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It's around 5:20pm on a Thursday, work rush at family video has slowed down,finally.
You Steve and Robin where sitting behind the front desk with an empty shop,the odd customer or two would come in.
You and Robin were trying to get Steve to tell the both of you how his date went the other night, but he's being rather quiet about it and brushing all the times you both tried getting him to say.
"Come on Steeeve tell us...! pleeease. We're like your best friends"
You say tugging the bottom of his work jacket,
"We only want to look out for youuu"
Robin adds pouting at him and begs with her hands clasped together , Steve rolls his eyes and turns to lean his back against the counter, facing you and Robin sat in spinny chairs infront of him.
"...Ughh alright ok fine...!"
He says rubbing his face, you and Robin smirk at eachother then look back to Steve.
"The date was fine but, honestly she didn't like Poltergeist 2 so it kinda put me off..."
He starts explaining, Steve being one of the biggest movie lovers you know...that also didn't surprise you for him to turn a girl down this time around over their opinion on a movie.
"WHAT?!"
You and Robin say at the same time, knowing that was one of his favourites.
"How can she not like that one?! That's...WAY better than the first one..."
You reply getting a nod of agreement from Steve.
"Mmmno actually I take that back, I think the first one is better"
Robin adds nodding with herself, yours and Steves head turn towards her in shock
"Robin you're insane the second one is better!"
You tell her,Steve quick to jump in after you
"SO BETTER, Buckley what the hell!? Really...? We're watching that tonight I can't believe you said that..."
He crosses one arm around himself,covering his mouth with the palm of his other hand shaking his head at Robin in disappointment.
"For once I'm in 100% agreement with Steve, you need to be converted to the poltergeist 2 side"
You say spinning yourself around in the chair a few times out of boredom.
"Thank you yln"
Steve says, shaking his head at Robin
"I'm disappointed in you...so so disappointed"
He mumbles, Robin sighs out loud
".....You guys are idiots. But fine we'll watch it tonight. But don't you dare tell me that Nightmare on Elm street or any movie like that beats sleep away camp. I'm at least right on that"
She explains confidently leaning back in her chair, it goes silent,
You and Steve stare at eachother as if you were trying to read eachothers minds on what the others thinking
"Please tell me you're thinking the same thing..."
You ask him, not breaking the stare you both had at eachother
"Depends yn what are you thinking??"
He adds squinting at you slightly.
"Ohh...oh I've done something now, this is gonna be good"
Robin grins, laying her legs up on the counter looking back and forth from you both.
"....Steve please tell me you like Nightmare on Elm street more...?"
You ask slightly worried he'd turn on you if that's not what he thought, Steve let's out a loud sigh turning his back to you and rests his head in his arms ontop of the counter mumbling
"Thankgodthankyou"
A small wave of relief blows over you, turning your chair towards Robin who's already shaking her head
"See Robin! Sleep away camp is fine, Nightmare on Elm street is better"
You say, she obviously wasn't going to agree with you.
"NonoNONO"
Robin stands up out of her chair slamming her hands on the counter
"You're fired, get out...go"
Steve says jokingly pointing to the shop door
"Shut up dingus sleep-away camp is a classic."
She glares at him crossing her arms sulking.
"No one said it was bad! We just said Nightmare on Elm street is better"
You try explain, Steve nods at you both.
"But guys, camping! Murder! The movie has everything!"
She tries to tell you,putting a finger up for each reason.
"Camping and murder is everything?"
Steve asks with a raised brow
"You can't tell me you don't like camping I know you both do"
She adds glancing over at you and Steve.
"....I haven't been camping for years..."
You say, laying your head back trying to think of the last time you went.
"How long are we talking?"
Steve asks sitting up on the counter.
"Like...Eddie's 15th? He likes camping, always on fire duty"
You smile at him and then Robin
"Yn that's so long!"
She says
"I know I know, we just didn't think about going I guess, it might of been before that but that's the only time I can remember because we attempted making a birthday cake over the fire in a pot"
You smile remembering those, events, very clearly.
