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Woohoo!! We are back with the indomitable Wayne Munson and the answer to a lot of Steve's problems.
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Turned out that Wayne Munson was in town to more than just visit his nephew. He was preparing to move back to Hawkins after ten years away. He had moved back to take care of his family farm when his mother passed away and had been there ever since.
“I hope you’re not moving back here because of me,” Eddie said as they had lunch in the canteen.
“No,” Wayne said bluntly. “I can’t say it’s not a perk, but being out on the farm and working from sun up to sun down for ten hard years I realized it was a prison that I had built for myself, so I’m selling it. A third will go to Al and third will go to you as per your Grammy’s will.”
Eddie scoffed. “It’s not like it’s gonna be that much anyway. But good on you.”
“Ed,” Wayne said gravely, “that property was estimated at $1.7 million just two years ago. And with the improvements I’ve made since, I’m getting offers for at least twice that.”
Eddie’s jaw dropped. “Holy shit. I wouldn’t know what I would do with that much money.”
Wayne shrugged his shoulders. “Buy a nice house wherever you wanna go, kid. It’s real life changing money.”
He thought back to his band first, about getting them into a studio somewhere, chase fame and fortune.
Then there was a burst of laughter from the front of the house. Steve laughing at some ridiculous thing that Robin had said and he knew exactly what he wanted to spend the money on.
“What if I wanted to create a work program for just out ex-cons so that they could learn new skills and be able to rejoin the work force?”
Wayne smiled. “I think that’s a great idea, Ed. You got lucky landing here where they’ll help you with that stuff. But how many other ex-cons have that luxury?”
“Not many,” Eddie said. Then he explained to Wayne the problems the Hope House was having because they couldn’t people in power to give a shit.
Wayne rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “Well I do need a job, and I’m more than a dab hand in the kitchen. I could help out here and see you every day.”
Eddie’s eyes widen and started to well up. “Oh god, that would be amazing! I just don’t know the linguistics of even getting the ball rolling on that.”
“Well, let’s go talk to your boy, and see what he says,” Wayne said, wiping his mouth on a napkin and standing up.
“Uncle Wayne!” Eddie protested hotly. “He’s not my anything except landlord!”
He paused and then held up one finger. “Maybe friends, but definitely not anything more than that!”
Wayne laughed. “You keep telling yourself that, but I’ve seen the way you look at him.”
“God, I hope no else has noticed,” Eddie grumbled.
They walked out to the reception area where Joyce was standing there with a little girl who didn’t look more than eight or nine, but that could just have been how emaciated she was. It was clear that they had tried to scrub the dirt off of her but she was still filthy. Her head had been freshly shaved and wore an over-sized t-shirt that read ‘Benny’s Diner’. On her feet were unlaced combat boots that were too small for her feet.
“We don’t know what her name is or where she came from,” Joyce was explaining to Steve. “She doesn’t remember her name and what’s even more frightening is the number eleven tattoo on the inside of her wrist. We can’t even make an accurate guess on her age because of her severe malnutrition.”
Steve knelt in front of the little girl. “Is it all right if I call you Ellie?”
The girl looked at her wrist and then nodded. Steve rubbed the top of her head fondly. Chrissy came out of the supply closet with a bright red bag with an elephant shooting a rainbow from its truck on the front.
Ellie’s eyes went wide. “Is that for me?”
“Sure is, sweetie,” Chrissy murmured as she knelt down next to Steve. “I made my best guess for your sizes, but if anything doesn’t fit, just come knock on my door or Robin’s.” She pointed to Robin who had been at the reception desk this whole time and Eddie had just missed it.
Wayne and him shared a glance.
This is exactly what Eddie had looked like when he showed up at Wayne’s door, garbage bag in hand, tears in his eyes.
“Do you want to come with me to get a bath?” Robin asked Ellie, holding out her hand. “You can pick the shampoo and conditioner you want, bubble bath too!”
