Happier With You

AN - Hey all! Thank you for the love on chapter 12 :-) I know it was a bit of a filler chapter but I am trying to wrap up all the characters stories now as I get them to where I want them to be by the end of the story.

Your reviews are amazing and I just want to address one in particular. Jen appears in this chapter and has definitely NOT had a baby with Mike! I did originally think of the possibility when I wrote chapter 2 but I decided against it because I don't think my Mileven brain would physically allow that! Haha

I hope you enjoy this chapter it's got a lot more Mileven fluff and is getting me ready for chapter 14 which is going to have A LOT of Mileven fluff and mature content ;-) (Finally!)

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Chapter 13 – We Are Young

"I don't think the doctors would approve of this," El giggled as Mike piggy backed her out of the hospital as they walked to his parked car.

"Well I'm discharged now. Nothing they can do about it!" Mike said cheerfully, relieved to finally be out of the hospital and spend a bit of time with his girl, even though she was going to spend most of the morning shopping. How she needed any more clothes was beyond him.

El moved her chin from his shoulder and started to plant little kisses against Mike's neck and below his ear making him shudder from the pleasure.

"You need to stop doing that…" he said choked, biting his lip as they walked to the car.

"And why is that?" El whispered into his ear. He stopped and turned his head slightly to try and look at her. "Because if you don't stop there'll be no girls shopping trip. I'll be driving us to lovers lane instead."

El laughed, "you're so silly." She mused giving him a firm kiss on the cheek as he carried on walking, a big love sick grin on his face. God she made him crazy. He had never wanted her so badly as he did now.

"So who are we getting first?" Mike asked as he put the key into the car door and El jumped down from his back, handing him his backpack she had been holding for him.

"Let's get Emma first and then Max." El said as she walked around the car to the passenger seat and hoped in, turning the radio on as she snorted at Mike getting stuck in the driver side.

"Jesus El! How tiny are you." he gaped as he awkwardly reached for the lever to pull the seat back.

"I think it's more to do with the fact that you're so tall." El scoffed watching him with amusement. Mike gave her a look of amused frustration, "I think it's a combination of the two." He commented as he finally got comfy.

They enjoyed the car journey to the cabin, the radio on full blast and El's hand resting on Mike's thigh with his hand covering hers. They sang their hearts out to the music playing and El felt a wonderful feeling of nostalgia rush over her, it was like they were back in high school together but this time she was getting to experience the best moments of her life all over again.

When they arrived at the cabin, El and Mike both got out of the car and held hands as they made the quick walk to her old home. As they arrived El was surprised to see Hunter and Emma were already outside, sitting on the porch and basking in the sunlight.

She noted that they were both smiling and laughing, El took that as a very good sign that this matchmaking could work.

"Hey El, hey Mike." Hunter called seeing them both approaching. Emma looked up too and gave them a smile.

"Hi guys," El said happily, swinging her arm with Mike's happily. Hunter gave Mike a smile, "so you escaped the hospital then?"

Mike laughed, "yeah thanks to you. The doctors were quite annoyed when my CT scan was clear as they still couldn't find an explanation." He said cheerfully.

Hunter snorted, "I bet that doctor is pulling his hair out right now. Ah well, better that then them finding out about my powers."

"Exactly. So now I'm a medical marvel thanks to you." Mike said grinning at Hunter who scoffed and shook his head like it was nothing.

El squeezed Mike's hand hoping he'd remember that she wanted him to propose something to Emma and Hunter. "So me, El and our friends are going to the movies tonight to see Back to the Future Part 3. Do you two wanna come? It'd be on me. My treat." He asked them eagerly.

Hunter seemed interested but Emma looked nervous. "I've never been to see a movie before…" she said self-consciously.

"I hadn't either. But it's really fun. And you get snacks!" El said enthusiastically hoping to tempt Emma.

"It is fun Em. I used to go all the time back in West Virginia." Hunter said fondly and El quickly noticed he had given Emma a nickname, she found herself grinning at this fact because it just seemed intimate somehow.

El was pleased to see that the moment Hunter suggested it would be fun, Emma was on board. "Okay, that sounds great thank you." She said to Mike before turning her smile onto Hunter. El realised that Emma really wasn't subtle at all with her feelings and she had no idea how she had missed it all these years.

"So ready to go Emma?" El asked cheerfully, excited to ask her friend if anything happened last night between the couple.

