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William Byers, the love of my life. He's amazing--yet so much more than that...I just wish I could show him he's so important to me.
Then I snap back, realizing that Jane is talking throughout my daydreaming. "Michael Wheeler! Wake up, I'm talking!" Jane sighs and sits her glasses onto the coffee table "Like you were saying, you wanted me to help you come up with an anniversary gift for Will, correct?" Jane hugs a pillow against her chest.
"I--yeah, I'm stuck...extremely stuck, Jane what does Dustin do for you two?" I run a hand through my hair.
"We go to the arcade or the library, if that helps" Jane shrugs and smiles sheepishly.
"It needs to be as special as him. A-and I know that's really fuckin' corny but I just..." I sigh and bury my head into a pillow.
"I understand, Mike. I'm sure you'll figure something out. until then we can watch ghostbusters, orrrr mean girls..!" Jane smiles giddily.
"Jane, I love you but we are not watching mean girls." I chuckle softly.
The phone rings on the kitchen island, taking my and Jane's attention with it. I get up off of the couch to see Will's name on the screen of my phone.
I pick it up and answer. "Hi, my sorcerer" I smile as i lean against the island.
"Hi, Mike.." Will's voice says sleepily.
"Goin' to bed?" I walk around the kitchen.
"Yeah, you?" Will shifts on his bed.
"Nah, me and Jane are about to watch a movie" I open a cabinet and grab a popcorn packet.
"At 10pm? How irresponsible of you, Michael" Wil snorts softly.
"Unless I have a 'bedtime' like I'm 12, yes I will be watching a movie at 10pm."
"Well, I have a very big art showing tomorrow, you're flying in?" Will says confidently.
"Probably a little earlier than 6am, 5:30 maybe." I put the popcorn packet into the microwave for one minute.
"How's Jane?"
"Good, y'wanna talk to her?" I put the phone on my shoulder and push it up to my ear as i open the steaming bag.
"Sure!" Will beams.
I put the bag in one of my hands and walk out of the kitchen towards the living room. I grab the phone from my shoulder and give it to Jane.
"It's Will." I mumble.
"Oh--" Jane grabs the phone and puts it to her ear. "Hiiii darling brother"
"Hii darling sister" Will laughs softly.
"How's art college"
"Exhausting as fuck..but fun." Will noted.
"Is Chicago as cold as it sounds?"
"I've never been colder, How's seattle?"
"Good! I've applied to a few different colleges in our area, it was stressful but I did it." Jane says shyly.
"Good for you! I'm actually coming back to Cali for me and Mike's anniversary, Don't tell him I said that though." Will confesses.
"Oh my god, William Byers-- I mean--really?!" Jane clutches the phone.
I sit onto the couch and queue up Mean Girls onto the TV.
"Jane-- You're blowing my cover--I'm also extremely tired so we'll talk tomorrow, don't say anything to Mike, okay?"
"Aye, Aye, captain!" Jane teases.
"Jane Willemina Hopper." Will says teasingly stern.
"Sorry--sorry!" Jane laughs softly "Here's Mike." Jane hands me the phone.
"Hey, babe, what's up?" I grab the phone.
"Goin' to bed..super tired" Will mutters.
"M'kay, I love you my sorcerer" I smile softly.
"Bye, I love you my paladin" Will hums.
I hang up and sit it on the coffee table.
"Is it bad I already miss him?"
"You're flying in tomorrow, Mike!" Jane exclaims.