“What’s a bubble bath?” Ellie asked as she took Robin’s hand, allowing herself to be lead away.
“What’s a bubble bath?” Robin parroted back. “Why only the best thing to happen to baths since the Romans!”
Ellie giggled. “What’s a Roman?”
Everyone sputtered and gasped at that nugget of information. Just how long had she been out of the school system if she didn’t know who the Romans were?
“That’s gonna be a fun one,” Steve said with a grimace straightening up. “I’ll make sure she starts on simple foods with very little spices or seasoning to make sure we don’t upset her stomach.”
Joyce nodded. “It’s going to be a long road to be sure. I think what bothers me the most is how trusting she is. Judging from the state of literally anything else about her, I would have expected her to be more leery of everyone.”
“You’ll also wanna make sure you jot down everything she eats in case she’s allergic to something,” Wayne said.
Steve smacked his head. “Oh gosh! Yes! Absolutely! Especially since allergies can crop up at anytime. Thanks!”
Joyce blinked at him for a moment. “I’m sorry, who are you?”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Wayne said rushing forward to put out his hand for her shake. “I’m Wayne Munson, Eddie’s uncle. I know a little bit about that sort of thing, when I had to take him in.”
“Oh!” she said, taking his hand and shaking it. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Joyce Byers, I’m the primary case worker for the kids here.”
“Now there’s a thankless job if ever there was one,” he remarked.
Joyce melted. “Well, I appreciate you saying that.” She turned to Steve. “Just call me if you need anything.”
Steve nodded.
Then he turned back to Eddie and Wayne. “You enjoying being back in Hawkins, Wayne? However briefly?”
Wayne looked at Eddie and then back at Steve. “Well, that’s actually the thing. I’m moving back to Hawkins to be closer to Ed. I’m getting too old to run a farm by myself and the only people who show up are so-called ‘cowboys’ who wear the uniform but have never met a cow in their life.”
Chrissy snorted. “I’ve met those people, yeah. I’m sorry you’re giving all that up. What’s going to happen to your farm?”
Wayne explained the plans he had just gotten through talking to Eddie about. “So, I’ll have a little money to keep me comfortable while I find a stable job and a place to stay.”
“That must be so nice,” Joyce said wistfully. “I’m just sorry that comfort comes at such a high cost.”
Wayne waved away her concerns. “Appreciate it, ma’am. But to be honest my mom was pretty sure the farm was going to be sold in my life time anyway. That’s why he gave it to me so that it would be given to the one brother how gave damn about legacy and not sell to the highest bidder.”
Joyce smiled and then turned to Steve. “I’ll be back in a couple of days to check on the girl.” She bid everyone goodbye and then left.
Chrissy just shook her head. “I really don’t know how she does it, but I’m grateful for her every day.”
“I’ll drink to that,” Steve said, picking up Robin’s coffee mug and taking a sip.
She wrinkled her nose. “I still don’t understand how you two can drink that stuff. It’s basically coffee flavored creamer at this point.”
Steve just grinned at her. Then he turned back to Wayne. “Benny, Eddie’s boss has a spare room if you want, until you can find some place of your own.”
“I’d be mighty grateful,” Wayne agreed. “I could stay in a hotel, but I won’t have much money until the sale goes through.”
Steve nodded. “Yep. I feel that. I’ll grab you his number and get it to you before you leave.”
Wayne chuckled. “‘bout that... I hear you’re looking for a cook to help around here.”
Steve and Chrissy shared a look of amazement.
“I’m sorry, come again?” Chrissy asked, cocking her head to the side.
“You need the help,” Eddie said with a grin, “and he needs a job. Might as well kill two birds with one stone.”
Steve blinked at him for a moment. “Uhh... yeah. Okay. Chrissy can you get him the paper work so he could fill it out.” He turned to Wayne. “I can’t make promises that you’ll get the job as it’s little more complicated as it does get government funding. But I’d be more than happy to have another hand around here. Especially with us just getting Ellie. This is the start of what we call around here, the sad season. When teachers and doctors who are mandatory reporters start seeing kids on a regular basis...”
