"Hell no, kid," he says with a laugh, his arms around her again. "I got your birth certificate here and everything. And the folks at the Home know me pretty well, I-"

He pauses, realizing he's going to have to tell her about Beverly. Eleven has definitely exhibited signs of jealousy before, but he thinks she'll like Beverly a lot, if she gives her a chance.

"There's another girl," he says. "She used to live at the Home, she's friends with some of the kids who are still there, with Stan and Richie and Eddie. Some bad stuff happened to her. Really bad. She needed somewhere to stay and eventually she just sorta stuck around."