Not noticing Steve looking at you now smiling because you were talking about Eddie.
"That so didn't work..."
He says over at you Smiling, you look up at him
"It..kinda did, I mean, it baked, just...a little tooooo much, I think we made real solid bread"
You laugh and Robin joins.
"Pfft, was it at least edible?"
She asks with a grin
"Oh ya,charred a little but edible"
You reply giving her a "certainly" type nod that it was edible.
"Hey, I've got an idea hear me out"
Steve says slapping his knees slightly excited for some reason
"Oh boy..."
You and Robin mumble turning to him
"I'm not joining in on any baking competition idea Steve"
"I dont even let you do toast at my apartment, Robin, you really think I'd want you on my team against Munson and yn?"
He asks her, you shrug your shoulders before adding
"We would win, just saying. What's your idea Steve"
"You think he would be down to go if we all took a short road trip?"
He hardly got to finish what he wanted to ask with Robin jumping up and down excited
"OOO YES CAN WE!! PLEEEASE"
She says begging you, you smile shaking your head at her.
"I dont see why not...but he's pretty busy with work, I know he has two days off sometime soon"
You say looking to Steve who nods
"Two days is enough, we could go for a weekend. I'm sure the store is fine to be closed for that long."
He explains, getting several pats on the shoulder and multiple "good idea"'s by Robin who agrees with him.
"I'd be down...Eddie to I'm sure, we could take his van it might be better, no offence Steve"
He waves you off like he wasn't offended.
"How far a road trip are we talking?"
Robin asks jumping up onto the counter beside Steve
"Well it's only two days so we don't want to be driving for a full day do we. Won't leave us much time. So we can go to that lake place...? with the doc and the fire pits I think that's around 5-6 hours away?"
He suggests looking over at you for your thoughts
"Sure sounds good to me I'm pretty sure our tents are still in storage at my mums place"
"Tents you mean tenT? Are you not bunking with Ed?"
Robin smirks, Steve just stares at her because of the crude stuff she comes out with, she shrugs back at him innocently.
"I never said that, who knows we might need an extra one if someone's breaks"
You answer standing up from the chair and pushing it back towards the computer.
----Shift over----
Work was over for the day and Steve gave you a lift home, Robin got one from some friends.
"You sure you don't want me to hang? Till Munsons back"
Steve asks pulling up in the carpark of the apartment block, few feet from your front door.
"Naah, it's ok. I'm gonna shower and then put something on for dinner before he gets back, thank you though"
You smile over at him and he nods
"Let me know what he says about the road trip yeah?"
He adds as you get out of his car, closing the door and leaning into the window
"I'll give you a call tonight, thanks for the lift Steeeve"
Singing the last part, he salutes and you quickly lean in the window pressing his horn a few times echoing in the empty parking lot before your hand gets batted away
"GET....! what is it with people touching my horn..!? Henderson does the same thing, if not my horn then my damn radio..."
You laugh and lean out of his car
"Will you get inside so I can go home, and hope to god that Buckley hasn't burnt my place down if she's back"
He shakes his head at you trying not to laugh.
It was almost 8pm, there wasn't many streetlights around the area but a couple scattered the carpark, you grabbed your keys from your pocket and walked the couple feet to the front door, unlocking it and turning back to Steve and giving him a wave bye, he returns it and you head inside hearing him drive off.
Flicking on the livingroom light by the door which filled the whole front area and kitchen slightly,
Slipping off your shoes keeping them by the door.
You made sure you locked up before heading to the bedroom to grab some things for the shower.
After freshening up and washing your hair you started to get changed in the bedroom, pulling down an over sized shirt and stealing some shorts from Eddie's draws.
Just as you were about to dry your hair the front door knocks,making you jump slightly at how loud it went through the apartment.
There was still a little under one hour before Eddie was back but maybe he got off early, you thought.
Laying the towel that was wrapped around your hair on the bed you went to check, getting close to the front door and about to unlock when it bangs again, your heart started to race knowing that wouldn't be Eddie...he never knocks like that, so maybe Steve? Knowing you might still be busy he knocked loud enough to maybe get your attention...?
