A New Level

AN: Hi all! So I'm swooping back into The Life You Deserve universe! :-) In preparation for the sequel coming out, I have this three part Will and Jen story and then a three part Lumax story coming out.

You don't need to have read TLYD to enjoy this story, but if you would like some background reading into Will and Jen's relationship, I would recommend chapter two of The Life You Deserve Missing Moments!

Chapter 1: Hungry Eyes

Summer 1987

The lights in the movie theatre dipped low as the screen reel changed to black before the song Be My Baby started to play as the opening credits to 'Dirty Dancing' began. It was early August and the movie theatre was packed with teenagers and adults all eager to see the newest release.

Will Byers and Jennifer Hayes sat two rows from the back, a warm bucket of buttery popcorn between them as they watched the dancers on the screen move with subtle and sensual caresses.

Jen gulped quietly, her hand clasped in Will's was starting to feel clammy as her blue eyes widened at the erotic dancing they were watching. She didn't dare to look at her boyfriend, wondering if his cheeks were blushing too.

She had heard that the movie was controversial but when El assured her it was fantastic and she needed to see it, Jen had happily asked Will to come along. In a week her boyfriend and the rest of the party where off to California, while Jen was going to Florida. With this in mind they were trying to spend as much time alone as possible.

A movie had seemed like a great option but now that Jen was sat in such close proximity to her boyfriend while watching these provocative dance moves, she couldn't help but think this had been a bad idea.

This kind of movie was something Jen would watch in the safety of her bedroom with her girlfriends, all of them giggling together at the sexual moments and whispering in hushed voices at how handsome Patrick Swayze was.

It wasn't that Jen was a prude or couldn't handle this kind of movie. No, it was the fact that her boyfriend, who she was incredibly attracted to was holding her hand and watching the dancing too, making her heart race with adrenaline.

The movie captivated Jen and she found herself wanting what Baby and Johnny had. The love making scene made the young couple flustered as they stuffed their mouths with popcorn and both pretended that they weren't thinking the exact same thing.

They had been dating for two years now and things had moved along in their relationship. Sweet kisses had become longer, then open mouthed, then tongues had been involved heating up the moment. And then touching had started, gentle hands over the curves of Jen's body, her own fingers trailing down Will's abdomen. And before either of them knew it, they were ready for more.

Jen knew that Mike and El, Lucas and Max, and Dustin and Maggie had all lost their virginity. And while it was by no means a competition, she felt ready, truly ready to give herself to Will.

Her only worry was that he was holding himself back and she didn't know why. It was a thought that kept her up at night as she stared at her ceiling, her breathing heavy as she imagined what sex with Will would be like. She wanted him and could only hope he wanted her too.

Will felt twitchy as he drove Jen home after the movie. His hands firmly gripped the steering wheel as he stared ahead at the open road, his heart still racing from a combination of the sexual movie and his gorgeous girlfriend. It was the height of summer, a wave of heat beating down on Hawkins daily and making Jen wear shorter dresses, skirts and shorts than usual. Not that Will minded at all. But he couldn't pretend that it wasn't distracting.

For most of the movie he found his green eyes flickering between the intense scenes and Jen's tanned legs. Wow they were nice. Will's teenage mind pictured running his hand up her leg and he had to blink rapidly, calming down his adolescent thoughts and concentrate on the road. Thankfully Jen was mostly distracted by fiddling with the radio, trying to find a station that played her favourite songs.

"I like this one," Jen said with a satisfied smile as she leaned back against the passenger seat and tapped her hand on her thigh to the beat of Alone by Heart. Will couldn't help but grin as his girlfriend started to sing, loving her voice. "Till now I always got by on my own. I never really cared until I met you!" Jen's soft tune was music to Will's ears and he laughed lovingly when she pointed at him as if she was singing the words for him only.

He reached for the hand on her thigh and their fingers immediately locked together as they both smiled happily. Will's heart quivered with excitement and he sighed contently, feeling so incredibly blissful to have Jen by his side. He loved her so much and it still seemed like a dream that one of the most popular girls in school had fallen for him. Will Byers, zombie boy.

He knew how lucky he was to have Jen and it was for that reason that he was so terrified to take things to the next level. Will always strived to make her happy and she made him happy too, so incredibly happy that he didn't feel like he deserved it.

But making love to her? That was a whole new level. Could he really please her? Make her feel good in the moment? Or would he ruin things, ruin her? What if she wasn't happy with his body?

