"Shit," he says through a heavy exhale, his mouth still pressed to her skin. It feels like being a teenager all over again, finally getting to touch the girl he's been dreaming about and that's not all that far off. Hopper has been thinking about Joyce for years now. Somehow, he's fallen in love with her while she wasn't even here, and now he's actually getting to be with her.

How the hell has he gotten this lucky?

"Okay, come on," he says, laughing. "Get the rest of this off."