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you & blue collar!rafe take the kids to the rodeo, but you've got other things on your mind

cw: suggestive, flirting, tension, emmett is five, wren is two

THE SUMMER SUN was starting to dip low in the sky, casting a warm, golden haze over the crowded fairgrounds. dust kicked up under heavy boots, music floated in the air from distant carnival rides, and the scent of deep-fried food mixed with hay and kettle corn made the whole place feel sticky and alive.

you were walking just behind rafe, and every time your eyes wandered, they landed right on him. jeez. he looked like he’d walked out of a western movie and straight into a daydream you weren’t entirely prepared for.

his worn white t-shirt clung to his back in all the right places, the thin fabric hugging broad shoulders and stretching tight over his arms. the seams near the sleeves were pushed high, forced to make room for those tanned, muscular biceps that flexed every time he adjusted the strollers handles. his jeans—covered in dust and faded from wear—sat low on his hips, the leather of his belt creaking slightly with each step. and the boots… scuffed, heavy, broken-in from years of labor, grounded him like he owned every inch of dirt under his feet. his dammed, sexy cowboy hat that sat low on his head, shadowing his sharp jaw and eyes that flicked toward you every now and then—eyes that sparkled with mischief each time he caught you staring. you weren’t exactly subtle about it.

“baby,” he muttered under his breath, leaning toward you as you both strolled down the path toward the rodeo grandstands. “if you keep lookin’ at me like that, we ain’t makin’ it through the bull riding.”

you grinned, letting your shoulder bump his lightly. “i’m just admiring the view.”

rafe didn’t smile. no, he just tilted his head toward you with that lazy smirk, the one that made your thighs press together a little tighter even while you walked, the one that said he knew exactly what was going through your mind. his voice was low, just for you, the kind that rumbled in your belly.

“darlin’, you show up in those little shorts and that top, smilin’ at me like you ain’t got a clue what you’re doin’, and you expect me to behave?”

you bit your lip, cheeks warming—but not from the sun. emmett jogged a little ahead, clutching his corn dog with two hands like it was the most important job in the world. wren sat in her stroller, clapping her hands to the sound of a nearby banjo player, her tiny cowboy hat slightly crooked on her head. she was completely content, wide-eyed and sun-kissed, a sticky lollipop stick clutched in her chubby fist. and behind them, the two of you were playing a different kind of game.

“i expect you to keep your hands to yourself until we’re not surrounded by cows and toddlers,” you whispered teasingly, sneaking a look around before slipping your hand into the back pocket of his jeans. he stopped pushing the stroller just long enough for you to do it, turning his head slowly toward you, one brow arched high.

“you tryin’ to get me hard at the fair?”

you shrugged, all innocence and feigned shock. “you’re the one who wore that damn shirt.”

he leaned in close again, a shit-eating grin plastered on his face, his voice hot against the shell of your ear. “soon as the kids are asleep tonight, you’re climbin’ on top and ridin’ me like we’re in the fuckin’ rodeo.”

your jaw fell slightly agape, heart fluttering with heat and amusement. “is that so?”

rafe stood tall again, adjusting the brim of his hat with a smirk, all while steering the stroller with one hand like he hadn’t just whispered filth in your ear in broad daylight. “damn right it is.”

you walked side by side toward the bleachers, the dirt beneath your feet soft and warm, dust swirling around the wheels of the stroller. your fingers occasionally brushed together, both of you pretending not to notice the charge that sparked every time it happened. rafe’s eyes kept flicking over to you, hungry and slow, always dropping to your legs, your chest, that smile on your face he swore he’d never get enough of. it was almost cruel. the heat between you both. the slow burn. the unspoken promise of what would come later.

you finally reached the stands, emmett skipped ahead to find a seat in the front row so he could get as close as possible to the bulls. rafe helped lift wren from the stroller, her little arms reaching for him eagerly as she babbled and wrapped her arms around his neck. he held her effortlessly, resting her on one hip, her tiny boots swinging against his torso. and somehow, that was the hottest thing of all.

the way he looked with his baby girl on his hip, dust on his boots, muscles flexing beneath that shirt, and a look in his eye like he was about to eat you alive as soon as he got the chance.

“y’all good?” he asked casually, holding wren’s sippy cup in one hand while still managing to tuck her hat straight with the other.

you nodded, watching him with a soft grin. “yeah,” you murmured. “we’re real good.” he caught the look in your eye again—sugary sweet on the surface, filthy underneath. and all he did was smile. that slow, dangerous smile that promised you were in for it later.

and now you just couldn’t wait to go home.

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rafe cameron obx 3.02

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its giving dad!jj so much i think i need to get pregnant and make him a father

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© drew starkey

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You’ve grown up…

Part 2

RafeCameron x ThorntonStep-sis

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My first shift went great financially wise, mentally and emotionally wise, I am an absolute wreck. I pulled into mom’s parking spot at the house, pulling the visor down to look in the little mirror at my eyes, red and puffy. I took a few deep breaths, trying to get my heart rate to calm down, so I could walk inside and not be bombarded with questions. I look in the mirror one last time before opening the car door and making my way towards the house.

When I walk in, I notice mom in the office so I go and let her know I’m here, “hey mom”

“Hey, how’d it go today?” She asks

“It went pretty good, made lots of tips already” I laugh

“That’s awesome, Topper is grilling tonight, Topper has a few friends over, I think they’re outside by the pool, but is there anything specific you would want?” She asks

“Oh no, anything’s fine, I’m gonna go change” I say as she gives me a smile before looking back down at the paperwork.

Once I get to my room, I decided to open my window up a little cause it felt so stuffy in here, or maybe it was just me. I didn’t see anybody out by the pool or anywhere in the yard so I turned towards my closet. I grabbed a pair of blue jean shorts and a cropped tank top and slid them on. As I was zipping the shorts up, I hear a few voices. I go to slightly look out the window and see Topper and another guy getting into the pool, while looking back listening to someone else talk.

“Did y’all see the new girl at the country club today?” The guy asks

“Gonna have to be more specific than that bro, there’s like 10 new ones in the past week” Topper laughs

“She was out on the course with Lexi, said her name was Kk” the guy says still not where I can see him.

I think back on who all I introduced myself too today as Kk that would also be friends with topper, even though I thought of a few, there’s one name that my heart kept telling me repeatedly. Please no

“I don’t know anybody that goes by Kk and I’m pretty sure I know everybody that works there, but Makayla should be home any minute, you can ask her” Topper says nonchalantly

“Makayla?” The voice says finally coming into view following the other two boys into the pool. Rafe fucking Cameron…

“Yeah, she’s here for the summer, got a job at the country club actually, so she might know who this Kk is” Topper offers

“Makayla Stephens is back on the island??” He says surprised

“Well that’s what I said, she’s done grown up a lot, no where near the dorky little gal that she used to be” Topper says and I immediately roll my eyes, hoping and praying I’m not compared to that all night.