“And reporting the abused and neglected kids?” Eddie finished with a grimace. “I didn’t even realize. But yeah, October-November was when I was put in Wayne’s care.”
“That’s also when we get the most people on wait lists for rehab,” Chrissy said as she walked around to the reception desk and opened a drawer.
“What’s the max you’ve had here at a time?” Wayne asked, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
“Four adults and seven kids,” Steve said mirroring his pose. “But that’s us at half capacity. Mainly because there is only three of us doing everything.”
Wayne cocked his head to side. “What would be the dream staff situation?”
Steve starting counting off on his fingers. “A full time cook, a cleaner, two to three more people in charge of the guests. And barring that, at least one person to help me on the adult side. It can get pretty scary when it’s just me and four dudes that if they banded together would absolutely kick my ass and there would be no one felt to be able to stop them from harming Chris or Robin or any kids we had here at the time.”
Chrissy shook her head. “I’d tack on a trained on site psychologist and physician, too. Because there are times we just aren’t trained to handle the night terrors and other medical issues that crop up for the types of people who need emergency housing.”
“That makes sense,” Eddie said with a sigh. “But this place isn’t big enough to house all that.”
Chrissy and Steve shared a glance and Steve echoed his sigh. “That would be the thing. We would convert a third of the rooms for staff, limit the amount of adults to five and the amount of kids to eight, then we’d be fully staffed for everything that could come at us.”
“So why haven’t ya?” Wayne asked. “I know about the Harrington Trust so why not use it to remodel this place and get the staff you need?”
Steve leaned heavily on the counter. “Because I feel like I’m abusing my mom’s money.”
Eddie and Wayne’s jaws dropped to the floor.
“Holy shit...” Eddie whispered as he finally pieced together all the things that everyone had said about this place the handful of months he had been here. “You never directly said that the Harrington Trust was setup by your mom. I mean I should have made the connection. But, dude you have to spend that money. That’s what she wants it used for... unless...”
Steve frowned for a moment before he got Eddie’s implication. “No, she’s still around.”
“So talk to her,” he urged. “Find out what she wanted the money spent on and then talk about you want the money spent on and see if you can’t find a middle ground.”
Steve straightened up a little. “Yeah. Okay.”
Chrissy cheered and even Eddie and Wayne celebrated.
It was time to turn the Hawkins Hope House into the Harrington Hope House. Because it was needed.
Needed to help everyone it can. Not just the people the system threw at them.
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Some junior dressed came up to him and patted him on the back. “Thanks for the party, dude!”
Steve grinned. He had managed break up three fights before they got started, got two couples together, and broke up another.
He should feel sorry about that last one, but Carol deserved someone better than stinky Mike Lewenski.
The party lasted until the neighbors called the cops. All the kids scattered like cockroaches in the light, leaving Steve telling the police officer that showed up that his parents would be back tomorrow if he wanted to talk to them...
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“We can finally start paying back Mrs. Henderson for all the cheese and bread she’s been giving us,” Eddie breathed. “And having meat again will be a dream. Bone broth just isn’t the same.”
Dustin snorted. “There is truth to that, yes.”
“I don’t know how to thank you,” Eddie said softly, starting to tear up.
“Don’t thank me yet,” the cat grinned. “I’m only getting started.”
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“Not really,” Eddie replied with a shrug. “I mean it’s not like porn it isn’t meant to titillate and as for disturbing. They both have kids, they had to have done it some time prior to all this.”
Steve shook his head. “That’s not what I meant. Like you don’t find a man and a women fucking gross?”
Eddie’s eyebrows shot up. “Why? Do they bother you?”
“I know it’s how babies are made or whatever,” Steve huffed. “And I’ve had sex with girls, like it was one of the things I was know for in high school or whatever, next the hair and the car. But I only did it because I thought that’s what you were supposed to do. But the thought of it...” he shivered.
