the current between us. (j.m)

.11

To say the last few day were a mess would be an understatement, but today River just wanted to see her friends and have a normal day on the water. "Ready?" Kie asked knocking on the guest room of john b's place. River had slept there the past few nights avoiding her mother so she didn't have to talk about the rafe situation.
"Yeah, i gotta get my book hold up!" The girl yelled back, not opening the door for good reason. River turned around throwing a pair of underwear at jj's face who laid naked under the comforter.
"I told you not to fall asleep in here!" She groaned, tying her curls to the top of her head. "You weren't saying anything last night after I fuck-"

"Finish that sentence and you'll never see me naked again."
The blonde stopped speaking immediately. He obeyed, getting up and running to the bathroom so he could exit without questions.
They hadn't talked about rafe or exactly what they were but he didn't care. JJ hadn't felt this good in a long ass time.
River on the other hand felt guilty. She didn't know why, she didn't know if it was because of rafe, or because she felt like she was hurting all the people involved . She was broke out of her thoughts when jj stuck his head in the door.
"don't forget to take your meds, we're all ready when you are."

She paused. Almost taking a step back. That little reminder, the little phrase that showed he cared, that showed he paid attention made her heart stop.
She walked to the door pulling him in and kissing him deeply. "You, jj maybank, make life a little easier to live."

His heart fluttered.
maybe..just maybe, she could be his.

-
" I swear to fuck if you splash me one more time i will remove your nuts with a fork." Kiara yelled, making all three boys cringe.  JJ was in the water, thrashing around, pope was arguing with kiara about something while john b sat next to river, who was reading.
"You never put the book down huh?" She smiled at him, but her eyes never left the soft words of poetry written across the pages. "I'm sorry." He mumbled, putting his hand on the book, pushing it to her lap.

jj had been watching since he walked over to her, he watched her face fall, and for some reason anger filled his veins. what did he say? why does she look pissed?

River stood up, slipping jj's tee shirt from last night over her head revealing a lavender bathing suit. jj had seen her naked a lot lately, but he still couldn't help but stare at the way her dark skin glowed. She hopped off the boat, going under water for a second before popping up. Kiara was next to jump in, the two boys followed. they raced like little kids, splashing and screaming, until the sun started setting.

Once the group docked at the chateau, jj grabbed rivers forearm. "Aye, we're gonna go back out, be back in an hour?" The blonde yelled toward his friend earning a thumbs up.
As he drove back out to the marsh, the three laughed walking inside.
"They're so fucking." Kiara spoke.
"Oh yeah for sure." John b tuned in, handing a beer to the girl. "I'm happy for him, he seems happy." Pope spoke next.
The three talked for awhile, before going their separate ways, no one really worried about the other two.
-
jj and River were in the middle ofthe water, a few feet away from the boat. The stars were shining down as well as the moon. Her legs were wrapped around his waist, his hands on the back of her thighs. The girl twisted strands of his wet hair around her finger, admiring its natural curl.
"What did JB say to you on the boat earlier?" He spoke, searching her face for an explanation.

"What? you jealous?" She giggled, but sighed when she realized his face was still. "He brought up rafe, i didn't wanna talk about it. that's it." She paused, realizing she had to tell the blonde at some point. "He hit me a few times, he pushed me into things, one time in got bad, i broke some ribs..." She sad casually.
"River that's not just some casual ex story, that's abuse." She sighed swimming toward the boat.

Once they both were on the boat, she slipped the shirt back over head, but was suddenly pulled and hugged. "Thank you for telling me." Was all he said, making her smile.
"This is an interesting little relationship we have." She responded, tucking her wet hair behind her ear.
"Which part? The constant sex or the fact that we act like a couple but we aren't?"
River slapped his arm harshly.
"Ow!"
He tried to grab her but she jumped away, before coming close and kissing him. They were both smiling into the kiss, the water splashing against the boat, and the frogs in the distance went quiet in their minds.
After a moment, the girl pulled away softly to catch her breath.
"We- we should get back to um-"

"So i can make you cum?"

"i literally hate you so fucking much."