“Wow, never expected her to come back, she seemed pretty set on never coming back here after your parents wedding” Rafe said

“Yeah, which, we ain’t talked much but I do want to try to have some sort of friendship with her, I actually kinda like just knowing she’s here, makes her mom insanely happy” Topper says and I smile, “But this Kk girl, what about her? She hot or something?” Topper asks

“Nah dude, this girl was gorgeous” Rafe says

“Dude, what if this Kk girl is Makayla?” The other boy asks

“That would be hilarious” Topper says

“Honestly, if it is her, I probably don’t have any kind of chance at all” I slightly hear as I nod, cracking a smile before walking downstairs.

Just as I make it down the stairs, the doorbell rings, so I go ahead and open it, only to be met with a sun kissed blonde girl.

“Hey, you must be Makayla?” She asks

“Yeah, and you are?” I ask confused

“I’m Sarah, Topper’s girlfriend” she said shooting me a smile

“Ohh, hey, I think he’s out back with some friends” I tell her, stepping aside so she could walk in.

“Yeah, he told me to come by because he was grilling and so I could meet you” she smiles

“Oh hey sweetie, how are you?” My mom comes into view pulling Sarah into a hug.

“I’m doing good Mrs. Thornton, how are you?” She asks as mom shoots me a proud look

“I’m doing great, I have my babygirl here, and now y’all have met, I just know y’all will be great friends” she says

“I’m sure we will be too” Sarah encourages as I lightly smile

“You girls want a drink?” Mom asks leading into the kitchen as we follow

“How’s it feel being back?” Sarah asks me

“It’s different, but so far so good, happy to be here with mom” I tell her as she smiles as we watch mom throw stuff into a blender, making daiquiris.

“So of all the guys on the island, why in the world Topper?” I raise my voice over the blender to tease her a little

“Our families grew up super close, so we have always been really close, and we decided to take it to the next step. He’s really a great guy” She smiles

“Well if you ever need me to, I will gladly beat him up for you” I tell her

“If it gets to that point, my brother may beat you to it” she laughs

“Who’s your brother?” I ask

“You probably know him, I think y’all were in the same grade, a year give or take, but Rafe” she says

“Ohh okay, yeah, I know of Rafe” I say trying to hide the fact that my heart is pounding yet again.

“Yeah, probably not the greatest back then but he sure has grown up a lot since our dad died, he’s extremely different than what he used to be.” She says

“I’m sorry about Ward, I had no idea”

“It’s alright, every day gets a little easier, but he made sure we were set incase anything ever happened” she smiled as I smiled at her

“Well if you ever need to talk or just get away, I’m here” I offer

“I’ll hold you to it” she smiles as mom hands us our strawberry daiquiris

“Sarah, I want you to stay here tonight if you drink any” mom says

“Yes ma’am” she smiles, happily taking a sip.

“Foods ready!” We hear Topper yell as we follow mom out towards the back door.

Here we go

I walk out on the back patio, staying close to Sarah.

“Ladies first, and hey babe” Topper says urging us to go ahead and get our burgers and giving Sarah a kiss in the process

I sit down next to Sarah as mom sits down at the head of the patio table. Topper came and sat on the other side of Sarah. I glance up and accidentally make eye contact with Rafe and immediately look away. I see him pause completely in the corner of my eye before deciding to sit right across from me.

“Do you know when dad should be home” Topper asks mom looking down the table at her

“He’s saying it might be next week but he didn’t sound really sure about that” she says as he nods

“Oh! Makayla, this is Kelce, and that’s Rafe, not sure if you remember him or not” Topper says introducing everybody

“Kk hmm?” Rafe smirks, staring me down playfully, making my heart pound out of fear of the unknown

“Yep” I say cocking an eyebrow staring him down

“Where’d that nickname come from?” He asked

“College, nobody here knows it, so thought I’d use it for certain situations” I tell him, standing my ground

“Hmm” he says smiling, “you’ve grown up”

“Somebody had to” I say as he raises his eyebrows

“Makayla Grace, quit it” mom said giving me a stern look

The rest of the meal was full of laughter from every other chair except mine. Even though my heart is pounding, it’s like all the anxiety that involved Rafe Cameron turned into adrenaline and I went into complete defense mode. I felt like I was on edge and every time I felt his eyes on me, made me want to pounce and tell him exactly what I think of him, but I know I can’t do that, not here anyways. So instead, I sat there and drank my daiquiri and several more after that.

After we ate and talked for a while, the boys jumped back into the pool, Sarah following them

“Makayla, come on!” Sarah yells over at me

“I’m good, thank you though!” I smile at her as I look over at mom

“What was that?” She whispered leaning towards me

“Do you remember when I was still going to school here and this certain boy was always picking on me?” I ask her and she nods, “that’s him” I state

“Ohhhh, honey, I’m sorry, you never told me his name” she said

“It’s fine, it just felt like my body went into defense mode or fight or flight mode earlier and I’m sorry, it just come out” I explain and she nods

“I understand, it’s okay, but try to give him another chance, he’s had to do a lot of growing up, now he’s the CEO of his dad’s business doing phenomenal. The little troubled teenage boy that used to run around this house hasn’t walked through that door in years. He seems to have a good head on his shoulder now.” She says and I nod

“That seems to be everyone’s impression of him now” I say

“And this might be just me, but the way he was looking at you, seemed like there was more to it” she suggested and I groaned

“That’s disgusting mother” I say making her laugh

“I wouldn’t be opposed to it” she defends

“Don’t count on it” I tell her and she smiles

“Just be happy, with whatever you do, be happy” she said grabbing my hand, “you should go out on a swimsuit and join them” she says looking over at the four in the pool playing volleyball

“I think I’m gonna go get a shower and try to get some rest. Lexi wants me up there first thing in the morning.” I tell her

