pogue life and love - y/n and jj // outer banks // jj x reader

chapter 20 - almost kiss

The car ride home was silent. No one really talked. Kie drove home, since she was the only one who didn't get injured. Both the boys layed down, their entire body still hurting.

Kie dropped Pope at his house then her and I swapped places. I started driving and dropped Kiara home. JJ and I headed back to John B's place.

JJ came and sat in the passengers seat, next to me. Everything was a little awkward, neither of us spoke.

I decided to clear the tension.

"How you feeling?" I question.

"A bit better now." JJ responds with a sigh.

"Yeah, well, I'll clean you up when we get back." I speak softly.

"In what way?" JJ looks down to me and smirks cheekily.

I look over to him with furrowed eyebrows. He looks at me, with the cheekiest smirk.

I scoff lightly while rolling my eyes and turning back to the road.

"You're such an idiot." I joke.

"You know you love it." JJ replies.

I chuckle slightly at his little comment. "Are you trying to make me feel better after what Rafe said?"

"Um..." JJ looks down, unsure of what to say.

"It's okay, JJ. I'm okay." I tell him.

"But it's not okay, Y/n!" JJ yells. I flinch at his surprise loudness. "Sorry, I didn't mean to yell. I didn't mean to scare you." I relax my body but don't say anything. "All I'm saying is that, it's not okay for him to call a girl things like that. Especially, if that girl is you."

I look over to JJ and smile. "Thank you, JJ. And thanks for protecting me."

"Always." JJ smiles back.

I take a big sigh then focus back on the road. The rest of the car ride home stays quiet and peaceful, with nothing bothering us.
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When JJ and I got to John B's place, I ordered him to lay on the couch while I got the First-Aid kit. He immediately obeyed.

When I came back, he was still laying on the couch, his eyes closed.

I walked over to the couch and kneeled beside him, First-Aid kit in hand.

"Okay, lift up your shirt for me." I order softly.

JJ does so and I am so shocked of how many cuts and bruises there are all over his stomach. My jaw instantly drops.

Not to mention, he has large abs.

"Oh my god." I mumble.

"What?" JJ questions.

"Uh, n-nothing. Don't worry about it." I reply, starting to gather all the equipment. I take out the rubbing alcohol and put it on a dry cotton pad. "Okay, this might sting a little." I place the cotton pad onto one of JJ's cuts and start rubbing it gently. He flinches a little at the contact. "Sorry." I whisper. He just shakes his head and smiles, letting me know it's okay.

I continue to do this with the rest of his cuts, then I put small bandaids on all of them.

"Hey, can I ask you something?" JJ speaks up.

"Yeah, of course, JJ. Anything." I respond with a small smile.

A moment of silence goes by of me just cleaning up his cuts, until he speaks up again.

"Did you actually sleep with Rafe?"

"What?! Are you kidding me?" I chuckle, fully thinking he's joking.