JONES → JJ MAYBANK [hiatus]

008. the devil himself

Edited June 20, 2023 

𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 being shot and killed, Mackenzie found herself sitting in her car outside of the ridiculously large house she called home. Maybe it was her newfound somewhat friends, or possibly the near-death experience, but she was starting to realize just how pretentious her family's lifestyle was. For starters, she was sitting out front of her home stalling from going inside to discuss why she doesn't want to be present at dinner when the pouges were stalling eating dinner in general due to the lack of items to even eat.

Finally, Mackenzie decided to enter her home and face her parent's disapproval. Melanie Jones didn't even need to see who entered the house before automatically assuming it we her recently 'troubled' daughter.

"Do you care to share why we missed you at lunch? First, you have this minor falling out with Sarah and now Rafe is left wondering once again if your father and I are setting him up for embarrassment." Melanie narrowed her blue eyes at her daughter's disapproval.

Mackenzie rolled her eyes and tossed her dirt-covered shoes to the side, "You are setting him up for embarrassment. And major falling out, her boyfriend is a piece of shit."

"Watch your language," Alexander snapped coming into the foyer. "Whatever is going on between you and Sarah does not need to dictate Rafe for you. He is a good young man, a good young man who is taking you out tonight to a banquet for my new building proposal."

The young girl scrunched up her nose in disgust. She truly despised Rafe Cameron and couldn't quite wrap her head around the obsession her parents and nearly every girl on this island had with him. Sure he was very attractive and wealthy, but to the core, he was a horrible human being who used money and power to get what he wanted. The exact opposite of everything Mackenzie wanted to be known for.

"I won't bother to list all the other ways I'd rather be spending my evening," Mackenzie groaned as she pushed past her parents and head towards the staircase leading upstairs and to her bedroom, "instead I'll research ways out of an arranged marriage with a narcotic psychopath."

As she was nearly out of earshot Alexander yelled out, "Be proper tonight and show up Mackenzie and I won't question where you are coming from."

Up in her bedroom, Mackenzie found herself able to strip out of her dirty clothes and enjoy a long warm shower filled with her favourite body wash, lavender and green tea. Days ago, when Mackenzie had drunkenly slept with JJ she had left behind her scent on the pillow he currently refuses to wash as the smell was soothing to him. Oddly enough, lavender and honey had been the smell he associated with safety and his Mother.

Once out of the shower, she threw on a white tank top with blue jeans and decided that was more than enough effort for Rafe Cameron. She had nearly forgotten that her phone had service until it vibrated with a text message from the devil himself.

(5:30 pm) Rafe Cameron to Kenzie J: Wear something hot for me tonight 😘

(5:31 pm) Kenzie J to Rafe Cameron: Where am I meeting you?

(5:31 pm) Rafe Cameron to Kenzie J: Babe, you're riding in my car. I'll pick you up from your house at seven. What are you wearing for me?

Mackenzie decided that it was best to leave the conversation at that point for many reasons, the main one being that she had yet to see the pouges since the near-death experience and had less than two hours before Rafe was trying to swoon her.