Insane in the membrane-Stranger things

Chapter 48

When Eddie rounded the corner with Max's Michael Myers mask Jess just rolled her eyes, this was how he was gonna stay outta sight? Eddie made his way down hills as the rest of the group followed closely behind him, he lead them over to a large camper van that was owned by a couple, he pulled open the window and crawled through, everyone else climbing in after him. Eddie threw the mask off and threw it into the back as he instantly started playing around with wires and clippers. Jess and Steve standing over him, interested in his work. ''Where'd you learn to do this?'' Steve asked.

''Well, when the other dads were teaching their kids how to fish or play ball, my old man was teaching me how to hot-wire. Now, I swore to myself I wouldn't wind up like he did but now I'm wanted for murder and soon, grand theft auto. So, uh, I'm really living up to that Munson name,'' Eddie replied.

''Uh, Eddie I'm not sure I like the thought of you driving?'' Robin exclaimed as she leaned over Steve's shoulder.

''Yeah me neither,'' Jess exclaimed.

''Oh, I'm just starting this sucker, Harrington's got her, don't ya, big boy?'' Eddie chuckled, smiling as he was all up in Steve's face.

The camper van got into gear and Eddie smiled again, Steve got stepped over him and got into the driver's seat and Jess beside him in the passenger seat. Steve took deep breaths in and out. ''It's just a car, it's just a car,'' he said to himself. ''Everybody hold onto something.''

Jess straight away gripped the ends of her seat as she braced for some intense driving down the road. Once they were on the main road though everything seemed fine and Steve felt a little more relaxed as he held the wheel with one hand and played with the radio with his other hand.

''How's it handling?'' Jess asked her boyfriend.

''Not half bad, considering this is a house,'' Steve replied.

''Better or worse than your car?'' Jess now teased, knowing that her boyfriend loved his car possibly way more than he actually loved her.

''Don't bring Michelle into this, okay?'' Steve rolled his eyes, glaring at his girlfriend.

''You named your car Michelle? Hah, I love it,'' Jess laughed.

''Really?'' Steve's eyes widened at the thought of someone approving of his stupid name for a car.

''No, that's a terrible name and I can't believe you named your car, that's hilarious but super weird,'' Jess laughed again, smiling like an idiot as she couldn't contain her laughter.

''Jessie bear, I know this may sound pretty silly but I... I've actually...I always had this dream that I'd have this really... really big family,'' Steve started to explain, changing the topic immediately, not wanting to talk about his car anymore. ''I'm talking, like, uh, a full brood of Harrington's. Like, five, six kids.''

''Six?'' Jess questioned, her eyes widening in shock and her eyebrows knitting together in complete bewilderment. Six kids was a lot.

''Yeah, six little nuggets, three girls, three boys,'' Steve continued on his little dream and Jess beamed, finding how cute this was that her boyfriend wanted to have kids and be a better father to them than his father was. ''And... and every summer, I figured all of us Harrington's, we would pack into something like this and... just see the country. You know, the Rockies, Grand Canyon, maybe Yellowstone. End up in some beach side town in California. Spend a week parked in the sand. Learn how to surf or something.''

''That sounds really nice,'' Jess smiled.

''Yeah?'' her boyfriend said as more of a question.

''Yeah,'' Jess replied. ''Well, uh, except for the six-kid part, that sounds like a total nightmare,'' she added, laughing.