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Of course by calling out the coach suddenly they were getting water breaks in the middle of class and not just at the end. He even got the girls’ PE teacher to do the same.
Suddenly a lot of the kids in the class were wanting to be Steve’s friend.
Steve just took it stride, picking out only certain people to join his group. He knew he needed to keep the core group low, but that didn’t mean that he couldn’t have some fun with it.
It was Halloween when Steve threw his first big house, no parents party.
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Dustin bowed again and made his leave. Then he went back to Eddie, the one-third of the Sinclair’s haul in his magic bag.
He began emptied his load onto Eddie’s table. Birds and rabbits overflowing from the bag.
“Where did you get all this?” Eddie asked, holding up one of rabbits to admire its size.
“I made a bargain with some local hunters,” Dustin said between licks of his paw. “Once a week they will provide us with meat for our table. And then what we don’t eat can be traded for the other things we need.”
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“Did you miss the part when I answered that I said both Dustin and I have school tomorrow or...” Steve teased.
Eddie smacked his forehead. “No. Right. Is Dustin another college mate?”
“God, no,” Steve breathed. “Thank fuck. When I was staying the dorms at Stanford, me and Vince’s dorm mother had a snot-nosed little brat and that was Dustin. He’s fourteen now and just starting high school. But the little shit likes to call me at 2am to tell me something he learned about otters or whales.”
“Oh, yeah,” Eddie cackled. “Definitely my kind of trouble.”
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“I think that they were up to more than just an affair. Something a little more illegal...” Eddie muttered, peering at each picture with such scrutiny that the bank fell to complete silence.
After a couple of minutes of silence and Steve going through each of the files, he spoke up. “Don’t the images disturb you or gross you out?”
Eddie lifted his head and blinked at him owlishly. “Hmm?”
“The pictures of them having sex, that doesn’t bother you?”
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The coach glowered at him, but said nothing as all the kids in the class lined up to get the water that Steve had brought.
Once everyone got their fill, Steve took the five gallon jug back to the coach’s office.
When he came back he trotted up to the coach. “Thanks for that. In middle school the P.E. teacher would make us wait until it was time to change before letting us have a drink. Which as anyone knows dehydration causes injuries when working out like that.”
The coach growled something under his breath that sounded vaguely like ‘You’re welcome.’
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“My master killed the ogre and is now working on cleaning up the mess Vecna left behind,” Dustin purred. “Starting with the game in the forest. You’ll pardon the lack of large game, but the ogre had over-hunted the deer and the like and it will take some time before they come back.”
King Richard leaned forward and eyed the braces of rabbit, pheasant, goose, and duck. “Those are marvelous to be held, to be sure, Master Cat.”
“These are but the first offerings from my master,” the cat promised. “My lordship will give you one third of his hunts to you.”
“That is generous indeed...” Prince Steven said, nodding in approval.
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There was silence on the line for a beat before Steve replied, “You know, I think I would.”
Eddie leapt to his feet whooping and hollering. “Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!”
Then it was Steve’s turn to laugh. “Not like we can do anything about for the moment. You’re about to start a country wide tour, and I’m about about to graduate from college so...”
“Wait, really?” Eddie said, realizing that Steve had said something about himself for the first time.
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Eddie sat with that for a moment. “That’s a pretty damn good reason to kill him. Maybe Carol went with him to confront [REDACTED] and that’s why she was killed too.”
“But what about the affair made it so deadly that they would do anything to keep it a secret,” Steve growled. “Killing Tommy and Carol, framing me, keeping me in the asylum, trying to keep me from proving my innocence by all of this...” he spread his arms wide. “Like this is layers upon layers to silence me. It’s actually insane.”
Eddie plucked the photos from Steve’s hands and began looking through them.
“What are you looking for?” Steve asked after a moment or two.
