𝕖𝕝𝕞𝕒𝕩 / 𝕥𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕓𝕒𝕘

p r e t t y 〔♡〕

(Jane's POV)

Lucas's parents are out of town and his little sister Erica is with a babysitter, you know what that means? Party. He invited all of the freshmen, this was exciting because I loved socializing. I just hoped Mike wouldn't freak out about it, he has fought a couple guys at parties because he thought they were flirting with me, he is really protective when it comes to that stuff. 

(Max's POV)

I usually didn't go to parties, but since Lucas was throwing it I decided I'd show up. I don't really enjoy socializing, I think I'm okay with having a small friend group. Most of the kids at our school are airheaded asshats anyways. I was prepared to just stand around awkwardly though because Mike was going to be there, which meant Dustin and Lucas probably wouldn't hang out with me very much. I don't know anyone else, I mean there's a couple kids I talk to at school but I wouldn't say they are my friends.

I showed up to the party, and Lucas and Dustin immediately greeted me. We talked for a bit, then of course Mike came over and started talking to them. I know he did that just to be a prick, he always pulls shit like this. I don't know what Jane sees in that kid. So there I was, just standing there awkwardly. I just stood there thinking about Mike, and how much I hated him. I thought about how he felt the need to take everything from me, my friends....Jane. I got so angry that I began to cry and ran up to Lucas's room to have some alone time, hoping there wasn't anyone fucking in there. I was happy to walk into an empty room, I shut the door behind me then sat on Lucas's bed and cried. 

(Jane's POV)
I was having having a lot of fun. I loved parties, I was socializing with everyone, laughing and making jokes...then Mike came and ruined everything. He kept telling me he needed to talk to me, and trying to pull me away from the group. I couldn't take it anymore, and I just snapped. "You know what Mike? I'm sick of this! You aren't my father, stop controlling my life! All I want is to make new friends, hang out with girls my age, and talk to other guys without you assuming they want to get in my pants!". Everyone was surprised, you see, I'm a very calm person. I have never yelled in front of anyone besides my family and friends. The room was quiet, and I started to storm off. "El- uh, Jane! Wait!" I heard Mike call behind me. He almost called me Eleven, which just angered me even more. "I just need some time alone" I said "can you do that? give me a couple minutes to myself?". He just walked away without saying a word and I stormed upstairs. I decided to go into Lucas's room, but when I opened the door I saw her. She was sitting there on the bed crying, this was awkward. I was going to just leave but something in me decided to stay. "A-are you alright?" I asked.

(Max's POV)
I heard a door open, and to my surprise it was Jane. I was really embarassed, the girl that I was head over heels for just walked in on my crying. Then, she said something that surprised me even more, "are you alright?". I couldn't believe it, all this time I thought she hated my guts, I expected her to just walk out of the room but she asked me if I was okay. "Y-yes....I'm sorry" I muttered, she shut the door then started walking towards me. I could not believe this was happening, my heart was racing. "Don't be sorry, did something happen?" she said sweetly. "No I just...I feel.....it's stupid." I replied, I thought she'd be angry at me for blaming Mike or she'd think I was some lonely loser. "I doubt that! You can talk to me, I won't tell anyone" she said soothingly.

 I was skeptical, she has never said a word to me and now she was acting like my therapist? I didn't care though, I've waited so long for this moment so I just let it all out. "I feel so alone" I sobbed, "I'm sorry, I know he's your boyfriend, but Mike has taken everything from me. All I want is some friends, but every time he's around he won't even let my only two friends talk to me". I was afraid she was going yell at me for talking shit about Mike, but she gave me a hug. "I understand, I do. I feel so bad whenever you are hanging out with us, I am sorry. I avoid you because of him, I love him but he feels very strongly about the party just being the 5 of us. He doesn't let me have any friends." Jane explained.

I was so relieved, I thought I did something wrong. We ended up talking for a while after that, she told me why she stayed with Mike. "It's because of everything he has done for me" she sighed, "I do love him, I just wish he'd let me live my life without whining about it." She then began to cry, "I just told him off downstairs...I don't know how he's handling it. I hope he isn't angry" she sobbed. "Hey, you did the right thing. When you're in a relationship, it's good to share your feelings with your partner" I reassured. She nodded, then hugged me again and said "Thank you Max, I enjoyed talking to you." I gave her a smile, I was the happiest girl in the world. "I'm going to talk to Mike, I'll tell him about all of this and ask if you can join the party!" she beamed. I still could not believe this was happening, I was waiting to wake up from this dream. 

I got up and walked over to a mirror in Lucas's room, my makeup was all smeared. I chuckled and said "got I look-", before I could finished my sentence Jane whispered "pretty". My heart felt like it was doing little flips, the most beautiful girl in the entire universe called me pretty. I smiled at her, then she gave me a nod and walked away. My head was spinning, I was blushing like an idiot. I didn't think it was possible, but I just fell deeper in love with Jane Hopper.

(Jane's POV)
I had an actual conversation with Max for the first time, and I was hoping it wasn't the last. I walked downstairs and started looking for Mike. I found him on Lucas's porch out back, just staring out into space. "Micheal" I muttered, he turned around, he seemed surprised to see me. "Jane....I'm sorry" he sighed. I hugged him and told him it was alright, but we needed to talk about something. "I want Max to join the party" I demanded, the look on his face was priceless. "What?!" he shouted, "you heard me!" I spat. I told him she was a nice girl, and that we had a conversation upstairs. "I know how you feel about people joining the party, but please. Everyone likes her except for you". He sighed, then agreed to her joining the party. I was so happy, and it showed. I hugged him and said thank you a billion times, then gave him a kiss. He told me that he was just happy that I'm happy, and that he'd try to like Max.