You unlock the door only opening it slightly, met instantly with his face glaring into yours
"....Billy"
You say in a whisper, not able to raise your voice you felt breathless from how much your heart was pounding, he blew his cigarette smoke in your face before flicking it away, you could smell the alcohol coming right off him, he was drunk again.
You go to shut the door on him but his hand slams onto it, and foot between the doorframe stopping you, he then easily overpowers you and pushes into your apartment inviting himself in
"Hey..! Get out Billy, how- how did you even find this place.."
You stutter, staying backed up against the door as you watch him scanning his eyes around your livingroom.
"You should really pay more attention to who's watching you you know? You're way too easy to follow"
He says turning towards you and making his way slowly back over,your hands feel around for the doorknob behind your back while you keep your eyes stuck to him, attempting to open it and get out but he was to fast, slamming his hand against the door above your head shutting it again.
Leaning over you as he looks down at you, heart still racing you were trapped, again.
He lifts one hand and reaches toward you making you turn your face away, he smirks at how scared you were even when he was reaching for the lock on the door.
"Get in the kitchen"
He says down at you, hearing him order you about even in your own apartment made you feel sick, but you tried to stand your ground in your own home, shaking your head "No" he leans in closer
"...Thought we could surprise Munson when he's back"
He grins moving his hand from above your head to the side of it on the door
"Y-your cars outside...he'll know your here as soon as he pulls up.."
You say wrapping your arms across your chest in a defensive stance, he laughs under his breath at that
"It wouldn't be a surprise now would it? If I left my car out front for him to see, come one yn, you're smarter than that"
He answers breathing his alcohol soaked breath in your face making you turn it away
"Kitchen, now"
He tells you again, this time with a hint of frustration, you knew if you didn't do as he asks it might turn into something worse, so you listened and made your way to your kitchen.
You had nothing to protect yourself with, you left your Jack knife in the bedroom as you had no reason to carry it around in your own home, feeling Billy walk behind you as you get into the kitchen area you thought fast, turning around to face him you slowly backed up to where the knife block was, if needed you could grab one,resting your hand on the side only inches away from them, but your nerves got the better of you, you moved fast closer for one and he notices.
"Go ahead...try, I'll lundge at you before you can even pull one on me again"
He threatens, and if that didn't make you feel even more terrified, he pulls out a knife from his back pocket, stabbing it into the wooden chopping board before leaning against the counter beside the fridge, keeping a hard stare on you.
"What the fuck do you want Billy? another beer? Take one and go"
You say staying at the other end of the kitchen with your arms folded again.
"Think I'll hang around, but I'll take that drink"
He says, taking off his jacket and setting it on the counter, letting you know he had no thought about leaving anytime soon.
"It's in the fridge, feel free, do not come closer"
You say trying not to let the fear show in your voice, him seeing that you're frightened of him would only fuel him even more.
"And turn my back on you? Good try love. Get me the beer"
Ordering you again, which you hated more everytime he'd do it.
"Your standing right there. And don't call me that"
You tell him gulping hard, he leans off the counter, taking his knife out of the board and putting it down the back of his jeans, stepping a few feet towards you
"I'm not taking my eyes off you, think I'm stupid? I know your tricks. Now get me that DAMN DRINK"
He shouts between his teeth making you flinch bringing your hands to your face for defence, you take a deep breathe
"Then move"
You say pushing past him to grab it from the fridge, tossing it over to him he catches it, rubbing his mouth annoyed
"He hasn't got you trained well hu? No good to me when it's not opened"
He says, walking to you again pressing the bottle to your chest
"Open, it"
His eyes glared into your face, as much as you didn't want to listen to his orders, you felt safe just doing what he asked so you open the bottle,shoving it back againt his chest this time.
"Too close, back up"
You tell him, he grins and leans back on the counter but doesn't move his focus off you as you make your way to the spot you were standing at in the kitchen before, as far away from him as you could.
