Young Love ( JJ Maybank x Reader )

Chapter 13

"You okay?" You asked, glancing over at JJ, who was sitting silently in the passenger seat. "That was a stupid question. I'm sorry-"

"No, no. It's fine. It's just- it's stupid." He sighed, looking out the window.

"Hey." You said softly,  reaching over with your free hand and grabbing his. "You can talk to me."

JJ turned back towards you with a small smile, squeezing your hand.

"I know my dad wasn't a good man. But, sometimes he did try to be  good, you know? Sometimes he did try to be a good father and I know that was very rare, because most the times he was a fucking asshole and was drunk or high or both... but, I'm still going to miss him."

You glanced over at him, your eyes locking with his piercing blue ones before you turned your attention back to the road as you drove.

"That's not stupid, JJ. He's still your father, despite the things he put you through."

He nodded, "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For helping me. With everything." He replied, lifting your hand and kissing the back of it. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

You couldn't stop yourself from smiling as you glanced back over at him.

"You'd probably crash and burn without me."

JJ chuckled, but nodded in agreement, "no doubt about that."

Eventually, you and JJ got back to the others to find them all sitting on the roof of Twinkie. The water now much higher than earlier.

"Where the hell were you guys?" Pope shouted as you and JJ climbed out the truck.

"Parental complications." You answered.

"Luke was at the Chateau." JJ muttered, grabbing the gear out the back of the truck.

"Oh, great! While you were having family time with your pops, John B got bit by a gator." Pope responded.

"Hey, lay off him. It wasn't-" You paused as what Pope just said suddenly hit you. "Wait, what?"

"For real?" JJ questioned.

"Does it look like we're joking?" Sarah responded in annoyance, motioning towards your brother.

You wanted to snap at her, but you kept your mouth shut and looked over at your brother to find his bandana wrapped around his leg.

Holy shit.

"What happened?" You questioned in disbelief.

"What happened?" Your brother mimicked, looking over at you. "I got bit by a gator!"

"What the hell are you yelling at me for? I'm not the one that bit you."

"You're being yelled at because it was a 20 minute trip!" They all shouted from on top of the van.

You held your hands up in defence. "We got here as fast as we could."

"Oh, because two hours is fast, right?" Sarah responded as the others started to yell again, but before you could snap at Sarah for what she just said, JJ snapped first.

"Shut up!"

Everyone instantly went quiet, looking over at JJ in surprise.

"Seriously guys, I can't take it anymore, alright?" He shouted, throwing his hands in the air. "Everyone just cut it out for a second. Look, I just helped my dad leave this island for good. Like, he's not ever coming back. He's straight up like the Spanish. Just, 'Bon voyage.'"