Temptation (001 x reader)

Part 12

Over the passed 4 years you watched Eleven. You had your own house, that was next to Elevens friends house, the Wheelers. You became friends with Karen and whenever Eleven was over you always stayed in your house. You had a ridiculous amount of money because you stole it.

Last year Eleven moved to California with her new dad and what looked like new mum. You decided to stay in Hawkins because Peter had a whole new plan and you needed to spy on his victims. You decided to become the Hawkins high-schools therapist.

You've been seeing Chrissy Cunningham, Fred Benson and Max Mayfeild.

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It was the morning and you stood outside the school hoping to see Max but most importantly to make sure everyone goes to the gym for the pep rally.

"To the gym, everyone." You shouted making sure everyone can hear you. "Pep rally! Pep rally!" You said and then you saw Kyle. "Kyle, good to see you. Hey, josh. To the gym, everyone. To the gum. Go support your Tigers! Go, Tigers! To the gym! Hi, Amber." You say and then you looked at the bus and saw Max. "Max! Max!" You called her and ran towards her. "Where were you yesterday?" You asked her.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, I forgot it was Thursday." She said.

"I'd like to see you today. Come straight after lunch, okay?" You say and she nodded and then walked away, putting her headphones back on.

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You had finished a session with Chrissy when Max walked in and sat in the chair infront of your desk.

"Can you remove your headphones, please?" You ask her.

"Sorry."

You look at Max's report and read out her grades. "A C in English and a C-minus in Spanish." You said and then looked at her.

"Yeah." She responded.

"Well, that's not normal for you."

"If you say so."

"How's your mum holding up?"

"She's fine." She paused for a second. "I mean, she hates our new place, which is, like... yeah, it's terrible, but... she's fine."

"Is she still drinking?"

"Like, yeah, a little, but... Well, she's working two jobs. So, it's not easy."

"It must not be easy for you either with your stepdad gone."

"It's kind of better, honestly."

"Better how?" You questioned.

"He was an asshole. So, there's less assholery." She responded.

"Are you sleeping better?"

"Yeah, fine."

"So no more headaches?"

Max shook her head.

"Nightmares?"

"Nope."

"Liar." You thought.

"Max? What you've been though, what you're still going through, it's a lot for anyone. And it's okay to not be okay. But I can only help you if you're truthful, if you open up to me."

"Yeah, I... I know. I'm... I'm being open."

You sighed.

"I'm being open." She claimed.

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After Max's session you decided to speak with Peter.

"Peter?"