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The idea of going to stacey's party, did linger on all of their minds. What if they had said yes? What if they didn't decline the offer?
"Guys fuck it." Max exclaims.
Lucas, Will, Mike and Dustin all turn to look at her.
"Fuck what exactly?" Lucas questions his girlfriend, squeezing her hand.
"We are all thinking it!" Max says, exaggerating the 'all' "Let's just go to the party, We are all fucking around doing nothing right now when we could be getting wasted!"
Will looks at her and smiles, Mike seems hesitant, and Lucas just agrees with whatever comes out of Max's mouth anyway and Dustin? Well.
Dustin gets up and stands on the couch, "Who's ready to party!!!"
he exclaims, almost as if he's been willing for this to happen.
They all stand up in unison, like it was planned and begin scrambling, they need to get ready after all, don't they?
Max takes lucas's hand and drags him up the basement stairs, The rest of the boys agree to get ready together.
"Lucas you're driving, right?" Will shouts up from the bottom of the basement steps.
"Always! Pick you all up at 9!" Lucas replies, max pats his back supportingly.
Lucas and max make their way to his car, they begin driving off, they're heading to Max's place as she needs to get her clothes.
"Soooo, wheeler seemed happy didn't he?" Max asks, even though it's more of a statement than a question.
"He will be fine babe, You know he hates last minute things, and parties." Lucas replies.
Max doesn't say anything, she doesn't really care if Mike shows or doesn't. Ever since, you know. Mikes been even more distant and he hates doing quite literally anything.
"God i'll be surprised if he even comes." Lucas adds.
"So will I." Max replies, pulling down the car mirror to check her makeup, and hair.
"God my hair is so frizzy! It's this stupid hair spray Nancy recommended i swear!" Max says, pulling at little bits of her hair and inspecting it.
"Max. You look so beautiful." Lucas checks her out in that mirror, the same one she was criticising herself in.
Max smiles to herself, How did she get so lucky?
They pull up to the Mayfield house, Max's mom was able to get a more stable job and move them out of the trailer park. Max is grateful everyday they aren't back there.
They both get out of the car and walk over to the door, Max fishes through her bag and finds her keys. She unlocks the door and they both walk in, It's already half 7 so they have a solid hour and a half to get ready. I say they, It's max that's doing all the 'getting ready.'
Lucas plonks down onto Max's bed and unties his shoes while Max begins searching through her closet for something, anything to wear.
"What about the red dress?" Lucas questions, and points over to the red dress hanging in her closet.
"I'll try it." Max replies and picks out a few more options from her closet.
"Okay soooo." Max picks up the three hangers.
"We have this one" She holds up a black mini dress, it's got a v neck cutout and Lucas almost can't pick his jaw up off the floor just imagining her in it.
"Or this one" She holds up the red mini, ribbed dress Lucas had previously requested for her to try.
"Or i can wear this shirt, and wear a skirt or something." It's a halter neck top with red and white stripes on it. Lucas loves this shirt on her, it brings out her hair.
"Hm, I don't know." Lucas replies,
"I really love the black dress, But the red one was my pick." Lucas adds.
"Yeah i don't like the red one sorry!" She tosses it on the floor.
"My hard work," Lucas says in response, in a very sad tone.
Max ignores his statement.
"Okay i think black, Yes?" Max asks.
"Yeah sweetheart, black." Lucas answers. He knows exactly what that name does to her.
Max hears that pet name, Shit. She thinks to herself.
"What time is it?" Max questions.
"It's quarter to 8." Lucas replies. "You have time, don't stress."
"Okay. So i have time for this?"
Max sits on his lap. She puts her hand on his neck, then his jaw and pulls him in for a kiss.
Lucas intertwines his fingers in her beautiful, long, orange hair and then down her back and onto her waist. He pulls her in closer and deepens the kiss.
Max pulls back abruptly. She knows they will get carried away for too long, they always do.
But Lucas knows they will definitely carry this on later. But right now all he can do is hope and fantasise about that time.
"We can continue that later!" She says, teasing him.
"I have a party to get ready for." Max leaves the room and comes back with a bottle of tequila and a can of coke.
"For you, sir." She hands him the coke, Lucas isn't big on drinking and he likes to be there for Max and make sure she's okay.
Max takes a swing of the bottle and puts it down onto her bedside table, she begins to take off her jeans, and then her t-shirt. Leaving her in just her underwear.
Lucas had seen her like this before, Shit he had seen her in even less. But every time she seemed to just get more and more beautiful.
"Max." Lucas calls out.
"Yeah?" She replies, picking up the dress from the bed and slipping it off the hanger. She steps into the dress, pulls it up. But then the zipper is left dangling.
"You just look so beautiful-" Lucas's eyes linger on the zipper and he stands up, He lets his hands roam about her waist and back and he pulls up the zipper.
"Thank you, baby." Max kisses his cheek.
"Lucas can you get me those red heels?" Max questions.
Lucas doesn't reply, He just gets up and goes into her closet and fetches the heels. He knows that her feet hurt being in heels for too long so he also takes her red converse out. He comes back with the red heels that she asked for, and the red sneakers.
