CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE;
DISTURB THE BALANCE.

lovebot🤖❤️

did you tell him?

yes
hold on
i need to change ur contact

what
why?

love🥺

gotta keep things fresh 💦

what did your dad say?

who
so wyd

el

miKE

stop changing the subject

i'm not
i'm genuinely curious as to what ur doing

what did he say?

um
ok well, at first he was mad that i hadn't told him abt it
but then he said he doesn't want me going back to that school

good
i don't either

haha

what's that 'haha'
why did you 'haha' me
what is it?

ok so he doesn't want to go back to my school
and that poses the question
where would i go to school?

yes
and?

he wants me to go stay w my grandparents in hawkins

you're serious?

yes
is that weird for u?

weird?

yeah
like us going to the same school
i don't want to make things weird

you're joking?

noo?

you're going to be going to my school?
in hawkins
like you're gonna live in hawkins?

just until school ends
it's only a few months
i might be able to talk him into online school if it's weird

why are you acting like i'm not irrevocably in love with you???

what

of course i want you to move to hawkins
you're so stupid

ok rude

i can't believe this
fuck

ur not mad? 🥺

when are you going to realize how much you mean to me?

probably when u promote me to sugar baby

i love you
so fucking much
you dumbass

i know that
and i love you too
i was just worried that maybe u liked the long distance thing bc u had ur own life in hawkins
and i didn't want to make things weird by being in that part of ur life
like i don't want to disturb the balance or whatever
maybe i'm being dumb

oh, you are
incredibly dumb
but incredibly cute so it's okay

🥺👉🏻👈🏻

i want you in every part of my life, el
fuck disturbing the balance
i'm so happy right now

really?
ok, so am i
yes, i'm happy too
this is crazy tho
we're going to be in the same town and same school 😳😳

i can't fucking wait
when are you coming?

idk my dad has been talking to my grandpa all morning working out all the details
ngl i'm gonna miss my job 🥺🥺

holly's best friend's parents own the vet clinic in hawkins
i'll help you get a job
i've got connections, baby 😏

omg never use that emoji again
how far are u from hawkins?

half an hour

hAlf aN hOuR
just say 30 min pls u sound like a conservative
WAIT
R U DRIVING
AND TEXTING

no
lucas is driving

oh
good boy 😇

i told them you're moving to hawkins
i couldn't help it
they asked why i looked so happy

aw my babie 🥺🥺
lol max is texting me rn

don't reply
text me
only me

attention whore

only for you
i miss you

u saw me this morning

yes, but that was 3 hours ago
too fucking long

well lucky for u, u will be seeing me a lot more often

can't wait
are you bringing milo and nico

um obviously
they're my children
i'm pretty sure they would die if i left them w my dad to care for them
i just hope my dad can care for himself ☹️

i'm sure he will visit a lot
fuck, i forgot to tell you
will's mom knows your dad
they dated in high school

what???!! 😳😳😳
wait
what's her name?

joyce

OMG I KNOW
SHE WAS AT THAT DINER
AH WE SHOULD SET THEM UP

what?
you're serious?

yes
he needs a love life
maybe then he'll stay out of mine

was he mad i stayed over?

not really
he said he was mad at first but when he saw us asleep and cuddling fully clothed, he wasn't mad
and then i explained what happened and he was glad u were there

that's good
i live to see another day

i'll protect u from him 🥰🥰

but you're serious about wanting to set him up with will's mom?
you're okay with that?

yes mike 🙄
it's been nearly 5 years since my mom passed away
i want him to move on and be happy
joyce seemed nice

yeah, she's great
let's do it
let's set them up

aw yay
we do be matchmakin doe 😗😗

will is in
he said she needs a love life too

we can work out the logistics when i get to hawkins
which, judging by what i'm hearing my dad tell my grandpa, sounds like it's going to be saturday 😳😳

that gives me 5 days to prepare

prepare? 🤨

yes
i have to drop all my hoes

u didn't just say that, michael

for some reason i did
but i regret it

tbh i can't tell if it hurt my feelings or if it was sooo cringey that it's giving me chest pains

all jokes, love
❤️

bad jokes*

yes, very bad, tasteless jokes

🙄🙄

max is already making plans for saturday

i'll be unpacking

try telling her that
she's decided that we're all going out for frozen yogurt and bowling
apparently we have to christen you to hawkins

i've been to hawkins already?

again
try telling her than

eh
i'm down for froyo if ur paying ☺️☺️

of course i am

UGH MY GENTLEMAN 🥵

always

i have to start packing

i'll facetime you when i get to my house

yes u will
love u sm ❤️❤️🥺🥰❤️

love you more ❤️

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a/n: haha surprise!! it wasn't an april fool's joke, i was genuinely going to end it last chapter but everyone was very vocal that, that was unacceptable soo i'm trying to drag it out bc i love u guys sm. thanks for reading!! xx

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