[Everything about that day seems to becoming to both of them in a different light, and Eddie's feeling weirdly irritated about it, which is stupid, because it was so long ago, the situation is past. But then Cisco is abruptly saying that it does matter, even if he's never going back, because it has an impact, and things were really messed up with all of them.

It's almost a little startling, to hear someone acknowledge that, that it was messed up, that it wasn't his fault. That he deserves to be happy. For a moment, he's quiet, his gaze falls down to his own knees under the sheet, and he's aware of Cisco's eyes on him, the way Cisco's hand turns and he holds it. It's nice, to be connected, in a moment where they're both hurting for different but vaguely related reasons. For the first time in a long time, Eddie feels understood.]

They were messed up. After the thing with Eobard, the kidnapping...I broke it off with her. It wasn't because of them hooking up in the future, it was because it made me realize that she and Barry were closer than I was comfortable with. I ended up changing my mind but...I don't know why I thought that she would choose me in the end.

[A shrug, and then, when Cisco asks what he means, he lifts his chin and blinks a bit.]

Oh! I thought Barry would've told you. I had a really rough time in high school, so I never really learned how to have real friendships until pretty recently.