Paradise on Earth~ Rafe Cameron

chapter 10

(Third Person POV)

Topper just found out his boat had sank and was talking to Rafe and Kelce about it. He argues that it wasn't his fault and that it can't be. "Hey so, um, is Josie like your girlfriend?" Kelce randomly mentions. Rafe stops lifting weights and looks at him. "No." He says. "Why are you asking about her?" Rafe raises his eyebrow. "Seems like you two have gotten real close." Kelce responds. "Yeah. So?" Rafe says. "I wonder how many guys on the island she's fucked?" Kelce laughs, trying to joke. Rafe stands up. "Don't fucking talk about her like that." He says. Kelce throws his hands up, still laughing. "Just saying, I bet we can all three be added to that list." He says, Rafe steps toward him and grabs him by the shirt. "I said don't fucking talk about her like that." He says. "Okay, Rafe. I'm sorry man." He pleads. "Rafe, chill, it's okay." Topper says, putting a hand on Rafes shoulder. Rafe let's go and pulls away.

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Sarah pulls into Tannyhill with John B in the passenger seat. "We've gotta clean that wound." She says. "No, no, Sarah. I can't be here." He responds. "Okay, we'll you're gonna have to trust me." She says. "Yeah, I did that one time already." He still freaks out. "We've already been through this. I didn't rat you out, okay? So suck it up buttercup." She smiles, getting out of the car. John B stares at the familiar baby blue Bronco out front. "Wait, what is my sisters car doing here?" He asks Sarah. "I dont know. She's probably out with Rafe or something." She says trying to sneak. "What?!" He whisper yells. She ignores him. They walk into the house and he continues to freak out. "Hey, I don't think your old man would be happy if an ex-employee was bleeding all over his house!" He says. "And why would my sister be with Rafe Cameron?" He continues. "Shh! So don't bleed." She tells him. As soon as they get through the door Ward comes down the steps. "What are you doing?" He asks Sarah while on the phone. "What do you mean?" She asks, getting scared. "Shut the door." He says, returning to the phone call. "Oh, sorry." She says, grabbing John B and pulling him upstairs as soon as he walks out of the door. She leads him to Wards office. "Sit down and I'll be right back." She leaves him in the office.

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(Josie's POV)

I sit at Sarah's house waiting for her to get home so I could rant to her about the social worker taking my brother. I hear her voice talking to someone down the hall and I figure she's talking to her dad in the office. So I take myself to the office and am met with someone else. My eyes widen. "John Booker, what the hell are you doing here?" I whisper yell. He jumps and whips around. I run towards him, jumping into his arms. Tears brim my eyes as I hold onto my brother, thinking I wasn't going to get to see him again. "I ran. Then Sarah found me and she brought me here because I got hurt." He whispers with his chin on my shoulder. I pull away to look at his injuries. "What happened? Are you okay?" I ask. "Yes, Jo, I'm fine." He smiles.

"Who are you talking t- Josie?" Sarah asks, coming into the room with medical supplies. "Hey, sorry I came looking for you and found him instead." I said. "No, no. You're fine. I wasn't expecting you to be here." She tells me, coming towards my brother to clean him up. He sits on the couch and she sits beside him. "Lift up your shirt. This has to be disinfected" She says. "Is that rubbing alcohol?" He asks her. "Yes, it's the only way to be safe. Close your eyes, on the count of three." She says getting ready. I stand there laughing because he's gonna scream. "One, two," She lays the cotton with alcohol to the cut and he screams. I quickly cover his mouth. "Are you kidding me? My god." She scolds. "Sorry." He whispers. "Never heard anyone whine like that." She says. I watch as she cleans him up. Can't believe I'm saying this but I wouldn't care if him and Sarah were together.