Family?

Chapter 4: Love

The two were sitting down at their small table admiring all of their hard work, when El decided it was time to show Hopper her discovery. She pulled the ring out of her pocket and put it on the table.
"Pretty." She said with a smile.
Hopper gave her a look.
"Where did you find that?" He asked.
"Behind the music." She spoke, referring to the record player.
"I think I need to explain something to you now." Hopper said with a sigh, "do you know what love is?" Eleven shrugged slowly. Hopper continued.
"There are a few kinds. Theres family love, which is how I love you, and kind of how Joyce, and Jonathan, and Will love you." El nodded.
"Next there's friend love. That's the way you love Dustin, and Lucas, and Max, and they're your best friends and you love being with them. Then there's love love. Kind of how you uh, love Mike," he awkwardly went on. "Like friend love but a bit deeper." He took a deep breath.
"I love love Joyce. I want to ask her to marry me. To be your mother, and my wife forever. Do you understand that?"
Eleven smiled and nodded.
"Like in my movies."
"Yeah kiddo," Hopper chuckled. "Kinda like that." There was a comfortable quiet for a while, before El lay a small hand on his big arm.
"I love you, dad." Hopper felt tears coming up. His daughter.
"I love you too kiddo." He smiled.