"Yep." Emma said brushing off her jeans and standing up, Hunter moved too and leaned against the pillar on the porch.

"Good luck today Hunter getting your ID." El said turning to her friend with a big grin, she was so thrilled for him and could see he was too, but he had a nervous energy to him as well.

"Yeah we'll celebrate later." Mike added in making Hunter grin at the prospect. "Thanks guys. Your dad will be here in a bit so at least I haven't got long to wait." He said gratefully.

"I'll see you when I get back…" Emma said to him carefully, like she was trying not to sound too eager or too nervous.

Hunter nodded and gave her a lopsided smile. "See you later Em."

"See you later." She said anxiously and El tugged her along to get her to finally move.

"Have fun girls! And good luck Mike." Hunter teased as they walked to the car. Mike chuckled next to El and turned his head back, "thanks man, I'm gonna need it."

The moment they got into the car, El turned to Mike and said, "close your ears okay?" He snorted hoping she realised he couldn't physically cover his ears whilst driving. "Er…okay?"

When El seemed to look satisfied he wasn't paying attention, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that she had turned to look at Emma in the back seat. "So how did last night go? Did you like the film?"

Mike pretended to not listen but was curious as to whatever they were talking about.

"Yeah it was…good. We watched the film and we both liked it. That sex scene was a bit awkward though!" Emma said anxiously.

El giggled and Mike's eyes widened wondering what movie they were on about. "But it's really romantic. And Patrick Swayze is so handsome. Apparently he's got another film coming out soon called Ghost." El said eagerly making Mike roll his eyes.

He knew the film she was now talking about, it had to be Dirty Dancing, one of El's all-time favourites. They had watched it many times together…well attempted to watch it before making out, sometimes wandering off to the bedroom instead. Mike's cheeks blushed and a smile crept on his face as he replayed the memories.

"So what happened after the film?" El pressed.

"We just talked. We spoke about our families and our grief over losing them. We talked about what we both went through at the lab…"

The car was quiet for a moment and Mike tightened his grip on the steering wheel, knowing that El always became sad talking about the lab.

Emma cleared her throat and continued, "so then we were talking for ages and Hunter pulled out another blanket and we both just kind of fell asleep on the couch."

"Together?" El asked with excitement and Mike smirked knowing her bambi eyes had gone even bigger.

"Well yeah…" Emma said trying to supress her giggle.

The girls continued to gossip and Mike continued to pretend he was completely zoned out. The problem only got worse when Max joined the group and also weighed her opinion on Emma and Hunter's potential budding romance.

Even Mike couldn't help but hope that Emma and Hunter found love, and if it was with each other than that was even better. At least they both knew what they had been through and could comfort one another. But even Mike could see they were definitely getting along well.

The girls continued to gossip and giggle making Mike think that he had Holly, Lily and Georgia in the car for a second. He allowed his amused smile to creep onto his face but made sure to keep his eyes on the road so he wasn't scolded by the girls.

15 minutes later Mike pondered the strange turn of events of the summer. It had been a week, just one week and Mike had been reunited with his soulmate, tried to prove his love to her, met Hunter and hated him, took El to the fair and had a blast, travelled to Indianapolis to try and save Emma with El and Hunter only to be almost killed after being shot, be healed, become friends with Hunter and then finally get El back. And now here he was, his arms being used as a carrier for El, Max and Emma's clothes. He smiled to himself, what a week!

The store was hot but Mike tried to be as patient as he could with the girls, feeling weighed down by all their clothes in his hands. El despite getting a telling off from Hopper the night before, had been given some money to buy her and Emma some clothes. Mike knew that Hopper was also under the spell of El's stunning eyes just like him.

After what felt like 10 hours, the girls were happy with their choices and Mike's arms almost collapsed onto the sales counter as the lady started to scan the products. His relief was short lived as he was then handed all of the bags which he took with a sigh.

Mike followed the girls to the doors thinking of how happy he'd be when he chucked these bags into the boot of his car. He almost collided with the girls when he realised they had stopped.

Max and El looked frozen and Emma just stood looking at them as confused as Mike did. He peered over them, being so much taller and he too froze in utter panic.

Jennifer Hayes had just walked into the shop and almost walked into El and Max. She looked at them in surprise and then saw Mike and she averted her eyes quickly from him. He too looked away from her and instead stared at the back of El's head of thick curls. Mike was terrified of what she was thinking right now.