“Well alright hun, goodnight, let me know if you need anything” she says and I nod walking into the house and up to my room.

~~~~~~~ Thursday ~~~~~~~

“Good morning, So I need your help with laundry and then I want you out on the course today” Lexi says as I walk up to her

“Yes ma’am” I say giving her a playful salute as she winks at me

Once we get all the towels folded and put back in their closet, it was about time for the golf course to open. Lexi leads me to a golf cart. “This one is yours for the time being, you might not have any body show up for a while and if that’s the case, relax, read a book, whatever you wanna do. Just make sure whoever shows up is taken care of” she smiles as I nod, “you have my number if you have any questions?” She makes sure

“Got it” I smile

“Great, you’ve got this.” She beams, “I’ll be in the cafe if you need me” I nod as she walks away, back inside.

I sit back, propping my leg up, pulling my book out of my bag, opening it to where I stopped last night before bed. I sat there for probably 30 minutes just reading my book when I heard footsteps coming up behind me,

“Well well well, a bookworm always stays a bookworm, huh?” The voice that I identified quickly says, putting his hands on each on the bars of the golf cart, grinning down at me.

“Have you ever even read a book?” I ask continuing on with my book

“Somewhat” he says, “you out here today?” He asks

“That’s kinda what it looks like doesn’t it?” I ask sarcastically

“Ouch” he chuckles, “but fair” as I smile down at my book, “there’s the smile” he says making me huff, closing my book to look up at him.

“Can I help you?” I ask sitting up

“Well I actually just hired my own little personal chauffeur for the day since I’m not coming with a group today, and that little chauffeur just so happens to be,” he leans closer to me before bopping me on my nose, “you” he smiles walking over to get his golf bag

“Umm I’m supposed to be driving around being a caddy girl, not your chauffeur” I say sliding out of the seat and crossing my arms at him

“Well Lexi told me to tell you, that if it’s just me out here, that’s fine, you could do a double job, and lucky for you, Thursday’s are extremely slow out here, so it’s a great time to get some practice. I’ll tip you good” he says placing his bag in the back by the ice chest and putting his hand in his hip trying to match my attitude.

“I take my payment up front” I say throwing my hand out towards him as he laughs

“You don’t trust me?” He asks

“You already know that answer” I say, wiggling my fingers waiting.

“Here ya go, princess” he says handing me a few hundred dollar bills before climbing into the passenger side.

“I didn’t expect that much but okay” I say climbing back in behind the wheel as he just chuckles.

We head on down to the first hole, he hops out and grabs his club before walking over to get ready.

“Ya know, you coulda just told me your actual name yesterday” he said getting into position

“I didn’t think that would be the best way to start this job” I admit as he swings, making a hole in one.

“Well I do want to take this time to truly apologize for how I was when we were younger. After my mom died, I really just didn’t care about anyone or anything and I took it out on everybody, even the people I actually liked in our grade and I’m sorry for it all” he says very genuinely and wholeheartedly.

“I get not knowing what to do after something like that but I tried so hard to be there for you cause we actually were decent buds back then and then it was like I was your worst enemy and I have no idea why. We went from being in the same friend group to me getting bullied out of it.” I tell him

“I know and I’m sorry.. I truly truly am.” He says walking closer, “can we please just start over? Fresh start?” He says reaching out his hand, waiting for me to shake it as I just stand there looking at it.

“If I agree to this and you make fun of me in any kind of way like you used to ever again, I will beat your ass” I say

“Don’t tell me that, that’s kinda tempting to see” he says pouting and I shoot him a look, “it is tempting but I’m playing, deal” he says wiggling his fingers.

I look up at him and roll my eyes before putting my hand in his and shaking it. “Nice to meet you, I’m Rafe Cameron” he says smiling big as I bust out laughing, “what?” He laughs

“You’re so stupid” I say laughing

“Now who’s being mean?” He says cocking his head

“Oh hush” I say trying to get myself to stop laughing, realizing our hands are still together, so I shake it, “I’m Makayla Stephens” and let go quickly as he smiles at me as I drive down to the next hole.

“It’s a pleasure” he says as I roll my eyes at him again, “you keep doing that and they’re gonna get stuck”

“They’ll be alright, just go hit ya ball” I tell him

I watch him get into position, his gray polo shirt fitting him just right, even tighter around his arms when he’s flexing, his black shorts show how tan he is. And his buzzed head is now covered by a black under armor ball cap. Compared to what he looked like at mom’s wedding, this is very much an upgrade. I can’t lie, he has turned out very handsome and something I’d never complain to watch, but I think my brain and heart will always have that wall built up because of all those years ago, regardless of the deal we just made. But, maybe being associates or even friends, I can handle.

“You good?” Rafe ask waving his hand at me

“Oh yeah, sorry” I say looking ahead to try to see where his ball went

“It’s in the green” he says pointing and I nod appreciatively before making our way down there.

Eventually, he gets done with every hole on the course, and I make my way to drop him back off at the doors of the country club.

“Thanks for being my chauffeur today” he winks at me, “maybe we can do it again”

“Don’t count on it Cameron” I smile, making him smile back at me.

“Oh um, Kelce is having a little party tomorrow at his place, maybe you’d wanna come?” He offers

“I’ll think about it” I tell him

“Well I hope to see you then”

“Again, don’t count on it” I say making him roll his eyes

“I really hate that phrase of yours” he says grabbing his golf bag and heading towards the exit.

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You’ve grown up…

Part 1

RafeCameron x ThorntonStep-sis

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“Mom, I’m here!” I yell pulling all of my luggage into the entry room, hearing footsteps coming down the stairs quickly.

“Honey, it’s so good to see you!” She said pulling me into a hug as I wrap my arms tightly around her.

“Yeah, it’s been a while” I smile up at her

“How’s college? How’s your dad?” She asks

“College is going good and dad is great, how have you been?” I ask looking around.

“I’ve been good, even better now that you’re here” she smiles, “Topper! Come get Makayla’s bags and take them to her room please!” She yells towards the kitchen

Topper quickly comes around the corner, coming to a stop when we make eye contact. “What the hell happened to you?” He asked wide eyed

“What do you mean??” I ask looking down at my clothes

“You grew up, big time, wasn’t expecting it” he clarifies, “you’re still the same height though” he laughs as I roll my eyes

“Well you kinda grow up when you’re not stuck on this island for the past 7 years” I smile pushing my bags into his hand and walking past him, following mom.

8 years ago, my mom wanted a divorce from my dad, only for a few months to pass, for us to find out she was with Topper’s dad. A year later, they got married. 7 years ago, me and dad wanted an escape, so we followed his job to Kentucky and made a fresh new start for us. The last time I stepped foot in the outer banks was at their wedding. Now, I’m here because dad felt like I needed to come spend a summer here and actually spend time with mom since he was gonna be gone pretty much all summer for work.

“Here’s you a water babe,” mom smiles at me, “how was your flight?” She asked

“Long but good” I smile

“Is there anything you’ve thought about that you wanted to do while you’re here?” She asks me

“Not really sure, I know I want to be at the beach a lot, but I did think about getting a summer job while I’m here” I explain

“Yeah, I’ve missed watching you surf, and you know you don’t have to get a job, if there’s something you wanna do, I can give you the money” She offers

“I’ll keep that in mind but I really have earning and having my own money” I explain

“Well I know that the country club is wanting some extra hands over the summer, I think being a caddy girl, lifeguard, waitress, just whatever they need that day” she gives an idea

“Yeah, I guess I could do that, might as well run into all the kooks at once and get it over with” I sarcastically say as she gives me a pointed look

“I’m sure they’ll love you” she smiles as I chuckle, “I’ll call the manager, she’s a good friend, and I’ll see why I can do” she smiles

“Thank you” I say taking a sip of water, “I think I’m gonna go upstairs and get some things unpacked” I tell her, excusing myself as she’s pulling out the number to the country club.

I walk upstairs, heading to the same room I stayed in when I was here for the wedding and opened the door, seeing just how much effort mom put into the room for me. She even has a picture of me and dad on the nightstand for me. It kinda makes me wish I didn’t take this long to come back here. I smile picking up the picture, thinking back on the memory of when dad was teaching me how to surf when I was around 3 years old, and that was only because I kept pestering him about it. He didn’t want me starting till I was atleast 6 because he ‘don’t need me getting hurt so young.’ But, I finally sweet talked him enough into teaching me.

I walk over to my suitcase, throwing it on the bench in front of the bed, unzipping it and pulling all my clothes out, making my way of getting everything on hangers or in a drawer.

“Hey hun, Lexi said that if you could come up Wednesday, that would be great. Do you have any tennis skirts or anything?” She asks coming to inspect my clothes, which mainly consisted on blue jeans shorts, oversized tees, and tank tops.

“Not really..” I say

“That’s fine, we can run to town tomorrow and get you fixed up” she smiles as I nod

~~~~~~~ Monday ~~~~~~~

We ended up going to the mainland and mom dragged me into Lululemon to look for country club outfits.

