cuz you and i - [Max Mayfield]

Welcome

It was the morning and the party was here, at Dustin's house, they've already discussed with the guy's mother about the surprise they were about to give him

It had almost been a month since he went away to a science camp, the group hid behind the wall, El, Mike, Will, Lucas, Max and then Belly, El was moving Dustin's toys to the living room as he followed close behind cautiously, with Farrah Fawcett hairspray in his hand

They all slowly silently walked away from the wall while Dustin's back was turned towards them, they shouted a 'welcom Dustin' as the guy, become totally shocked, so much that he wasted the precious hairspray, and sprayed it all over Lucas's face making him scream and the group laugh

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A while later and now here they were, Lucas tried to wash his eyes to keep them from stinging, Max helped the guy, which Belly didn't very much appreciate

She was torn between whether to talk with Max about it or not, because honestly, she's been kinda rude to Max and needed to let her know why, she brushed away her thoughts, thinking she'd ask the 'love master' about this

"You guys go on, I have something I gotta do first" she said walking away, Max tried to follow her, but knew it was the best idea not to, when Lucas grabbed her arm to stop her and shook his head at her

She rode her bike, all the way from Dustin's house to the back of Hawkins high, she needed some time to let lose, she walked towards the abandoned bench, she saw some guys run away, she didn't think much of it, as she lit up her cigerette, smoking away all her worries

She knew it wasn't the best way to deal with whatever she was going through, but she couldn't find any other method, she stayed there for a while before heading back to her own house, she thought she'd talk to Steve tomorrow

When she walked inside the house, she found the door unlocked, she walked in carefully, much likely her father had come back, but what she saw next, she never expected it

There stood Melissa Jones, the very woman Belly despised, since the day she was born, she hated the body she was brought into this world from, she hated the very woman, who left her alone

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"Oh look who just came back" Melissa spoke in a fake nice voice looking into Belly's dark brown eyes which held no emotion

"What are you doing here?" Belly asked as soon as the woman completed her sentence

"What? I don't get a hi? a welcome back?" she spoke which made Belly wanna punch her in the face

"How did you even get inside?" She asked shocked

"I don't know, tricks maybe?" she spoke before laughing, Belly groaned, before the front door opened

Martin entered smiling, but as soon as he saw the sight, his smile dropped, he threw his bags to the floor before walked towards the two ladies, softly pushing Belly backwards as his hand stayed on her lower body, in the air, in a protective manner as he glared at Melissa

"I came home and she was just there dad" Belly informed the guy

"Oh so you call him dad now? Remember when he used to be uncle Martin?"

"No, he's always been a dad to me" Belly grunted

"Melissa, get out" Martin grunted his hand staying where it was before

"You can't keep a mother away from her daughter" she spoke making Belly tilt her head "Not when we are still legally mother and daughter"

Both the Wilsons furrowed their eyebrows looking at each other in confusion before Melissa spoke again

"Me and Belly-" she started

"It's Isabell, Isabell Wilson" she snapped at the woman cutting her off

"Wilson, sure" Melissa scoffed "So as I was saying, me and Isabell, are still legally mother and daughter, and I never abandoned her, not in any documents, so I am legally, still her mother and if you come between us, I'll have sue you"

"What?" Belly asked as Martin's hand dropped "What is she saying dad?" she asked again, Martin took a few steps away in frustration, technically she was right, as much knowledge he had of the law

"Well well" Melissa smiled

"Oh you bitch" Belly groaned before trying to kuch her when Martin grabbed her body, Belly struggled in his grip, he led them to a room, closing the door behind them

"Technically she's right" Martin ran a hand through his face in frustration trying to come up with any sort of strategy

"What are you talking about? She'd sue you? Okay, I'll just tell them, she's was the one who left me and you were practically my father after that"

"No, you are a child they'd never listen to you, they'll only think I manipulated you into this" Martin explained calmly before standing right in front of the girl

"Planning a strategy against me?" they heard Melissa's voice through the door

"Oh, I am gonna murder that bitch" Belly grunted

"She's your mother!"

"She's not!" Belly snapped at the guy "She never was, literally the only thing she's even done as my mother was to push me out of her vagina" Martin sighed before nodding

"Hey, how about this, we let her stay at this house-" he started

"No no no no no never, are you crazy?" she cut him off

"Hear me out" he said grabbing her attention "We can't kick her out, but that doesn't mean, we have to face her" he smiled at her "We let her stay, but I as you know work all the time, you on the other hand, go out and do whatever you used to when I was out of town"

"I stayed here" she said, he gave her a look "I stayed inside the house, most of the time"

"Oh god c'mon, you're a teenager, a mall opened up in town, dad's rarely around, go out, party" he said sounding desperate

"You don't need to be so dramatic about me staying at home"

"Could never be me, anyway, so from now on,you go out, and have fun, away from Melissa" he said making her smile