Racing Love

Chapter 3

Nat stared up at the ceiling with a frown. Casting a look at his sleeping lover, he sighed. There was no reason he should be feeling like this, not after such an amazing round of sex.

Flashback

Eddy gasped as his lover's cock jabbed against his prostate. Letting the shock roll through his body, he shivered before raising and lowering himself onto Nat. Nat moaned at how tight his lover was still after ten years. Looking at the lavender haired man atop him, he grinned. He was so fortunate to have a lover like Eddy. But as he hit his climax, his vision blurred and he saw him instead. Letting out a hoarse shout he came inside his petite love. His climax caused Eddy to cum as well and he slumped down onto Nat's chest.

Nat smiled at his pleased and exhausted love before lifting him off and placing him at his side. Then going against every fiber of his being he hauled himself out of the bed and walked into the master bath to get a wet washcloth. Cleaning himself off he then went back to Eddy, who laid there with a lazy smile. Gently cleaning his love off, he smiled as Eddy brought his palm to his lips and kissed the scar there. He chucked the washcloth into the laundry basket and slipped under the covers.

End of Flashback

Nat sighed and sat up, running a hand through his teal hair. Why was he still haunting him? Nat didn't want to think about him, he had put it behind him. Then why did he picture him in Eddy's place?

He loved Eddy, hell he took a bullet for him, the scar on his hand was proof of that. Was it because they shared similar features? No, Eddy was far more loving than he had been, a better listener too. Sighing, he got out of bed and slipped on a pair of his boxers and pants. Grabbing a shirt he left the bedroom and headed to the garage. On his way he grabbed his keys and slipped on some shoes.

As he backed out of the garage, he was unaware of sad blue eyes watching him. He drove until he reached the Peach Creek Cemetery. Parking and getting out he walked down the worn path and stopped in front of a grave.

"Are you happy now? Are you finally happy? Because you're making me miserable! Gods, I just want to be happy with him and my son. Leave me alone! Leave me alone now Rave!" He shouted at the grave as thunder and lightning cracked and he sunk to his knees.

"Here you are." Nat whipped around to see Lee standing a few feet away.

"Did Eddy send you?" Lee shook her head, her hair damp and wet.

"No, but he is worried. You try to keep this from him, but he knows Nat, and you cemented it tonight."

"Tonight, what about tonight?"

"You called him Rave." Nat's eyes widened and he choked before vomiting up his dinner onto the grave. Lee rushed over and rubbed at his back.

"Nat, are you alright?" Lee asked alarmed. Nat was now pale and shaking.

"My god, I'm so horrid to him, how can he stand to look at me?"

"Do you love him, or does he remind you of Rave?" Lee asked him and he shook his head.

"I don't know anymore." Was all he could say and Lee sat back on her heels. She cursed Rave for doing this to Nat and to Eddy. If only Rave hadn't died in Nat's arms, hadn't wrote that letter blaming Nat for his heartache. Maybe then they have been alright. Lee hugged Nat close to her for support.

"Come on, let's go home." She pulled Nat up and out of the Cemetery. Got him into the passenger side of her red bug, buckled his seat belt and kissed his forehead. "It'll be alright, you'll see." She promised him. Getting in the driver's side she started the car and backed out of the parking lot. On the ride home she watched as Nat stared at his palm with the scar. She pulled in the garage and passed Nat into Eddy's capable hands. Lee sighed before turning all the lights off and went back to bed. Eddy maneuvered Nat into the bedroom and stripped him down before laying him down. The teal silk bathrobe swished as he walked around the edge of the bed to his side. Dropping the robe he crawled into bed and laid down on Nat's chest.

"It's okay Nat, go to sleep." Eddy whispered and cuddled up to Nat. Nat sighed and closed his eyes falling into a fitful sleep. When Nat opened his eyes again he heard giggling and smelled bacon frying. Groaning he hauled himself out of bed again and slipped on his dark blue robe and headed out to the kitchen. There he saw Lee nursing some coffee while making silly faces at Raven. Eddy was standing on a stool with a smile on his face while he minded the bacon and eggs. Spotting Nat out of the corner of his eye, he turned to him and smiled brighter.

"Good morning doll." Eddy said as he flipped the bacon over.

"Morning babe." He went over to Eddy and wrapped his arms around him. "Babe, I," He started to whisper, but Eddy cut him off.

"Don't worry about it, we'll deal with it together. I'm not going anywhere so relax." Nat looked at him surprised, before smiling himself.

"Thanks, babe." He tightened his arms around Eddy.

"You're welcome, anyway Raven and I are going with Eddward, Kevin, and Aqua to the store to get school supplies and stuff for Raven's permanent settling. Do you want to come?" Nat thought about it and nodded.

"Sure, maybe talking to Kevin will help me too." Eddy smiled softly.

"Okay, but we leave in an hour so grab yourself a plate." Nat smiled and loaded a plate up and sat down next to his son. He ate quickly before grabbing a quick shower and got dressed and walked out to see Eddy dressed and waiting with Raven who was bouncing on his heels. Eddy smiled and they climbed into Eddy's muscle car and headed to the super store. They parked next to Eddward's black charger and watched as Kevin got out the passenger side with a wide grin and large eyes.

"Dude! That was such a sick ride, what did you amp that baby with?!" Kevin excitedly asked, stretching long limbs over the hood of the car. Edd got out of the car grinning.

