Rafe and JJ Imagines

Unfaithful- Rafe

She slipped her shoes off at the door, silently putting her bag on the ground as she ruffled her hair in attempt to make herself look slightly presentable.
Staring at herself in the mirror that hung in the hallway, she didn't know who she saw anymore- her makeup was slightly smudged and various amounts of small hickeys littered across her tan skin.
She always promised herself she'd never be one of those girls who snuck around behind her boyfriends back, sleeping with other guys and keeping secrets- but her relationship with Rafe had become so toxic she needed to find an escape and maybe this was it.

Octavia didn't mean for any of this to happen, she didn't go out in search of another man to cheat with- she never had any intention of cheating on Rafe but once she got to know JJ Maybank properly, once she got close with him in ways no other had ever before she couldn't help but fall head over heels for him.
Octavia glanced at the watch on her wrist, her eyes widened once she seen the time.

"You're home late again." Rafe mumbled, walking down the stairs.

"Oh uh yeah- the girls night went longer than expected." Octavia lied, nervously walking past Rafe as she stepped into the bathroom.
It was a lie they both knew she didn't need to tell.

~~~

I can't do this anymore.
Octavia sat at her vanity, applying the last little bit of mascara to her eyes as she got ready to go out once again.
She gently ran her fingers across the faded bruises along her neck, imagining JJ's lips against her body.
Her relationship with JJ was so much different to her one with Rafe ever was- it was carefree and fun, she felt like she could truly be herself around him- and most of all he actually treated her like a person, not some trophy to show off to other people in spite of them.
Rafe stepped into the bedroom, the couples eyes meeting in the reflection of the mirror.
Octavia gulped nervously as she quickly swiped some lip gloss across her lips.

"Um- are you uh gonna be out late?" Rafe asked quietly

Octavia cleared her throat, "No babe, its just a quick get together with the girls I'll be back after dinner."

Lies.

Rafe cautiously stepped over to Octavia, gently placing his hands across her shoulders.
"I love you." He whispered, pressing a light kiss to her cheek.

Octavia saw the pain in his eyes, they both knew what she was really doing- there was no need for her to even lie at the end of the day.
Rafe had known for a while she was unhappy in the relationship, he knew damn well she was in an intimate relationship with that pogue- but he just couldn't seem to let her go.

"Um- I-I love you too." She muttered, standing up abruptly.
God, saying those few simple words always felt so easy- it always used to just roll off her tongue but now she had to practically force the words out of her.
She didn't love him anymore, she loved JJ- and she knew for her sake and Rafe's she needed to break things off so they could both be happy once again in their new found relationships.
Octavia was sure Rafe was seeing someone else, or maybe she told that to herself to make herself feel less like a whore.

"You can't keep doing this to him Octavia." Sarah muttered

Octavia sighed deeply, "Don't you think I know this already?"

"Then why are you still going behind his back?! He's my brother O, and even though I love the idea of you and JJ I don't love the fact you're cheating on Rafe!" Sarah scolded

"I'll tell him- I will-"

"Do you even care about his feelings? Or JJ's?! What do you think this is doing to JJ? Knowing that you tell him you love him and then go back home to bed with another man?!" Sarah yelled

"I love JJ so much Sarah- and I know this is killing him and especially Rafe! It hurts me too! I didn't expect to fall in love with JJ and I'm sure he didn't expect to fall for me either- he's more than just a guy to me, he actually treats me like a person and not some item that has to be showed off too in some possessive way! What Rafe and I had was special- and it did mean something to me but...I don't love him the same way anymore." Octavia exclaimed, her outburst surprising Sarah.

Sarah frowned in sympathy, "Be truthful to not just them, but yourself O."

~~~

"Why don't you stay here tonight?" Rafe asked, leaning against the doorway.

Octavia sucked in a breath, "I-I can't tonight Rafe."

Rafe hung his head, "Yeah. Sure."

Octavia turned her head to look at Rafe.
I don't want to do this anymore.
I don't want to hurt him anymore.
It seemed the more this went on, the more Rafe died inside- the one thing that was ever so important to him in life was slipping from his grip.
Octavia wiped her eyes as she felt tears start to prickle at her waterline.

"Can we talk Rafe?"

Rafe sighed, knowing very well where this conversation was going.

"I think that's best O."

~~~

"Babe?"

Octavia let out a soft sob as her eyes landed on JJ, she ran over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I-I did it." She whispered into JJ's shirt

Relief washed over JJ, this was the moment he'd been waiting for- he honestly thought it would never truly come.
He'd always been attracted to Octavia, at first he thought it was a sexual feeling- his out of control teenage hormones getting in the way- until he began to get to know her he realised he was actually heavily in love with her.
He knew Octavia didn't want to hurt Rafe, he really did mean a lot to her. But they both knew their relationship had fizzled out, the original spark was no longer there.
And to JJ's luck- he was the one to end up with the girl of his dreams.

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Helloooooo
This one's kinda short but I figured it's better than not putting anything out at all 😌

AND of course y'all should know by now I have a slight addiction to basing my imagines off of songs.....and this one is no different.
If y'all haven't figured it out already, this imagine is based off the song "Unfaithful" by Rhianna!

I highly recommend listening to Unfaithful while reading the imagine- it really does add that extra bit of ✨ spice ✨