THIRTY NINE

Background color
Font
Font size
Line height

"I was just coming from John B's" I tell him whilst I use my hand to shield the sun from my eyes.

"Come on we'll give you a ride" Rafe says with a smirk.

The look to my left to where I hear footsteps and see JJ looking between me and the car.

"No no that's fine." I smile shaking my head.

"You sure?" Topper asks me and I take one glance towards JJ and I can practically hear him yelling at me to not get in the car. Which of course makes me want to get in.

"Yeah I'm sure make sure to tell Sarah I say hi." I tell them with out a doubt they'll be seeing her before I do.

"I will do by the way love the bikini" Rafe compliments with a wink.

"Thank you I'll see you soon" I tell him with a smile and they drive off. Waving to me as they do so.

"Why is he here?" I hear JJ ask me and I turn to see him and run my hands through me hair.

"I don't know JJ he just pulled up next to me" I tell him with a sigh.

He doesn't reply but he shakes his head and walks straight passed me nudging my shoulder as he does.

I chuckle and turn in his direction and turn him around so he's looking at me.

"Why do you care?" I simply ask crossing my arms looking into his eyes.

"Huh?" He shakes his head.

"Look JJ whenever you've seen me and Rafe together you always give me this weird vibe. So what is it? Is it something against Kooks? Cause sorry to brake it to ya but I'm one too so is Kie. Or is it just Rafe? Why do you care?!" I rant easing my voice slightly as I reach the end of my sentence.

He doesn't answer but looks deep into my eyes like he want to say something but he's scared.

This is a side of JJ I've never seen...he's scared. JJ seems more of the fearless type, the type to do the most stupid things regardless of the consequences.

His hand raises and I flinch as it brings back memories of my aunt. I can tell he saw me flinch as he sighs tucking my hair behind my ear. His hand rests just under my jaw.

My previous anger has flown out of the window as he calms me down. I bring my hand and place it around his wrist.

"I don't know why I do but I can't stop caring. I've never cared this much about anyone ever" he tells me and as lovely as it is to hear. Plus I feel the same way. There is Kie I can tell she likes him and he clearly likes her.

Am I just easier? I've always been a sucker for love ever though it's stabbed me in the heart multiple times.

From what I've heard from Kie JJ has slept with many girls not including her. I don't want to be another one of them.

I know JJ well enough to know he wouldn't do that to me, would he?

"JJ we can't." I sigh and take my hand from around his wrist making his hand fall from my face.

"Why?" He questions almost annoyed at me.

"You know why JJ. I appreciate you always being there for me I really do more than you know. We have a great friendship and I don't want to lose that. Ever." I say most likely too fast for him to understand.

"Jess this-" he points his finger between to who of us. "-isn't only friendship and you know that. Don't deny it." He finishes bringing his hand back up to my face and I melt in his touch yet again.

"What the hell?" I hear Pope say and me and JJ technically jump away from one another.

"Are you two? Did you just?" Pope questions looking between me and JJ.

"No no we were just clearing something up" I shortly explain to Pope.

"Anyway we gotta go to mine Pops needs me" Pope says walking back towards the chateau.

"Where are you going?!" JJ shouts to Pope who turns around waking backwards for a second.

"Jess' car is still here it'll be quicker!" Pope yells back to us and we walk in his direction.

"Just for the record I know that there is something between us but JJ you have to understand that if we were to get together. Then we broke up I'd have no one it's not exactly hard to know that they'd all choose you over me. I get that you're all like a family"  I explain to him as we walk towards the chateau.

"You're apart of our family too and you always will be no matter what happens." He reassures me which makes me smile knowing they see me as one of them.

"You ready?" Pope questions stood next to the passenger side.

"Yeah one second" I answer as I go to grab my keys from the Twinkie and click my car open.

JJ and Pope begin to fight over who'll go in the front.

"You're literal children, you do know that don't you?" I chuckle shaking my head as I do so.

"JJ you can go in the passenger seat-" I begin but JJ interupts.

"Hahah suck it" JJ laughs in Popes face.

"-And Pope you can drive" i finish throwing Pope the keys.

"What? That's no fair" JJ complains throwing his hands in the air as he talks.

Pope laughs to himself as he walks around the car to yeh drivers side.

I get in the back and JJ gets in the passengers but not without a very dramatic sigh.

