As if on cue, there was a steady knock on the door. Mike rolled his eyes and got up to answer the door.

"You don't have to steady knock on the door you kn-" Max put her hand over his face as a way of saying shut up. He just shook his head and moved aside to let them in. He shut the door as El walked in and said,

"Dinner is ready!" The boys cheered and raced into the dining room, causing Mike to face palm. El smiled at him and he grinned back at her. Everyone sat down and talked as they passed around the food, everyone getting as much as they want considering El made a ton of it.

"So, Holly, did you end the school year with good grades?" Bev asked. Holly nodded.

"I had all A's. Better than Mike when he was in my grade." Mike rolled his eyes at that.

"You know what Holly did yesterday?" He asked, and she kicked him under the table, giving him a murderous look. He snorted at that. "She went cat hunting with me when I picked her up from school."

"Oh yeah, thanks for doing that man, my mom would flip the hell out if she lost another cat." Dustin said with a mouthful of spaghetti. The girls rolled their eyes at his lack of manners.

"Just make sure she keeps it inside from now on, because we're gonna have to block her number from the station if she keeps calling like she did." Hopper said.

"Sorry, Hop. You guys know how she is."

"Yeah, she's a bit loony." Lucas said.

"Shut the hell up Lucas." Dustin glared at him and Lucas laughed. They all joked around and talked about college or their work as they ate, just catching up. When everyone was finished eating, Max asked,

"So... When's the wedding?" Mike, who was taking a drink of water, swallowed it wrong and started coughing. El had to keep from laughing as she smacked his back. They all either looked at him weird or laughed at him. El gave Mike a look and he gave her a slight nod.

"Well, we haven't chosen a date yet, but you guys will be the first to know." She made a show of putting her left elbow on the table and leaning against her hand, showing her ring. No one really noticed at first, but Elizabeth freaked out.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! No way!" She exclaimed. Everyone looked at the couple for confirmation and they nodded, grinning. Everyone started cheering, rushing to hug the two or look at the ring. All they heard for the next couple of minutes was congratulations.

"I thought you said earlier that he hadn't proposed yet!" Bev exclaimed.

"He hadn't, then!"

"So it was between the time you three left the store and just now?"

"Well duh." Mike said like it was obvious, which it was.

"Alright smart ass, I will slap you." She glared at him and he just grinned.

"Why didn't you tell us you were proposing to her?" Will asked.

"Or that you even thought about buying a ring?" Lucas continued.

"Guys, calm down. I bought it a couple months ago after I asked for Hopper and Joyce's permission, and I didn't really plan anything, except in my head. It just happened."

"I'm so happy! I figured Mike would have waited even longer after he asked us for permission!" Joyce said, hugging El once again.

"My baby boy is getting married!" Karen exclaimed, tears in her eyes as she squished Mike's cheeks together as if he was a baby.

"Mom!" He chuckled.

"Congrats, son." Ted said, putting hand on Mike's shoulder.

"I'd hug you if mom would let me go." Mike said, though you could hardly understand him. Karen rolled her eyes playfully and let him go. He hugged his dad, and then shook Hoppers hand.

"How'd he propose? Did he just straight up ask you?" Max asked.

"Or did he try to make it at least a little bit romantic?"

"We were putting groceries up." El said with a laugh. "Holly was in the shower, and we were talking and he got quiet. I basically asked him why and turned around and there he was, down on one knee, about to propose."

"Did you cry?" Will piped up. El laughed.

"Of course I did! I've been waiting for years!"

"You make it sound like you're like, 30 and have been dating for a million years or something." Dustin said, giving her a side hug.

"It sure feels like it."

"Yeah, me and her were joking about how if he didn't propose soon, El would be the one to propose to him." Bev said, giggling.

"It's true, I think she would have, honestly." Hopper joked. El nodded in agreement.

"I really would have." She said as Mike walked over to her and put an arm around her.

"Would have what?" He asked.

"Propose to you if you didn't soon." He raised an eyebrow, causing her to laugh, and kissed her head.

"Okay then."