Now being at the ripe age of 20 she needed to branch off on her own, Desiree Lopez starts her journey with getting a job at a local diner in Hawkins.
With Desiree being beautiful, she constantly had guys at her hand and foot. She never gave them th...
The sound of the phone ringing caused Desiree to stop doing the dishes and wipe her hands clean before she picked up the call, "Hello?" She answered. Much to her surprise and comfort, she heard a voice that brings her warmth, "Hermanita, como estas?" Javier spoke. Desiree felt tears well in her eyes, "Javi, que estas haciendo?" She asked.
He softly chuckled, "Lucia and I are having a baby." He tells her. She slapped her hand over her mouth as she jumped up and down, "Javi, oh my Go- you're having a baby! I'm gonna be a tia?!" She shouted in excitement. Javi sniffled, "This is real, we were trying for the longest time and we finally got one." He cried.
Desiree and Javi catch up on everything that's happened in the several months she has been in Hawkins while he was in Mexico. She told him everything from getting a job at the diner to having to break up and kick out her abusive boyfriend. He sighed and told her to be careful with the men she chooses.
"I know you said to be careful of the men I choose, but there is one guy who just treats me so well and I was stupid and blinded by Mark that I shut him down constantly. Bubba, Eddie is such a sweetheart and I really like him but I know that he's probably not even into me anymore because I made him wait for so long." She rambled on.
Javi chuckled, "By the sounds of him, there's no way he isn't into you. Hold onto him if you think he's a good one, bebe." He tells her. She nods and bites her lip, "He's all I can think about now. The way he stepped in when he didn't even have to and how he cares about me and my well being so he's constantly there for me." She continues on. "Bebe, I have to cut this short but I have to go, we have an appointment for the baby." He informs her. She smiled, "No, of course. Good luck with that, bubba." She concluded the call by hanging up.
She looks at the time and gets ready for her plans with the boys. She walks to her closet and picks out an outfit, before putting it on. She walked over to her vanity and began fixing herself up for her busy day. In the process of putting on her mascara, she glanced in the mirror and sighed due to the fact that she could replay Mark hitting her.
She wondered how she let it get that far when she had promised her parents that if a man ever laid hands on her, she would immediately leave, but she didn't. She stayed with Mark even after he hit her. Every red flag was now hitting Desiree. The coming home late at night, reeking of other feminine perfumes that smelled nothing like hers, the different tastes of his lip from God knows what, and the mixing her up with other females when she was supposed to be the only one he had.
Once Desiree had finished getting herself ready, she looked in the mirror and tweaked her outfit slightly by adding more jewelry. Finally content with her look, Desiree sprayed her perfume and grabbed her bag. She walked to the front door and grabbed her keys and coat before exiting the apartment and locking her door.
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She makes her way to the diner in her car and was greeted by the boys all standing outside of the diner, waiting for her to arrive. She smiled as she hugged each of the guys and greeted them. They make their way inside and get settled with their orders and began making conversation.
Eddie leaned over to Desiree and smiled as soon as her scent hit his nose, "Des?" He whispered. She looked over at him and smiled, "Yeah?" She responded. He looked her up and down with with a small smile on his face, "You are the prettiest girl I've ever seen." He complimented. She grew flustered and nervously smiled as she looked away from him. Eddie picked up on her being flustered and felt proud of himself.
"Oh my God, I completely forgot to tell you!" Desiree rests her hand on Eddie's thigh in excitement as she talked to him about how her brother was having a baby, his leg tensing underneath her touch, "I should get going, my apartment isn't going to rearrange itself now that Mark's things are gone." Desiree adds to the end of her spewing. The boys gag loudly at the sound of his name coming from Desiree, causing her to laugh and roll her eyes, "Bye, boys." She blew kisses to them before she leaves the diner and all of the boys immediately start snickering, causing Eddie to look at the boys in confusion, "What's so funny?" He asked.
Steve struggles to hold back his laughter as Dustin smacks his arm to get him to stop, "Eddie, you just got groped by Desiree Lopez, be fucking grateful." Steve says while poking his straw in his milkshake to stir it. Eddie stifles a laugh, "No, come on, she was just being friendly." Eddie insisted. Steve nods his head with a sarcastic smile spread across his face, "Yeah, she's real friendly with you alright." Steve chortles as he elbows Dustin. Eddie rolls his eyes, "Get your head out of the gutter, Harrington, there's nothing going on between us."
Dustin let's out a loud laugh before slapping his hand over his mouth as Eddie send a glare his way, "What are you laughing at, Henderson?" Eddie instigates Dustin, causing Dustin to quickly shake his head. "Nothing is funny, Just like there's nothing going on between you and Desi." Dustin quivers in fear of Eddie's intimidating stare.
Eddie poked his tongue in his cheek before getting up from his seat and running out to Desiree's car. He ran up to her and grabbed her hand to stop her from getting in the car. "Eddie?" She asked as she turned to completely look at him. Eddie froze, "I just wanted to let you know that I have-" He stopped his sentence as he saw her face look concerned for him. He shook his head, "I uh, I have some free time today, if you need me to help you with your apartment." He offered. She smiled and nodded, "I'll see you later then?" She asked. He nodded, "Yeah, yeah for sure." He said as he backed away from her car. She got in and he closed the door for her before waving as she pulled out of the driveway.
"Fuck!" He cursed as he kicked rocks and walked back to the table. Eddie plopped down on his seat and grabbed his drink, resting his chin on the rim of his cup. Steve sighed as patted Eddie's shoulder, "You choked, didn't you?" He asked. Eddie nodded and grabbed a mozzarella stick, aggressively biting into it.
Dustin pat Eddie on the back, "It's okay, not everyone is as smooth as Dusty Bun." He sympathized with Eddie. Eddie grabbed whipped cream from Dustin's milkshake and spread it all over his face, "How's that for smooth, Dusty Bun?" Eddie asked while licking the rest of the whipped cream off of his finger. Dustin frowned, "I'm sure Desi would've done the same." He sighed as he rested his cheek in his palm.
Steve shook his head and sighed, "Eddie, look man, you just gotta march right up to Desiree, lay one on her and then walk away from her." Steve tells Eddie while shrugging. Eddie nodded and sarcastically smiled, "Did that work for Beth?" He asked. Steve put his head down, "I haven't kissed Beth yet, we've just been out on a few dates." He mumbled as he used his fork to play with his chili cheese fries. Eddie nodded his head, "Thought so."
