F R E A K

Apparently, Eden's snide comment had resonated because from that point forward, the Hamby girls were in on the plan, and oh what a plan it was. Jessica was adamant that Eden would stay out of the extra-planar hellhole that the others would go into and so they'd sat, packs full of medical supplies and getaway car ready should they need either an ambulance or a distraction, waiting below the rift between worlds for the others. Jessica'd been outside, taking a quick surveillance stroll around the trailer when the sound of Dustin and then Eden sent her running back into the trailer just in time to catch a glimpse of Eddie disappearing into the upside down. As Dustin began explaining, everything started moving in a blur. Getting Dustin through to chase down Eddie, the sisters following as quickly as they could only to find Dustin cradling the older boy's body, the other teens finding them as they tried to staunch the bleeding and getting him back through to their world.

The Hamby household quickly became an emergency room, much to her uncle's chagrin, but after a few days, things had quieted down to just Eddie recovering in the spare bedroom and Jessica curled up in the armchair at the foot of his bed, watching him like a hawk in between fielding messages over the walkies about what was happening out in the world and a few errands to make sure she was seen around town. The sound of Eddie rousing had Jessica abandoning her book on the small table beside her to settle on the edge of his bed, "Good mornin' sleepy head." She hushed softly as her fingers gently rubbed small circles against a small peek of skin on his chest not covered by bandages, "Well, I think more like, 'Good middle of the night' is more accurate but you get the point."

painful

“ it’s — getting a bit out of hand now. ”

“ i don’t think i can keep this up much longer. ”

“ i’m getting tired of hiding…”

“ it sucks that i can’t kiss you in public. ”

“ how much longer do i have to keep swallowing my desires for you. ”

“ are you sure we will — ? ”

“ do you think we’ll ever… be a couple-couple ? ”

“ sometimes i’m just scared that you’re just using me. ”

“ it’s starting to dawn on me that… the reason you might not want to come out about this is because you don’t really love me—”

“ is this a joke to you?”

“ i deleted all our texts. ”

“ i can’t keep pictures of us on my phone, are you crazy? ”

“ if anyone sees us i won’t know what to do. ”

“ sometimes it feels like i am the only one doing an effort here… ”

provoked

“ aren’t we suppose to be a thing ? why are you flirting then ?”

“ sometimes it feels like i am the only one doing an effort here —”

“ you sure seem to be good at ignoring the fact that we’re together. ”

“ okay no — i can’t handle the way they keep staring at you. ”

“ if they don’t stop hitting you up i’ll end up hitting them down. ”

“ don’t you see any pride in the marks i left on you ? ”

“ is this a joke to you — ?!”

“ stop that — we’re in public. ”

“ no, not until we get home. ”

“ you know i can’t do this out here — stop it!”

“ could TRY to show that you’re a little worried about this ???”

steamy

“ d—-don’t make me moan, i don’t want anyone to catch us… ”

“ everyone is downstairs… ~ take your pants off ”

“ shhh…. ~ it’ll be fine baby, no one will hear us ”

“ so what ? ~ if they see us coming out together we’ll figure something out…”

“ i’m gonna leave so many hickeys on you… show everyone that you’re taken… ”

“ i missed your scent…”

“ it feels so good — being close to again… ”

“ i’ve been thinking — about this the entire day… ”

“ ~ sit back and let me spoil you… you went an entire day without touching me… ”

“ kiss me… and don’t let me go ”

“ you’re like a forbidden fruit when i can’t touch you ~ kind of sexy ”

innocent

“ i can’t wait to show you off to the entire world… ”

“ we’ll be the cutest couple in existence, someday ”

“ when we come out i’m going to drown you kisses every day ”

“ ~ if we carve our initials in a tree no one will know ”

“ no one will notice if we hold hands under the table ~ ”

“ one day… we’ll be able to kiss like everyone else ”

Just like all those years ago when the pair of them shared how they felt for one another in Jessica’s kitchen, their confession between them after all this time was finally released. The air felt heavy in it’s relief but so bittersweet in it’s welcome. He tried his best to hide his grin as Jessica snorted but it was no use, the smile she’d brought out on him was one that couldn’t be contained. He too gave a small snort at her comment “When did I never make a pass you, Jessica Hamby?” his hand trailed up her arm to take hold of her hand, pressing his lips to her fingers. As the conversation turned serious, Edward obeyed in listening. Sharing the night together. He’d shared many a night at home with his wife but something about being close to Jessica again after all these years hidden away, it felt as though nothing had changed between them, that they was never apart for even a moment. His lips came to press all over her cheek, jaw, then lips. In between his kissing, he replied “Figure it out. I can do that.” he whispered against her skin. “I can do that for you.”

