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𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗦(𝗦);
❝𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦?❞

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The bathroom was small, a sink and toilet crammed together in a five by six box, but it was private. It was a 'family' restroom, so neither would be questioned for walking out, and it was far enough in the back of the store that y/n's "I got lost and sidetracked" wouldn't be hard to believe. There was only one problem.

The door didn't lock.

Which is what got her caught lip-locking with Rafe Cameron in the itty bitty bathroom in the back of a thrift store.

"K-Kie! It's not what it looks like-" That was a lie. It was exactly what it looked like.

"Yeah we were just uhh passing each other!" Rafe offered. If 'passing each other' is the new way to say swapping spit, then yes, that's exactly what they were doing.

Kiara Carrera of course knew what was going on. She knew that her best friend was in the bathroom making out with her brother's sworn enemy, for the reason she also knew that JJ would kill his younger sister if he ever found out.

Why the two were kissing, was a bit harder to grasp, but the other girl nodded, pursing her lips, "I'll keep my mouth shut." And she walked away without another word.

Of course in true best friend fashion, that was not the end of that discussion. There was a sleepover where everything was thoroughly discussed.

"Why him?" Kie asked.

Aiming a quizzical look towards her best friend, y/n popped a few candies into her mouth, "What do you mean?"

"Why out of all people on this island, in the god-damned world, do you pick Rafe?" Kiara scrunched up her face and said his name as if she were talking about a deadly disease.

"Because." y/n chewed up her mouthful of chocolate and pondered on the thought, "He makes me feel different I guess. As cliche as that sounds. He gives me the butterflies that you hear about in movies, he makes me smile, he makes me laugh, he makes me...happy."

"You sound like the main character in a coming of age rom-com." Both girls burst out in a fit of laughter, falling onto Kiara's bed.

"Shut up!"

"Does he treat you right?"

"Yeah. Hell yeah, he does. He takes me out on dates, not just big fancy ones with lots of bling, he knows I'm not all about that, so, last week, he took me out on his boat right. He had candles and chocolate-covered strawberries. I thought he was going to pull out a bottle of his mom's fancy champagne, but he pulled a six-pack out from behind him, and when I laughed, the cheesiest grin spread across his face. It was so cute," y/n thought that was it but after shoving another hand full of m&m's into her mouth, she looked up to find Kiara staring at her, urging for y/n to keep going, "He holds my hand and asks me about my day whenever we get the chance to hang out. He brings me out with his friends and shows me off. As long as we're not in a public place, cause if word got around to JJ, he would no longer have a hand to hold mine with. And, before you ask, no we haven't had sex yet."

Kiara almost looked surprised but let her face relax. Rafe was treating her best friend as she should be treated. And really, that's all that mattered, "And you love him?"