𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 two best friends fell for each other even though they knew they shouldn't.
"stupid rules"
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jj maybank x aubrey perez
outer banks
season one, completed.
season two, completed.
season three, currently writing.
season...
AS THE SUN rose over the horizon, I woke up early, my senses still reeling from the events of the previous night. JJ and I quickly gathered our belongings, our movements swift and silent as we prepared to make our escape. We were heading back to the dock, where Pope and Kiara were finally arriving, tying up the boat. "Hey!" JJ called out, his voice laced with urgency. "Guys, don't tie up. Stop it!"
"What?" Kiara asked, her brow furrowed in confusion, as she looked at all of us following JJ with an air of concern. JJ was keeping a close eye on me, his hand reaching out to help me walk, though I could manage just fine. The lingering fear from yesterday's encounter with Rafe was still coursing through my veins, making me tremble slightly and on top of that JJ's rallied my legs off.
"We're dipping'."JJ urged, his tone low and serious.
"What? Why?" Pope asked, his voice puzzled.
"What? What are you talking about?" Kiara repeated, noticing the pale hue of my skin and her eyes narrowing in alarm. "What happened to you?"
"Rafe scared the life out of me. Plus uh JJ did something." I replied curtly, my voice barely above a whisper.
Kiara's face contorted in shock, her hands flying up in a defensive gesture. "What?!"
JJ was already on board the boat, his strong arms reaching down to lift me up by my hips, as if I were a fragile flower that might shatter at any moment.
"Where did you guys go? What happened last night?" John B asked, his eyes fixed on Kiara and Pope with a piercing intensity.
"We slept on the break. What's up?" Pope stammered, his words rushing out as he tried to deflect attention from the obvious tension between Kiara and him.
"Slept. Right, yeah." JJ snorted, winking at Pope and patting him on the chest with a reassuring gesture. "We were up all night."
"We gotta get the hell out of here." John B declared, hastily gathering our belongings and tossing them into the boat.
As I stepped onto the boat, Sarah's words still echoed in my mind: "Rafe knows we're here and he's out for not only us but Bree, so we have to leave, like, now." The weight of her words was crushing, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of desperation wash over me. JJ helped me onto the boat, his strong arms wrapping around me as if to shield me from the chaos that was unfolding.
As we set off into the open water, I couldn't help but think about the events of the previous day. "I had a great day yesterday," I said, my voice laced with sarcasm. "I almost got kidnapped with Pope, great bonding experience. Uh, I got punched in the jaw twice - didn't like that much, and my dad and I had our little bonding experience. Oh, and Rafe is hunting me down like I'm his prey." I smiled wryly, trying to diffuse the tension with a bit of humor.
