Cheat The Devil- Steve Harrington x Fem OC ON HOLD UNIT END OF SEPTEMBER 2024

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After everyone played in the water for a while they got out and went inside for towels, Tommy and Carol ran off to Steve's parents room. Layla just rolled her eyes. As Steve, Layla and Nancy were walking up the stairs Nancy was stopped by her friend Barb. Before Steve went to his bedroom Layla spoke up "Hey, do you mind if I just stay in the guest room tonight?" 

"Yeah, of course. But you might wanna put on some headphones or something cuz Tommy and Carol are right next door" He chuckled 

"Yeah, True. I might just hang out on the couch for a while then"

Nancy come into Steve's room as Layla was leaving to go to the bathroom and change. After changing she went back downstairs to the couch and saw Barb hanging out on the diving board outside, Layla decided to go talk to the girl.

"Hey..." Barb didn't respond "I...uh...I want to apologize"

"For what?"

"Everyone was telling you to shot gun that beer, on one should've done that. You said no and that shoulda been it"

"It's not your fault. You couldn't have predicted this happening."

"Yeah, wish I could though. That would be cool" Layla and Barb Laughed 

"True, that would be cool. But seriously its not your fault"

"Thanks. I... uh... oh! Let me get you some fresh bandages, I'll be just a second" Layla said walking back inside.

Layla Grabbed some new bandages and walked back outside, but barb was gone. Layla looked at her watch, she couldn't have been gone for more than a minute. Layla figured she must've gone home so she just went back inside and played on the couch. She didn't know when but she had fallen asleep at some point because she woke up to see Nancy walking back down the stairs. 

"Hey, where you going?" Layla asked

"oh, uh, sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. I was just going home"

"Barb left you know? If you need a ride I ca-"

Nancy cut Layla off saying "No, I'm ok. I'll just walk"

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure"

Nancy walked out the back door of Steve's house to her home on foot. Layla got up from the couch and headed to the guest room to go back to sleep.

Layla woke up at about 7am to get ready for school, deciding to make some coffee for herself and Steve. While the coffee brewed she went to wake Steve up, he came down shortly after she woke him up. 

"Thanks for the coffee"

"No problem" Layla said sipping her coffee

After both finished their coffee they headed for school in there vehicles. Both leaving for class once arriving. At lunch Steve ran off with Nancy so Layla decided to have lunch and a smoke outside by her bike, not really wanting to deal with Tommy and Carol alone. Towards the end of lunch Steve had caught up with Layla.

"Sorry for ditching you at lunch. Nancy thinks Barbs been kidnapped or something, I don't really know. Anyway the cops will probably wanna talk to you, so just...don't mention the beers?" Steve spoke.

"Have you met me? You do know who my dad is right? He would kill me if he knew about the beer"

"Right, right. Thank you"

"I'm always right" Layla smirked and Steve laughed

The day continued as normal for Layla, the cops never came to talk to her probably since Hopper would 'ask later'. But after school Layla was walking to her bike when she saw... Steve over by Jonathans car? Layla walked over curious to what was happening when Nancy started walking over too. 

"Well if it isn't the staring ladies!" Carol said 

"What do you mean?" Layla asked

"This creep was spying on us last night. Was probably gonna save these for later." Carol continued handing Nancy and Layla the photos. The photos had Nancy changing in Steve's room and Layla changing in the bathroom, Layla getting out of the pool in her white t-shirt that was now see-though while... Steve was watching? The last was Layla laying on a lounge chair smoking while looking at the sky and again, Steve was looking at her. She probably would've smiled at Steve looking her way had it not been for what the photos consisted of. Steve walked towards Jonathan ripping a photo of Barb.

"See you can tell he knows it was wrong, but... well... that's the thing about perverts. It's hardwired into em, you know they just can't help themselves. So you just gotta take away his toy." Steve said grabbing Jonathans camera. 

"No, please. not the camera"

"Steve" Nancy said just above a whisper. Tommy started pushing Jonathan back as he was stepping towards Steve.

"No, no, hey wait Tommy. It's ok. Here you go man" Steve said holding the camera out towards Jonathan. As Jonathan reached for the camera Steve dropped it. 

Steve, Tommy and Carol stared walking back to the school while Nancy and Layla started picking up pieces of the picture Steve ripped. Both girls knew something had happened to Barb and they needed each other, they needed