Rafe and JJ Imagines

Bet- Part 2- JJ

After days of bawling her eyes out, hiding in her room and stuffing her face with every kind of junk food, Sarah and Kiara finally managed to entice Aaliyah out of her bedroom.
"I would really appreciate it if y'all would let me go back into my bed-"
"Nope. Not happening hun." Sarah smiled
Aaliyah sighed and sunk back into the chair of the car.
"Getting some vitamin D will be good for you." Kiara encouraged
"But getting vitamin D is risking seeing him." Aaliyah muttered
Sarah and Kiara shared a look of concern, " I don't think we'll be seeing much of him Lia." Kiara mumbled
Aaliyah raised her eyebrow, "what does that mean?"
Sarah sighed, "He's been worse than you- according to John B and Pope he's been drinking away his sorrows locked in his bedroom. He won't even come out to talk to the boys."

For some reason Aaliyah felt guilt- she quickly brushed the feeling off.
He's the one who should be feeling guilty.
I wasn't the one who made that bet.
"Well it's his own fault." Aaliyah muttered
Silence filled the car, the radio playing quietly in the background.
"He wants to talk to you." Kiara admitted
Aaliyah sucked in a deep breath, "yeah well there's nothing he can say or do that'll fix what he did."
Aaliyah had to stay strong, no matter how much she wanted to she couldn't run back to him. What would that show?

JJ leaned against his bed head, staring emotionlessly at the wall in front of him.
So many thoughts and regrets floated around his mind, he still couldn't believe what he had done.
He never wanted to make the bet, he didn't even expect anything to come out of it.
Aaliyah had been Sarah and Kie's best friend, he had never met her before but both girls spoke so highly of her.
He was very much off his face the night he made the bet, he didn't even realise who she was. But the next day Kie brought her to the chateau and he instantly fell for her.
He didn't want to let anyone know however, because then it would feel all too real. JJ has never had anyone love and care for him the way Aaliyah did, so he pretended he was still in the bet because well- he doesn't know how to react to emotions as strong as those.
He gripped the neck of the beer bottle and took a long swig of the liquid, letting it drown his emotions out.
He pulled out his phone and sent Aaliyah yet another text, begging her to let him see her.

Sarah and Kiara had managed to drag Aaliyah to the beach, she was incredibly skeptical due to it being awfully close to the chateau.
The three girls sat on the sand and talked for what seemed like forever, trying their best to take Aaliyah's mind off of JJ.
It half worked until she kept getting spammed by JJ with text messages. She tried her best to ignore them but he just sent so many of them.
"Here let me have that." Sarah spoke, taking Lia's phone and shoving it in her bag.
"How about we get in the water?" Kie suggested
As Aaliyah was about to answer she was cut off by a voice calling out to her.

"LIA!"
Aaliyah turned her head and frowned. She quickly stood up and grabbed her towel off the sand, speed walking the opposite direction.
"AALIYAH!" Sarah yelled
Aaliyah ignored her friends calls as she made her way down the beach.
"LIA!" A hand grabbed her wrist, spinning her around.
"Let me go John B." She said firmly
John B sighed and ran a hand through his messy locks.
"I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. But it seemed like he didn't care about it anymore and-"
"There's no excuses John B, what he did- what you knew about...it's unforgivable." She muttered angrily
"I know Lia! I have no excuse for my actions! But please I'm so sorry, I should've put a stop to it- I- I should of told you! I was a shitty best friend and I regret it so so much."
Aaliyah sighed and started to bite on her fingernails anxiously.
She jumped into John B's arms, wrapping him in her embrace.
"I forgive you. I know it's not your fault." She whispered
He hugged her tighter and kissed the side of her head.
"Thank you so so much Lia." He mumbled softly
"I know you probably don't want to hear this but- he's an absolute mess Lia. I've never seen him like this before."
And there it was again.
The unwanted feeling of guilt.
It washed over her like giant wave, it felt like she did him wrong. Even though it was the other way around. She loved him with all her heart- nothing could change that.
She pulled away from John B and ran a hand through her wavy hair.
"I should probably talk to him."

Aaliyah slowly walked up the steps to the door of the chateau. She nervously chewed at her nails once again. John B, Pope and the two girls waited on the porch, giving her reassuring smiles.
She took a deep breath and opened the door, walking into the house.
It was its usual mess, clothes and dirty dishes everywhere. But there was a lot more empty beer bottles scattered everywhere than there usually was.
The door to the spare room was wide open, she could see JJ lying on the bed holding a picture in his hands.
"JJ.." she called out quietly
He jumped from his position on the bed, his eyes wide with shock.
"Lia-" He choked, he couldn't tell if this was real or not- whether it was his mind playing games on him.
Aaliyah looked around the room, it was worse in here than any other part of the house.
"How could you let your room get this bad?" She questioned softly
JJ couldn't help it, he couldn't hold back the tears that welled up in his eyes.
"Baby- you're here?" He asked in disbelief
Aaliyah sighed and walked further into the room, slowly shutting the door behind her.
"JJ- we need to talk."
JJ quickly shot up, stumbling off the bed.
The picture he was holding caught her eye once again.
It was Aaliyah.
She was in a tight purple dress, standing on the beach smiling up at JJ as he held onto her tightly.
JJ noticed that she was looking at the picture that sat on the end of his messy bed.
"That's my favourite picture of us." He whispered
Aaliyah sighed and looked at him, his bright blue eyes meeting her hazel ones.
"I didn't expect you to ever come see me- but Lia please let me explain-"
"Ok."
JJ looked at her bewildered, never did he expect her to actually agree to hear him out.
She looked so calm yet so broken at the same time.
"I didn't expect anything to come out of the bet, I didn't even think Kelce would give me the money. I was so drunk and high that I just agreed to it- and I know that is no excuse for my actions. I didn't know you, all I knew was both Kie and Sarah talked so highly of you and they loved you a lot. When they brought you over that one day I instantly realised why they love you so much. I fell for you- hard. You're so caring, loyal, beautiful and friendly- you always find the beauty in others and you never fail to make anyone smile- including me. I forgot all about the bet- but I waited to have sex with you because you're special and I wanted it to be perfect. And I've never had anyone love and care for me the way you do, and I didn't know how to react to it so I lied and told John B I was continuing with the bet. But I love you so so much and I will do anything to make it up to you."

Tears streamed down both their faces, Aaliyah was torn- she so badly wanted to jump into his arms and tell him she forgave him yet she also wanted to yell and scream at him.
"Please say something Lia.." he pleaded
Aaliyah watched silently as he let the tears fall from his eyes, she seen the many emotions that swirled around his orbs.
He looked so broken, so hurt and guilty- yet she saw a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"I forgive you." She whispered
JJ gasped and wasted no time in wrapping her in his arms, twirling her around.
"Thank you! I love you so much Lia." He cried
Aaliyah smiled slightly and pulled him in for a long and passionate kiss.
She could taste his salty tears and alcohol on her lips- it reminded her how much she missed him.
She pulled away and placed her forehead against his.
"I love you too."
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Here's part 2! The ending wasn't the best, I lowkey sorta rushed the ending because I was torn between a few different endings and I ended up with this one lmao
I hope y'all enjoyed the imagine!
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