Max rolls her eyes playfully seeing the shoes in his hand, he knows her so well.
Lucas picks up Max's comics and flips through them while max sits on her floor and does some mascara and then goes on to fixing her eyebrows in the compact mirror she's holding.
Max stands up, she's finished doing her makeup. "Should we go?" She questions, while putting on her heels.
"Yeah, Let's." Lucas puts down the comic and gets up, taking max's hand and picking up the red sneakers.
They exit the house and get back into Lucas's car. They set off for the Wheelers.
When they arrive at the house Lucas honks the horn to signal they are there and they sit for around five minutes. No response. Max is getting irritated, She leans over Lucas and presses down on the horn for what feels like forever.
Finally, they see the three boys running out of the house.
They jump into the back of the car, Dustin sits in the middle.
Dustin passes around the bottle of vodka, god knows where he acquired that from. Will takes a swing, Mike refuses it and Max snatches the bottle out of Wills hand.
"Thanks!" Max exclaims and turns up the radio, 'Together Forever' by Rick Astley is playing and they all sing along.
"I want youuuu for the rest of my life." Max sings and grazes her hand along lucas's thigh.
The rest of them just laugh, Seeing the alcohol has already hit max. She isn't one for PDA.
They pull up to stacey's street and the car comes to a halt.
The boys in the back get out of the car and Lucas comes around and opens the door for Max, She gets out and takes his hand.
Dustin and Will run into the house, Mike trails behind them and Lucas and Max tag along beside Mike.
When they open the door 'Like a prayer' By Madonna is blasting, Max thinks back to El. They loved singing Madonna together. Max sings along, Honouring her.
Max lets go of Lucas's hand and drags will over to the kitchen, and to the shots. She grabs two and hands one to him.
"Ready?" She asks.
"Obviously!" He replies and they tilt their heads back, and take the shots.
"Fuck!" They laugh and begin looking for chasers.
In the other room, Lucas and Mike are left alone. Well not alone, The house was packed. But they both felt as if it was just them when Lucas questioned mike.
"You okay man?" He asks.
"Yeah," Mike replies "This is all just a lot you know?" Mike laughs, It's fake but it's still a laugh.
"I get it, Designated driver! I also gotta watch the drunk people." Lucas laughs along.
"But hey! Dude, go enjoy yourself you need it man." Lucas pushes Mike in the direction of the kitchen.
Mike seems hesitant but makes it through the crowd and goes and joins Will and Max in the kitchen.
Will notices and hands him a shot. "Cmon dude, you need it." Mike agrees and takes the shot.
A couple of hours pass,
And now Mike, Will and Max are drunk. Dustin has been gone in the games room for god knows how long playing beer pong.
Lucas is talking to some friends from school, while Max and Will are dancing in the packed living room. 'Bust a move' Plays on the speaker and Will spins Max around.
In the other room, Dustin cheers Mike on as he wins beer pong. "Woooooo!!" He playfully hits Mikes back and gives him a side hug.
"Hey you did good there!" A drunk brunette girl slurs to Mike, he turns around and looks at her.
"Oh- Thanks." He replies.
"Do you wanna get a drink?" She asks.
Mikes hesitant, It's been a year and a bit since el. and it honestly seems as if it was still yesterday.
"I'm good," "Sorry." He responds.
She doesn't reply, just stumbles away. Mike joins back in with dustin.
The music slows and Max's eyes search for Lucas. She walks around to find him and sees him talking to a group of boys.
"Lucas!" She exclaims and runs over to him and hugs him from behind.
"Oh - And this is my girl i was telling you about." Lucas wraps his arm around her.
"Hiii - I don't know who you are," She slurs. "Do you also think my boyfriend is hot?"
"Babe." Lucas says half seriously, but laughs along as she is a funny drunk.
The group laughs along with him and Lucas excuses himself.
They go into the corner of the crowded room and Lucas pushes max onto the wall.
"Oh i'm so hot aren't i?" Lucas questions sarcastically.
"Yeahhh-" Max replies, She grabs his head and pulls him in. They start making out.
Over back on the 'dance floor' Will is tugging at a guys shirt he's just met, The boy practically drags will up the stairs of the home.
Max and Lucas pull back. "My feet hurt." She whines.
"Do you wanna go back to the car? Get your shoes? Get home?" Lucas questions.
"Too many questionnnsss!" Max shushes him, putting a finger over his mouth.
"What about the others?" Max questions.
Lucas pulls her finger off of his mouth and holds her hand.
"Well, Mike and Dustin are playing Beer pong," Lucas says "And i'm pretty sure Will just went to a bedroom with a guy." He laughs.
"It's just me and you babe." He says.
"Will! Oh my god!" Max laughs into his chest. "My baby - Wills my baby Lucas." She says slowly.
"Hey what about me," He asks.
"Not you, Stalker." She replies.
"Let's go, Huh?" He asks, not willing a response.
"Yeah. Go." Max replies and squeezes his hand.
They walk out of the house and over to the car.
Lucas helps Max into the car and they drive off.
Max falls asleep with her hand still intertwined with Lucas's.
Thank you for reading! This is my first work so please excuse any mistakes.
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- Pippa
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