"Well, I don't know," Richie said, defensive, but didn't try thinking of anything else that might have been a concern because, look, he wasn't trying to stress Eddie out with real concepts of bad things. That was counterproductive.
"I dunno," he went on, picking up his wine and looking into the glass, pensive and curious all at once. "Do you want me to plan something crazy?" Richie wasn't always in the mood for something wild, but he had to admit it always ratcheted up a few notches when Eddie was around.