"When are we expecting Munson home"
He asks taking a drink, his eyes slowly looked you up and down which made you feel very vulnerable, disguting in your own body, You'd not long got out the shower, your hair was still wet, you were in shorts and an over sized shirt, no bra.
"Could be any minute now, could be an hour from now...Y-you won't want to be here when he gets back"
"Then we wait. I've got no place to be,I think we all need a chat, don't you?"
He adds with a smirk in the corner of his mouth.
"A-a chat about what? What could we possibly need to talk about that we have to wait for Eddie for?"
You reply frowning slightly at him
"Ohh I think you know exactly what, he'd love to be caught up on everything, don't you think?...How YOU'VE been coming to me for stuff...
several times, practically on your knees begging to get in bed with me, he'd link it all up, all the times you've rolled in hours late.."
"What are you... what the fuck are you talking about?! You've been blackmailing me BECAUSE I won't get in bed with you and your holding Eddie's safety over my head!"
You shout, infuriated that he's
trying to turn HIS sick game around on you, to blame you for it all.
"No, no...You've been blackmailing ME. Hooking up with me multiple times but not wanting me to come clean or tell Munson your dirty little secret, how your going behind his back fuCKing some other guy,ME, and not him. He hasn't questioned that time you walked yourself back to Hawkins? Or all the other times...? He's not questioned where you were at? Well,I think he'd be sort of smart enough to put all the pieces together, if I tell him everything.."
Takes a big sip and cleans his mouth
"How this allllll started that night in the Hospital, how you told me you wished it was the other way around and Munson should be the one in my place, kissing me because you thought you'd never see me again. All your secret deep feelings you've been dealing with by running off to me, forcing yourself to make up lies about where you've been...leaving poor Munson questioning everything about you.."
He smirks seeing his sick twisted plan get to you.
"You're absolutely fucking delusional if you actually believed that's what's happening here. You made me kiss you at the hospital so you'd keep Eddie's name away from the police, you basically kidnapped me and almost KILLED ME, and then you FUCKING ASSAULTED ME IN AN ALLEY are you out of your mind!?"
You shout, breathing hitching at what you were hearing him come out with, he just grins even more.
"Why would someone who trusts you have that many people out looking for you huh?"
He says with a raised brow
"The only reason he had that many people out looking for me is because I'm NEVER late and you made me late by TWO HOURS"
Biting down on the inside of your cheek.
"I didn't make you do SHIT"
He laughs louder this time, more cocky which made your blood boil, you wanted to knock it off his damn face but you knew he would overpower you again even when he's been drinking.
He shakes his head not listening to you,or the truth, licking his bottom lip and pointing his finger at you with his bottled hand.
"You refused to let me drive you back after I found you stumbling about in the rain"
"That's a FUCKING lie and you know it!"
You spit back, gripping the sides of your arms that are still folded to cover your chest.
"Munson doesn't though, does he. I bet you he's been non stop thinking about where you've been getting off to.."
He then pulls out something from his pocket, your CC pin Eddie gave you,it must've fell off your jacket that time you stole his car grad night, but you only recently realised it was missing and thought you had lost it in the apartment move...
It's one of their origional designs before they settled on the one they have now.
You knew he was about to threaten you more with it.
You watch as he fiddles with it between his fingers
"For all Eddie knows I dropped that when we took your ride for a spin Hargrove, he's not gonna believe you"
You say.
"What about our trip out of Hawkins...where we spent those insanely hot few hours in the back of my car,all over eachother, but you took off in the rain before I could drive you back....? I'm sure Munson would love some fucking answers about that"
He was still making up lie after lie,changing it all,saying that you were supposed to hook up in the car, and that you took off in the rain before he could drive you back, leaving the pin...
You laugh at him annoyed,you couldn't believe what he was trying to do and accuse you of.
"Our "trip"?! You fucking kidnapped me, you forced yourself on me after trying to kill me and torturing me with Shit about my dead father! Stop fucking lying."
You keep a raised voice, hoping it would tell him he wasn't going to get away with this sick plan, but the more you did shout at him, the more it made him angry.
