Nine chapters to the proposal!! Enjoy!! Review please. I'm on Vacation so I might not post again for the week but who knows. I'll try my best.
El awoke to Hopper and Terry sitting in the living room with tears in their eyes. El took a seat next to them.
"El we need to discuss something with you." Hop stated.
"Okay?" El said confused.
Terry replied, "El, Hop left in the middle of the night to take care of an emergency call. There was a devastating fire that burned down an entire house. Inside the home two parents and a little boy lived. The parents got trapped in the child's room trying to get him out. Sadly, both of the child's parents died. The boy Jessie is now an orphan."
Hop added, "We have been wanting to discuss adopting with you for awhile now. You are gonna move out soon and we thought we would put our time to good use. Your mom wants to help this boy. How would you feel if we took him in?"
El agreed, "I say go for it. That boy deserves a good home after all that's happened. You guys will be great parents for Jessie."
"Thanks for understanding El. He will probably move in after we get the paperwork settled. That should be around the beginning of next week." Terry thanked her.
"El this is very mature of you. Maybe you are ready to move in with Mike." Hop added.
"Really!!?" El asked.
"You have my blessing when that time comes." Hop said.
"Thanks Hop! Mike should be here any minute to pick me up for the grand opening of the science center." El said.
A few minutes later Mike picked up El and they headed out to the lab.
"El, your job today is running the chemistry demo. You know all the experiments right elephant toothpaste, floating egg, slime, pumpkin explosion…." Mike went on.
"Chill Mike. I know them all forwards and backwards." El promised.
"I'm gonna be across the hall running biology labs. We've got a dissection, microscope activities, a few exotic animals to pet, and much more. Dustin is running the technology stuff and Lucas has got the physics. Audrey is the tour guide for our mini museum of scientific discoveries and our person for running the class for learning about popular scientists. Bridget is running the dining hall. Margaret is running the fun science shows. We are all set for the day. Oh I hope people show. This is my dream." Mike stated.
El replied, "Mike it will be fine. There will be lots of people. So many you have to stay open a few extra hours."
"Thanks for the peace of mind Eleven. I love you princess." Mike said.
"Love you too." El replied.
Before they knew it Hawkins Science Exploration Center was open for business. The whole town was there. Kids ran from room to room interested in all the scientific demos. Food ran so low they had to go to the store and buy more. Several shows to get all the people in. All the kids loved El's room and returned several times. She was great with kids and Mike knew having her there would be very helpful. She might have also been using her powers as a magic trick which amazed everyone. Eleven levitated slime above the children's heads and dropped it into their take home bags. Mike was allowing the kids to play with the animals which kept them entertained.
Dustin allowed the kids to play with retro technological devices. Lucas had the kids way into the study of gravity. Audrey was the most hilarious tour guide. It was busy until 9 at night when they finally closed down. Hop gave El permission to stay at Mike's, so they headed there. Both of them hopped in the fort.
"Mike can we just lay here. I'm exhausted I don't think I have enough energy to do anything romantic." El stated.
Mike agreed, "That's fine with me I can barely keep my eyes open. We made so much money though. After we pay the bills we will have enough money to expand our business to add new attractions. On top of that I'm going to get double the salary I expected. Saving up for a House was going to be easy."
"Mike about that Hop gave me his blessing to move in with you when we can afford one. I'm gonna save up too. Also, I am getting a little brother named Jesse. He was the orphan that survived that terrible fire last night. Jesse is moving in early next week. Terry and Hop are so excited. I think they aren't ready to be alone yet they have empty nest syndrome, and I'm still there." El explained excitedly.
Mike said, "El, I'm so happy for you. You will get more practice by babysitting. I know you've always wanted a sibling since you haven't found any of the other 1-10. I can't wait to be roommates. Come here future Mrs.Wheeler." El snuggled up next to Mike in the fort.
"You know Mike the years have gone so fast. I can't believe we are almost 17. Both of us have jobs and responsibilities. Most importantly we are so close to being with each other for eternity." El said and Mike kissed her on the cheek. Both of them fell asleep hand in hand. Snuggled close together. A pure example that true love and love at first sight are possibilities not impossibilities.
That next Tuesday Jessie was moving in. He was so quiet and the only one who could get him to talk was El. She played tic tac toe, marbles and board games with him. Jessie seemed way more calm afterwards. The whole family squeezed onto the couch to watch a movie. A popcorn fight broke out, but it was okay it was an excellent night.
At the same time, The Wheelers had called Mike in to have a discussion.
"Mike, we want you to have this house. It is paid off. We have some extra money saved up. This house is too big for three people, so we are going to move into a smaller house when you are ready. Your father and I paid a lot of Nancy's house payments, so we would like to offer you and El this house. All we ask is three weekends salary of yours. You already have two of them f you include El's. Otherwise the house is yours. You don't really wanna leave your fort and stuff. " Karen offered.
"What are you waiting for Mike? Propose to your girl already." Ted added.
"Guys this is amazing of you. We will take it. El will be so happy. I'm gonna propose to her on New Years and I found the perfect ring a year ago, so I already have it. My life is finally coming together." Mike stated.
He immediately called Eleven who screamed and jumped around. Her excitement was heard throughout the house. Everything was coming together.