• The Best Hargrove • Steve Harrington x Reader •

Chapter Sixteen

Steve had pulled into Ms. Kelley's driveway and Max had gotten out of the car to talk to her. There was just awkward silence circulating between the three of you until Steve finally spoke.

"Y/N, about what we were talking about before, I just-" you cut him off. "It's fine, okay? Just forget I even said anything" you insisted, lifting your head up from the window. "No, I just.." he grabbed your hands. "I just don't want you to feel like I still love Nancy, or that you're not good enough.."

His words brought butterflies to your stomach. "I don't.." you lied. "You're the only person I love, I've never felt this way about anyone before, alright? I love you, Y/N Hargrove" your eyes lit up at his reassurance. "I love you too" he pressed his lips against yours.

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"Alright, cut the lovey-dovey couple shit, Max is coming back" you all looked up to see Max running out of the driveway and back to the car. "What'd she say?" Dustin queried as she rushed into the back seat. "Nothing just drive!" she ordered, but Steve was confused and just sat there. "Steve drive!" she repeated, to which he finally followed her orders.

You and the others have been on the road for a few minutes before Lucas' voice could be heard from Dustin's walkie-talkie. "Lucas? Where the hell have you been??" he spoke into the device. "Just listen, are you guys looking for Eddie?" he interrogated, he sounded kind of worried. "Yeah, and we found him no thanks to you.."

"You found him?" he repeated. "He's at a boat house on Coal Mill Road, don't worry, he's safe" he indicated. "You guys know he killed Chrissy.. right?" he recalled, sounding even more worried than earlier. Little did he know, it wasn't actually him who did it.

"That's bullshit! Eddie tried to save Chrissy" he argued into the device. Things were getting pretty heated on Lucas' end and you knew that almost for sure. "Then why are all the cops saying he did it?" he asked, clearly trying to prove his point.

Max snatched the walkie from Dustin and spoke into it. "Lucas, you're so behind, it's ridiculous, just meet us at the school and we'll explain later" she ordered. "I-I can't.. I think some real bad shit's about to go down.." and, your predictions were correct. Something was going to happen over there.

"What are you talking about? What bad shit?" Max questioned, but all that could be heard were static noises from the device. "Lucas..?"

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"Dustin, do you copy?" someone else's voice was heard from the walkie. "Yeah, I copy" he assured. "Well, Nancy's a genius, Vecnas first victims date all the way back to 1959, her shot in the dark was a bulls-eye" she cheered, but you were all to busy wandering through dark school halls.

"Okay, that's totally bonkers, but I can't really talk right now.." he panted. "Wait, what are you doing?" she interrogated. "Breaking and entering the school to retrieve confidential and extremely personal files" he admitted as he unlocked Ms. Kelley's office door. "Wait, can you repeat that?"

"Just get your ass over here, stat!" you ordered before Dustin could speak any more. Max unlocked the door to Ms. Kelley's office before entering, and the rest of you followed moments later. The room was completely dark, and it was almost impossible to see anything minus the little light from the hallways and the flashlight.

"It's like a mini Watergate or something.." Dustin compared as he looked around the room. "Hawkinsgate" he added. Max had opened some drawers, revealing all of the student's files. All the ones that she worked with, at least. "Didn't those guys get caught?" you recalled.