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Her Pretty Face [2]

                                  [Max's POV]

It's the next day. I decided to go home instead and sleep on it, decide what I'm going to say to her. I just hope when she rejects me she'll still want to be friends.

I sit up from my bed, reaching around my desk for the telephone. Luckily I memorised the way the buttons beep so I know which number is which. Plus it's in ascending order so it makes it easier.

I ring up the Byler residence. Waiting for Eleven to pick the phone up. I'm starting to get clammy, god this is making me nervous. I need to stop being dramatic.

Suddenly I hear a chirpy 'hello' from the other side of the phone. But it's not El.

"Who is this?" The voice asks. Oh. It's Ms Byers.

"Hi, uh, this is Max."

"Max! Nice to hear your voice, how're you sweetie?" She asks. She cares?

After seconds of quiet silence I finally respond. "U-Uh yeah I'm cool. Thank you. Is El there by any chance?" I ask. That kind of sounded rude, what if she wants to talk to me?

She responds almost immediately. "Of course! I'll go get her for you now darling."

I smile on the other end. El is lucky to have such a nice mother, she deserves it after what she went through.

I sit there in silence for a minute, waiting for El to return to the phone.

"Max!" I hear from the other end. I smile at her voice.

"Hey El. How're you?"

I hear humming down the phone before she responds. "Better now that you're here."

I feel my cheeks heating up. Ever since she's returned from California she's become a lot more...bolder.

"Max?"

Shit, I've been quiet for too long.

"Uh yeah, I'm here." I hear her laugh on the other end, it makes me blush more.

"So why did you call me?"

I had to think for a moment before remembering the reason, hesitating to give her an answer.

"Would you like to have a sleepover tonight?" Am I really doing this? Am I actually going to tell her?

"Yeah of course! I'd love to. I miss you a lot." She says. Eleven Hopper is going to be the death of me, but, actually this time.

"Awesome! Let me know if Joy- Ms.Byers agrees and I'll meet you at your house."

"Okay! And you don't need to, I'm sure I'll manage."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive. Just stay put Maxie, I'll be there soon. Love you." I'm sure my face is bright red right now. Did she mean that in the way I think she means it? No, there's no way. Probably platonically.