’m not risking you going out there when all of this is happening,”

“You can’t tell me what to do,” I said. “You’re just my boyfriend, you’re not my dad,”

“I’m just you’re boyfriend?” Eddie asked. “Just your boyfriend? Y/N I-” he started but cut himself off. He shook his head. “Fine. Go. Do whatever you want,”

“Eddie,” I said. “come on, this is silly.”

“I don’t find any of this to be silly,” Eddie said, sitting back down.

I approached him slowly and stood in front of him. I ran my fingers through his hair. He weakly tried to fight away my touch. “Eddie. Talk to me. Please, just talk to me,”

I continued to slowly move my hands through his hair. As I did so, Eddie brought his hands up and ran them up the sides of my legs until he was holding my hips. He wouldn’t let me see his face, but I could feel how shakey his breath had become. Suddenly he wrapped his arms tightly around my waist and pulled me against him. He pressed his face into my chest and he let out a muffled sob. Eddie’s entire body shook with it. I could feel his tears soaking through the thin fabric of my shirt and dampening my skin. 

“Eddie,” I said, quietly. I stroked his hair and held him close. “Baby, it’s ok. I won’t go. I’m sorry,” 

“Y/N, I’m so scared,” he choked out. “You didn’t see Chrissy, but I did. I can’t let that happen to you. I can’t lose you,”

I knelt down so I could see his face. I held it in my hands and looked in his eyes which were now red and swollen. “I’m here,” I said. “I’m not going anywhere. We’re going to be ok.”

“How do you know that?” Eddie asked.

“Because I just do ok?” I said. “We have each other. That’s what matters. We’re going to keep each other safe,”

Eddie nodded slowly. I nodded with him and then leaned forward to kiss the tears from his cheeks. I held him tight until his breathing calmed down. For a long time we held on to each other, not saying a word. Eddie finally pulled me up onto the bed so I could lay down beside him.

“I’m sorry I raised my voice at you,” he said. “I’m so sorry,”

“It’s ok,” I said. “I’m sorry I called you just my boyfriend. You’re so much more than that to me,”

“What do you mean?” he asked after a little pause.

“You’re my best friend,” I said. “I don’t know what I’d do without you,”

“I love you,” Eddie said suddenly.

I froze and looked at Eddie. He was on his back staring at the ceiling. “What?” I asked.

“I love you,” Eddie said. “I love you more than anything. I should’ve said it sooner. I feel like I’ve wasted so much time,”

“You love me?” I asked.

“Yes,” Eddie said. Eddie froze with me now. Then he looked at me with concern on his face, “wait, do you not love me?”

“Of course I love you,” I said. “Oh my God, Eddie, I love you,”

A grin spread across his mouth and he crashed his mouth into mine. He rolled on top of me and kissed me over and over again. “You love me,” he said.

“I love you,” I whispered against his mouth.

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