The town of Hawkins , a town where you can easily have "small-town syndrome".
Everyone knows everyone, everything at all times.
You usually could come home and your parents already knew how their kids and teens day went.
Taylor Henderson's mother started hearing things about her daughter junior year. But never believed those horrible rumours. Things involving her and couple guys from town..
She began noticing she wasn't around her usual friends anymore. Dana and Tamara.
But ran off with a new crowd, particularly one guy by the name Billy Hargrove.
Dustin had all his friends over saturday. It was getting late, nearing dinner. Mike and Lucas left on bikes first. Will got picked up by Jonathan. Leaving just Max. Who sat awkwardly in the living room with Dustin watching the credits roll to their horror film.
"Your still here?!Do you need a ride to the orphanage or something?" Taylor asked coming into the living room eating snacks that the kid's didn't devour on the coffee table.
"Taylor you're embarrassing me.."Dustin said groaning hating when his sister would show out.
Max shook her head no.
"My step brother has to get me by 6, he should be here any--" she was cut off my honking of a car in the front.
"That's him, I gotta go guys." The frantic redhead said packing her things up fast.
A small smile spread on Taylor's face she tried to hide away.
The honking keep going. Getting longer and then there was a slam to the car door.
"Shit" Max exclaimed still getting her comics together as fast as possible.
There was 4 knocks on the door shortly.
Taylor walked over to the front door an opened it.
He looked fuming for a few seconds.
That grimace washed away quick when seeing Taylor.
"Hey Billy." her eyebrow arched liking what she saw. They had started taking interest in each other 2nd semester of school. So there was this sexual tension built up.
They would pass notes in class back and forth. It started with her boldly placing a note on his desk while she went to ask their Language Arts teacher, asking to use the restroom and leaving the class.
The note she wrote:
Going for a smoke break-ladies room- ,care to join?
Waiting about 5 minutes , he excused himself to the restroom. Going to the next hall was the nearest restrooms. He knocked at the door waiting for a response.
Taylor peeked and opened it for him. Locking it when he was in.
The bathroom had 5 empty stalls and two sinks with a medium sized window already opened with a cigarette on the window cell.
She returned to it, quick not to let the flame die.
Her smile was intoxicating, Similar to her little brothers smile.
He took out a cigarette , lit his up and joined her by the window.
From that moment it became a secret meeting place during certain classes. They would talk, catch up, make out. There was a undeniable attraction that was becoming more emotional than physical.
They we're two people who were known for bad reputations but had their own stories and sides to tell.
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He smiled and licked his lips, "Looking good Henderson." he looks her up and down.
She wore a tank top and slumber shorts.
Dustin and Max watch their sibling from a far talk ,not making out the words. The body language was clear of how they felt about each other.
"Isn't your sister seeing Steve?." Max whispered to Dustin. He looked worried. Watching his sister letting Billy enter the house.
"They're on break , she's seeing a few guys."Dustin said in the nicest way possible. He loved his sister just hated her choices.
Max understood, her brother "saw" a few girls too.
Billy sauntered into the living room.
"Why are you here?" Dustin asked annoyed , seeing him so comfortable in their house while mom was working.
"Your sister invited me in ,kid." he said cool and calm looking at Taylor.
Taylor was in the kitchen grabbing her and Billy a coke. She walked to the living room clearing her throat. Grabbing Billy's attention, following her to the sliding door. He slide it open for her and followed her out. Shortly hearing a loud "yep" from Taylor like she was being tickled or something..
"Don't worry about her Dustin, she's a big girl, she can handle herself" Max nudged Dustin in his arm after noticing he looked upset.
"I know that, I just worry about her naturally. I mean I was gifted the brains while she was gifted in the looks department." he tried to joke about it.
Things completely changed that week.
Steve seemed to be getting fucked with more by Billy. Almost going out of his way for a altercation. Obviously , jealously.
Dustin and Max had became closer because their siblings hooking up .
Which made Lucas a tad jealous now.
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Taylor and Dustin got in Steve's car for a ride one morning. It had been weeks since they caught a ride with Harrington. Not since the break up.
Dustin missed this when his sister would play around with Steve and him asking stupid trivia question in the car.
But this ride was way off. There were just glances of each other every so often but no one had a actual conversation. At point Dustin saw Steve checking the review mirror to see if Dustin was watching them in the back seat.
Arriving at school Dustin went across the lot to his middle school still wondering why they we're acting so weird.
Steve was walking beside Taylor in the parking lot quiet, he then stopped walking and held Taylor's hand. It was strange since they hadn't officially gotten back together or anything.
" Uh Steve?" she asked tilting her head slightly, batting her long lashes. His hands were slightly clammy. "What the hell are you doing ?"
"What ??Your going to pretend none it happened again?" he whispered in her ear , not be able to hold his smile in.
She blushed recalling everything. His hungry kisses laid on her neck , his sweet nothings he moaned in her ears while making out in his room last night.
Still on a "break" though.
Her attention was taken away when saw Billy with a female, she had her arm wrapped on his arm forcefully.
He didn't look to amused or into her. There was a toothpick placed on the side of his lip he fiddled with it with his tongue.
Taylor smirked a little at the sight of Billy doing that. Knowing he has shown her his tongue skills plenty of times.
Steve turned around to see what made her do that he groaned looking disgusted crossing his arms.
"Taylor? Dustin mentioned to me , his concerns.. about him over staying his visits." Steve had been thinking in his heads for weeks how he was going to say this.
She rolled her eyes and turned about to walk away.
He moved in front of her not letting her leave this way.
"Look ,I don't know what Dustin has told you--" she's cut off by him
"A lot! a lot Taylor! " he barked hands on his hips now like some father lecturing their kid.
" Do me a favor, and don't engage that topic with my little brother! "She snapped feeling betrayed by Dustin for telling him things.
He sighed and put both his hands on her shoulders. " I'm sorry! Sometimes I forget we're on break, Swear I won't talk to Dustin about it anymore . " he plead.