I've said too much, in and out of wanting us.
JJ MAYBANK / FEM!OC
KIARA CARRERA / FEM!OC
OBX SEASON 2
FIRST DRAFT ⸻ 05/08/21
EDITED ⸻ 04/21/23 → 03/02/24
#1st in kiaracarrera! (05/27/23)
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The drive back to Goat Island is surprisingly silent. As silent as it can be with JJ next to her, but even Kathryn has to admit that he is being awfully cryptic and into his thoughts. He's rarely silent about them, considering he tends to tell her every single thought that goes through his mind – she'd like to stress the 'every' part. It's quite something.
So when she stops the truck a bit further down the Twinkie – she'd like to avoid getting mud on Henry's truck as best as she can, as she likes to live – she turns to him, head tilted.
"You okay?" she asks, and his head snaps to her. "I'd get it if you aren't. Like, genuinely, me asking is genuinely dumb. But..." She fixes a strand of blonde hair. "Are you? Okay?"
He doesn't answer for a couple seconds, which is enough to worry her on a good day. Then, he grabs her hand, the right one, putting it on his lap. He takes off one of his rings, the big silvery metal band on his ring finger, and drops it in her palm.
She looks up at him. "Why...?"
"You stack jewellery but you're missing one on your thumb, I just kinda figured you'd want one," he rambles, blue eyes looking everywhere but her. "I'm spitballing again, you can tell me to shut it."
She laughs softly, and puts it on her thumb, like he asked. "When your spitballing doesn't involve getting thrown in jail, I don't mind. Thanks, Jay." She holds her hand up to her face. There's a small 'P4L' engraved in it. "I like it."
He scratches his temple. "You know, in case you forget between your gazillion dollar rings that you're kind of a Pogue, no offence."
She uses said hand to shove in his face, rolling her eyes. "I don't need a reminder for that, you tosser." She fidgets with the ring, still. "I really do like it, though. I'll show it off to John B when he's done murdering us for being late."
JJ groans as he opens the door. That's a fight he isn't ready for, at all, but luckily for him, Kathryn always is ready for one.
The reproaches start as soon as they come into view.
"Where the hell were you guys?"
Pope, John B, Sarah and Kie are sitting on the roof of the Twinkie. John B is lying across Sarah and Kie, looking like he might throw up any minute.
