At the bar.
"One more shot please." Hop asked, but it was for Joyce.. not him. "Joyce you sure you want another?" she had at least 10 vodka shots already. "Yeah! This stuff's great, huh." she was clearly drunk. "This is your last one.. okay?" Hop said worried for her. He wasn't a drinker either. "Ughh.. Fine..!"
"Here you go. Sir here is your bill." Hop gave it to her and paid. "Hop.. why do we have to leave now baby?" she was calling him baby.. she's really drunk. "Because..-" he got cut off as she tripped. He caught her. "Are you okay!?" he was really worried now carrying her to the car.
"Yeah babe" she said trying to kiss him
"I am not doing anything with you until your not drunk, I won't."
"Please baby I am not drunk please"
"No. We are home now anyway."
"Y'know my bed's comfy." she was drunk and horny.. great
"Wait til the morning."
It was morning
he decided to stay at her place on her couch, He didn't want to leave her alone there. Hop was woken up by Joyce throwing up. He rushed towards her holding her hair up as she threw up.
"T-thank you.." she said awkwardly
"It's fine."
"D-did we? You know.." she asked.
"No! I would never do that to you in that state." he said as she threw up once more.
"I'm sorry I got so drunk, I just barely drink and now I remember why.. Wait- In that state? You'd do it with me out of that state?"
"It's fine, nothing wrong with alittle fun. Now what do you say, get comfy and I'll bring you breakfast? And I would consider it..."
"I- It's fine.. It's uh um.."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing.. just thinking." Wow, no one ever loved me this much. I wish we did do it..
"About?"
"You"
"What about me? Did I do something?"
"It's what you didn't do."
"Can I make it up to you? Please?"
"Hop, your already perfect.. No one ever loved me this much.. I- Carry me to bed if you want to make it up to me" she said smirking
"Okay.." he said carrying her to bed, he was about to tuck her in when she pushed him on the bed kissing him
"Joyce! Are you sure you aren't still drunk?" he asked
"No Hop, I just love you." she said letting a moan escape her mouth as he deepened the kiss.
"I love you too. But, I need to make sure you eat." kissing her one last time before he pulled away.
"O-okay.." she said smiling. Her lips were soft, his weren't as soft, but not as chapped as you'd think. Soon, she decided to get up and walk into the kitchen to see a clearly weak Hopper sitting on the ground. He was still alive as he called to Joyce,
"J-Joyce get outta here.. now"
"What?! H-Hopper!? Are you o-okay?!"
"Now!"
But before she could do anything it was too late. She had been captured by the Russians.
"Joyce!" He said running to her freeing her but getting captured himself, leaving her with one last smile and a nod before his head hanged down as he was put into a car.
"Hopper.. HOPPER!"
"Joyce, Joyce wake up, Joyce?! Joyce are you okay? Talk to me Joyce. Joyce?!"
"Hop-Hopper?"
"Yes, are you okay?!"
"Y-Yes.. I- Are you?"
"Yes I am perfectly fine, I am not the one screaming and crying for 5 minutes. Jesus Joyce you scared me."
"Sorry."
"No-No no It's okay. I was teasing you- It's okay. As long as your okay."
She gave him a warm smile as she reached her arm out as for a hint to say, help me out of bed, and so he did not only that but he carried her to the living room and placed her on the couch.
"I'm okay, Hop. I have legs."
"Oh sorry."
"That doesn't mean put me down yet!"
"Oh uh um- Sorry again."
"Stop apologizing!"
"Okay, sorry- Shit"
"Joyce, can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"I-Is it uh okay if.. Nevermind it's stupid."
"Hopper nothing you say is stupid."
"Lot's of things I say is stupid."
"Just say it!"
"Wanna go for dinner? Friday.. 7 o'clock at.. Enzos? It- It isn't a date! Just to clarify.. uh.."
"It- Isn't a date?"
"N-No!! Not a date.. nope.. not a date. Just two friends, eating dinner!"
"Okay.. sure."
"Okay. I'll pick you up."
"I'll meet you there."
"Oh oh yeah um yeah meet ya there."
"If it isn't a date why are you as nervous as you were back in highschool asking me to prom? You said the same thing and you were pretty bummed out when I went with Lonnie, as we were just friends." she said with her mischievous grin.
"Because I had to go with Diane. You were-" he stopped
"I were what?"
"Nothing."
"Tell me."
"Nope."
"Jim Hopper!"
"Not a thing."
"I wasn't a thing?"
"No! No no no you were uh.."
"Just spit it out!"
He hesitated for at least a minute.
"Is it that bad?"
"It wasn't bad."
"Then why won't you tell me!"
"You seemed happy and I didn't want to ruin it with you guys, so I just distanced myself."
"W-What?"
"You and Lonnie."
"I would've been happier with you."