The insecurities that ebbed at Will's mind every day came right back to the surface as his stomach clenched painfully at the thought of never being good enough for Jennifer Hayes. He faked a smile for the rest of the car ride, thankful that Jen was consumed in singing along to the radio and mostly distracted.

Will pulled up in her parents drive, surprised to see that it was empty. He turned to Jen to find she had also noticed but she didn't look worried. "Mom and Paul must still be out on their date." She explained as she undid her seat belt.

Jen hesitantly looked over at Will, a shy smile on her pretty lips but a determination in her blue eyes as she asked, "do you want to come inside?"

Will swallowed apprehensively, his eyes nervous as he looked quickly between the empty house and his beautiful girlfriend. He felt his heart jump as he was immediately captivated by how stunning she truly was. With her soft skin, her blue eyes that had tiny streaks of yellow and her rich brunette locks currently tucked into a high bun with straight strands having come loose at the front.

"Y-Yeah," Will choked out breathlessly, nodding his head for good measure as he fumbled with his seat belt. Jen smiled warmly, an excitement playing in her eyes as she grabbed her bag and got out of the car.

Will took a deep breath, not exactly knowing why he was so nervous as he too exited his car and locked the door behind him. Jen came over to his side and took his hand, pulling him up the gravel drive of her very impressive house. It was huge compared to his own home, but he had to admit that despite the tiled floors of the entrance hall, the glossy kitchen and the impressive staircase, it still felt homely.

Jen let them in through the side door that lead straight into the kitchen and it was only a minute before there was a loud meow and Will looked down with a grin to see Charlie the ginger tabby cat brushing himself against his and Jen's legs.

"Hey Charlie," Will said softly as he kneeled down to scratch behind the male cat's ear as he purred loudly.

"He loves you," Jen sighed proudly as she stroked Charlie's ginger and white stripped coat. Will grinned and looked at his girlfriend, just taking a moment to allow his eyes to dance over her perfect features. Jen slowly looked up and met his gaze as a pretty pink blush creeped into her cheeks. "Should we go to my room?" she asked breathlessly.

Will felt his palms becoming clammy and his throat seemed to constrict not allowing him to speak, but he nodded eagerly not taking his eyes off his girlfriend. They both stood back up and Jen got Charlie a few treats, placing them in his bowl before moving back to Will, taking his hand and leading him up the stairs.

Jen's heart was racing at an erratic speed as she pushed open her bedroom door, mentally thanking herself for cleaning her room that morning at her mom's request. The make-up on her white vanity table was in order, her closet was neat, the plush carpeted floor was clear but most importantly her bed was clean and tidy of any clothes.

As they walked into the centre of her room Jen turned around so that she was facing Will, both of them silent as they stared at each other intently, their breaths shallow and unsteady with anticipation. Jen took a step closer to her boyfriend and he shuffled forward too, their chests almost brushing together as they continued to look at each other, their mouths slightly parted with wonder. Jen's eyes were open to Will as he continued to hold her gaze, she wanted him to know that she was happy with whatever happened between them.

All Jen knew was that she had felt something in the air between them change, her breath hitching as a heat pricked at her skin, wanting her boyfriend closer, much closer. "Will," she whispered as her nose bumped against his and her breath mixed with the short pants escaping his lips.

Will closed his eyes, his hands reaching for Jen as one went to her lower back and the other cupped the back of her head. Her ear nestled in the gap between his thumb and finger as their lips crashed together with a relieved sigh emitting from them both.

The kiss started soft and meaningful as Jen hummed with satisfaction while their mouths moved together, each tug and push of pressure making her heart flutter. But soon things became heated, as they seemed to have done every time they kissed now. A whisper of more was too tempting as their breath became heavy and hot while their tongues swirled together.

Jen's hands snaked under Will's arms and her palms gripped just below his shoulder blades, her fists bunching up his shirt as she started to walk backwards to her bed, her boyfriend stumbling along, their frantic kisses never stopping.

Jen felt the edge of the mattress with the back of her calves and slowly lowered herself down, Will following her like a magnet as they both groaned into each other's mouths when they started to really pant at their new position.

Will was holding himself up on his hands, his head bent down to continue kissing Jen in a way that was making her whimper. Their tongues were fighting for dominance, only interrupted from their battle when Will would pull at Jen's lower lip making her gasp before she returned the favour, earning a deep groan from her boyfriend.

