The Disappearances ➙ Steve Harrington [01]( complete )

xix. i love you

xix. i love you

"Dammit Jonathan!" Jackie screamed at her brother in a harsh whisper while handing the cloth filled with ice to Nancy, who had dried tear rolls down her cheeks. Nancy took it with a sniff as Mickey rolled her eyes, "Quit being so emotional-" Nancy shot her a glare as she continued, "Jonathan seriously, why did you have to jump in a defend the family name? Why didn't you just let Steve say those things?"

"Because I'm tired of silver-spoon people like him treating us like we're the shit on the bottom of his shoe!" Jonathan snapped, "Look, I'm sorry he slept with your best friend, but quit defending him like he's going to do the same for you."

She shot up so quickly that her chair screeched across the floor and landed on it's back with a thud. She shot her brother a glare, before turning to Nancy and giving her the same glare, before walking right out of the sheriff's office, not giving a shit if her brother got out or not. Just as she walked out the door her face collided with a chest making her gasp, "Shit! I-I'm so sorry!"

Hopper gave her a small smile, "You're fine Jackie , your brothers in there?"

She rolled her eyes, "Yeah, he got in a fight with Steve Harrington." She forcefully ignored the widening of his eyes at her ex-boyfriend's name, "And one of your cops got right in the middle and got elbowed in the lip, nothing major."

Hopper nodded, "I'll take care of it, just go and get in your mom's car," He pointed to it from across the street, "-and we'll be out in a minute, okay?" Jackie tried to argue but Hopper just gave her a glare, "Just get in the car, we'll be out in a minute." He said taking Joyce's hand and bringing her into the sheriff's office behind him.

Jackie pouted, but nevertheless, she followed Hopper's instructions and walked to her mother's car and got into the middle back seat and sat quietly, twiddling her thumbs in a different pattern than the time before, bored out of her fucking mind. Her gaze shifted over to the movie theater, where she could see the janitor talking to someone with the same fluffy hair Steve had.

The kid got up onto the ladder and started cleaning the movie theater sign, the spray paint not wanting to come off as easily as he wanted too, and the janitor walked away laughing. Jackie looked away from the kid, knowing it was Steve, and debated in going over to talk to him. If she didn't she knew she would regret it, and if she did? She would probably regret it.

"Son of a bitch..." She said, getting out of the backseat and slamming the door, shoving her cold hands into her pockets and stalking over to Steve Harrington.

She stopped just below the ladder, only seeing the left side of his face, fully focused in doing the job at his attention. "You know," She started, making him jump, "-If you focus any harder, you'll pop a blood vessel." Steve let out a small laugh, "Wouldn't be the first time."