Almost Enough | Steve Harrington

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"Okay."

"So if I say something that upsets you, just know that I know it's a flaw. Believe me, my mother reminds me daily." Robin explained with a laugh.

"Got it." Nancy tucked in her lips as the woman came back with the keys. "All right, ladies, here you go. Have fun."

Nancy nods smiling. "Yep, we'll try." She took the keys from her grasp, Julia drummed her fingers over the surface before following Nancy and Robin down the basement.

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"Okay, she's in." Steve Harrington watched as Max entered the counselors home, Dustin who sat on the passenger side obviously saw. "I'm missing collarbones, not eyes."

Dustin remarks keeping his eyes on the door before they trailed off over to Steve. "So, are we gonna talk about... it?" Steve furrowed not understanding.

"Huh? Sorry, talk about what?" Steve peered away from the door back over to the teen seated beside him.

"Your temporary insanity earlier today when you basically threw yourself at Julia? Like I get you guys are 'dating,' Dustin said making air quotes over the word. "But, you were practically begging to go with her."

"Okay, that's not what happened." Steve says scoffing. "And we are dating- so no need to put it in the air quotes and I wasn't begging to come with her, that's a bit dramatic. Alright?"

Dustin hummed. "Pretty sure that's what happened. It was pretty public, there were a lot of witnesses."

"Are you implying I want to have sex with her?"

"No," Dustin utters shaking his head. "I'm not implying. I'm stating. I just want you to know what I saw, what we all saw. I can practically hear your dirty thoughts."

"You wish." Steve muttered leaning on his elbow against the door. "And as for Jules, I just want to protect her- and yes I know she's very much capable of protecting herself."

Dustin smiled sheepishly as Steve continued. "I don't want to get in her... pants." The older teen tells him getting flustered at the thought, watching Dustin's smile grow into a wide grin. "I don't, Henderson, I don't."

Dustin chuckled. "You're bright red in the face right now. I'm sure Julia would love to hear about this." Dustin continued getting under his skin.

"You're dead meat if you do, I don't wanna talk about it anymore. I'll punch you so hard your teeth will fall back out." Steve snapped and quickly realizing what he just said.

"Whoa, too far." Dustin exclaimed and his smile faded.

"Not cool. Sorry." Steve immediately apologies, Dustin shook his head. "It's okay." Steve nodded lifting a fist pumping it against Dustin's.

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Julia grew bored the minute they made it to the basement, she already knew enough about Vecna but Nancy wanted to know about his past and his family and how he became what he is now.

"Anything... juicy over there?" Robin questioned keeping her eyes on the screen in front of her, stopping the lever where she wanted it to stop.

Nancy sighed repeating the same words she has been for the past thirty minutes. "Nothing new."

"Yep, same here." Robin tells her. "Victor seemed like a normal guy, dead family, missing eyes, took a plea deal, sent to pennhurst. Blah, blah, blah, blah."

"Until he murders someone in the dark." Julia muttered with her nose stuck down in a random book she was reading, looking up at Robin meeting her eyes.

"What are we looking for exactly?"

Robin peered pass the wooden case over at Nancy. "Nance?" When she didn't get an answer she knocked on the wood, Nancy slowly took a brief look at Robin. "Any mention of dark wizards or alternate dimensions? Things in that vein?"

"I don't know, okay?" Nancy snapped standing up from the chair. "It's staring to seem like this was just a big waste of time. You're obviously bored. Why don't you ask Julia to fly you out of here? I'm sure she'll gladly take you. And I mean, I'm not really in danger here, so..."

Julia rose a brow quite baffled by her out burst, the two girls stood back watching the short haired girl walk away with crossed arms.

Robin stood from her spot standing by Julia, gulping alway the nerves. "Can you actually fly me-"

"Robin, I'm not going to fly you back." Julia foreword cutting her off before standing up and rushed after Nancy.

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