"That's my secret, and I'm not sharing." Aqua got out the back seat grinning.

"No way Edd, you have to share, Dad, you have to get the secret from him. I need that for my car." Aqua and Kevin gave their best puppy dog eyes to Edd.

"My lips are sealed." Both the Barr's groaned in annoyance before closing the doors and frowning. Nat, Eddy, and Raven got out of the muscle car and went over to the annoyed pair and the giggling ravenette.

"Ready to go in?" They all nodded to Eddy's question and headed inside. Nat hung back and watched as Edd, Aqua, Eddy, and Raven searched for clothes for Raven. Kevin noticed Nat hanging back and hung back with him.

"Ok dude, I may have been gone for twenty years, but I can still read you, give it up."

"I called for Rave when I had sex with Eddy last night." Kevin's eyes widened and looked at Nat disbelieving.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, he's been gone for over five years so I have no idea why I did. I know that I love Eddy. There is no mistaking it, I mean I took a bullet in my hand for him, yet my mind is on him. I don't know why, and it's just been recent too."

"Dude, that's harsh. But this has happened before right? Don't you remember back in middle school." Nat remembered.

"But that was just a fluke, I couldn't have the same freaky experience again right?"

"Stranger things have happened, I mean come on you're the reason we found Couch Carter, and you were masturbating then, maybe it just elevated to a new level." Nat looked at Kevin.

"Do you think? It was really weird calling out Carter's name, I thought I went insane." Nat and Kevin chuckled, recalling the super weird conversation.

"Yeah, dude, don't stress it. Have fun with your kid, times with him are going to be the best ever of your mouth, how much is that jacket you're eyeing Aqua?" Kevin was distracted as Aqua had wondered over to the woman's section and saw a black jean cropped jacket.

"Don't worry, Dad, I don't need it, I was just looking." She smiled softly at her dad. Kevin took a look at the price tag and smiled.

"Do you want it?" He looked into her cyan eyes.

"Dad, it's okay. I don't need it, I have a blue one already." She walked away and helped Edd and Eddy pick out clothes for Raven. Kevin looked at the jacket and looked at Aqua. He was so proud of her. She could tell what she wanted and what she needed and knew the difference in between. He got the jacket and put it in the cart. True she didn't need it, but he wanted to get it for her. He placed it under a pile of Raven's pants. They gathered up more clothes for Raven before picking out a bed and toys for him. Then they gathered up notebooks, binders, folders, pencils, pens, and a backpack for her. Edd noticed Eddy disappeared close to the beginning of the trip and when he appeared again, Nat was floored. Eddy walked up with his hair still braided, however the color was his natural dark blue.

"Wow, Mommy, your hair is pretty." Raven cooed as he ran his hand over the braid. Eddy giggled.

"Thank you Raven, I wanted to go back to my natural hair color." Nat smiled softly and hugged Eddy.

"Looks beautiful babe." Eddy smiled and they all went to the checkout. Kevin checked out first, receiving a gasp and several hits to his arm.

"I told you I didn't need it!" She growled out frustrated.

"I know, but I wanted to get it for you." She huffed and swiped the jacket after it had been rung up and shrugged it on.

"Jerk." She stuck out her tongue and turned away from Kevin. He grinned and finished paying so he could gather the supplies and move out of the way for Eddy and Nat. Once they finished, Edd carried the bed while Nat got the toys and Aqua and Eddy carried the clothes and shoes. Loading the cars up they headed home.

"You've been really quiet today Double D, anything on your mind?" Edd smiled and shook his head.

"No I'm just happy that is all." He lied while remembering what Marie told him last night.

Flashback

Edd lowered the hood of his raincoat as he stepped inside the tattoo parlor. Marie had called him, asking him to come over right away. He watched as Marie was focusing on the tattoo she was doing on her own leg. He had never seen someone so talented that they could do a tattoo upside down on their own skin. He looked at the zombified mermaid on her leg and smiled. It shouldn't take too long to get a nice and steady clientele built up. He waited till she was done with the black outline and shading before speaking up.

"Marie, are you okay?" She looked at him with troubled eyes.

"No, Edd, something very bad has happened." Edd frowned and walked around the counter.

"What happened Marie?" She looked up into Edd's cyan eyes.

"My friend who works at the jail called me today." Edd's eyes narrowed, there was no use in asking which jail, there was only one that anyone was interested in. "He said someone bailed out that basturd." Edd slammed his fist on the counter in anger, but he looked at Marie's troubled face again.

"That's not all is it?" She shook her head.

"No, the one that bailed him out matched the description of Rave."

"Fuck." Edd swore and ran a hand through his hair. Both of them were alive, after all, Rave's body never made it to the coroner at the funeral home. However Nat and Eddy didn't know that.

"Exactly, they're both on the loose and my guess is that they'll lie low, assess us and then strike at Nat and Eddy." Marie summed up.

"Then I'm just going to have to be one step ahead of them." Marie saluted him.

"Good luck." Edd grinned at her.

"Thanks, we better get home. I have plans tomorrow."

End of Flashback

"Alright Double D, but if you need an ear I'm here for you." Edd smiled at the thoughtful ginger.

"Thank you Kevin, that is most thoughtful." Kevin blushed lightly and grinned before looking out the window.