Preface
Once in a lifetime, we're breaking all the rules
Posted originally on the Archive of Our Own at /works/32399554.
by lightbrite_rebel
Summary
"I don't think he remembers falling like 20 feet from the deadlights" Bev says putting out her cigarette."You don't think?" Eddie asks.
"I mean I didn't really remember much coming out of the deadlights like it was whatever I was being shown then next thing I'm standing around with rest of you guys."
"So, you didn't remember Ben kissing…. you….?" Eddie trails off.
"Has he not said anything about the kiss you gave him then?" she asks giving him a smile.
"Well no. I thought maybe he was just ignoring it but maybe he just doesn't remember." Eddie says.
Notes
most of my titles come from Songs by The KillersOnce in a lifetime, we're breaking all the rules
"I am so glad Ben thought to book this suite while we were all at the hospital with Eddie and Mike while they got looked at and stitched up. I did not want to stay in the townhouse" Beverly tells Richie as they set on the balcony of said suite sharing a cigarette like they haven't done since high school.
"Right? I really just didn't want to stay in Derry any longer than I had to. Also, I mean he did have the advantage of being in the waiting room and not having Eddies screeching listing off diseases he probably has from the wound in his face to the nurses right in his ear." Richie laughs
"No, we could hear him from down the hall. "They both laugh as Eddie steps outside.
"Hey Rich, I'm done with the shower it's all yours. And please scrub really well because we have to share a bed and I'm pretty sure after everything we crawled through there very well could be stuff growing in your hair already." Eddie tells him tugging his hair to move his head side to side looking.
"Would you stop" Richie swats his hand away "you're acting like I've got fleas."
"Well…" Beverly laughs making a squinty face. Richie laughs mocking her with the face back as he gets up.
"Oh, Jesus my everything literally hurts. Why am I the only one seeming to feel my age? Two of you actually have stitches" Richie says limping inside.
"I don't think he remembers falling like 20 feet from the deadlights" Bev says putting out her cigarette.
"You don't think?" Eddie asks.
"I mean I didn't really remember much coming out of the deadlights like it was whatever I was being shown then next thing I'm standing around with rest of you guys."
"So, you didn't remember Ben kissing…. you….?" Eddie trails off.
"Has he not said anything about the kiss you gave him then?" she asks giving him a smile.
"Well no. I thought maybe he was just ignoring it but maybe he just doesn't remember." Eddie says.
"Yea I just recently found out how I was woken from them. Maybe causally bring it up?" Beverly tells him then smiling at Ben as he comes out and sits on the arm of the chair, she's in putting an arm around her shoulders.
"I don't know I don't want things to be awkward if he is just ignoring it. We have to share a bed for the next three days. Oh shit! Why did I think I would be fine sharing a bed with him?" Eddie asks a little panicky.
"Alright calm down you'll be fine." Ben says.
"I mean I just blurted it out that we can share when we were talking with Bill and Mike about who would take the couches and the other two beds. I mean I guess if he's weird about it I can just say I was acting on instinct and that it didn't mean anything."
"It will be fine" Bev tells him.
"I just knew Bill and I would end up on the couches because were the smallest."
"I don't think he is ignoring it like I don't think he'll be upset about the kiss."
"You don't think? "Eddie asks a little skeptical.
"I can almost assure you. you have nothing to worry about Eddie. Just talk to him" Ben tells him.
"What does that mean?'
"Just talk to him" Ben tells him smiling.
"aright" Eddie says getting up and going inside.
"What do you know?" Bev asks once they are alone.
"It's not really my place to say anything but I will say when I was trying to get Richie to stay, we had a talk and he told me something that I think would make Eddie happy."
"Good they both deserve it."
Eddie was sitting on the bed waiting for Richie to get out of the shower. He had his whole speech planned out, but everything he was going to say just went out the window when Richie comes out of the bathroom in just a towel.
"Oh, I didn't know you'd be back in here already, just let me grab some clothes" Richie says hooking one thumb over his shoulder towards his bag the other holding tighter to the towel.
"Oh, Jesus Rich your back!" Eddie says loudly getting up and walking over to him after Richie turns around to his bag and seeing the big bruise across his back.
"What? What's up because it fuckin hurts" Richie says.
"You have a giant bruise from where you fell" Eddie says putting his hand on his back lightly.
"When the fuck did, I fall? "He hisses from the contact.
"When did you…the deadlights! You fell like 20 feet when you were released form the deadlights! Do you not remember?"
"Shit…. seriously? No, I don't…. "Richie says rubbing both hands over his face and then immediately dropping one back down to the towel before it could slip "just let me go get dressed then we can talk" Richie heads to the bathroom.
When he comes back out of the bathroom dressed in a pair of jeans his shirt in his hand hoping to get some ice for his back, Eddie is sitting in a chair by the window with an ice pack in his hand. He holds it up saying.