"Would you keep your fucking voice down bitch that wasn't kidnapping!"
He jabs his finger at you again them rubs his mouth with the side of his hand as he keeps ahold on the bottle.
"Yes.it.WAS, and attempted murder by the way, asshole"
Shivering as you remember those events clearly.
"Shut the fuck up!"
He shouts putting his beer on the counter with a thud, but you wasn't done, you wasn't going to let him feel like he had power over this situation, you wasn't going to let him twist it all.
You let out a shaky breath...
"....You really are fucked up, Billy...twisting everything that really happened to make yourself feel better because you don't want to see the real truth? You're sick. You don't want to see that your really just a predator.... a fucking monster"
Sadly not a smart move, that pissed him off,badly, he lunges at you grabbing your face, slamming your back against the sink causing you to gasps at the sharp shopping pain it gave you up your spine.
"Keep your mouth shut you fucking bitch"
His fingers digging into the sides of your cheeks as he glares into you, nose flared
"Why because you can't stand yourself either?"
You ask, pushing your arm against his chest to try get him away, but he leans forward pushing that arm against your own chest, now close to your face.
"If you dont keep that mouth of yours shut I WILL fucking kil-"
Then, as if it was a gift from above, the familiar and noticeable sound of keys being put into the door is heard, making you let out another shaky breath,Eddie...
Billy's head turns towards the door and then back at you, letting your face go roughly by pushing it away and stands behind the pillar out of view.
You've been arguing with him the whole time and keeping it pretty strong until he threatens to kill you, it looks like you were about to cry,and probably be white as a sheet still frozen backed against the sink.
Then the door opens, and Eddie walks in from work, he doesn't notice you till he had closed the door putting his keys on the table.
"Jesus you look like you've seen a ghost, you okay?..."
He asks a little concerned but giving you a smile.
You could see Billy staring over at you in the corner of your eye as he stands backed against the pillar.
"U-um...E-Eddie..."
You stutter trying to say something to him,then Billy steps out so Eddie could see him.
"Munson, welcome back."
Ed didn't waist time he stormed into the kitchen,
standing infront of you blocking him from getting near you.
"You get the fuck away from her...! what do you think your doing in my house Hargrove?"
He shouts,you grab onto the back of his jacket right away, hiding yourself and for security.
You couldn't take your mind off the knife Billy had down his jeans, you were scared for Eddie.
"He has a knife, Eddie..."
You whisper gripping his jacket, He reaches behind putting his hand on your arm and squeezes it to try and reassure you that he's got it.
"Ah cmon Munson don't be like that you're a terrible host"
Billy says crossing his arms.
"You are not a guest here, get the fuck out"
Eddie tells him, he wasn't scared of Billy but he knew you were.
"Not till we've had that chat, hm yn?"
Billy looks over Eddie's shoulder at you, pulling Eddie back a bit by his jacket so you can hold onto him better.
Not only Billy bursting his way into your home, but putting his hands on you again,and now him threatening to open his mouth about everything but twist it all to make you out to be the bad guy, it all had frightened you...
"T-There's nothing for us to talk about, get out..."
You stutter standing behind Eddie.
"There's a lot to talk about, darling"
Billy replies, you felt Eddie begin to get even more pissed, especially hearing him call you names like that.
Before you could tell Billy to stop calling you names,again, Eddie had already flipped, pinning Billy against the pillar he stood behind just when Eddie had walked in, using both of his hands to grip Billy's shirt
"DO NOT fucking look at her...You look at me you fucking asshole! what the FUCK are you doing in our home, huh?!"
Eddie shouts keeping him pinned.
Your heart was pounding hearing them both bite at eachother, more on Eddie's side but this was his home to, and Billy had absolutely no right to be here.
"There isn't.. don't call me that, ever."
You answer him, your eyes glance at them both, more Billy because you didn't want him to try anything and hurt Eddie.
"There's so much you should know, Munson..."
Billy smirks at him as he's pinned, then looks over at you again and Eddie slams him hard into the pillar to get him to look at him.
