The Disappearances ➙ Steve Harrington [01]( complete )

ix. july 1983

ix. july 1983

July 4th, 1983

Jackie usually didn't hang out with Tommy H. and Carol when Steve invited her to hang out with them, but when the 4th of July rolled around and Jonathan was out taking pictures, Joyce was working and Will went out with the boys? She accepted the invite and waited on her porch steps for Steve to come and pick her up.

Her blank face grew into a smile seeing Steve's car roll into her driveway. Him driving with a pair on sunglasses on, a white t-shirt and his newly cut hair making her knees go weak. It was a new thing that had snuck up on her- for years she hated Steve because of his snotty attitude, the way he went through girls like underwear- and she hated him.

Then they became friends this past summer, hanging out more and going out for lunch with Tommy and Carol- and suddenly she began to like him, more than friends.

And that's where the story ends, with Jackie liking Steve, and Steve having no idea and going through girls like underwear, not wearing the same one twice.

She got up from her spot on the porch and ran to the car as Steve got out with a smile, removing his sunglasses and placing them up on his head, "Hey Jackie!"

His welcoming was with a kiss on the cheek, the girl not even thinking about it until she pulled away and blushed. They had not seen each other since after school got out, Steve going to Indianapolis with his parents for some job thing- and damn, did she miss him.

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The quarry was packed with people when the group of four arrived at five o'clock. The fireworks started at eight, giving the teens a few hours to eat, play in the water, and just listen to some good music being played out of peoples cars and pickups.

"Race you?" Steve asked Tommy, but Tommy was already running towards the cool water making the two girls roll their eyes, Steve hot on his heels. "Those two are idiots."

Carol agreed, "Yeah, sometimes I wonder why I picked him-" She sighed, "-then I remember how good he is in bed."

Jackie sent a cringe towards Carol, "Gross." Carol stood straight up with her jaw slacked in shock, "Wait, wait, wait-" Mickey set down her towel before unfolding Steve's as Carol pointed at her, "You and Steve haven't had sex yet?"

"What?" Jackie laughed nervously, "No, we're not even dating Carol..."

She shrugged, "So? Tommy and I weren't dating and we did it, then we put the label on it." The girl next to her shrugged, "I guess I'm just not, ready? I mean, how would I know that he- god, never mind, I really don't want to."

Carol looked at the girl in disbelief before scoffing at her, "You're such a prude Byers."

Jackie rolled her eyes, "I am not, Carol."

"Yes you are, your leading this kid on and for what? To get married and have a family? Truth bomb sweetheart, that's not what high school boys like him want." Carol said but smiled as the boys shoved each other while walking up to the girls, water dripping off there shirtless bodies from the quarry.

"Ladies-" Steve said shooting Tommy a glance, "-you're looking a little too hot."

Jackie and Carol dropped their smiles and widened their eyes, "No, no, no!" The girl laughed as Steve leaned over and picked her up, throwing her over his shoulder with ease.

"Steve Harrington, put me down!" She said with a giggle, looking down at his rear end and the rocky ground. Steve just slapped her right thigh making her gasp as he walked into the water.

"You want down?" He said, as she shook her head looking down at the obviously cold water. "You know what? I'm fine up here actually."

Steve shook his head, "To bad Byers-" Steve sucked in a gulp of air before going underneath the water, Jackie clinging onto his shoulders as she smiled under the water.

He came back up with a smile on his face, Jackie now in his arms instead of over his shoulder. "Steve Harrington has anyone ever told you what 'no' means?" Steve smiled down at her with a shrug, "Yeah, but I choose not to listen."

She shook her head looking down at him from her raised position from Steve's hands lifted her from her hips. "You're an idiot, Steve Harrington." She whispered looking from his eyes down to his lips, "Your beautiful, Jackie Byers."

As if the world had gone silent the only thing that mattered was the person the other was holding- Steve suddenly leaned up and captured her lips in his, Jackie letting out a surprised squeak making Steve smile in the kiss.

His hands gripped her hips softly, as Jackie wrapped her arms around his neck, the two getting as close to each other as possible. "Hey!"

The two pulled away from each other with dreams in their eyes looking up at Tommy with Carol clinging onto him, "You can play tonsil hockey later, I wanna play some chicken!"

By eight o'clock Tommy and Carol were making out in the backseat of Tommy's car, while Steve and Jackie were sitting on the hood of Steve's car, her back against his chest, her body between his legs, and his arms wrapped around her shoulders as they watched the fireworks.

"I had a lot of fun today." She mumbled as Steve kissed her temple, "Thank you."

He kissed her cheek, "Anything for Jacqueline Byers." She turned her head to the left as he looked down, his face illuminated by the fireworks erupting above them.

She leaned up slowly connecting their lips, Steve's eyes closing to relish the feeling of having her soft lips on his rough ones. The day was perfect, and the two had found something that no one else could explain. The way they fell so fast, how in love they were.

But soon, it would be ruined.

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EDITED: April 4, 2020