Maybe it was a little off the mark for romantic but what did it matter? Richie liked it. The entire idea behind the shorts was doing something for Richie that he'd like. It didn't really matter if it embarrassed him or not because who else was going to see it? He was pretty sure he'd made sure the door was locked so Staniel's delicate sensibilities wouldn't be offended if he walked in and decided to check on Richie. This was for Richie and, if the reaction was anything to go by, Eddie had finally done something right in all of this.
Eddie laughed at the words before leaning in to press a soft kiss to Richie's lips. He liked knowing that he was getting Richie riled up. It was even something of a confidence boost to think that his boyfriend could be so effected by a pair of red short shorts. He was going to ignore that the two of them were, basically, middle aged teenagers. That it probably wouldn't take much to get either of them riled up.
Considering the last conversation they had before Eddie decided to go and be an idiot he wanted to encourage this. "Oh yeah?" He asked, nervous now but willing himself to be brave. "How many of those things involve getting me out of these shorts?"