𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 ⟿ s. harrington

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞

NICE OF YOU TO FINALLY SHOW UP !

☀︎

THE SOUND OF A CAR PULLING INTO THE BYERS DRIVEWAY HAD ALL THE KIDS RUSH TO THE WINDOW. The only reason anyone would have been back this early was if something was wrong. Alex and Steve had waited as all the kids had peered through the window before Max's head whipped around to look towards Alex. "You're kidding. He's here."

Making her way towards the window, Alex had checked out what they had all been seeing. A blue Camaro had been parked with it's front lights shining through the window. "Who told him you were here?"

"Me?" she scoffed, giving a hard shove to Alex. "You should talk. He probably doesn't even realize I'm gone. He's probably here for your date."

Alex paused for a moment as she looked from Billy's car to Max. "My what?"

Pulling herself off the couch, Max stood up in frustration. "He called you this morning and you agreed for tonight! All day he's been getting ready for this."

"Getting ready for a date?" Steve questioned. Nodding his head with a frown, he looked to Alex with his hands raised out before slapping them back down to his sides. "A date?" He had sounded just as he felt— hurt. Even he couldn't mask it with a witty joke and play it off.

A panic had washed over Alex as she realized her mistake. This morning she had been more focused on finding Dart and with the Mind Flayer still there, her last concern was what Billy Hargrove had to say. Nervously, Alex tried to laugh it off. "I guess I didn't realize."

"You just didn't realize," Dustin said flatly. "Yeah, okay, sure. That makes it better. Now get the hell out there and you just laugh it off and tell him that too, huh?"

"Alex, you have to. He can't see me here. He'll kill me. He'll kill us all," Max pleaded, which had only convinced Alex further. Starting to give in, she had started to nod her head in order to fix her mistake.

Sticking his hand out, Steve had shaken his head in response. "Whoa, whoa. Everyone relax, okay? I'll handle it. Don't go near the window so he doesn't see you. Just-Just calm down."

"Steve, this is on me. I can handle this. I mean, it's Billy. He'll kick your ass," Alex fought back. After watching them in the gym, it was quite obvious who would be winning in a fight.

Steve didn't seem to see it this way as he made his way towards the front door. "Stay here. No ones kicking my ass, all right? A little confidence in me would be nice though."

Giving in, despite her belief not being so, Alex gave a nod. "Yeah, of course. You got this, Harrington."

Letting out a heavy sigh, Steve had tossed the rag onto the floor as he opened the front door. Instantly, all the kids, including Alex, had all raced towards the window in curiosity. If there was a fight, they all wanted to see it.