"if we die today because
all this is crazy i just want
to say that i love you...
and i beat you on our last
pop quiz."
in which Hawkins resident
rich girl falls in love with
her jackass academic rival
all while fighting off things
that aren't supp...
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When Steve, who had decided he was driving and no one else got any say in the matter, had dropped Avery at home, she was terrified. Not for any other reason than the thought of how angry her mum would be, even if her dad had tried to explain everything. The blonde took a deep breath before she walked up to her front door, swinging it open and immediately coming face to face with her mum pacing in the living room.
"Where is she? She's been gone—" Her mother cut herself off at the sight of her daughter, spinning to face her. Despite her anger, she let out a sigh of relief that she was safe. "Where have you been? I told you to come home on time and you've been out hours, Avery. Your dad came home ages ago and said that you were babysitting the kids at the Byers and yet here you are, smelling, with dirt all in your hair. What in the name of God have you been doing?"
Avery couldn't help the small smile that crossed her features as she stared at her mum shouting at her. After everything that had happened over the last few days, Avery just wanted a bit of normality back in her life and she had just gotten it, her mother shouting at her.
However her smile quickly fell, her lip trembling as the feeling of being overwhelmed settled over her, everything that had happened playing on repeat in her mind. She didn't say anything in response to Lorelai, moving towards her mum and wrapping her arms around her waist as she let the tears fall from her eyes.
"I love you." Avery whispered.
Lorelai shared a confused look with Theo as she hugged her daughter back. "I love you too, Aves. What's going on?"
Avery shook her head as she pulled away. Theo's eyebrows furrowed, "What happened?"
"You wouldn't believe me." Avery shook her head once more.
"Try me." Her mum smiled.
And so the family sat in the living room until well into the morning, Avery (with the help of her dad) explaining to her mum everything that had happened since the day Will went missing all those months ago. It took them a while and alongside Lorelai's snarky comments about her use of guns, her hatred for Billy and Avery not being able to get out what happened with Billy, James and Steve because she was laughing too much, the family didn't help themselves in making the process quick.
The next day, Avery and her parents were in the diner, having their weekly milkshakes with Robin when the ball above the door rang, signalling someone had entered. The four all turned around, about to tell the people when they were closed when they clocked onto James and Steve, who were smiling awkwardly at them.
"Hello boys." Lorelai greeted.
"James." Avery smiled, walking over to the boy, ignoring the look she was getting from Robing when she, not only called him by his first name, but also hugged him. "Dancing queen, how you guys doing?"