“Mom, these prices are insane” I say

“Don’t even look at the prices, just look, try on, if you like it, get it, you’ll need a few pairs of everything, this is on me, don’t worry about anything” she tells me handing me some tennis skirts, tops, and a jacket and pushing me to the dressing room.

Everything fit great and looked even better but I couldn’t help but feel like I’m taking advantage of her, but she just about wouldn’t let me put anything down, once she figured out exactly what size I needed in everything, she was grabbing everything she could in those sizes it felt like. Eventually, we finally get out of that store with several bags and already too much money spent.

“I also want to get you some cute summer dresses for any events we may have to go to” she tells me, taking the lead and going into another store that was filled with gorgeous clothes that I haven’t even thought about wearing since I was living here. “You see anything you like?” She asks me as I shrug

“I haven’t really looked at anything like this in years” I admit as she looks down

“I’m sorry” she says and I immediately grab her hand

“I promise it’s okay, when me and dad moved away, everything was much more laid back and I just kinda backed away from the ‘kook life’” I explain pulling her into a hug

“I just hate that y’all moved but I get it too” she says wiping her eye quickly

“I’m sorry it took me long to come back here” I tell her

“What matters is that you’re here now, now, enough of this before I start crying,” she laughs “does anything catch your eye?” She asks me

“I’m looking, but if you see something you like, just hand it to me and I’ll try it out” I smile at her making her smile really big

