Adore you. [Rafe Cameron]

You are so good at golfing Cameron

I find Rafe outside in the garden on a bench with his head in his hands.
I sit beside him and he looks up at me with red puffy eyes he looks like he was crying but it may be just me for the reason not being able so see very well since it dark out. We sit there in silence for a minute or two until I decided to speak up.

"Rafe?"

"Yeah?"

"Why do you do it ?" I ask genuinely curious. He looks at me.

"Um I don't know I mean I guess because it distracts me from all the shity stuff going on around me and it makes me feel happy. I don't usually feel happy. It makes me feel like I belong I guess" he tells me

"But I also can stop if I want to. Yeah I can stop" he says sounding like he is trying to convince himself more then me.

"Why did you tell Topper to do it?"

"I wasn't thinking I. I just um I- I don't know I'm sorry I'm really sorry." He says well running his hands through his hair.

"Topper is a good kid and shouldn't get in to that stuff and I really care about him. God I'm so stupid." He explains

"Promise me you will keep him out of whatever you are doing?" I ask

"I will"
"I promise" he says

"Rafe?" I ask

"Clara" he says

"Are you ok? Like are you really ok?"

"Yeah." He says.

"Let's go in ok?" I tell him we both head inside I go to my room to find topper asleep in my bed. He must have passed out after telling everyone to leave.

I get changed and stuff before getting into bed. I feel the bed move and then crying I look over at Topper and see him Hugging a pillow.

"Hey Top what's wrong?" I ask him as he just turns over and hugs me.

"I'm sorry and I miss dad even though he was an abusive drug addict." He tells me.

"I know what you mean. You miss the father you wished you had" I explain

After a while of us talking about random things Topper says something weird.

"You like Rafe don't you?"

"No I don't like Rafe what are you talking about?"

"I see the way you look at him and I see the way he looks at you."he tells me

"You are full of shit now go to sleep" I tell him.
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I woke up to mom yelling at us for the mess we left from the party.

After her yelling and Topper and me cleaning the house. We decided to go golfing with Rafe.

"Hey, uh you didn't tell Sarah about last night did you?" Topper asks Rafe.

"Are you kidding me with the way she runs her mouth?
Hell no" Rafe says as he hits the ball and it almost hits someone.

"Hey come on man!" The man yells Rafe yells back.
"Shut up!"

"You are so good at golfing Cameron." I tell him he glares at me.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! I don't think he is a member" Rafe says

"Rafe it's fine" I say

" Let's just go get your ball Rafe." Topper says.

"They put a gun to your head, bro. That's fine. It's fine. Let's go."Rafe says

"Rafe let's just get your ball." Topper says.I start to go get his ball thinking they are following. I see Rafe trying to get something from Pope and him shaking his head then Rafe punched him.

"RAFE!" I yell as I run to where they are.

Pope is laying on the ground as Rafe is just looking at him.

"Rafe what the fuck dude" I say as I help Pope up off the ground.

"His friend almost shot your brother" he tells me I look at him.

"Rafe he is not JJ this is Pope, Pope did not do anything." I tell him holding his face making him look at me. He nods I walk back over to Pope.

"I'm so sorry Pope. Are you ok?" I ask him.

"Yeah yeah thanks Clar." He says as he walks away.

"Hey Pope!" I yell. He turns to look at me.

"Do you need help with the rest of those?"I ask referring to what's left of the orders.

"No I'm fine there's not much left thanks to your asshole friend" he says glaring at Rafe who is pacing back and forth.

"Again I'm really sorry" I say

"It's not your fault just tell them to leave me the fuck alone please." He says looking like he is on the verge of tears.
"Bye Clar" he says walking away.
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Once we are home and after I yelled at Rafe a little more I decided to go paint finally.