Pope gets in starting the car and is amazed when it fires up seeing all the options on the small screen.

"What should we listen to?" Pope asks pressing the music icon scrolling through my never ending list of songs.

"Whatever you want" I smile and he presses shuffle just like what I do.

I'm too indecisive to choose a song.

Pope the sets off driving I get the feeling that he's not very comfortable so I suggest to turn to air on so it cools us down a bit.

I reach forward from the back seat to do it as neither of them understood my explanation. It's quite awkward to do it to be fair to them.

Eventually we arrive and Popes and jump out the car. JJ slings his arm over my shoulder as we walk inside.

"Hey Pops" Pope greats his dad who flashes us a warm smile when he sees us.

"Your mothers asking for you" Heyward tells his son and Pope walks off to find his mother.

"JJ how've you been? I've not seen you in ages" Heyward smiles.

"I've been good yeah until Jess here let Pope drive her car instead of me." JJ explains making me roll my eyes knocking his arm off my shoulder with a chuckle.

"I hope he didn't brake it" Heyward laughs.

"He didn't he's quite a good driver actually" I compliment.

"Have we met yet miss?" Heyward questions we haven't properly met the only time we spoke was when we picked Pope up to go to the marsh.

"Not properly I'm Jessica it's lovely to meet you" I smile putting my hand out hoping he'll shake it.

"You too Jessica you seem like a lovely girl" he compliments giving me a small smile which I gladly.

"So how long have you you two been an item" Heyward smiles looking between me and JJ.

I look towards JJ who looks at me with a smile that he tries to hide.

"We're not together" I tell Heyward who looks surprised at my words.

"I'm sorry it's just the way you came in and you seem really close" Heyward shortly explains until he gets shouted by his wife.

"I see it's not just me that thinks so"JJ smirks putting his arm back around my shoulders pulling me closer to his chest.

"JJ you understand if we do this that you'll be dating a kook. That goes against your whole hating kooks thing." I tell him.

"I don't care. You're one of us now you were the second you stepped foot on that boat. " JJ smiles and I turn into his chest and put my arms around his torso hugging him.

"Okay" I smile into his chest.

"Jessica Angelina  Eppolonia will you be my girlfriend?" Asks with a huge smile plastered on his face.

"I'd love to" I smile back and rise up onto my tiptoes to bring our faces closer together. My hands go around his neck and his find their way to my waist.

I gently kiss him on the lips and he kisses back instantly smiling into the kiss.

I look behind his head and see my hands and the jewellery on my fingers.

The only one that stands out it the silver one the one that JJ gave me. All my jewellery is gold so it stands out.

"Now you finally have someone to call you 'my girl'" JJ smiles even though he's done that once already.

Although now it'll be true. Do you recon he liked me then as well?

I rest back onto my feet and JJ puts hi arm around my waist and Pope enters.

"John B's here"  he tells us and we walk outside to see John B in the Twinkie but no Kiara.

"Where's Kie?" I question getting in the back.

"She's at the wreak that's where we're going" John B answers as me and JJ get into the back. And Pope gets into the passenger seat.

We eventually arrive and I decide to go in and get her.

"Hey Miss Carrera is Kiara here?" I ask Kie's mother and she points to the familiar brunette.

"Hey Kie you coming John B apparently has some sort of 'master plan'" I explain with a small chuckle.

"No I'm good" she says brushing it off cleaning up messes that people have left.

"Come on Kie they drive me crazy" I complain shaking my head.

I eventually give in on trying to persuade her and walk out back to the Twinkie.

"She said she's not coming" I tell them as I walk towards to van getting into the back next to JJ.

"Shit. Wait a second I'll deal with it" John B says and gets out of the van.

"Jess your pocket is lighting up" Pope tells me pointing to my phone in my pocket.

I pull it out and see 'Sarah Cameron' written across the screen. Then I answer the call.

"Heyyy" I say cheerfully down the phone.

"Hiya we've bought most of your stuff there are some people that'll come and put them up in a couple hours" Sarah tells me.

"Woah that was quick" I laugh.

"Sure was" she says back.

"Thank you I really appreciate it" I smile though she can't see.

"It's all okay I have to go now thought I'd just tell you that"

"Okay I'll see you in a bit " I say and end the call. Just as I do Kie and John B arrive and Kie looks happier than she was when I went inside.

You are reading the story above: TeenFic.Net