"El," Jen finally said in surprise. "I…I didn't know you were back. Or are you just visiting?" Mike admired that Jen had made the first move because he knew he couldn't, he couldn't even find his voice, all he could feel was his heart pounding in his throat in dread.

Max bravely nudged El slightly in an attempt to get her to say something. Mike watched with nervous eyes as his girlfriend took a heavy breath because he could see her shoulders tense and then relax slightly.

"I'm back…but I'm moving to Massachusetts at the end of the summer. To be with Mike." El said slowly and Mike knew she trying to control her feelings.

At the mention of his name, Jen gave him a nervous glance before turning back to El. "Oh…that's…that's erm good. I'm happy for you." She said smiling slightly. Mike could tell that Jen was being genuine but just felt incredibly awkward, he couldn't blame her.

"Thank you." El mumbled quietly.

Max seemed to be the first to break out of the horrible tension. "So we should get going then ladies before Mike's arms fall off." She said doing a fake smile and turning back to Mike to give him a look that said, "move it".

Mike cleared his throat and nodded, "yeah let's get going." El seemed to come out of her coma at the sound of his voice and she moved back, taking a few bags out of his right hand and then entwining their fingers.

"Good bye Jen," El said to the nervous girl who gave them all a quick smile. "Bye!" she said looking immensely relieved to be able to move away from them and get as far into the store as she could.

Mike exhaled in relief and squeezed El's hand. She looked up at him, her eyes were vulnerable for a moment, but as he leaned down and gave her a sweet loving kiss that lingered just a bit, her eyes brightened and she tightened her hold on his hand.

El and Mike walked a bit behind Max and Emma but he could still just about hear the red head explaining who Jennifer was to Emma. He frowned when he heard the word "one night stand" but he guessed that was closest to the truth.

Mike glanced down at El who was a little quiet and it made him nervous. "Are you okay?" he asked her breathlessly, terrified that he had hurt her all over again.

El stopped making Mike come to a halt too. She nodded slightly, "yes I'm okay. I felt…a bit jealous when I saw her. She's pretty and she's seen you…intimately."

Mike cringed feeling terrible. "El she's no you. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. You are perfection." He whispered, taking his hand from her grasp so he could stroke her cheek delicately with his thumb.

El sighed, "I was jealous…but then I remembered I have you now. You're mine." She said biting her lip as if worried she'd been too dominant, but Mike loved it. He felt a big grin spreading on his face and he leaned his face into hers, so their breath tickled each other's faces.

"El, you were my first and you're going to be my last. I love you, only you. I want only you." He whispered to her, pressing his lips to her cheek and then slowly letting them trail to her lips. She captured his mouth with hers and moved her free hand into his hair, pulling him in closer.

Mike moaned against her lips feeling the sexual tension in his body rising dramatically as she controlled the kiss with power and desire. It was so hot.

"Hello! People waiting here to get in the car!" Max's voice shouted across the parking lot and Mike wanted nothing more than to flip her the birdy but he didn't have any free hands.

El giggled against his lips and then pulled away, looking over at Emma and Max, giving them an apologetic look. But as they joined hands again and walked over to the car with the biggest grins on their faces, Mike knew that neither of them were sorry.

The party walked rather disruptively on the side walk with their two honorary members. Max and Lucas were holding hands and leading the way, Hunter and Emma were walking closely, talking and laughing quietly and Will was trying to restrain Dustin who was teasing El and Mike endlessly.

El wasn't surprised though, her and Mike couldn't keep their hands or lips off each other. It was like they were making up for lost time. Mike had both his arms wrapped around her waist and El's arms were draped around the back of his neck as she pulled him closer, continuing their deep kisses as they attempted to walk at the same time.

"Right, bets on Mike and El leaving the movie half way through to bone?" Dustin called around his friends, all of them cringing and laughing.

"I'm in." Max called from the front. "Me too." Sniggered Lucas. El rolled her eyes but carried on making out with Mike, loving the grip he had on her body, she could practically feel him shaking from his lust for her and it excited her, it made her feel confident.

They had reframed from being too touchy feely at dinner with his family and El had distracted herself by catching up with Nancy and Jonathan. She hadn't realised how much she had missed them both. And as they all ate at the Wheeler family table, El looked around with a smile, realising how much she had missed them all, including Ted who made her laugh with his complete obliviousness.

