Bill's P.O.V.

Richie had called me and told me he would be over to my house in about 30 minutes and that we had to talk. I already knew what the conversation was going to be about, Shauna. Shauna and I had already had our deep talk where I told her to choose Richie. That was a week ago and it was still really hard for me to accept that I gave her away. I cared so much about her and Richie, but the difference between the two of them is I was in love with one of them. I mean I even told her to her face last week, I would always love Shauna. Even if down the road when I am older and I get married to this beautiful and wonderful girl, Shauna will always be my first love. I know it sounds awful, but I will never love a girl, even my future wife (if that doesn't end up being Shauna, because hey, I can still dream) as much as I love Shauna. She is so beyond special I can't even fully explain it, and I don't think I ever will be able to. She is my world, and I will do anything to keep her safe and protected, even from my friends. 

At exactly 30 minutes from the time he called, I heard a knock on my door and when I opened it there stood Richie. "Hey Bill, can I come in or would you rather talk on the porch?" Richie asked me.  "Th-ee porch would be fine Richi-ee" I said.  I shut the door and we both sat down on my porch steps. "Bill, I can kind of figure that you know why I am here." I nodded to indicate to Richie that I knew.  "I wanted to tell you before Eddie and Stan knew, that is why at school we haven't been acting like we are a couple, but, um, well the reason I am here is that Shauna and I are dating now. We have been since last Saturday. She told me how she felt and we kissed and then I told her how I felt and then we kissed so more and spent a lot of time together since then and yeah." Even though I knew this was coming since the moment he called, it sill stung, a lot. "Shauna told me that you were okay with her choosing me. I knew the moment you introduced us to her, I was mesmerized by her, but I could tell that you were too. It also broke my heart because I could tell she was interested in you. But that day at her house, when she got Shadow, she told me she liked both of us... both of us, Bill. I was so shocked to hear she liked me too. I never thought that she would fall for a loud, annoying, glasses wearing nerd like me. That is never something  I could see happening, but her liking you, now that is something that didn't stump me.  I love her so much Bill, she makes me so insanely happy I can't even explain it. I hope you aren't mad about this happening. I just wanted you to know before Stan and Eddie find out."

I took a deep breath before I answered. And to my own personal shock, I didn't stutter, not once. Anytime I talk about Shauna and even to her I never find myself stuttering. It's like my problem goes away because she calms me down and just makes me so insanely happy.  "Richie, I am not mad at you. Sad about the situation of you two dating, yeah of course. But you are my friend and she  is the girl I love but I care deeply for both of you. I told her to choose you, I wanted you both to happy. I was the first friend she made here and I think she was afraid that if her and I were to date, that would ruin the strong friendship we have. Not that she is not worried about you and her having a dampened friendship if doesn't work out with you two dating, which I am not saying I don't want it not to, I just think she was super worried about her and I never becoming friends again if we failed in a dating relationship. But Richie, I told her that I will always love her, not matter what. If I don't marry her when I get older, which hell I probably won't, I will never stop loving her. I can't even seeing me loving my future wife as a much as her, if doesn't end up being Shauna, which is so awful. But Richie, you are one of my greatest and best friends but I will say this and I will say this only once, if you do anything or say anything to Shauna that will cause her too much pain for her to handle, I will be beyond pissed. She deserves the world and I will do anything to protect. But, hey I am sure you would be the same way if I was one the dating her and I did anything. 

Richie let out his classic laugh. "Yeah Bill, I would beat your ass so hard you would feel it for 3 weeks straight if you hurt her. She means the world to both of us, all of us really, Stan, Eddie, Lucy and even Patrick Hockstetter I hear. She's our girl Bill. But I promise, I will never, ever hurt  and if I do without meaning it, I will never forgive myself."

I smiled and patted him on the shoulder and pulled him for a side hug. "Yo-uu are a good frien-dd Richie and I kno-ww you woul-dd do anything-gg to hurt her.  We will work together to protect her at-tt all-ll costs." "Sounds like a deal, Denbrough." 

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