John B watched JJ leave in disbelief. Something was wrong. He headed inside to see Hayley drinking from the sink. "Did something happen with you and JJ?" He blurted out. Hayley rolls her eyes annoyed. "No!" John B sighs in relief. "Why did he run out of here so fast?" Hayley shrugged. "I threw up on him, pissed him off. I'm going to bed." She lies going to her room. "Alright... Good night. Love ya." John B mumbles knowing she is lying to him. "You too." She calls slamming her door shut and dragging the trash can beside her bed in case there is any alcohol in her system. John B decided to send JJ a quick text. -You good Bro?- A simple thumbs up was the only response he got. So he gave up and went to bed.
Just as everyone predicted Hayley was hungover as hell the next morning. John B woke up with a slight headache but nothing he couldn't handle with some Tylenol. As he poured himself a glass of water to swallow his pills, he heard a loud groan. He chased down his hangover cure and followed the noise. He chuckled seeing Hayley sprawled out on the bathroom floor. Her hair was a mess and dressed in underwear and one of his oversized t-shirts. "You good?" He laughed. "I feel like shit. What happened?" She groaned sitting up against the tub. "You got wasted. Made out with Rafe. Puked everywhere. Cried for JJ. Then you guys walked home together. But you took forever so I went to check on you. I drove us home and he got out of here real fucking fast. You remember what you did?" Hayley couldn't process all of this. "I remember getting to the party. The beer was ass." She groaned putting her head on her knees. John B laughs extending a hand to help her up. "Ugh." She groaned grabbing her head. "Take a cold shower. I'll get you some pain pills when you're done."
JJ had spent the last 13 hours thinking about what Hayley said. First about the fact that she was cutting herself. How did he not notice before? He felt terrible. Secondly how she loves him. There's no way that he can twist the story to make it make sense either. Hayley loved... him. That felt weird on his tongue. He needed answers. He got on his bike and sped over to the Routledge house thankful his dad never came home. He saw John B in the kitchen making breakfast. "Hey." He smiles. "Hey. Where's Hayley?" JJ asked nervously. "In the shower. She is hella hungover." John B laughs remembering his sister's words. "Does she remember anything from last night?" JJ asked nervously shoving his hands in his pocket. "She remembers that the beer was ass." John B explains suspicious of his best friend's behavior. It was silent a good two minutes before they both spoke at the same time. "Did you guys fuck?" From John B and "Does she seem ok to you?" From JJ. Both friends are taken aback by the other's questions. "What? No!" JJ says quickly. "You both are acting super weird. You took forever on your walk." John B says awkwardly. He didn't want to think about it or picture it. "Because we were talking. Which is why I need to talk to you. Does she seem ok to you?" JJ asked grimacing at the mental picture popping into his head. Red lines up and down her thighs. She hasn't worn her bathing suit in weeks. Always coming up with an excuse. Her cringes when dipping into the salty water. All going completely unnoticed. "I mean she seems fine to me. A little off but I guess with Dad it's expected. You know they didn't get along great..." John B muttered remembering countless fights between his sister and missing father. "She was completely trashed last night and she showed me something..." JJ started voice soft. John B immediately grew concerned. "Hey. What are you two talking about?" Hayley said plopping down on the counter next to JJ. It made both boys jump. She chuckles at their jumpyness. "Soo? What's up?" JJ subtlety shakes his head telling John B they will continue later. "Nothing. Just making fun of your little hissy fit last night." John B chuckles, he needs to know what JJ was talking about. He needed to know what was going on with his sister. "Was it that bad?" Hayley asked immediately growing self-conscious. "Well, you didn't take your pants off for anyone so that's a plus." John B chuckles giving his little sister a high five. JJ cocks his head knowing she damn well did. This goes unnoticed by the siblings. "You did grind on Rafe. That is forever burned in my mind." John B grimaced. Everyone could notice how Hayley's demeanor stiffened and her face paled. John B's first reaction was to push the trashcan next to her thinking she was going to be sick. "No, I'm. I'm fine. You did the annoying thing you do when I find a hot tourist and pulled me away right?" She said nervously. Both of the boys glanced at each other confused. Neither had answers. "Yeah. You put up a fight though. Ended up with a breakdown." John B said slowly. "Oh. Not fun. Poor you guys." Hayley said trying to distract them. "Yeah. You sucked. Why don't you get dressed? J and I are going to get the boat set up." John B said heading out. Hayley watches them suspiciously but goes to get changed.