“Just like old times” she cupped my cheek before turning to look around

~~~~~~~ Wednesday ~~~~~~~

I pulled up to the country club, grabbing my keys, phone, and sunglasses before heading towards the entrance, immediately looking for Lexi. I spotted a middle aged blonde lady with 50 pounds of makeup and a clipboard in her hand, so I approached her, “Hey, are you Lexi?” I ask as she shoots me a smile

“Yes, you must be Makayla?” She asks reaching out her hand for me to shake

“That’s me” I smile, shaking her hand.

“So good to finally meet you and I absolutely love your outfit” she smiles leading us down a hallway

“Thank you” I smile looking down at the white skirt and gray shirt I had chose.

“Let’s get on a cart and I’m gonna show you around and what to do” she smiles as she holds the door open for me.

We slide into the seat of a golf cart, both of us slipping our sunglasses on and we rode down the path, she explained how all the holes were set up and what was expected of me when I was out here. Then, we pulled up to a group of older men

“Hey guys, I’m showing our new hire, Makayla around and giving her run down, do y’all need anything while I’m here?”

“Yeah, we could take some beers” he smiles and shoots me a head nod, “nice to meet you” he says reaching over to shake my hand.

I follow Lexi to the back of the cart to see how everything is set up, I grab each of the men a beer and hand them out as Lexi takes their money. “Here’s you a good luck tip” the older guy said, handing me a $50 dollar bill

“Oh wow, thank you” I say shooting him a huge smile before going to the back of the golf cart where Lexi was still, so she could show me how the handheld works. But then we hear another cart come up on us to the side.

“Hey Lex, could you hand me a few beers too” a buzzed cut younger man with a big grin asks her

“Yeah, will you grab those for him?” She asks me and I nod

“How many?” I ask

“Ummm, go ahead and make it 6” he said and I nodded grabbing them and walking them over to where he was now standing at his ice chest.

“You new?” He asks

“Yeah, something like that” I smile

“Well keep the smiling up, a smile that bright will get ya plenty of tips” he shoots a playful wink at me, before handing me a hundred dollar bill.

“Let me get your change” I say going to walk over to Lexi

“No, that’s your tip”

“Are you sure about that?” I ask him furrowing my eyebrows

“Absolutely, just put these on my tab, I’ll pay it after we get done” the man says

“Well okay, um, what’s the last name?” I ask picking up the clipboard to take a note since Lexi was now on the phone

“Cameron” he said giving me a smile as I immediately felt my heart start pounding. When I go down the tab list, my eyes land on Cameron, Rafe.

“Oh my God” I whisper to myself

“What’d you say?” He asks

“Just that I got you down, have a good day” I give him a smile, so thankful that I brought my darker shaded sunglasses with me.

“You tooo—-?” He starts making a face as if waiting to hear my name

“Oh um.. you can just call me Kk” I say as I slide into the passenger side of the golf cart

“Well you have a good day too, Kk” he says giving me a huge smile before driving away.

Oh my God… I want to leave.. NOW! I thought he would be far away from this town by now. I can’t believe he’s here.. so many memories from school or filling my mind and none of them are good. But, maybe I can pull this off, he didn’t even recognize me. Hell, I didn’t recognize him… Wait.. holy crap… my old bully just flirted with me.. I need to throw up.. what the fuck…

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A/N: I hope you guys like the start of this story, it’s one of many I have been working on. Any feedback is always appreciated and if you want to be added to a tag list for this specific story, let me know. Xoxo

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PAIRING: Rafe Cameron x Reader SYNOPSIS: You’ve friend-zoned Rafe Cameron you’re entire life, he finally has enough.

WARNING(S):Dark!Rafe Cameron, Twin! reader, Pogue! Reader, Platonic!Pope x Reader, Platonic!JJ x Reader, Divorced Parents, DARKCONTENTBELOW18+MINORSDONOTINTERACT! non-canon ages, Non-Con, violence, This is a slow burn

AUTHORSNOTE:Currently editing this series because it’s come out different from what I originally planned to write. so expect some changes soon

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Good Outcomes Maybe?

Part 4 - Final part

JJMaybank x BlakelyRoutledge

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“Fuck, I shouldn’t have done that, I’m sorry” JJ panicked stepping away from me and all I could do was just stand there in shock. “I just fucked up everything, didn’t I?” He asks me, “Blake, talk to me please, say something…. Fuuuuuck” he says interlacing his hands on the back on his head.

“Jay…” I whisper and he immediately stopped and looked at me waiting, “what was that?” I asked

“I done did it, so here I go, I’m gonna put it all fucking out there, ight? I’ve wanted to kiss you for years, all these girls, for a while some of them were just a way to get you out of my head, cause I knew John B would be pissed if we ever got together, so I turned to other stupid fucking distractions and for a while it worked, and then it didn’t. That night at the party, yes we made out, but I walked away not long after, I haven’t been able to hook up with anybody in forever. I like you Blakely, I have for years, but for whatever reason here recently, those feelings have become even bigger and harder to ignore. And maybe seeing you be extremely friendly with Rafe is what set it off months ago, I don’t know, but that’s why I’ve been so pissed off, I just couldn’t stand the thought of him having you, it’s bad enough knowing y’all have kissed, I couldn’t handle more. I want you Blake, I want our bickering to be our bickering even more, I want us to be together and not just teasing John B about the possibility of it. I love you Blakely… But obviously you don’t feel like that, so I’m sorry for kissing you, I’m sorry for yelling, and I’m sorry for talking to you the way I did the other night, but I’ll leave you alone, sorry I fucked it all up…” he said running his hand through his hair, keeping our eyes locked for a few more seconds, before turning to walk towards the dock.

He just confessed everything to me and I’m still standing here like a brick wall. I watch him start to untie the boat from the dock and I immediately snap back to reality, I close my mouth before a freakin fly could decide to fly in and take off running to the dock to finally get everything off my chest.

“Jay!” I say grabbing his arm before he hopped into the boat. I felt his arm tense slightly under my hand and he continued to look ahead. “Look at me” I say reaching up to put my hand on his cheek to urge him to look down at me but he clenched his jaw and kept a stern look towards the brush along the water, “I’m not saying what I wanna say till you’re looking at me” I tell him

“You really ain’t gotta tell me you don’t feel the same way, you didn’t kiss me, there’s my answer” he said leaning down to grab the rope and throwing it into the boat before stepping onto the deck of the boat himself, heading towards the ignition.

“I love you too JJ” I say quickly before he can turn the key. He keeps his head down, looking at the wheel.

“What?” He asked finally looking at me, to which I’m met with bloodshot watery eyes now…

“I love you too, always have, always will” I tell him again

“You’re not just saying that?” He asked sincerely

“Absolutely not, come here you idiot” I say holding out my hand for him but instead he pulls me onto the boat with him and wraps his arms tightly around me as I do the same to him.

“Why didn’t you kiss me back asshole?” He chuckles

“your breath stunk” I laugh as he pinches my sides playful

“No it does not” he argues

“I’m plaaaayin, had to lighten the mood” I say leaning back to look up at him, “but honestly, I was in shock, I’ve wanted to kiss you for as long as I can remember, my whole body just froze”

“We’ve kissed before” he points out

“Not a for real kiss, those were always for games or just being mean to John B” I explain

“Well I counted them” he smirks

“Ofcourse you did” I smile

“Can I get a your version of a for real kiss now, since I did kinda embarrass myself back there” he says throwing his thumb back to where we were a few minutes ago.

“Hmm, I’ll think about it” I wink before pulling away to head for the ice chest, “want a beer?” I offer him as I start to lift the lid

“Fuck that beer” he says walking up to me and pulling me to stand back up, and grabbing ahold of my face and leaning down to place his lips on mine. This time, I finally kiss him back, for real. I reach up to wrap my arms around his neck as I feel his hands cup my thighs to lift me up so I’m finally level with him. I wrap my legs around his waist while he has one hand keeping me in place and the other on my face, deepening the kiss as much as possible.

“I love you so fucking much Blakely Routledge” he whispers against my lips as I smile

“I love you so much too” I peck his lips again

“And yeah, that’s kiss, TOTALLY different then all the others, and it was so fucking worth the wait” he says putting my feet back on the ground.