The heat was too much to bare and Jen's hands roamed into Will's shirt before she insistently tugged at it hoping he would get the hint. Thankfully he did, and within a few seconds she watched with baited breath as her boyfriend pulled his shirt off exposing his naked torso to her.

Jen licked her dry lips as she appraised him, always overwhelmed and content with what she saw. Will wasn't exactly ripped, but that wasn't something that Jen was particularly attracted to. No, she was attracted to her boyfriend, her eyes darkening as she looked at the slight tan of his skin, his slim waist and the toned lines that had etched into his muscles from his martial arts classes.

Will was watching her reaction, his chest rising and falling rapidly as Jen slowly moved her palm up over his pecks, her touch warm as she watched goose bumps erupt over her boyfriend's skin. Jen bit her lip as she placed her hand over Will's heart, their eyes locked in an intimate gaze as they both listened to his pounding heartbeat.

Jen smiled at Will shyly as she reached down for her tank top, leaning up ever so literally to peel the cotton material off her body. She heard him gasp in anticipation as she sank back into the mattress, watching his blown pupils staring at her pink bra.

Will's eyes moved up her chest until they were once again gazing into her own, both of their breath being taken away by the mutual hunger and yearning that they could see heating their stare. Jen exhaled with desire as Will leaned down on his elbows, significantly closing the gap between their bodies. They both shivered in pleasure as their bodies pressed together from hips to chests.

"I love you," Will caressed the words into Jen's neck while she whimpered and curved her body against him, exposing more of her neck to him. His lips were hot as they scorched her skin with open mouthed kisses that started trailing down to her collarbones.

"I love you too," Jen gasped, her fingers weaving into Will's short brown hair, clutching tightly at the locks as she subconsciously guided his head down lower to her heaving chest.

She bit into her lower lip and moaned as Will's lips and tongue found their way to the swell of her breasts. Jen's whole body erupted into goose bumps and she arched into his touch while trying to reach back and undo her bra.

It was in that moment that Jen heard the distinct sound of tyres on gravel, a noise that reached Will's ears too as he jumped back from his girlfriend as if he had been electrocuted.

They both gasped, fumbling for their shirts as they tried to steady their racing hearts and heavy breathing. Jen rolled her tank top down her stomach and looked up at Will who was back in his shirt but had a very obvious problem.

Usually this would have pleased Jen beyond measure that she could give her boyfriend that kind of effect, but the thought of her mom and step dad seeing the evidence of what they had been up to was too much to even think about.

Will had also noticed and red blotchy colour was filling his cheeks and panicked sparked in his eyes as he tried to adjust his shorts to hide his erection. Jen hurried to her desk and grabbed a sketch pad that Will always left here along with a set of charcoal pencils.

"Draw something," Jen said in a hurry as she shoved the sketch pad and pencils into her boyfriend's waiting hands. He got the hint and sat on the edge of her bed, placing the large pad of thick paper in his lap, hiding his indiscretion.

Jen heard the front door opening and the sound of her parents' voices as she ran to her vanity mirror checking she didn't have any hickeys to cover before grabbing a book from her shelf and sitting at her desk, trying to act as casual as possible.

"Jen?!" her mom Kathy called from the bottom of the stairs. "Is Will up there with you?" Before Jen could even respond she heard her mother's footsteps on the stairs, only muffled slightly by the thick carpet.

"Yeah we're just hanging out mom!" Jen called back, keeping her eyes on the page of Jane Eyre and clearing her throat quietly. She knew she would be in trouble for having her boyfriend in her bedroom and sighed accepting her fate. While her mom loved Will, she was very traditional and thought her only daughter was too young for any kind of intimacy.

Jen looked up as she sensed her mom approaching the door. She looked a lot like her mother except for the eyes, she had her dad's eyes and it was something that gave them both comfort considering Richard Hayes had died when Jen was only five.

Kathy placed her hand on the white door frame and glanced between Will and Jen, her eyes lingering on her daughter's book before a relieved smile curved her lips. "Hey, you two," she said warmly.

"Good evening Mrs Stevenson," Will said politely with an earnest smile while Jen tried not to smirk at the fact that her boyfriend looked so innocent. When in reality he had his mouth on the curve of her breast less than two minutes ago.

"Oh Will, I've told you a thousand times to call me Kathy," Jen watched her mom say with a chuckle as she walked into the room and went over to the boy in question, looking down at his drawing. Jen couldn't see what he was sketching from the desk, but she heard her mom awe and grin, "it's Charlie! How sweet."

