Little snitches

Lonnie pt2

It was a Saturday afternoon. The kids where at the wheelers and Joyce was at home. She was sat at the table smoking a cigarette.

"Hopper should be home soon" Joyce thought to herself.

"Knock knock" Joyce smashed her cigarette on the ash tray with a smile. Her smile immediately faded when she opened the door just to try and close it again. It was Lonnie...

He stuck his hand in-between the door to stop it from closing then pushed it open making Joyce loose her balance. Her heart sunk down to her stomach when she saw his drunk face.  She thought back to when this would happen everyday; it never ended well.

"Get out!" Joyce said with a stern voice.
"I came for my kids Joyce. Where are they?" Lonnie said almost tripping up on his own feet. That fact that he still called them his kids after all he did made Joyce's blood boil.
"Don't you dare call them that!" Joyce pointed at him before he punched her In the rib  making her bang her back  against the wall coughing.

"Give me my kids Joyce!" Joyce spit on his face. "You bitch" Lonnie punched her in the face making her fall down then started kicking her rapidly.

Her arms were covering her face but by that point her face was still bruised.

Hopper parked the car at the Byers house. He got out of the car and saw the door wide open which meant something was wrong.

"Hey! Get off of her, you son of a bitch!"
Hopper stormed into the house punching Lonnie multiple times in the face. Hopper through Lonnie out of the house and locked the door. Lonnie was still banging on the door but Hopper was to occupied with Joyce to deal with it.

Hopper took Joyce in his arms. She wrapped her bruised arms around his neck and pulled herself towards him then hesitated to place her head on his chest.

Lonnie had left. Joyce and Hopper sat down at the table to clean Joyce up. She had a cut on her nose, a cut lip, a very badly bruised neck, not to mention her arms,a bruised cheek and and a tense pain in her right rib.

Hopper was cleaning out Joyce's lip with a cotton pad when the kids walked through the door. Joyce flinched when she heard the door creek open and quickly turned around.

"Oh my god, mom! What happened!" Jonathan said looking at his beat up mother. Joyce tried to hide the huge bruise on her neck and her arms but she knew it was to late. When she stood up she felt a deep pain in her right rib but ignored it as to not worry the kids.

"I'm ok" Joyce said kissing Jonathan on his forehead. All three kids had a terrified look on their face. " Go to your rooms guys, it getting late." Joyce said softly.

The kids went to their rooms. Joyce turned around to Hopper and broke out crying. She didn't feel safe, she didn't feel the kids were safe in that house anymore...she had never thought it would get this bad with Lonnie and she never dreamed that he would do this to take the kids. To take her kids! Not to mention now she got Hopper involved. Her guilt grew  and grew as she sat in Hoppers arms.

10:30

Everyone was asleep. Joyce and Hopper were laying together on the bed. Joyce's head was on Hoppers chest and Hopper had his right hand rapped around her and his left hand  hold hers.

Joyce opened her eyes to an excruciating pain in her right rib. Joyce lifted her head from Hoppers chest waking him up. She lowered her head in pain,placing her left arm on her rip.

"Joyce" Hopper said gently placing his hand on her shoulder." Are you ok?"
" Yes...yes i just..." Joyce said with a breathy voice, "i just can't lay down, i-i think I'm gonna go on the coach."
"Let me see that" Joyce lifted her oversized T-shirt to reveal a giant, gory, bruise on her right rib. "Joyce we need to go to the hospital." He said with a concerned look.
"No,no I'm fine." Joyce said moving to the living room.
Hopper already fully awake helped Joyce to the coach sitting down with her with a blanket.
" Jim I'm sorry, go back to bed, you won't be comfortable here." Joyce said potting a hand on his shoulder.
"No, I'm staying here with you."  Hopper said with a stern voice.
"You sure?"
"I'm sure."
"Ok but I'm gonna go get us something to drink."  Joyce scrunched her face in pain she she tried to get up.
"No, Joyce stay. I will get it." Hopper said gently pulling her back on the coach. At that moment Joyce felt helpless, and if you know Joyce, than you know how much Joyce hates being helpless.
"Really Jim i can do it!"  Joyce said, hitting her first in-between them.
"No Joyce your hurt." Joyce stood up trying to ignore the pain but ended up falling to the ground.
"Joyce!" Hopper immediately got off the coach to help her up. "That's it we're going to the hospital." Joyce didn't have the strength to respond so she just let herself be carried to the car.

Hopper left a note that said, " At the hospital,be back soon. If anyone knocks on the door don't answer it."

When they got to the hospital the doctor said that Joyce has two broken ribs and needed surgery.

                         After surgery

"How ya doing?" Hopper said with a light smile walking up to Joyce on the bed.
"High" Joyce replied making Hopper giggle.
"The doctor said you can go home now...you just have to be careful." Joyce smiled at Hoppers concern and stood up to go home.

When they got home, the kids where all on the coach waiting in silence. When they saw Joyce they all stood up and went in for a hug.

"Ow ow!" Joyce said as they quickly broke off their hug.
"Mom what happened?" Jonathan said with a stern look. He had always been so protective of his mother. He knew what Lonnie had done to her and knew how much she suffered.
"Let's all go to the room." Joyce said with a forced smile, gently pushing the boys towards Wills room. El stayed behind with Hopper.

"A couple days ago yo-...Lonnie, came to Melvald's..."
"Why?"
"He said he wanted custody."
"But he's not gonna get it right?" Will asked concerned. Joyce cupped his cheek to reassure him. And smiled.
"No...don't worry honey."