Outer Banks Imagines

Tell Me the Truth: Part Two; JJ

Summary: After telling the Pogues about her home life, her and JJ's feelings become clear.

Warnings: Swearing, Mentions of Abuse

After telling the Pogues everything there was a mixture of sadness, shock, and even anger seen on all their faces. The whole time none of them said a word, they just listened. Kie was the first one to speak up.

"We're always here for you Y/N. No matter what", she said as she stood up from her side of the couch. As she sat beside me she placed her arm around my shoulder and laid her head against mine.

"We love you", she continued. As I looked up at all of the Pogues I watched them as they simultaneously nodded their heads. My eyes started burning and before I knew it, the tears were streaming down my face. John B and Pope stood up and joined in on the hug between me and Kie.

I looked up to find JJ only to see him staring off into space. His eyes were partially glossed over and his jaw was clenched. I thought he just needed some time to process this information, but when he didn't make any movement I called out to him.

"JJ?", I asked, confusion clear in my voice. His head snapped over to me and in that moment I saw tears start to stream down his face.

"When did he start crying? Why was he crying?", I thought

Before I could ask anymore questions, he stood up and walked out the door. I shared a confused look with Pogues until John B spoke up.

"You should go to him", he said. Without hesitation I stood up out of everyone's embrace and proceeded out the door. As I walked down the porch I saw him standing in the dark, staring at the water.

"JJ?", I asked for the second time that night, "What's wrong?"

He didn't answer right away, but instead continued looking into the water. I stared at him as his hair swayed slightly from the light breeze. His face illuminated by the moonlit water, his eyes becoming the most beautiful shade of blue. He was truly breathtaking. I continued to stare at him until he spoke up.

"I can feel you staring", he said with slight humor in his voice. A ghost of a smile was seen on his face.

"It's because you're so pretty", I replied with the same amount of humor, a smile taking over my face. Despite saying it in a joking tone I meant it with all seriousness. He chuckled and turned his head to face me. As soon as he saw my face his smile quickly disappeared only to be replaced with a deep frown.

He let out a small sigh and looked down at his hands, his body still facing the water.

"Hey, what's wrong?", I asked again. As I placed my hand on his shoulder, his body tensed before he turned to face me. He leaned up against the railing, his eyes staring deeply into mine.

"Are you serious right now?", he asked as he folded his arms across his chest, his side still leaned up against the rail.

"You come here crying with your face all bruised, which already had us worried. And then you tell us about what's been going on with Brian like it was no big deal. How do you think I am", he responded, his voice cracking ever so slightly. He wasn't angry, but he was clearly upset. I looked down, a feeling of guilt creeping up in my chest.

"I'm sorry JJ", I responded putting my head down.

"No, no Y/N. You have no reason to say sorry" he said. Without looking up I felt watched as his feet moved ever so slightly towards me. Then as if straight out of a dream, I felt his hands reach forward to cup my face. He lifted my head up so I was looking right into his eyes. His thumbs swiped across my face to wipe the tears that I hadn't realized had fallen.