Waves

t h i r t y - s i x

~PRESENT~

"So what, you're just going to walk away? Like nothing happened?" JJ asked, hopeful that he was going to get some response from Amelia.

She refused to make eye contact with JJ, walking towards the door of the apartment with her phone and a spare outfit in hand, knowing how angry and upset he was right now with her. She knew she couldn't stay at home tonight, which is why she had texted Sarah right after she left and said that she was coming to stay over. "What do you want me to say, JJ?"

"Are you serious right now?" He questioned her in disbelief, grabbing hold of her hand and stopping her from exiting out of the door. "I walked in to you making out with Connor! Why, Amelia? Why the fuck would you kiss him? When we literally just got back together?"

"I'm sorry, JJ. And you know I am. I invited him here to talk and we just kind of kissed." Amelia spoke, ripping her arm away from JJ. "It was just a goodbye sort of thing. I don't know."

"You actually expect me to be okay with that?"

"I'm not expecting anything from you." Amelia snapped. "I just want you to take a second and think rationally."

"Think rationally? Who the fuck are you playing, huh? Because it sure as hell isn't me." JJ spat, crossing his arms over his chest. "We just got back together and I walk in to you kissing your ex boyfriend. In our apartment. You think that I'm supposed to think rationally after that? No fucking way, Amelia."

"Forget this, JJ. I'm leaving."

"So you're just going to walk out on me, not even explaining to me why? You're going to leave me after not even talking to me? After you fucking kissed Connor?!" Amelia could see the veins on his neck popping.

"I'm sorry." Amelia said, her voice breaking.

"I-" JJ started, struggling to find the words. "I just can't believe that you kissed him. I'm just hurt, Amelia."

Amelia wiped the tears from her face, finally looking up to meet JJ's eyes. "I told you, I'm sorry. What else do you expect me to say? I was dating him, JJ. Just like you were with Kiara."

JJ sighed. "You're just never going to understand that."

Amelia stepped away from JJ, walking over to the bar stool at the island, sitting down. "You were basically dating her, JJ. What else do I need to understand? She was my friend. And you got in her pants right after I left." She looked to JJ. "You think I'm okay with that?"

"Obviously we're never going to come to an agreement on this. You're never going to fucking understand, and you're clearly never going to let it go. I was trying to get over you. And no, I'm not okay with you giving your ex a goodbye kiss. So fuck this, Amelia. If you want to be with Connor, go be with him."

He stepped towards the door, reaching for the handle. "Where are you going?" The tears were starting to fall from her eyes again. "JJ, where are you going?"

"You can stay here. I'll go." He glanced over to her, before turning and pulling the door open. "I'm staying at John B's."

Amelia was left to stand alone in the apartment, the tears falling down her cheeks as she stared at the back of the door that JJ just slammed behind him.

In this moment, her entire world just came crumbling down.

~ONE YEAR AGO~

Amelia stood by the bonfire next to JJ, his arm wrapped around her shoulders, the warmth radiating off of her skin. She watched as Pope and Kiara sat on the ground, drinking from their red solo cups.