After a summer of chasing gold and a dreadful junior year, the pogues were excited to begin another summer together; planning to lay low and keep to themselves. Though, JJ and his girlfriend of one year, Avie is what they called her, had other unexp...
"What's good, baby mama?" JJ grinned at his girlfriend as he wrapped an arm around her after meeting her at the chateau when he got off work. Avie took Riv to spend the day at the chateau with John B and Pope, the others unable to make it for whatever reason.
Avie giggled at his silly nickname, "I thought you got off hours ago?"
"Yeah, really. Aves said you'd be here at 2. It's..." John B looked at his watch for the time, "5."
"I had things to take care of, alright? I'm a busy man." JJ joked and glanced over at his daughter who didn't seem to notice his arrival as she sat on the grass, making some sort of concoction in a bowl with grass and leaves.
He watched her for a moment admiring how cute she looked when she focused intently on something so silly.
Avie kissed his cheek and held his wrist that was draped over her, "Where did you go?"
"Oh, you know.." JJ trailed off as he took his arm back, "Only to get this!" Right as he said 'this' he showed his forearm, showcasing a strange tattoo which made no sense to anybody.
"You got a tat, man!?" John B smiled, proud of his friend for simply getting one.
"What is that?" Pope asked as he squinted his eyes.
"What the hell, JJ?" Avie asked and took his arm in her hands, bringing it closer to examine it. She couldn't make out what it was supposed to be but she had to admit; seeing the fresh ink on her boyfriend's skin made the butterflies in her tummy go crazy.
"That would be an outline of a river on a map." JJ stated, "The river that our River was born at." He was so proud of his new tattoo, especially since it had to do with his daughter, his most prized possession.
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"Damn, man. I can't believe you got inked." Pope chuckled and eyed the tattoo.
"That's fuckin' sick, bro. I love it." John B nudged his shoulder with his fist.
JJ smirked as he chuckled.
"Like.. this is actually the river I had her at?" Avie looked into her boyfriend's eyes intently.
"'Course, baby." He grinned at her.
She looked back to his arm, her eyes following the line of the river to his pinky finger, "This is amazing, J." She was in awe of the creative idea and loved the thought and passion JJ had behind it.
"You like?" JJ stared at her.
Avie looked back up so their eyes met, "I love it. Did it hurt?"
"Eh," He shrugged, "Barely felt it."
Pope scoffed as he laughed, "Yeah right."
"It's a line, J." John B explained, "That's nothing."
"Go show Riv, J. She'll love it." Avie tugged at her boyfriend's shirt and nodded over at her daughter.
JJ smiled at the mention of the little girl and was already on his way over to her.
Riv noticed someone approaching and looked to see her father standing above her, "Dada!" She smiled happily and stood up, knocking over her bowl of grass, leaves, and water.
"What's up, baby girl?" He smiled at her and lifted her into his arms.
"I miss you awh day." Riv told her father and kissed his shoulder.
JJ chucked and kissed her cheek making her giggle and push his face away from hers, "I missed you more. Look," He knelt down on one knee as she sat on his other knee, one hand behind her so she wouldn't fall, "I got somethin' for you."
"A suhprise?" Her eyes were filled with hope, silently wishing for another toy.
"Sure." He shrugged and held out his arm to her, "You see that?"
Riv's eyes found the ink on his skin, furrowing her eyebrows as she scanned it, "Line?" She asked.
JJ smiled, "It's what a river looks like on a map, cupcake. I got it for you. It's there forever."
She looked into his eyes with pure confusion written across her face.
"Your name is River and this is a river." He told her. He watched her face go blank as utter puzzlement painted her expression.
She looked at his arm and touched it gently with her fingers then took her hand back when she felt it was raised slightly, still swollen from the needle just an hour ago. She looked up at him, "I River. Me." She poked her own chest.
JJ laughed and stood up, sitting her on his waist again, "You're not gettin' it."
"Daddy name River for me?" Riv asked if he named the river after herself.
He shook his head, "You are named for the River, sweet girl."
She knitted her eyebrows and looked off into the distance, "Otay.."
JJ laughed as he shook his head before kissing her cheek, "Isn't that cool?"
She grinned and looked at it again ask he walked, "River forever?"
He nodded, "It's here forever just like you."
"Coow!" She shouted 'cool' and jumped, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning her head into his chest.