"I thought I'd sketch him for you Kathy," Will answered, the epitome of butter wouldn't melt while Jen looked down at her book and playfully rolled her eyes.

"You're such a darling boy, we can put it on the fridge." she heard her mom say with a happy smile as she affectionately squeezed Will's shoulder before turning to her daughter. "How was the movie honey?"

Jen tried to hide her blush, something that Will wasn't managing as good as her, both of them thinking back to the very sensual dancing and sex scene. "Oh, it was um, it was…great."

She said with a quick grin. "The ending was especially wonderful," Jen decided to mischievously add hoping that Will realised she was referring to their very hot make out session rather than the movie. He seemed to pick up on this as he daringly looked up at her, both of them sharing an intense gaze before her mom spoke.

"I'm glad you both had fun," Kathy said none the wiser to the two teenagers spiralling thoughts as she told them about her date night with Paul and what the new Italian in town was like.

It was another half an hour before Will left, having to hurriedly finish off his sketch and present it to Kathy and Paul who thanked him appreciatively before Jen walked with her boyfriend to his car.

Will lingered by his car door, turning so that his back was to the vehicle and he was facing Jen. He could barely look at her without his heart racing as the very new memory of their heated and passionate embrace clenched his stomach and made him feel dazed.

He wished more than anything that they hadn't been interrupted, but he supposed it hadn't exactly been wise of them to start something like that when her parents were due home any moment.

"So," Will began, his hands in his shorts pockets as he swung his body back and forward. He suddenly felt bashful and shy again, surprisingly even himself by how caught up in the moment he had become. He was usually shy and reserved, but when Jen was right there in his arms, her eyes telling him that she wanted him and her body showing him. Well it was easy to let all inhibitions go and just be with her in all the ways he so desperately craved.

"So," Jen repeated in a breathy sweet giggle that instantly made Will grin because he just adored everything about her. She looked down at the ground, a coy smile on her face and her teeth pressed into her lower lip as she gazed back up at Will through dark eyelashes. "That was fun," she whispered breathlessly.

Will couldn't help but beam with happiness as he realised that Jen didn't regret anything of what had happened in the last hour. He exhaled in relief and allowed himself to truly smile; love and appreciation seeping into his features. "It really was," he agreed contently as he reached for Jen's hand.

They both stared down at their joined fingers for a moment, the tension from earlier was back and Wil didn't think it would be going anywhere anytime soon.

Jen cleared her throat and Will looked back at her, seeing the nerves and excitement battling in her eyes. "Maybe…maybe we can do it again?" she said raising her eyebrows suggestively as Will felt his green eyes widen with awe. Jen smiled coyly and took a deep breath, "and maybe next time we won't be interrupted…"

"Y-Yeah," Will croaked out, a million thoughts whirling around his brain as his body temperature started to rise. Just thinking about being with Jen like that again was causing blood to creep low in his abdomen.

Jen smiled in relief at his answer, and with a quick look towards her house she leaned into Will and kissed him softly. The kiss was innocent to an observer, but he could feel the way her lips lingered, the promise behind the kiss that caused a shiver of desire to flutter down his spine.

Jen rested her forehead against Will's as they slowly broke the kiss, their eyes still closed as they took the moment to just be in each other's arms and breathe the other in.

"I'll see you soon. I love you." Jen whispered, her warm breath brushing against Will's lips making him supress a whimper.

When she pulled back he opened his eyes and smiled at her, his heart ready to explode with happiness, love and anticipation. "I love you too, see you soon," he breathed out with a rapidly growing smile as he stared at his perfect Jen.

Will got into his car, his hands trembling as he fastened his seat belt, waving bashfully to his girlfriend before heading home. He only made it to the next street before he pulled over and rested his head against the steering wheel taking deep breaths to calm his anxieties.

Was this really happening? Jen wanted to have sex with him too?! Will's insecurities came flooding back in now that he didn't have his girlfriend by his side. He would never be able to satisfy her. All his life he was told he was weak, how could he be everything that she wanted, that she needed?

Will leaned back and ran a hand through his hair, closing his eyes and trying to make sense of everything. His jaw tightened as he came to a realisation. He needed some advice and with a begrudgingly smile, he knew exactly where he could find it.

AN: Thank you for reading and please let me know what you think as I'm a little nervous of writing about a couple that isn't Mileven!