Monday cameâafter a weekend of Eddie getting random, mindless texts from Steve, of course. Ranging from âgood morning!â when he woke up, to random funny memes he found, to animals he saw on the street and âthought of youââEddie didnât know if he should be offended by that, but the dog Steve sent was pretty cute.
Steve was waiting for him outside school when he drove up on Monday morning, and Eddie gave him a wave to let him know he saw him.
âHey,â Steve jogged up, dropping a kiss on Eddieâs cheek. The blush took over his whole body, and he shook himself as a reminder to get it togetherâthis was going to be happening a lot.
A few people walking in craned their necks in a very unsubtle way to try and verify what they saw, with whispers of âdid Steve Harrington just kiss the Freakâ swirling around.
Probably a good way to get the news around, Eddie figured.
As they walked in, Steve wrapped an arm around Eddieâs middle and looked up at him with big, expectant eyes.
Ah, okay. Eddie slung his arm around Steveâs shoulders, and they went into school in tandem.
They didnât make it far before âSteve?!â
Carol Perkins was behind them, mouth utterly agape, but Steve barely reacted. âYea?â
She couldnât form words, gesturing between them as if that said it all. âIs this a joke?â
Eddie couldnât help but suppress a giggleâthat would be his reaction, in her shoes. But Steve didnât seem amused.
âDonât see whatâs funny. You remember my boyfriend, right?â
She stammered again. âFind somewhere else to sit at lunch today.â
Eddie looked over at Steve, because surely this couldnât be the plan, but he was rolling his eyes. âFine. Bye.â
Carol left, tapping at her phone, no doubt texting half the school to let them know about this new development.
âSee?â Steve was smiling, âwasnât that fun?â
