"I think Stan is mad because Richie didn't tell him," Beverly says, and something cold twists in her gut at that, a familiar feeling of dread. Her own secrets feel so much worse. With that being the case, she could never have begrudged Richie his. Though she's not sure exactly what went down with Stan and Richie, she's felt that fracture, too, and it's been hard not to draw further in on herself as a result of it. There's so much she hasn't said, and in the face of all of this, she doesn't know how she ever could.

"I just wish things were normal. It feels like they haven't been in ages."