After behaving herself for the two hours she was with his family, El was now thoroughly enjoying getting lost in her passion with Mike as they struggled through the movie theatre doors, wanting to be as close as possible.

Mike reluctantly pulled away to get into line and pay for the tickets for him, El, Hunter and Emma but El made sure to keep his hand in hers, a dreamy smile on her face when she stared at him. She just couldn't believe she had him back. She was his girlfriend again and nothing could make her happier.

El hesitantly broke away from Mike and promised him she'd be right back. She slipped to the side of Dustin and gave him a smile. "Will you do something for me?" she asked.

Dustin scoffed, "as long as it doesn't involve kissing the guys or giving you my hat, then sure!"

"Will you flirt with Emma?"

He looked at El with confused amusement. "But doesn't she like Hunter?"

El grinned, "yes she does but I've been thinking and I want to see if he gets jealous of her being flirted with by someone else. Then we'll know if he's got feelings for her." She said excitedly.

"Ah yes this could work…" Dustin said rubbing at his chin as he thought the plan over. "So this is like the girlfriend trials now?"

El rolled her eyes and snorted, "not exactly. It's just a simple test. So are you in?"

Dustin smirked, "getting to flirt with an attractive girl? I'm totally in."

They gave each other a knowing grin and then separated. As El clung onto Mike's arm, she watched with amusement as Dustin went up to Emma and Hunter who had just got popcorn and mindlessly flirted with her.

It had to have been the funniest thing she had ever heard. Chat up lines were coming out of Dustin like there was no tomorrow. She caught a few of them, "There must be something wrong with my eyes; I can't take them off of you", "if you were a triangle, you would be an acute one!" and "do you believe in love at first sight? Or should I walk by again?"

Whilst Emma looked confused and slightly uneasy, El was more concerned with Hunter's face. She had watched him closely, his smile from chatting with Emma had disappeared and he instead had a frown and a strange glint in his eye as he watched Dustin endlessly flirting.

After a while, El managed to get Hunter alone whilst Emma went to the bathroom. "You okay?" she tried to ask him casually.

"Er…yeah." He said distracted.

"What's wrong?" El asked innocently.

"Nothing. It's just…erm…does your friend Dustin like Emma?" he finally blurted out and El tried to hide her satisfied expression at the look on his face. He was worried.

"Maybe. I mean he's a bit of a flirt anyway. But I don't really think she's interested. She has a thing for blondes instead." El said giving him a little smirk before walking away. She looked back and noticed his pleased smile which turned shy when Emma returned.

Once they were all sat down for the movie, Dustin turned to El with a proud grin. "So how did I do?"

"Very good. There's definitely something between them." She whispered back to him, and they both leaned forward to see Emma and Hunter at the end of the aisle laughing with one another and sharing popcorn.

"So can I get my girlfriend back now cupid?" El heard Mike's voice teasing in her ear. His arm was around her and he brought her closer to him. She bit her lip to stop herself from giggling at the sensation of his mouth and breath against her ear.

She turned to him and leaned in for a kiss, ignoring the gagging and groans of her friends. El placed a hand on Mike's smooth cheek and stroked it, sighing in happiness. "I love you," she caressed against his lips.

His mouth curled into a big grin that she knew would hurt his cheeks. "I love you too." He breathed out, nudging their noses together playfully. El moved in for another kiss, and closed her eyes relishing the moment of pure love when their lips met. They fit so perfectly together and the feeling of him made her heart swoon and her body erupt into fiery passion.

El moved her arms around his neck and pulled him even nearer and Mike brought his hands to her back, pushing her closer to his body. She could have stayed like that forever, locked in a hungry embrace but Max, Lucas and Dustin decided that was the moment to chuck popcorn at her and Mike.

They broke out of their embrace laughing and fighting off the popcorn attack. "Someone please pour some water over them before they erupt!" Max joked shaking her head at them, amused and grossed out.

El huffed smiling and leaned her head against Mike's chest as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "We can't help the fact that we're in love." Mike said to their friends, a foolish grin on his face.

"Well just tone it down or we're going to have to kick you out of the party…" Lucas teased to them before putting his arm around Max.

Mike scoffed and looked at El amused, she gave him a warm smile and snuggled closer to him. They stopped their making out, but they held onto each other tightly. After all their time apart their bodies craved each other and El didn't think she'd ever get enough of it.