OBX Imagines (Outer Banks)

Promises to Keep- JJ

~Bold, italics are memories~
JJxReader
Warnings: Loss, Grief etc.
Word Count: 1005

JJ's thick boots stomped up the porch steps to the door. It swung open with a howl. "Woooohooooo. We're back in the g game baby!" Your eyes widened with suprise. You ran to the doorway where he was standing and cupped his face in your hands. "I thought we lost the gold game?" You pryed. His face lit up. Proud to tell you,"Now its over time, 2 to 1." He gestured with his fingers. Your jaw fell open. He wrapped his arms around your waiste, picking you up. You wrapped your legs around him. "What are you doing!" You sqeauled. He laughed setting his keys on the counter and carrying you to his room. He through you on the bed gently. He showered your face in kisses through the laughter.

You couldn't help but gleam a smile. This was JJ. This was YOUR jj. He flipped over onto his back next to you. He pulled off the coat he still had on from outside. "I think I'm in love with you." He explained. He turned on his side resting his face in his hand balancing on his elbow.

You could feel warm smile spread across your face at the words. JJ Maybank, the guy who slept exactly 47 girls last summer (you know bc he kept count), just told you he loved you. You stared in to the eyes gazing back at you. You pulled his face to yours planting a gentle kiss on his lips. " I love you JJ." You admitted. He grinned, satisfaction spread across his face. His eyes looked at your lips then back to your eyes before he kissed you again without another word.

His lips were warm against yours. It felt perfect, like you were where you were supposed to be. He laid back and gestured for you to let on his chest. You nuzzle your head into his chest. He was wearing one of his old not so white T's, you could feel his hot skin on your face.

" Ya know when we're just rolling in the dough, Im gonna make us new boards, Im gonna deck it out. I wanna go on a surf trip. I don't know where but the worlds callin. Just me you, and the waves." He promised. His hand made small circles on you shoulder. You loved the sound of that. You hadn't responded though. You were to busy thinking about what jj had said.

"I dont know, name a place." He instructed after interrupting your thought. You spit out the first country you could think of. "Pfft Spain." You stuttered. JJ didn't miss a beat. "Ok after Spain south America or south Africa. Then Micronesia maybe." He listed. You giggled at thought. "Your gonna go to south america?" You poked fun. He rolled his eyes. "If I'm with you...I'll go anywhere." He sighed.

You loved the plan. " I promise." You spit out. He shifted his focus from the ceiling fan to you. "Promise what?" He pushed. You looked back to him. "that no matter what we will go on that trip." You explained. He liked the sound of that. He smiled before pulling your face to his once more. He softly kissed you holding you face in his hands. He let you go then attacked you with pecks all over your face again. He grabbed the remote and turned on the real house wives. Becuase as JJ puts it, "only real men are comfortable enough with there masculinity enough to watch it" excuses excuses. He pulled your body to his wrapping his arms around you.

Little did you know how much that night would truley stick with you. Nor how hard the promise truley was to keep. Your hand flew out to grasp the tree you burned JJ's name into. His memorial was along the side of the beach. You only came here by yourself these days. The others were all moving on with there lives. You felt as if you could of pushed harder for JJ to tell you things and this never would've happened. "They dropped the charges on John b." You whispered through falling tears to the picture of him. "They're finally putting away the person who actually did this to you." You smiled. Your other hand fell over your chest. Holding your heart into place. "Rafes gone Baby. They got him." You sobbed. You rested your back on the tree and slid you way down to the ground unable to conceal you tears. You reached into your pocket. "Don't say I don't keep my promises." You giggled as you pulled out a tick to spain, South America, South Africa, and micronesia. You stared at your name on the paper. It crushed you that his wasn't next to it. "I'm going tommorow. Like I promised. I'll be back in a few months. It should be luxery. Catching lobsters with my bare hands. Surfing all day and all night. I just never thought I'd be here with out you." The tears welled over again. You stood up and picked up the surf board you hand made for JJ and stuck it in the sand next to his tree. "We did it, we got the gold, and the cross." You whispered. You kissed your hand and laid your palm on the tree. "I love you. So much." You gasped through the streaks of hot tears. You turned walking away from his tree to your car. You were on your way to the ferry taking you to the mainland. You composed yourself as you pulled sunglasses out of the viser to hide your tears. A picture you forgot you kept up there fell down into your lap. You felt a sincere smile come over your face. It was jj after you ordered the tickets the first time. He was so happy. Then there was a hurricane and you couldn't go. But it felt like sign that he heard you.