“Told you so” I wink up at him

“Blakely Ann Routledge, what the fuck are you doing?” We hear yelling from the yard, making us turn around quickly to see the whole crew back. Kie and Sarah smiling like idiots behind John B, Pope is just in shock, and then there’s John B, red a damn tomato, speed walking towards us.

“Listen man, we were gonna tell you, it just sorta happened, I’m sorry, don’t be mad at Blakely, be mad at me!” JJ yells, hurrying up to start the boat, groaning when it sputters and doesn’t want to crank up quickly.

“Don’t you dare fucking leave J!” John B yells just as the motor finally decides to be in our favor.

“Totally can’t follow that rule at the moment captain, I uh, gotta get me and the treasure out of troubled waters, yeah, well uhhh, see you in a few hours, cold beers in the fridge, we’ll be back when you won’t kill us” JJ yells backing the boat up quickly and speeding away from the very pissed John B and smiling and waving, Kie and Sarah.

JJ gives them all a final salute before pulling me into his side, wrapping an arm around me. “Since he knows, want to go ahead and make it official?” He smiles down at me

“Absolutely, the hard part is over with” I laugh looking up at him

“So you wanna be my girlfriend?” He asks wiggling his eyebrows

“Without a doubt” I say leaning up and kissing his cheek while he did a little happy dance behind the wheel making me laugh.

“Might as well make the most of it, cause I know when we go back, he’ll probably ban me from the chateau” he says

“There’s always my window, Maybank” I wink at him as he smirks down at me.

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A/N: I hope y’all enjoyed it, I have more ideas coming, some are done and some are still in the making. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! xoxo

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Good Outcome Maybe?

Part 3

JJMaybank x BlakelyRoutledge

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After a few days of absolutely no communication between me and JJ after that night, I was pissed. The pogues were all picking up on it and shockingly, JJ never said a word to John B about this “date.” The tension was hard and heavy and everyone knew it. And about that “date” with Rafe, never happened. I got dressed up all cute and went down to The Wreck and told Kie everything.

“Wasn’t JJ at the chateau?” Kie asked

“Yep, kinda why I got a little more dressier than…ever, we haven’t talked in days, I’m trying to get something out of him, is that stupid?” I ask putting my hands over my face

“Not exactly stupid, I mean, at that point, I probably would have done the same exact thing.” She slowly agrees

“I don’t even understand what the huge deal would be with him if I did go out with Rafe, like I don’t want to but still? I’m so sick of the ‘kooks vs Pogues’ bullshit”

“Blakely, do you really not see it?” She raises her eyebrows

“What?”

“Yes, Rafe would be a whole other issue in hisself but more than anything, I feel like JJ has an issue with you”

“Kie, obviously he has an issue with me” I state yet obviously again

“No, you idiot! He likes you! He has for probably forever” she said slapping the side of my head lightly

“No he doesn’t Kie, if he did, he wouldn’t be all up on different girls every night” I argue

“Blakely, think about it. The way he looks at you, the way when he has multiple choices of who to sit by, who to dance with, who to do literally anything with, it’s you. It’s always been you. The smile and eyes he gives you is very different compared to what the rest of us get. Don’t even get me started on how many times I catch him staring at you, getting all blushy, and the adoration in those eyes. There’s something there. So knowing JJ, you’re what he feels like he can’t have, not only because of John B, but now Rafe too. You know how he is and you obviously know where your heart is at too. So get it together” she urges me with a big Kie smile.

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Now for the past 2 days, I have stayed in my room or in the water surfing, just thinking. What about John B? What about if me and JJ do like each other, is John B going to disown us? If we break up, will it ruin the dynamic between all of us? Is it worth trying and not knowing what could happen?

I was walking back to the chateau after surfing by myself for a while. When I got back, I noticed that the Twinkie was gone, hinting that the house was probably empty. I lay my surf board up against the house before walking in. Immediately noticing a shirtless JJ on the couch with his arms covering his eyes. I quietly walk to the fridge to grab a beer and go to my room to grab my phone, before going back outside and heading to the hammock.

I turned my music on and just soaked in the sun, taking a few sips of my already warm beer every now and then. I hear the door of the chateau open and close quickly before I hear footsteps coming closer to me, but I continue to keep my eyes closed, feeling my heart beat rise and my nerves going all over the place.

“Need another one?” JJ, for the first time in almost a week, asked me

I open my eyes as they land on his hand right in front of my face holding an ice cold beer. “Thanks” I say

“Mhm” he says barely audible before taking a seat in the chair across from me. I crack the bottle open, taking a swig before closing my eyes again, not quite sure what I need to do.

“You gonna talk to me?” JJ shoots making my eyes pop back open quickly.

“Okay… how are you doing?” I ask sitting up, letting my legs hang off the side of the hammock adjusting my bathing suit top

“Oh I’m just fine and dandy Blakely,” he sarcastically smiles, “how are you and your little kook?” He now asks

“Is that what this is about?” I ask

“I’m just trying to make sure he ain’t trying to kill you already, since, ya know, that’s kinda his thing, but apparently not with you though, right?” He sassily says as I chuckle rolling my eyes

“Jay, don’t start this, okay?” I say and he throws his head back and groans

“I don’t see what you see in him!” JJ finally says before standing up to come stand in front of me, waiting for an answer

“This is the first time we’ve talked in a week, can we not argue right now?” I plead

“Fuck that Blakely, you and him are the problem, so I wanna know. Make me understand why you think you should be with him and I’ll let it be” he tells me

“I didn’t go” I mumble looking down

“Do what?” He asks putting his forefinger under my chin lifting my head to look at him

“Rafe and I didn’t go on a date” I say softly

“You litterly walked out of the chateau looking like a million bucks and you’re now trying to tell me you didn’t go on a date with him? If that’s the case, then who did you go out with?” He asks keeping eye contact with me, with a very stern look on his face too

“Nobody, I went to the wreck and talked to Kie.” I answer

“Why?” He asked

“Because I lied and told you we were going out when that never happened, and then after you talked to me, part of me just wanted to hurt your feelings like you hurt mine and that’s stupid, I know, but it’s done now, so I’m sorry, truly, for lying to you” I explain everything

“So…. You haven’t been going out with Rafe the past few days when you would just disappear?” He asks watching me closely

“I’ve been surfing” I answer

“Alone?” He asks as I nod, “okay, what’s going on up there in that head of yours, you only surf alone when you wanna think”

“Can we talk about that part later?” I plead quietly

“Why not right now?” He ask

“Because I’m not ready JJ, not yet” I explain

“Well I am” he says crossing his arms

“Why does any of this even matter JJ, you are up against a new girl every freaking night, why are you so obsessed with me and my so called love life???” I point out, raising my voice some

“You do realize I haven’t talked to anybody since the night I seen you leave with Rafe, right?”

“Yeah right” I roll my eyes putting my hand on my hip looking up at him

“Ask your brother, he was trying to get me to hook up with some chick the night you left in that dress, and guess what, I didn’t do it.” He tells me

“Well maybe you should’ve” I said starting to walk past him to get into the chateau.

“Blakely” he called out but I kept walking, “Blake!” He yelled in a irritated tone and that’s when i stopped on my heel and slowly turned around, pissed as all get out

“Don’t you ever yell at me like that again” I said, feeling my adrenaline go through the roof, not knowing what else was going to come out of his mouth, but when I lock eyes with him, I notice a hint of amusement in his eyes, that little sparkle in his eye standing out, and then I notice the little smirk playing at his lips right before he speed walks over to me, “what are y-“ I started to ask him but quickly got cut off when his lips landed on mine and his hands cupping my head.

Out of pure shock, I stood there and couldn’t move, I was just extremely pissed off and now everything I’ve ever wanted has just happened and all I can do is just stand here…. Not kissing him back….

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Good Outcomes Maybe?

Part 2

JJMaybank x BlakelyRoutledge

