A few days later, the Wheelers and Holly went on a business trip for Ted. Nancy was supposed to stay with Mike and El, but she decided to trust them. She was doing a favor for El, and Nancy trusted their judgement. Nancy knew Mike and Eleven would enjoy the alone time and their parents would never find out. Although, Mike came down with a cold only a day into their alone time.
El had learned a lot about caring for a family being alone with while Mike was at school. She had learned to cook, clean, and lots of useful information. Mike was lucky to be in the hands of Eleven while he was sick. El was going to take great care of him.
She brought him a warm, comfy blanket and a big, fluffy pillow. Mike laid down in the fort and fell asleep for a few hours. Eleven fell asleep next to him, but woke up half an hour before he did. She heated up a can of chicken noodle soup and poured a glass of orange juice. El grabbed Mike's medicine and brought everything down to Mike.
"Here Mike. There's soup and your medicine to make you feel better. I also brought some orange juice it will help power you immune system." El explained.
"Thanks El. You are gonna be a great mom. You are so caring, smart, and organized. But where did you learn all this stuff?" Mike asked.
Eleven replied, "Your mom taught me a few things while you were at school."
"Ok well I'm glad you guys bonded." Mike said.
The next day Mike felt way better. The rest did him good and he was ready to spend the last night of their freedom with Eleven. Mike knew Eleven enjoyed dancing, so he blasted some good dance music. They jumped around and danced throughout the whole living room. Eleven jumped into Mike's arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. He spun around holding her until he couldn't carry her any longer. A slow song began to play and they both looked at each other.
"May I have this dance future ?" Mike asked.
"Why of course my future husband." El replied.
Mike and El danced for another twenty minutes. Then, they cuddled up on the couch downstairs with popcorn to watch a movie. El sat on Mike's lap sideways and rested her feet on the couch. About halfway through the movie El jumped onto Mike's lap facing him and put her arms around his neck.
"Mike?" El said.
"Yes, El." Mike replied.
She replied, "I love your freckles. I love your hair. I love your eyes. I love your personality. I love your style. I love everything about you." El leaned in and began to kiss him and he kissed back. They made out for like a whole five minutes until El pulled away and kissed him on the cheek. They finished the movie and fell asleep in the fort.
The next week was the last week of summer. Mike and El got registered for school. took them shopping for school supplies. Nancy took Eleven to get school supplies, because she had more of a fashion sense as she put it. Nervousness and excitement filled El as the first day of school approached. Mike agreed to help her finder her way around the first few days. The last day of summer Mike brought El down to the basement. What she saw Mike had done for her put a huge smile on her face...