"What could you possibly want to talk about the required you to fucking force your way in??"
You shoot Billy a "DONT you dare look" over Eddie's shoulder
"Hey! hey!"
Eddie says Snapping his fingers in Billy's face to get his attention.
"You look at me right now, not her. What the fuck do you want Hargrove spit it out, and get out"
Billy just smirks at him and lays his head back against the wall.
"You know,for the life of me I can't seem to remember now"
Eddie's grip on his shirt tightens, then yanks him off the pillar and starts dragging him out of the kitchen
"Get, the fuck, out"
He adds, now pulling him by the collar of his shirt in one hand.
Billy then looks over his shoulder at you and smirks, that's when Ed really had enough.
You couldn't help but worry he was being to rough with Billy, you didn't want it to backfire on Ed and get out of hand.
"Eddie..p-please.."
You stutter watching as he grabs the back of Billy's hair yanking his head down, Getting a loud grunt from Hargrove, forcing him to look at Eddie in the face
"You fucking look at me...! not her, me asshole. You're gonna go and you're gonna get the fuck out of here before I break your skull open, ARE WE CLEAR!?"
Billy just raises his brow putting his hands up slightly as if he understood, but he still had that cocky look on his face.
"You can walk faster than this asshole I said get the fuck out"
Eddie pulls the door open and pushes him out of the apartment, almost tripping over his own feet he catches himself by holding onto a post.
"Don't you ever show your face near our home again, or I'll fucking make you regret it"
Whipping Billy's jacket at him before he slams the door shut.
He was finally gone,but that doesn't mean he won't be back again...your heart was still pounding and your chest had that tight feeling all of a sudden, you sit yourself down on the cold kitchen floor, back against the fridge.
"....I'm going back, I don't want to stay here"
You say feeling yourself start to get breathless, a panic attack hitting at the thought of Billy coming back, finishing what he said to you only seconds before Eddie got back.
"Back where? What are you talking about"
He asks with a confused but soft look, walking over to you and kneeling down infront, resting his hands on either sides of your legs the you had bent up to your chest.
"Back h-home, Eddie. I want to go Back home. I don't want to be here right now"
You explain while trying to get your breathing under control, his face drop slightly knowing you ment back to your childhood home
"But this is your home..."
He says softly, he wasn't wrong...
"He f-forced his way in I-I swear Eddie I promise I didn't ask him to-to come over or even even invite him in-"
Your eyes started to sting, begining to gloss over with tears.
"Hey hey,....yn I know you didn't let him in it's okay, I'm not mad at you..."
He holds your face gently rubbing your cheeks with his thumbs,all you manage was a nod.
"If you want I can put more locks on the door, fuck we can even install a peephole so you can see who's there instead of having to open it. This is your home, we'll make it safe, I promise"
He suggests, lifting your face up a little more to look at your eyes.
"We-we can do that...? People won't get mad at us for installing one?"
You ask, he shakes his head
"We don't have to say anything, but if they ask and we tell them it was a safety concern I can't see them being angry"
He adds, you knew he was trying everything he could to make you stay and feel safe in your apartment, you didn't want to leave...but Billy just frightened you again.
"Ok..I want to do that. Soon?"
You agree with the peephole and chain for the lock, Eddie nods
"Soon"
"Eddie I s-swear I didn't let him in, I-I thought you were home early, I-"
You only say again thanks to being riddled with wanting constant reassurance, and for him to understand you didn't invite Billy in.
"I know..sweetheart I'm not mad at you...I know you didn't let him in, it's ok now"
He sits beside you on the floor putting his arm over your shoulder, pulling you into him.
You wrap one arm around his front with your head laid against his shoulder close to his neck.
His fingers run through your hair gently to comfort you, soflty grazing your scalp with his fingertips a few times.
"This is our home, I'll make you feel safe in it."
He whispers pressing a kiss on the top of your head, holding it there as you both sat with your backs against the fridge, helping you calm down and reassuring you a couple more times that he wasn't mad at you, that you were safe, and he was here with you.
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