Stranger Things What Ifs

Chapter Seventeen

What if....Lucas hasn't seen Max in years only to find out she is with someone else? (Fluff and Smut) (Picks up from chapter sixteen)

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"Are you sure they won't mind?" Max questions while her and Eleven and Will get out of Karen's car, her driving off while they walk over to the house.

"They'll be happy to have you here." Eleven smiles, her taking one of Max's bags before she goes to take out her keys, going to open the door.

"Yeah I don't see why not." Will adds in.

"Mom Dad!" Eleven calls out while her and Max make their way inside, Eleven closing the door behind her.

"Coming!"

Max looks around the house, her smiling while looking at the different family photos around the house and posters around the clean house. "Nice place."

"Thanks." Will responds. "So do you have a view of the beach?"

"I wish." Max smiles. "But it's only an hour drive to see it so I go to the beach often."

"Oh my goodness!" Joyce says excitedly when she sees Max. "Hop get in here!" She calls out before going over to Max, hugging her tightly. "Max!"

"Hey misses Byers." Max smiles while hugging her back.

"Oh sweetheart you don't have to call me that, that name is for the people I don't like." Joyce says making Max laugh. "How have you been doing?"

Max sighs a little bit. "I thought fine at first but after everything...I realized that I owe explanations."

"Let me guess." Joyce smiles. "You thought you were protecting us because you weren't doing well."

Max looks at Joyce with shock and confusion while her mouth parts a little. "Did you...guys..."

"It's her 'mother sense'." Will quotes.

"Plus honestly I would do the same thing, I mean technically did in a way." Joyce admits. "After Bob died and Hopper was trying to be there for me I just pretended I was fine in front of everyone else but really I wasn't. So for that I always denied his offers and requests because I thought in a way...I was protecting him. Plus I was a mess and I was afraid to move on."

"And it broke my loving dainty big heart." Hopper reveals himself with a hand on his chest. He smiles while making his way over to Max. "How you doing kid?"

"I'm good." Max replies while hugging him, Hopper hugging her back. "You both wouldn't mind if I stayed here right?"

"Max you're family, you don't have to ask that." Hopper shakes his head.

"You're welcome here anytime sweetie." Joyce smiles.

"Told you." Eleven nudges Max with a smile.

"Murray will be over here in a few he wanted us to be taste testers for his new dish." Joyce says, Hopper rolling his eyes.

"Well he has never disappointed us before." Will says. "Actually mom I think I'm going to eat at Misses Wheelers Mike called a meeting for the party. Boys only." He says towards Eleven and Max.

"Okay sweetie." Joyce replies.

"We'll be upstairs." Eleven replies before she takes Max's hand.

"Thanks again you guys." Max says while her and Eleven go up the stairs.

Eleven and Max both take showers before Eleven shows Max to her room, her opening the door making Max look around. She smiles, most of all of the posters are about family and pictures of her and Mike together or of the whole family, a full sized bed in the middle of the room.