Anchor- A JJ Maybank Fanfic

2. The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse:
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{FLASHBACK}

"Topper! Topper w-wait! Slow down, I can't- I can't run that fast," I called out while moving to the grass side of the road, stopping to catch my breath. I bent down trying to inhale as much oxygen as possible. My curly, messy, damp hair all over my face while my tank top was drenched with sweat.

Today was not the day to look like fucking Medusa.

Topper looked back at me and chuckled, "You're tired already Star!? We haven't ran that long!"

"Yeah....says the athlete," I panted. I took a moment to breathe and sat down on the wet grass.

Topper reached up and bent down in front of me . He moved a chunk of hair out of my face and lifted my chin up with his index finger. "Can you run, or do I have to carry you in bridal style?" he joked as he was stroking my hair.

"Where the hell are we going Top?"  I asked impatiently.

Topper smiled and dove in to kiss my forehead, "Do you trust me?" he asked as he grabbed my hands and pulled me up from the grass.

"Yes, yes of course," I assured him, "But where are we-"

"Shhh," he cut me off and puts his finger on my lips to quiet me up, "Be patient baby, just a few minutes more," Topper removed his finger from my lips and gave me a small peck.

His soft eyes locked with mine for a moment which made my face heat up and the pit of my stomach flutter. I shifted my eyes towards his light pink lips and crashed my lips onto his.

Topper kisses me back while placing his huge hands in my hair. My hands shifted onto the back of his neck and gently pushed his lips more in order to kiss him deeper.

His tongue hit my bottom lip, waiting for an entrance. I opened my mouth allowing it to slide in, making it have contact with mine. Our tongues twirled and moved with one another like as if they had minds of their own. At that moment, Topper bit my lip gently which made me moan softly. I could feel Topper smiling and continued to dance with my tongue.

Seconds later, Topper pulled away,  making me whimper for wanting more of his soft lips.

"Let's save this energy for when we get to our destination" he winked .

I sighed, "Okay,  just don't make me break my own legs". 

Topper gave me a soft smile as he grabbed my hand and we both started running towards the direction of the east coast.

"We sho-should've taken the c-car," I breathed heavily. I felt like I was going to pass out, my legs felt sore from all the running that I didn't know if I was able to keep up.

I heard Topper laugh beside me, "Cars are overrated Mer" he looked up at the sky to see the sun starting to set, "We're almost there baby...we can't miss it" he grabbed my hand and started to run even faster.

I swore  that boy was gonna be the death of me one day, but if that were the case, I didn't care.

I'd follow him anywhere.

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We finally reached, what it seemed , the gateway of the famous Outer Banks Lighthouse. We both stopped running and looked at the long, tall, rounded  structure in front of us.

"Why are we at the lighthouse at this hour?" I asked. I looked at the sign in front of us, the text all capitalized and printed in red that read: