Ok, so he had meant dating. Good. Good job, brain. Thanks for not messing up with him this time. When Eddie mentioned people, he honestly hadn’t thought that far about dating him. He was just happy he got all figured out and they were dating. Charlie chewed the inside of his lip for a moment, thinking about it. Did he care if people knew? He was pretty sure at least half of the school thought he was gay, and that was without adding Eddie and the way they behaved around each other. If you added that, probably 99.9% of the school thought he was gay. And when he thought about it, he didn’t care they think that. Whether he was or not, it wasn’t any of their business. “You know what, I don’t give a shit about people knowing,” he said with a smile. He liked Eddie. That’s all he cared about.
When Eddie kissed him again, he leaned into the kiss a little, enjoying the fact that it wasn’t just a simple peck but a real kiss. He liked it. He could be doing that all afternoon if Eddie wanted.
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Watching Charlie think it over made the boy a little nervous. Was he now regretting saying yes? Hopefully not, because that would really be awkward. Maybe he was just shy or was afraid his parents would not want their son to be dating another guy- or maybe just him in general. Eddie knew his parents were not going to be thrilled, but they didn’t like most things that he did, regardless. This was not going to be a new thing. But he waited and kept the worry from showing on his face. When Charlie finally said he did not care, Eddie’s face exploded into a smile. again. He was excited, what could he say? Maybe, in a weird way, Eddie had known for a while that he liked his best friend but never looked at it that way because he figured that it was one-sided. He didn’t understand his own head sometimes, after all. It was a scary place up there.
But he was more than happy to lean into the kiss that Charlie returned. He liked the way it felt and could not help but move closer to him. The movie and candy were forgotten for a moment as he tried to shift to face Charlie without breaking contact with him and letting his hand find the other boy’s.
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Charlie had no idea how his parents were going to react, though if he thought about how they seemed to know he liked Eddie even before him so maybe they were happy about it. He hoped so. He had never thought about it, but he guessed his parents were pretty open about this kind of stuff.
But Charlie soon stopped thinking about it. His mind decided to shut down almost completely when they were kissing. Functions like breathing and heart beating were working, but forming any coherent sentence or even remember his name seemed not important for his brain right now. And for once he agreed with it. He’d much rather focus on Eddie and his lips on his. He entwined his fingers with Eddie’s when the other boy’s hand find his. When he shifted a little toward Eddie, his thought hearing some chocolates dropping on the floor, but he couldn’t care less about those right now. He was too busy kissing Eddie and trying not to be awkward. Charlie didn’t think he was an expert when it came to kissing or anything that had to do with being touchy in a relationship.