[ Funny how much an evening changes things, from grateful guest to making himself right at home. With a quick trip into his room, he tugs on proper clothes, buttoning the neck of his polo when he pokes his head in once more. ]
Text me if you want anything, dickwad.
[ and Eddie does, in fact, return with so many actual groceries (including kale, fuck off) that it takes two trips to bring everything up. On the second, one of Richie’s neighbors (a young guy doing his Masters at USC, who sheepishly admitted he was a trashmouth fan when Eddie mentioned his generous host) ends up helping him carry the lot and exchanging smalltalk en route to the kitchen. Incidentally, outside Myra, it’s the longest conversation he’s had with someone who didn’t nearly die in a sewer alongside him, which is — a lot, honestly. Maybe in a good way.
If Richie has roused by then, he might catch snippets of their idle chatter (about health food pointers, gym recommendations, Eddie’s work and the indefinite length of his stay), wrapping naturally when the job is done. ]
Thanks, man — let me know if you ever need a hand, and maybe I’ll see you at, uh —
[ “Equinox,” he supplies. God, LA is embarrassing.
The door closes with a click, and from then on, Eddie will be spending his first day in paradise 1. Making coffee, 2 Cooking an omelette, and 3. Re-organising the entire kitchen. ]
no subject
I’ll come back with whatever I want.
[ Funny how much an evening changes things, from grateful guest to making himself right at home. With a quick trip into his room, he tugs on proper clothes, buttoning the neck of his polo when he pokes his head in once more. ]
Text me if you want anything, dickwad.
[ and Eddie does, in fact, return with so many actual groceries (including kale, fuck off) that it takes two trips to bring everything up. On the second, one of Richie’s neighbors (a young guy doing his Masters at USC, who sheepishly admitted he was a trashmouth fan when Eddie mentioned his generous host) ends up helping him carry the lot and exchanging smalltalk en route to the kitchen. Incidentally, outside Myra, it’s the longest conversation he’s had with someone who didn’t nearly die in a sewer alongside him, which is — a lot, honestly. Maybe in a good way.
If Richie has roused by then, he might catch snippets of their idle chatter (about health food pointers, gym recommendations, Eddie’s work and the indefinite length of his stay), wrapping naturally when the job is done. ]
Thanks, man — let me know if you ever need a hand, and maybe I’ll see you at, uh —
[ “Equinox,” he supplies. God, LA is embarrassing.
The door closes with a click, and from then on, Eddie will be spending his first day in paradise 1. Making coffee, 2 Cooking an omelette, and 3. Re-organising the entire kitchen. ]