"Figured you want this, here lay down" Eddie gestures towards the bed. Richie flops down onto it with a sigh and then a hiss when he feels the ice pack touch his skin.
"So, what do you remember?" Eddie asks sitting beside him on the bed.
"I remember yelling at it, then all the shit the deadlights showed me" Richie trails off with a grim, look "then people were yelling, and we were rolling down that cavern.
"Do you remember waking up or um how?" Eddie asks with a nervous voice moving the ice pack to another spot.
"no" Richie says wincing and moaning a little at the movement.
"Oh, um well I…" Eddie trails off. Richie rolls over on his back looking up at Eddie.
"Eds…. what happened?"
"I uh threw the fence post right into its mouth, then you dropped from the deadlights, but you wouldn't wake up out of it so I…." Eddie startles when Richie puts his hand on his arm.
"What did you do Eddie?" Richie asks him moving to take his hand.
"I kissed you."
"Do it again" Richie smiles at him putting a hand on his jaw and pulling him down into a kiss. "I remember this, but I really thought that was part of the deadlights, one of the many things they were taunting me with. Everything was kind of jumbled and fucked up."
"What did it show you?" Eddie asks concerned.
"It... nothing…don't worry about it" Richie tris to pull him into another kiss.
"No…. something happened?" Eddie says sitting up and putting his hand on Richie's face.
"It showed me a lot of shit, how you guys hated me when you found out I was gay…."
"You know we would never hate you no matter what."
"Yea I know, but you know growing up where we did those things stick with you. It uhm also showed me different futures, some where we all forgot again, or I ended up being the only one left, somewhere I where I lose my vision completely."
"Shit rich are you still scared that will happen?"
"Well not so much now they can do amazing things, I've had a lot done to fix things so that doesn't happen but anyway the worst parts were the visions that showed everyone one dying."
"Oh."
"Yea um the absolute worst was the one that felt so real you were stabbed right in front of me, over me you blood was on me, and you eventually died in my arms without telling you how I felt" Richie tells him putting his hand over eddies on his face.
"And how is that?"
"Hmmm?"
"How do you feel?"
"I love you, loved you for as long as I can remember" Richie tells him looking him in the eyes and holding one hand over Eddie's heart feeling it beat. Eddie leans back down kissing him sliding a hand into his hair. Richie slides one arm around Eddies back and the other hand on the back of his neck holding him close. They keep up the pace for a few minutes before Eddie sits up removing his shirt and throwing it to the side and throwing a leg over Richie's waist before leaning back down to his lips.
"Oh, ow fuck my back" Richie says halfway sitting up pulling away from Eddie.
"Shit sorry" Eddie says sliding off him. "Oh, here switch around" he says laying down and going ahead and sliding his jeans off and maneuvering Richie on top f him. "Better?" he asks tugging Richie down to his face by his hair.
"Yea definitely better" he kisses him "much better" he tells him kissing down his neck. Eddie laughs a little and slides his hand down his chest to the button of his jeans. Richie gasps when he pops the button and slides his hand inside.
"oh"
"Yea I uh didn't pack a lot I was lucky these jeans and shirt were already in the bag I grabbed figured id make a run to the store tom for like underwear and necessities. Shit I didn't think about stuff to sleep in, I was not expecting to be sharing the bed. Guess I'll need to make that run tonight" Richie laughs a little embarrassed.
"Oh, I wasn't um reacting to the underwear situation, it was your um…all those Dick jokes I always thought you were joking but apparently not. Shit I guess if we want this to go an y further, we are going to need to make that store run soon" Eddie says laying back.
"Well, I mean there are things we can do until then" Richie says diving back down to capture eddies lips.
"Are they seriously still talking?" Bill asks.
"Well hopefully this is a good sign, and they are working things out" Ben says.
"Yea I'm sure they are working things out" Beverly laughs with air quotes around the word working. Mike snorts into his drink and Ben shakes his head smiling.
"I'm going to go see how long they are going to be I,'m starving" Bill says heading inside.
"So, I'm assuming one of them was ready to finally bring up what's between them" Mike asks leaning back in his chair.
"Yea Eddie seemed pretty deter…" Ben is cut off by Bill coming back outside and sitting back down in his chair red faced, the other three looking at him with curiosity.
"I should have knocked" he responds shaking his head.
"What hap..." again Ben is interrupted by the door opening and Richie and Eddie tumbling out Eddie stumbling over his words trying to give and explanation.
"Look bill sorry we got a little carried away and" Richie says after finally getting his shirt over his head.
"Nope! No, its fine. I really should have knocked" Bill says not looking at them.
"Ok I think we've heard enough, and Bill looks like he's clearly seen enough let's go get soothing to eat" Mike says standing up.
Afterword
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