𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 - J.M

07, he's fine

I woke up with a terrible headache caused by all the events of last night. I lazily got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a quick and cold shower, which was the only thing I needed to survive today. Clean and smelling of coconut, I put on my white robe and went into the room. There I chose a clean, black two-piece swimsuit. I put on black shorts that reached above my knees, I didn't wear a T-shirt and I was only wearing my bra. This was completely normal on the Outer Banks, and it was common to see shirtless people walking through the streets.

Ready, I went to the kitchen to pour myself a glass of water, but I found Kie, whom I hadn't seen since yesterday.

"Hey, sister." I greeted the brunette, smiling to lighten the atmosphere. While waiting for the answer, I managed to take a glass out of the cabinet.

"Hello, Kate." She replied, sitting at the kitchen island. I poured water into a glass and quickly cleared it to zero. "How's John b?" I guess she didn't know about his accident at the observation tower.

"He's in the hospital with a broken arm." I quickly replied, standing in front of Kiara. I recently found out about it through a message from Sarah, who spent the whole night next to the brunette.

"Where is he?!" The worried girl screamed, making me flinch. "What happened there..?" She asked a little calmer now.

"Topper was jealous that Sarah was dating JB and pushed him off the vantage point." I replied quickly, avoiding Kie. I left her alone in the kitchen and I left the house so as not to accidentally meet my mother.

I got on my bike, already slightly dusty from infrequent use, and set off. But after a while I heard someone calling my name behind me.

"Fuck, Kate, wait." I reluctantly stopped without even looking back. I didn't feel like seeing Topper after he almost killed my friend. "I want to apologize to you."

"You shouldn't be apologizing to me, but to John B and Sarah. You acted like a jealous brat." I muttered to him, wanting to leave, but he stopped my bike, not allowing me to go any further. "What else do you want?"

"How's he doing?" The dyed blonde asked hesitantly as he stood in front of me, which made me look away.

"He's alive, but his arm is broken." I answered quickly and when the boy let go of my vehicle, I drove away, but not too far. I noticed Ward's car, it wouldn't have been surprising if I hadn't noticed John there. I'd recognize that dark hair anywhere, but why was he sitting in the same car with this whole "King" of the island? He hated him.

I braked aggressively and grabbed my phone from my back pocket, wanting to quickly text Sarah and ask what JB was doing in her old man's car.

To: Sarah
What was John B doing in Ward's car?

I didn't wait long for the message, as if the girl knew I would write to her.

From: Sarah
I talked my father into helping him with the foster family and it turned out that JB would live with us.

I didn't expect this twist, Kie will be furious when she finds out that John B lives in the same house as the Camerons. And if he finds out about Sarah's relationship with the brunette, he'll probably freak out.

I put the device back in my pocket and quickly headed to the chateau, thinking that I would at least find JJ there. They should be told how John b is doing, because no one else will do it until he tells them. The journey took a while because it was a long way to get from number eight to the burrow.

Once there, I actually threw the bike away from me and ran inside, there was no one at home, so I decided to check the porch. JJ was still sleeping on the couch, I didn't want to wake him up, so I quietly sat down in the armchair close to the blonde. I sat there until the boy started to wake up.

"Good morning, sleepyhead." I giggled, looking at JJ's messy hair and the sleepy look on his face. The boy looked at me strangely, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Kate? What are you doing here?" Maybank immediately got to his feet, looking at me as if he were seeing me for the first time. He scanned every detail of my body, which made me feel a little embarrassed.

"I found out what was going on with John b and I wanted to tell you and Pope, but all I found was you." The blonde was probably waiting for me to continue talking, so I continued. "Fortunately, he only has a broken arm and currently lives with the Camerons." The expression on the boy's face meant only one thing, he was shocked that his friend had stooped to such a level and was now sitting in the eighth place. I guess his brain couldn't handle all this information and he had to sit on the couch. "JayJ.." I started, drawing the boy's attention to me.

I got dead silence again, so I started talking again. I felt like I was talking to myself. "Where do you want to take me?" I asked, referring to our conversation yesterday. "Just not to the Wreck." I added, and the blonde grimaced, I guess I ruined his plans.

"Where will I take you now, I can't afford other restaurants." He muttered dissatisfied, and I got up from my seat, approaching my friend.

"Can I take you out to eat this time? You will take me away from others." I smiled gently to make JJ feel better. "You know that my mother doesn't like you, and yesterday I had an argument with her." the boy sighed quietly, pulling me into a hug. I collapsed on the couch next to Maybank.

"Okay, but only this once. My pride can't stand a girl paying for me." He laughed quietly and I joined him and we laughed for a while. After a while, however, there was an awkward silence, we continued to hug each other, not wanting to move away from each other even for a second. This moment could have lasted forever for me, I have never felt as good as I did at that moment, apart from the awkward silence that I decided to break.

"Maybe before we go to eat something, we can face each other on the water?" I asked reluctantly, moving away from the boy. I felt his eyes on me. "In the surfing sense." I added when JJ didn't speak for too long.

"I'll win this anyway." He got up, took his board and ran to the beach, leaving me in the background. I had to borrow Kie's board because mine was left at home. I followed the blonde, trying to catch up with him, but he was too fast.

"JayJ wait for me!" I screamed and the boy ignored me completely. I got angry and started running faster, almost falling over in the sand, but I managed to catch up with the taller one. - I got you! - I laughed, pushing the blonde gently. I didn't mean to knock him down, I just wanted to hook him.