Foul

Written for @corrodedcoffinfest.

All This Time

Prompt #8 - "Where's the Beef?" | Word Count: 1000 | Rating: T | CW: Language | POV: Eddie | Pairing: Steddie | Tags: AU, Office Setting, Meet Cute, Misunderstanding, Free Donuts!

"Eddie, can we chat?"

Eddie looks up from his desk, er, well, the desk he'd commandeered months ago. He nods, wondering if the jig is finally up.

Steve Harrington is standing in the doorway of his office, a tight smile plastered on his face. And oh yeah, Eddie's definitely fucked.

Holding open his arm, Steve gestures towards the chair across from him. Eddie takes it. Steve's face is confused. Kind, too. But mostly confused.

"Eddie," Steve starts, tapping away on his keyboard. Stuttered little henpecks that Eddie finds endearing. "After our audit, I can't seem to find any files submitted by you. Not for a while. Not ever, actually."

Eddie grins, in a way that he hopes looks impish, throwing up his hands in a 'what can you do?' motion.

"And everybody has to pull their weight. I can't have someone on the payroll that isn't contributing. Have you done anything?"

Eddie shakes his head.

"So, um, I'm really sorry to do this. But I'm going to have to let you go."

"You can't," Eddie says plainly. 

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