Authors note: I’m baaaack 🤞 again, sorry for going MIA but I do hope you continue to enjoy this story and any coming in the near future. As usual, feedback is always appreciated. xoxo 💗

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On the way back to the chateau, Rafe and I had a nice talk and mini jam session, like normal. With everything Rafe has done, I’m still extremely cautious with him, but in a weird way, I still trust him. But since he did all the bullshit, our friendship has been more of a love hate relationship. I call him out on his bullshit, I tell him off and he just takes it and smiles back.

When we finally pull up to the chateau, he places his hand over my wrist, “you sure you don’t need anything?” He asks

“Yeah, I’m good, I think I just got sick from what I ate earlier” I reassure him

“Okay, well if you need anything, you have my number, yeah?” He mentions

“I should” I tell him

“I think you should start using it more often” he smiles

“I bet you do” I laugh, “anything else your highness?” I sassily ask

“Hmm…. actually, yeah, since I kind bought you whiskey and tequila and then it got handed off to your little pogues, I think I deserve another kiss” he explains putting his hands up in defense

“Or I could just pay you cash” I argue

“I prefer payment in kiss form, more exciting” he explains

“You urke my nerves child” I laugh rolling my eyes

“Child?!?! I’m older than you thank you very much” he says cocking an eyebrow

“And you still act like a child” I tease

“I would just call it persistence, till I get it done” he defends smiling

“You’re so stupid” I laugh leaning back against the head rest looking over at him, rolling my eyes, yet again.

“You better be careful, gonna make them get stuck like that” he mocks me

“That would be great, I wouldn’t have to see you clearly again forever” I laugh slapping at his arm playfully making him shake his head

“Ha. Ha. Ha. Sooo funny” he says, “get out of my truck” he laughs pointing at the door

“Daaang, can’t even come open it for me?? So mean Rafey” I pout jokingly

“If I come over there, I’m getting a kiss” he states

“Sure you are” I roll my eyes as he quickly jumps out of the driver seat and speeds to the passenger door, swinging it open quickly with his eyebrows raised as he cages me in the truck, putting one hand up on the truck frame and using his body to block the rest of my exit.

“You act like we ain’t kissed a million times before” he points out, “what will one more hurt?”

“Oh my gosh you get on my nerves. Come here dumbass” I say leaning towards him as he smiles real big before placing his lips on mine.

“I knew you couldn’t resist” he mumbles against my lips before I pull away

“In your dreams buddy”

“I know you didn’t just call me buddy” he ask helping me step out of his truck

“Sure diiiid” I laugh

“I don’t like that” he states looking down at me

“Sucks to suck buddy” I shrug my shoulders

“I’ll give y—“ Rafe starts to say before I cut him off

“Don’t even think about finishing that sentence” I laugh before walking towards the front door as he laughs with me

“Call me sometime, will ya?” He hollers as he makes his was to the driver side

“I’ll think about it” I smile, waving him off before walking into the house heading straight for the shower.

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At some point I’m woken up by laughter and a bunch of whispers. I roll my eyes getting myself out of bed to walk out into the hall, only to be met with Pope on the floor and the rest of the crew looking down at him.

“What did y’all do to him??” I ask quickly running over to check on him

“It was your tequila” JJ said sharply looking over at me with daggers in his eyes.

“Why didn’t y’all take it from him?” I ask

“Cause it was funny honestly, plus he was having the time of his life” John B explained

“Good grief” I chuckle, “shouldn’t we get him in a bed or something?” I ask

“We’ll just throw him on the couch with JJ” Sarah answers as we all take a limb or his head and walk him over to the couch.

“Alright, I’m hitting the sack” John B says pulling Sarah towards his room.

“Where’s kie?” I ask JJ walking into the kitchen to grab a water for Pope if he wakes up.

“Dropped her off at home” He dryly states fluffing his pillow

“Oh… you okay?” I ask putting the water bottle on the floor next to Pope, placing my hand on my hip looking down at JJ

“Yep” he says, popping the p

“Okaaay.. well I guess I’ll go back to bed, goodnight” I turn heading towards my room feeling his eyes burning into my back.

I crawl into bed and find my phone to see what time it is but only to see a few texts from Rafe. I open it to see read all of them, “Hey, just texting so Ik you have my number” “Glad I got to see you tonight, hope to see you soon” “let me know if you need anything, don’t hesitate babe” I start to reply but drop my phone when my bedroom door opens to reveal a pissed off looking JJ, walking right in and quietly closing the door before turning to look at me.

“Can I help you?” I say sitting up turning my phone off in the process

“What the fuck was that?” He asked

“What was what?”

“Rafe.” He said coldly

“JJ, we’ve been over this-“ I start to say but he quickly cuts me off

“Yeah it’s always “we’re just friends” but guess what, we’re just friends too, and he looks alot more cozier with you then we do” he argues

“That’s just Rafe” I look at him

“Yeah, when he just wants to fuck” JJ rolls his eyes

“Get out” I say staring at him, his eyes finally making contact with me

“You’re just mad cause you know I’m right” he says, still standing there

“No, you’re not right,” I say standing up walking to the door and opening it for him, “I’m mad cause you’re one to fucking talk”

“What did I do? I didn’t run off” he says

“Then who’s the skank you were making out and groping up against tonight with, JJ?” I ask cocking an eyebrow watching as he immediately shut up.

“That’s different, Blakely” he argues as I roll my eyes

“How?”

“Cause your sneaking off with Rafe, a fucking kook, she wasn’t a kook”

“Grow the fuck up JJ, forget the kooks vs pogue bullshit and do what you want. If you wanna be kissing on random folks every night then do you, but don’t be talking down on me when I don’t even do shit”

“You fucking kissed him too!” He points out

“A kiss for free liquor and weed, but I’ll keep that in mind next time, full on make out and grope against him instead. Night J” I say pushing him out of my room but he stops the door from closing.

“Do you like him?” He asks with hopeful eyes

“Maybe I do, got a date with him in a few days” fuck I lie straight through my teeth, but I was pissed at him. Maybe not the best way to handle it but it’s out in the open now.

“He’s just gonna fuck you over” he says crossing his arms

“I guess just like you fuck over all the girls at parties too, right?” I say finally able to shut the door.

I lean my forehead against the door, closing my eyes. Yes, Rafe is attractive and I love him but just as friends. He’s always been somebody that had my back in situations, even though there was a lot of bad blood between us for a while. But no matter what, my heart has always and forever be JJ’s. Seeing him flirt and hook up with girls every time I turn around shatters my heart. Why did I just tell him I have a date with Rafe. I ask myself before groaning and flopping on the bed, hoping I can actually get some sleep now.

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Hey guys, sorry I went MIA.

I have been dealing with some personal health issues and then lost a very close family member and just haven’t had the motivation to do much of anything. I have been writing some here and there, when I felt up to it, and I plan to be back in the grove asap.

I love y’all and I hope y’all have had a great start to the week 🩵

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Good Outcomes Maybe?

Part 1

JJMaybank x BlakelyRoutledge

Authors note: Feedback is always greatly appreciated! Thanks to each and every one of you for all your support you’ve given me. Love you guys! 💗

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Since John B and JJ have been inseparable since third grade, I basically grew up having two brothers that gave me a hard time any chance they got but gave hell to anybody else that tried. Having both of them around was both a blessing and a curse at times, but they did keep life interesting to say the least.

The whole gang was currently sitting around the porch of the chateau talking about the plan for the night. I had my legs swung over JJ’s lap while my head was in Kie’s.

“I don’t understand why we don’t just go to the beach party tonight” I say

“Because not all of them like us like they like you, remind me again, how did you pull that off?” John B asked

“I don’t know, I just don’t give in to the whole pogues vs kooks thing. We’re all people, have respect” I defend

“It’s cause your sisters hot, bro” JJ says taking a chug from his beer as John B sends him a death glare making all of us laugh

“And I’m not?” John B asks trying to pose sexy

“Oh yeah, the sexiest mother fucker on the island” JJ sarcastically agrees

“J, that’s you, remember?” I tease sarcastically sitting up and placing my hand on his arm sweetly, winking at him, as he places his hand on my leg looking at me in a sarcastic awe

