Chapter Four

Seeing Stefan Urquelle step into the living room with his usual suave, debonair swagger made even the tall Eddie Winslow step back in surprise.

It couldn't be…Stefan and Greta? Eddie thought to himself, looking back and forth between his girlfriend and his good friend. Sizing him up, Eddie could see that Stefan was dressed in his usual black suit, white button up shirt and red tie with his shiny, leather casual shoes. It didn't look as though anything had occurred between Greta and Stefan before he arrived. Greta had just returned to her apartment from school a few hours prior to Eddie's sudden appearance. But Eddie was still curious about what was going on and why Stefan would appear randomly in Greta's home – doing favors for her – without Eddie knowing. The last time Stefan had stopped by was when Greta had just moved in, and that was the only other time Eddie could remember that Steve's "double" had ever said even a "hello" to either of them and stayed over for a while.

"Hey, E-Man, what's up?" Stefan smirked, stretching out his hand to Eddie for their usual "cool handshake" that he would often do with either Stefan, Waldo or his father. Eddie decided to do otherwise as he did not move and only looked down at Stefan's hand still hovering in the air.

"You didn't answer my question, Stefan…what are you DOIN' HERE?" Eddie raised his voice but tried his best not to yell too loud, still aware that the neighbors or others nearby might hear. Greta fidgeted with her hands, panting rapidly as if she had just finished running a few sprints. She had never seen Eddie this upset, and Lord knows what he would do if he got even more mad. The sound of her boots echoed throughout the room as she walked between the two, her face full of worry.

"Eddie, baby, relax," Greta put her hand on Eddie's chest, trying to keep him back. "He was just here to-"

"Mess around with my girl while I was out on my beat, not knowing that I would take today off! I see what you were up to, Stefan!"

"Huh?" Stefan's eyebrow shot up as he looked at a distraught Eddie, who was gazing at him with angry eyes. Stefan decided to keep his cool, knowing that making someone upset by yelling back at them would be the wrong move to make. "You know I wouldn't fool around with your girl, Eddie. You need to calm down, man. It's not what you think."

"It's not what I think?!" Eddie yelled, causing Greta who was standing in front of Eddie to almost jump out of her knee high boots. "I come to my girl's apartment and find another MAN in here? Not to mention one of my friends, who is with my girl and you say 'it's not what you think'?"

"Eddie, he was only here to help move in my new sofa this afternoon," Greta sighed, staring at the new black sofa that was right next to the three in the room.

"Greta's right…she would've asked you but you were on your beat. Only reason I'm still here is because a brother had to take a nap after moving that sofa, not to mention dusting and cleaning the other furniture around the apartment…just as a favor of course," Stefan finished with his usual suave smile, but Greta could tell that he was hiding at least a sliver of fear. Not only from the situation that was currently going on but from what was really going on inside of him, which was one of the other reasons why he decided to stop by. Stefan could not confide in his first true love Laura Lee Winslow, soon to be Urkel, with what was making his heart sink so low. He was able to reach Greta through Eddie, and the two of them were able to meet up with an added extra gift courtesy of Stefan himself – helping Greta with her sofa.

"I wouldn't stoop that low with my friends…believe me." Stefan added, taking turns in looking at Eddie and Greta, waiting for one of them to say something during the uncomfortable silence that had filled the room.

"True…what was I thinkin'," Eddie chided himself, nervously scratching the back of his head. He offered a hand to Stefan, who after a few seconds returned his handshake. "My bad, man. I lost it…"

"It's cool…I'll see you later though, E-Man," Stefan said, patting Eddie on the back before turning on his heel and returning to Greta's roommate's room, where he was fixing her bed – another favor that she had asked of him.

"Look, Greta…I…I'm sorry, it just looked suspicious so I had to say something," Eddie grabbed Greta's hands, holding them in his. He moved them up to his lips, kissing them repeatedly.

"Well…I'm not mad…I'm actually surprised…"

"Why?" Eddie asked as he let her hands go.

"Because that's the first time you've said we're a couple in front of someone else…" Greta closed her eyes, knowing that the tears were coming. Eddie didn't know what to say as he picked her up and held her in his arms, taking her into her bedroom. He couldn't think of any words to express how he felt, so he figured his actions would speak for themselves.

Opening her eyes, Greta moved her arm to the side where Eddie was resting only to feel nothing but sheets and the warmth from his body where he was sleeping not too long ago. Looking at the clock, she shook her head as she realized it was the next day. 8:00 am. And she only had an hour until her class on Human Sexuality started. How fitting, Greta thought as she sighed and bit her bottom lip. She moved her eyes around the room. She was right. Eddie was gone. She had expected it though – he would always leave after they had made love. And that evening was no different. Getting out from under the covers, she was lucky that she had slipped on her blue robe as Stefan had opened the door and stepped inside Greta's room.

"STEFAN?! What are you doing here?!?" Greta yelled, backpedaling from Stefan who was approaching her and grabbed her arms before she could try to move out of the way. She did not think that he would be here and at this time of the morning. But she knew better.

"You know why I'm here…" Stefan muttered, grabbing her wrists and pinning her down on the bed. On top of her, he felt her knees and legs kicking at him but it did nothing to stop him from his goal. Just like the last time. And just like the last time, he would get what he wanted.

Greta.

To Be Continued…