𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐖𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐒

fourty-five

when eddie rounded the corner in max's michael meyers mask, sam couldn't help but sigh. "it'll have to work. let's go." she ordered.

eddie led the group to a camper, effortlessly opening the back door and sliding in while the owners sat outside. "that was suffocating." he complained as he took off the mask. steve and sam followed behind him, helping everyone else crawl through the window.

"where'd you learn how to do this?" steve asked, walking over to eddie, who was immediately setting to work with clippers and messing around with the wires in the camper.

eddie smiled. "well, when 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."

robin put her hands on steve's back, leaning in to join the conversation. "uh, eddie, i'm not sure i love the idea of you driving." she said.

eddie looked at the girl. "oh, i'm just starting this sucker." he said before smiling at steve. "harrington's got her. don't ya, big boy?"

"no, no, i'm not..." the engine started, and the owners of the camper began angrily banging on the door. "shit, shit, shit, go!" steve gave in, shoving eddie, who was gleefully smiling, out of the driver's seat. "it's just a car." steve told himself before turning to the kids. "everybody, hang on to something!"

lucas, max, and dustin, all moved to sit. "oh my god! let's go, let's go!"

"drive, steve! drive!" dustin screamed. steve set off, and dustin looked out the back window. "shit, they look pissed!"

robin shrugged. "it's not every day you lose your house and car in one fell swoop.

"hold on, hold on!" steve yelled, making a sharp turn that took them off and down the road. "okay."

once they'd gotten away from the angry owners of the camper, steve was driving much more at ease. sam moved to sit by him in the passenger seat, bringing one of her knees up to her chest. "how's it handle?" she asked.

"not half bad." he replied. "considering that this is a house."

sam laughed. steve looking to her for a moment to see her smile before focusing his attention back on the road. "these are pretty neat, you think?"

she quirked a brow. "do tell."

steve shook his head. "it's.. it's silly, but i.. i've actually.. uh, i always had this dream that i'd have this really.. really big family. i'm talking like a full brood of harringtons."

"a full brood?" she questioned.

he nodded. "like, five, six kids."

sam's head snapped over to him. "six?"

steve nodded. "yeah. six little nuggets. three girls, three boys." he seemed to be thinking again as he smiled to himself. "and.. and every summer, i figured all of us harringtons, we would pack into something like this and.. just see the country. you know, the rockies, grand canyon, maybe yellowstone. end up in some beachside town in california. spend a week parked in the sand. learn how to surf or something."