Y/n, went into the kitchen, grabbing a popcorn pack from the cupboard. She then threw it into the microwave, tapping buttons till it turned on and the packet began to spin. For a minute she crouched in front of it, watching it move in circles while listening to the kernels slowly start to pop. It was satisfying and calming to listen to. 

She was so intrigued that it took a few seconds to realise someone was knocking at her door. When she did, she ran over to the door, checking through the peephole before opening it. 

"So glad you could make it Eddie!" She cheered, letting him inside, locking the door behind him before rushing back into the kitchen. "Sorry it was such short notice, it's just our upcoming gig is stressing me out."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't miss it for the world sweetheart." He walked over to her, grabbing her one hand. "Not gonna lie, I think Jess is kinda pissed I took a rain check on our date."

"What, you told me you had no plans!" She started to panic. Jess already had mixed feeling about Y/n she could tell because she was always side-eying her when she was around Eddie. "You shouldn't have, dates with your girlfriend is important, and I don't want to get in the way of anything!"

"Relax Y/n, this is also important, I wanna be here, ok?" He cupped her cheeks, looking down into her eyes. They stood there in silence, until Y/n was brought back to reality. She quickly threw his hands off her cheeks, remembering the popcorn that was probably burnt now. 

Her and Eddie were good friends and played in a band with Jeff and Gareth. Although sometimes she questioned the friends part. They had their moments but she swore they were only friends. Whenever they did have those, 'moments', she'd tell herself. 'If Zack her boyfriend, was standing beside them, would he approve of their actions'. And he definitely wouldn't have approved of what just happened. It made her feel guilty. 

"Shit it's burnt!" She cursed, picking the packet up by its corners, walking it over to the bin and throwing it away. "Welp there goes that." 

"I'm sure I could order us something?" Eddie offered, shoving his hands into his pocket as he rocked backwards onto his heels. "Imma do that, I'm quite hungry thinking about it."

"Well obviously, weren't you supposed to go eat on your date? That you, skipped!" She spat, washing her hands by the tap. 

"Why do you care? I'm here so we can practice." 

"Yeah, right I'm sorry. Just, you know Jess already doesn't really like me so I just y-"

"Relax!" Eddie chuckled, putting his hands on her shoulders to calm her down again. "Don't worry about what Jess thinks, plus I told her it was the whole band."

Great! She didn't know whether she should've been relieved that Eddie lied to his own girlfriend or not. The last thing she wanted to do was be a home wrecker. She even tried to become friends with Jess and was even making progress. But this would definitely ruin it and make her have to start all over again. 

How was he so calm about everything? It was like he had it all sorted out and wasn't worried about what Jess might think if she found out. God, if only it was that easy. 

"Oh, and I brought some movies we can watch afterwards." 

"No, you need to spend time with your girlfriend." Y/n argued, shaking her head. 

"Cmon, I always do." He waited for her to say something again but she just kept shaking her head. "Let's play, I'm sure you'll change your mind after."

She scoffed at his persistence, but pushed that thought aside, grabbing her bass guitar from her room. Sitting down on the edge of her bed, she tuned it, strumming all the strings at the same time afterwards. Once they were all tuned, she hopped up, standing beside Eddie.

——

"So have you changed your mind by any chance?" He asked in hopes she had, using his puppy eyes just in case. In all truthfulness, he didn't want to face Jess right now. He didn't even want to say goodbye to Y/n yet.

"Fine, one movie. One only!" 

"Got it! Got it!" He threw his hands up in surrender, a grin appearing on his face. What did he expect? Y/n could never say no to his iconic puppy eyes. "I was in a rush so, blade runner, Alien or ghostbusters, I did not wanna watch any sappy shit like last time."

"The blue lagoon really wasn't that bad!" 

"No, just no." Eddie retorted, heading to the door when he heard a knock. It was the food he had ordered earlier so he brought it inside, setting it on the counter. 

"Chinese noodles, classic." Y/n joked, grabbing one of the boxes before slumping down onto the couch. Eddie joined her, taking up most of the couch with his legs. "Halloween wasn't that long ago so let's do ghostbusters." 

"Anything you want sweetheart." 

Him calling her sweetheart wasn't weird right? He was just very flirty in general so he probably called everyone that. Regardless it still gave her butterflies every time he said that pet name. But she knew it was wrong. All of this was.

When the movie started Eddie moved slightly closer to Y/n, laying his head on her lap. It made her completely freeze. She had no idea what to do, did she need to move him or let him lay down on her? This was another one of those 'moments' that Zack wouldn't approve of. But he wasn't here. So what was the worst that could happen. 

——

"You're so cute when you're interested in something." Eddie said, looking at her while the movie continued to play. 

She looked down at his face, as he smirked at her. God he was so hot sometimes. It was frustrating because she couldn't have him. He had his own girlfriend and she had her own boyfriend. So as much as she wanted to kiss those lips and hold him close, she couldn't.

"Do it." 

"What?" Y/n asked her eyebrows furrowed. She wasn't speaking aloud, so he couldn't have heard anything. 

"I know you wanna kiss me, so do it or I will." What was she supposed to say to that? She wasn't the only one that felt this way, he did too. So what the hell happened now? "Ok then."

He sat up, turning to face her. Then leaning in close to her face so they were inches apart. His gaze traveled from her eyes to her lips then up to her eyes again. After a couple seconds, he leaned in closer till their lips were barely touching. Still she didn't stop him so he gently grabbed her chin as he closed the gap. 

He then shuffled back slightly, pulling her legs with him so there was room for her to lay down. Climbing on top of her, he used his one hand to hold himself up while the other rubbed her arm. At the same time, her hands roamed his back, lifting his shirt up when they came back up to wrap around his neck. 

This was wrong, they couldn't do this. But god she didn't want to stop. She wanted him and he wanted her. 

Slowly, his one hand that was rubbing her arm, moved down her body, down to her thigh. It then moved up her skirt, stopping at her panty line, waiting for consent. Y/n thought about it for a second, stopping his hand and moving it. She then pulled away, pushing him off her. As much as she wanted him, as much as didn't want to stop, it was the right thing to do.

They both sat up, Eddie running his hands through his hair nervously. Did he do something wrong, did he hurt her, god he wouldn't forgive himself if he did. 

"I'm sorry, did I hurt you, or, or make you feel uncomfortable?" He stuttered, getting off the couch. "Cause you know, I'd never do anything you didn't want to do!"

"No, no it's not that I don't want to." She cut him off, her eyes becoming teary. "It's just we can't Eddie, you know we can't." 

"You're right, sorry, what was I thinking." He apologised, grabbing his jacket that was laying on the cushion. Afterwards he went into her room, grabbing his guitar before heading to the front door. Y/n followed behind him. Never had she been more confused about what she wanted in her life. Of course she loved Zack, but she loved Eddie too. Maybe even a little more, but staying with Zack was just easier since Eddie was in his own relationship.

Without thinking, she pushed past him, blocking the way so he couldn't leave yet. She wanted him to stay even though he had to leave. But either way he would be in trouble. 

"Please, don't be mad at me Eddie, I can't stand when you're mad at me!"

"You know I could never be mad at you sweetheart." He answered, rubbing his eyes in irritation. "I'm just confused Y/n, one second you're kissing me back, then the next you're telling me we can't do this."

"I know, I know and I wish it was easy but it's not." 

"Ok, I'll do whatever you want." He replied, looking into her eyes, his guitar slung over his shoulder. "So you gotta let me know,

Should I stay or should I go?"