“I hate when y’all do that” John B says acting like he’s gonna puke

“And that’s exactly why we do it” I tease as he rolls his eyes

“I hate you” John B says

“So beach party?” I ask looking around the group

“I’m always down for some pogue vs kook action” JJ says as I swat at his arm giving him a warning glare

“One hint of something sketchy, we’re leaving” John B says

“Where’s Sarah anyways?” Kie asks

“Should be here any minute” He says smiling at us

“Can you remind me again why I can’t date a kook since you are?” I ask cocking an eyebrow at John B

“Um because you have me first off” JJ cuts in

“Shut up J, and because, I don’t need you dating somebody like Rafe, Topper, Kelce, or any of those scumbags, find a decent one and we’ll talk” John B says

“Rafe is temping, not gonna lie” I admit

“Blakely, what the fuck, I’m gonna pretend you didn’t say that, that dude is fucking insane” Kie asks looking at me

“I’m jokinnnn, but you know he’s gotta be kinky” I joke making everyone groan

“I got all the kinkiness you need, right here” JJ jokes reaching over and squeezing my thigh making John B’s eyes bug out

“On that note, I’m out” Pope says walking into the house

“Dude, chill, that’s my sister” John B threatens coming over to slap his hand away making me and JJ laugh

“He hates us” I say laughing leaning my head on JJ’s shoulder

“So much” he chuckles taking another sip

That’s the relationship JJ and I have had for a few years now, I guess we found out we could flirt and be lovey dovey enough with each other to get by and not need a hookup, that we just ran with it. Plus, it’s great when trying to aggravate John B, cause he knows it’s all jokes regardless. Don’t get me wrong, JJ is amazing, would totally go for him but I don’t think that would go over too well. Sometimes I wonder if all the joking is completely jokes or if there is some seriousness on both ends. No line is ever really crossed cause we just laugh it all off, I mean cause obviously it wouldn’t work, especially with the no pogue on pogue macking rule, except for a few games we’ve played, and the fact that it would be John B’s sister and best friend.

“Hey guys” Sarah says walking up the steps

“Hey babe” John B says walking over to her giving her a kiss

“So what are we doing tonight?” She asks

“Beaaaach party!” I yell reaching over to pull the joint away from JJ’s lips and in between mine, keeping eye contact with him as he breaths out. “Dont look at me like that Maybank” I warn

“Or what princess?” he says sitting up and leaning closer to me

“Jay, what the fuck” John B says making me and JJ laugh and John B reaches over and pulls me off the couch and pushes me towards the door, “go!” He tells me making me laugh but JJ starts to stand up, “you sit!” John B tells him

“Johnny, she’s got my joint, that shit wasn’t cheap” JJ says as I turn around, sticking my tongue out at him, running inside when he starts coming after me before John B stops him as I laugh behind the screen door.

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When we get to the party, I immediately make my ways towards the free booze, and of course bumping into the kook king along the way.

“Hey, there’s my favorite little pogue princess” Rafe says pulling me into his arms

“Hey Rafe” I say pulling away, “how are you?”

“I’ve been good, taking over the family business, how are you, your little gang here?” He ask taking a sip of his drink looking around.

“Yeah, they’re somewhere, and I’m good, just wanting to get a drink” I inform him

“Come here, I’ll give ya the good shit” he says pulling me over to a fire where Barry was sitting with a few other people.

“Country club and pogue princess, what a mix” Barry says giving me a wink

“Fix her up man, on me” Rafe tells him keeping his hand on my back, “what ya want?”

“I thought we were getting alcohol” I laugh

“He’s got some heavier alcohol with him, but he’s got the normal too” Rafe smiles

“I’ll take some weed annnd ya got some tequila and whiskey?” I ask Barry

“Ice cold” Barry smiles at me pulling the bottle out of his ice chest along with a little baggy of weed.

“Thanks Barry” I smile up at him

“Welcome princess” he says as me and Rafe walk back towards a tree that had fell, sitting on it.

“You know, I really don’t understand why you still hang out with all of the pogues, we all love having you on this side of the island” Rafe says

“We’ve talked about this” I tell him pulling the cap off the bottle of whiskey taking a swig

“I know, but I’m serious, you fit in here, your the only pogue I actually care about” Rafe admits

“Well thanks but, the cut will always be home. Maybe one day, you’ll decide to be patient with all of us and not just me” I say

“I wouldn’t count on it princess” he says

“Yeah yeah” I laugh, “do I owe you anything for this?” I ask

“I’ll take a kiss as payment” he smirks, looking up at me.

“You’re ridiculous” I laugh

“You like it” he winks

“You wish, come here asshole” I laugh pulling him towards me, kissing his lips. Rafe placed his hand on the side of my neck to not only keep me in place, but to make the kiss deeper as I felt his tongue run across my bottom lip asking for entrance. I pat his chest and pull away.

“When you wanna give one of us men a chance, let me know” he winks as I playfully push his chest

“One of us men as in what? A kook?” I ask

“Well yes ma’am, let somebody spoil you” he smiles

“Awe” I say walking over to stand between his legs, running my hand over his buzzed head, “maybe if you weren’t a killer, I would, but like you said, I wouldn’t count on it” I say tapping his cheek walking away backwards watching as his eyes darkened on me

“Sometimes I really hate you” he yells over at me

“Hey, this is progress, you’re not running after me, I’m proud!” I say loud enough only he can hear me.

“Go on you little shit head” he says laughing making me laugh

“Hope to see you never, country club” I smile raising the two bottles of alcohol towards him before turning around and trying to find the pogues.

When I found everybody, I handed them the bottles, trying to find JJ, “wheres Jay?” I ask Kie

“Last I seen, he went over that way” she says pointing towards the trees, that were close by where me and Rafe were.

I eased my way over there and went to looking for him, I heard a quiet moan before I finally seen him. Pushing some blonde girl up against the tree, kissing her.

I felt my heart drop and shatter into a million pieces.. why do I feel like this? We’re just friends so why do I feel like I need to throw up right now. I feel my heart pound against my chest and everything just felt numb besides the pounding and the nausea. I turn around and run towards the ocean, immediately throwing up.

“You good princess?” I look up to see Barry walking over

“Yeah” I claim, mainly for myself than him.

“Cmon, I got some water” he says urging me to john him at his little fire which I quickly agree, going to sit on the log he was previously sitting on, waiting as he pulled the bottled water out of the ice chest handing it to me.

“Thank you” I mumble

“No problem” Barry says, “need me to grab country club?” He asks

“Can you find Kie or Sarah?” I plead and he nods standing up and walking off. I eventually see Sarah and Kie walking towards me quickly.

“You okay babe?” Sarah asks

“Yeah, I just think I’m ready to go home” I say

“You sure? You’re the main reason we came” Kie says

“Yea, I’m sorry”

“No no it’s okay, I just wanna make sure nothing happened, not like you to leave a party early” She said rubbing my back.

“First time for everything I guess” I chuckle glancing up, seeing JJ and the blonde girl coming back to the party.

“You want us to go with you?” Sarah asks

“No, y’all stay, have fun, I see a few people heading out, I’ll catch a ride with them” I say knowing I just planned on walking

“You sure?” They ask and I smile up at them nodding

“Positive, I’ll text you when I get home” I assure them as we all stand up, them walking back towards where the boys were and me heading towards the street. As I get closer to where all the cars are parked, I come to a stop when I hear my name being yelled. I turn around and find Rafe walking towards me

“You okay? Barry said he seen you throwing up” he says

“Yeah, just ready to go home” I answer

“The pogues not going with you?” He asks

“No, I told them to stay” I say

“How are you getting home?” He asks

“My feet” I answer

“Alright smartass” he laughs, “I was about to head out anyways, just let me take you home” he says

“I couldn’t ask you to do that” I say

“You’re not asking, I’m offering, I’d much rather know you were home safe and not still on the road” he says urging me forward to walk towards his truck

“Are you sure you don’t mind?” I ask

“I wouldn’t have asked if I didn’t want to” he says as I roll my eyes

“Okay, but no funny business Cameron” I say pointing at him walking towards his truck.

“Yes ma’am, no funny business” he says going to open the passenger door for me waiting for me to climb in. When I look up, I can faintly make out JJ looking our way, when Rafe gets in the driver seat, I watch JJ shake his head and look down.

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