I know I haven't posted in a while but have been crazy busy. Hope you all enjoy this chapter. Sorry for any mistakes.

Hopper pulled into the Bryers driveway more nervous than ever. He could feel the engagement box poking at his hip in his coat pocket. Hopper would of never dreamed of proposing once again, but here he is. First of all, when he proposed to Sara's mom, he thought she was the one. But after Sara died and he separated from her mom he didn't imagine himself finding love again. But that all changed when Will went missing and him and Joyce had gotten closer. The kids all have known about their relationship for a while and were perfectly happy because they knew their parents were happier together. Hopper did ask for Will and Jonathan's permission because he knows those two boys mean the world to Joyce. Not only that, Joyce was already like El's mother anyway so El was more than thrilled for Hopper proposing. If anything, Jonathan, Will and El couldn't wait to all be one family.

Hopper got out of the car and went to knock on the front door. After knocking he herd Joyce yell from inside "You can come in".

Hopper walked in the house and realized Joyce was still in the bathroom getting ready. He was about to move towards the bathroom when she finally walked out. She was wearing a beautiful black dress and her hair and makeup was done perfectly. Hopper's jaw dropped and he could have sworn he has never seen Joyce look this good.

"You look gorgeous" said Hopper

"Don't get all sappy on me now".

"Well how can I not when you look like that".

"Oh shut up, I don't look that good. Oh and why are you taking me to such a fancy dinner anyway? You know I'm fine with just going somewhere locally".

"I wanted to do something nice for you. You deserve a nice night out".

"I love you so much".

"I love you too".

They shared a brief kiss and soon left to go to the restaurant.

About 20min later they arrived at the restaurant and Hopper was already sweating because he was so nervous. Joyce immediately noticed something was off about him and she started to get worried.

"Honey are you ok? You are sweating".

"Huh…Oh don't worry, I'm fine".

"If you say so" Joyce said not so convinced. She could tell he was hiding something but decided not to focus on it because she wanted to have a nice night. They walked in the restaurant and the hostess showed them their table. Both sat down, soon ordered their meals, and made conversation throughout the whole date. Their conversation was mostly about Will, El, or Jonathan, and occasionally Mike as well, considering he is practicality family. Hopper will never admit it but he knows that Mike will be the man who will end up marrying his daughter, whether he likes it or not. But at the end of they day he knows there is no better man for El than Mike Wheeler.

When it came time for dessert Hopper knew it was time to finally pop the question. Joyce was mid sentence when Hopper got down on one knee and pulled the box out of his coat pocket. Joyce was certainly shocked. She stopped talking and froze in her chair. She looked at Hopper and it was finally clear to her of why he was acting so weird the whole night. Before should could say anything Hopper soon started to talk.

"Joyce we have been through so much together and the moment we started dating I knew that I was eventually going to end up doing this. I don't care whether we have a big or small wedding…or even no wedding at all. I just want to be married to you and officially be one family. I have already talked to the kids and they are all very happy with this. So what do you say Joyce, Will you marry me?

Joyce was of course crying but she managed to say "Yes Jim, Yes I will be your wife".

Hopper stood up and slipped the ring on her finger and they shared a short but loving kiss, while the rest of the people in the restaurant were clapping for the happy couple.

The two left the restaurant and eventually arrived at Hoppers house where they knew Mike, El and Will were. They walked through the door and El practically jumped from her seat and ran towards Joyce to see her hand.

"Oh My God! You said yes. You can officially me my mom"! Yelled El.

Mike and Will walked over to Joyce and Hopper and both said congratulations. Will then hugged his mom and he could have sworn he had never seen his mom smile this wide.

"Mom I am so happy for you" said Will.

"Thank you Will. You are sure you are ok with this".

"Of course I am mom".

Joyce gave her son another hug and El then hugged her Dad. But Mike couldn't help but feel out of place. He felt like he didn't belong anywhere and he was just a burden. A boy without a family or a home. This of course didn't go unnoticed by El so she grabbed Mike so he could join in on the hugging. Mike couldn't help but feel so much love and adoration from his girlfriend in that moment. He then realized in that moment that he did have a home…El. El was his family and forever will be. Wherever she wanted to go in life, he would follow her. He just knew he would never be alone as long as he had El. She was the love of his life. And he knew most people his age shouldn't have such strong feelings for a girl but he did. He already knew he wanted to marry El, Have children, and simply start a life with her. That sort of commitment would scare most teen boys, but not Mike. Mike was in it for the long hall.

Eventually the hugging ended and Hopper and Joyce left to go to the Bryers to have a night alone together. They both knew all three kids would be completely fine on their own and if something happened they could just call. Once the newly engaged couple left Mike, El, and Will all decided to watch Back to the future. Mike and El started cuddling on the couch and Will said "Great now I have to get used to seeing the both of you act this way since we will all be living in one house soon". El and Mike laughed at Will's comment and continued watching the movie.

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