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A/N - Chapter Four! A little later than expected as the site was down yesterday, but still... Hope you enjoy!
Closeted Secrets
Nine thirty five. Eddy looked in horror at his wristwatch as he realised that it was already time for him to put Kevin's plan into action. How had the afternoon gone by so quickly? Eddy decided to wait a little longer, let Kevin have a chance to settle, and let himself have a chance to calm his nerves. He was sitting in his kitchen, his father's bottle of whiskey in his shaking hands. He wasn't usually a drinker, he had gotten himself hopelessly drunk once when he was younger and had spent the rest of the week in bed with a thumping headache. It had been enough to put him off the stuff for life. But he needed it now – Dutch courage.
How had he ever agreed to do this? As the afternoon had worn on, Eddy became more and more doubtful that, if Double D were to refuse him, then he would be eventually forgiven. His blue eyes closed as he tried to loose himself in the darkness, hoping that if he just stayed here long enough shutting out the rest of the world then he would re-open them and find this whole nightmare was over. Of course, he knew it wouldn't be. He wasn't that lucky. His eyes reluctantly fluttered open and rested once again on the watch strapped to his arm. Nine forty three. He took one more swig from the bottle, which was now half empty, and shuddered at the bitter aftertaste it left in his mouth. Now was the time. Kevin would be waiting.
He made his way slowly, reluctantly across the road that he had lived on since childhood. Funny, the street had never seemed this wide before. Eventually he stood facing Double D's house, staring at the front door that stood at the end of the driveway. Suddenly, the enormity of the situation hit him. This was irrational. There was no way that a true friend would ever allow this to happen. Kevin's words floated through his mind
"You know what I'll do to you – and your precious friends – if ever I find out that you are deceiving me" would a true friend let his two best friends take the punishment for his own cowardice?
He made up his mind. This was the lesser of two evils and Double D would eventually be grateful that he had protected him from the wrath of Kevin's fists.
He hoped.
Shakily he reached out and pressed the doorbell. He heard footsteps inside, descending the stairs toward the door. He could just run now. Run back to his bedroom, thrust Kevin out of hiding and blindly refuse to be any part of this illicit affair.
Too late.
Double D stood in front of him smiling warmly
"Hello Eddy." He greeted before furrowing his eyebrows "Are you all right." Eddy mentally shook himself out of his trance
"um, yeah, I'm fine" he managed to answer and faked a smile that was painfully forced, but still managed to satisfy his friend
"Good. So, what's up?"
"I... um... wondered if you wanted to come round to mine" Eddy stammered. Double D's smile returned.
"Yeah, ok. I've nothing better to do here. My parents won't be back until tomorrow so I could probably do with the company. Just give me a minute to get dressed ok? Make yourself at home" Eddy nodded in agreement before Double D ran back up the stairs. He hadn't noticed earlier that when Double D had stood at the door he was wearing only a towel wrapped around his waist. He must have just come from the shower. How could Double D be so trusting as to answer the door and speak to him wearing little to nothing? To give him free access to his home and act as though nothing was amiss when the person he greeted as he had opened the door, the person standing on his doorstep, his own best friend, was a true monster.
Eddy's eyes rested on the liquor cabinet in the far corner of the room. Surely a little more couldn't hurt. He deftly opened the glass doors of the small cupboard and lifted out a bottle of port. As he took a long drink from the bottle he noted that the other bottles lining the cabinet were almost empty, and that there sure were a lot of them. He had never realised Double D's parents were such heavy drinkers. Of course, Double D himself would not touch drink. Claimed it dulled the brain or something, but that is exactly what Eddy needed at the time.
He had just finished screwing the cap back on the bottle when Double D's voice carried through from his hall way
"Ok, we ready to go?" Eddy slowly returned to the front door and tried desperately to act normal. Remember, he told himself, it may not seem like it now, but this is the only way to save both myself, Ed and Double D from Kevin's anger.
"Sure" he replied as he stepped out of the house and led the way back across the street with Double D following closely behind.
God how he wanted a way out of this, but now there was no turning back. Kevin was waiting. He gave a heavy sigh as he stepped into his room, smiled weakly at Double D who was now sitting on his bed, and slowly closed the door.
And that's just about where I'm going to leave it for today... ha! Ever the tease! Hope you enjoyed this chapter and once again thank you for all of the lovely reviews. Each and every one has been just wonderful. (ZephyrSamba - Yes, that episode was basically the foundations for the story. I think if it wasn't for Kevin's charecter in that episode, the Kevin in my story would have seemed completely unbelievable, but as it is mine is just an older and creuler version ) Oh, and thank you for any rating advice too. When I post chapter 5 in a day or so I'll be raising the rating to R. Toodles for now runs off to watch Edward Scissorhands yet again