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The idea of Bill being big into movies produced a snort from Eddie. He awkwardly rubbed his hand on his hip as he explained “Sorry, I just can’t imagine Bill being big into movies n’ such. I just imagine him sitting there like a corpse or somethin’, smiling politely whenever you look over. I mean, what does he even watch? 1920′s comedies?” he teased as he sat upright some. He gave an overly dramatic nod then, thinning his lips a moment “Right, I forgot. Food is a no-no now.” before offering a weak smile to the vampire. As she listed the plan, Eddie’s hand snaked it’s way to grab at her thigh, giving a small squeeze as he pressed a short sweet kiss to her lips. “Oh, I’m definitely down for that.” he purred at her with a slow smile. “Lead the way, and I’ll try to be decent & not look at your ass as you walk with the risk of Bill catching me.”

Eddie’s snort elicits a laugh from the redhead as confusion painted her features, though his explanation had that confusion melting away to amusement, “Stop! He’s very into them. And yes we’ve watched plenty of 20′s classics, but he likes plenty of contemporary movies, too!” Jessica laughed, “He’s just… Serious.” But even that hardly described their Maker and Eddie was sure to run the elder ragged any chance he got. She couldn’t wait to have a front row seat because while this wasn’t the plan, they’d been too close to the alternative to not enjoy the time she had with him now. Maybe that made her selfish, but that was a bridge for another night. Right now, she’s leaning into the sweet kiss that’s stolen, feigned shock playing her features as she chastised, “Are you tellin’ me you stare at my ass, Eddie Munson? And here I thought you were a gentleman!” Her own grin melted into a mimic of his as she stole one more kiss and tangled her fingers into his, “Come on, we just got Temple of Doom and I think it’s the perfect background noise to cuddle to.” And with that she’s up and momentarily feeling more like herself, themselves than she’d thought possible. She knew it was just for right now and that soon they’d have to go on the offense to clear his name and defeat the thing that’d taken his life, but as she led the way into the den she could pretend that this was one of the afternoons they’d spent curled up on the couch before Bill woke up. “Anythin’ else you wanna watch?”

Eddie waited in the silence, feeling the pull between them becoming stronger. Yes, he could see past her vampire side but really… how would that work between them? Maybe… fuck it. With everything he’d been through the past year, he’d be able to navigate this, right? They’d be able to navigate it together. With the secondary confirmation of her own feelings, Eddie could feel the anxiety lessen some in his chest. He shifted on his feet some, working out what his next move should be before he decided to act upon it. His hand reached out & pulled her close by her waist, snuggling his nose against her cheek a moment, pressed a kiss to it and replied “Well thank God for that.” with a huff of a relieved laugh. “Wait…was that too much?”

There’s a beat, then another, and that teenaged insecurity starts to tug at the fragile threads of confidence she’d managed to weave back together as they rebuilt their friendship in the open safety of the truth and her kitchen. Bright blue eyes are wide as she tries to think of what to say to pull back from her secondary admission of her crush. Those silly girlish feelings she could set aside, but she missed him and didn’t want to chase him off again. Just as her lips parted to explain away the admission, his palm is pressing into the small of her back and she’s giggling as she’s tugged close. Long lashes flutter closed as one arm wrapped loosely over his shoulder and the other came to rest on his chest. A faint hue of a blush painted over her cheeks underneath his kiss and her head shook in answer to his question, “Mm-mm.” The hand that’d rested against his chest rose to draw her thumb along the line of his jaw as she leaned back to find those warm brown eyes she could find herself getting lost in, “But I appreciate you askin’.” She smiled leaning up to brush the tip of her nose against his, “Bein’ honest I am criminally underexperienced when it comes to anythin’ like this,“ for emphasis she wriggled against him a little, “so thank you for checkin’ in.”