Ahoy, Dingus - Steve Harrington x Reader

Season 3 ~ Family Video

Leading a shocked Max and El out of the mall, I see multiple helicopters overhead and ambulances surrounding the parking lot.

Making my way to an ambulance, I sat in the back with Max as they handed each of us a blanket, Max occasionally letting out a sniffle as the tears dry on her cheeks.

"How are you holding up?" I ask, nudging her arm lightly.

"I've been better." She shrugs as she takes a sip of water from the small bottle on her lap.

"I'll be back." I say, hopping off the ambulance, seeing Dustin, Erica and Robin make their way through the parking lot.

"Oh, my God." Dustin shouts, throwing his arms around my shoulders as he pulls me into a tight hug. "You're okay."

"Yeah," I laugh as I release my grip on Dustin to hug Robin. "how are you guys?"

"We're okay." Dustin replies as he looks over at Max. "I heard what happened, though."

"Yeah," I nod. "you should go talk to her, though. See how she's doing."

"Yeah." Dustin nodded as he went over to Max, pulling her into a hug.

"How are you holding up, nerd?" I ask Erica as she lightly grimaced at my comment, Robin letting out a loud laugh.

"Fine," Erica shrugged, making her way to Lucas, clearly not phased by anything that had happened tonight.

"You should probably check on loverboy over there." Robin says, pointing over at Steve who was leaning against the ambulance, picking at his nails while he held an ice pack to his bruised eye.

"Yeah." I nod, smiling lightly and looking down at my feet as they head to an ambulance.

Turning around, I make my way over to Steve, poking his side lightly before he looks up at me, wrapping his arms around my waist while shoving his face into the crook of my neck, reaching up I begin to play with his hair.

"How's your eye?" I ask him once his lifts his head up, not once removing his hands from my waist.

"It's been better." He shrugs as I place a hand on his cheek, caressing it lightly.

Leaning up, I press his lips to mine, feeling him smile before he deepens the kiss, wrapping his arms tighter around me.

"I'm glad you're safe." He murmurs, pressing a light kiss to my cheek before kissing me properly once more.

"Me too." I smile, brushing a piece of hair out of his face once we pull away.

"Could you guys stop sucking faces," Dustin whines as he makes his way over to us. "I'd like to go home."

"Want to stay the night?" I say, a small smile growing on my face.

"Of course." Steve says, wiggling his eyebrows as I shove his shoulder.

"Gross." Dustin mumbles as he walks over to Steve's car as I reach down, grabbing Steve's hand and threading our fingers together, happy this was over - yet again.
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Three Months Later

"You put your mom down as a reference?" Robin asks as we climb out of the car and head into Family Video for a job interview.

"Yeah. Why not?" Steve shrugged as he slammed the front door of his car shut. "She's like super well-respected."

"You're such a dingus." I say, a small chuckle passing my lips as he holds the door open for Robin and I.

"Wha—" Steve sputters as he rushes behind us.

Making our way to the front counter, the three of us place the resumes in the middle of the counter, Keith rolling his eyes as he picked them up to read.