(BOOK ONE)
"...𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰.."
"𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥."
willow bradshaw was a pogue, born and raised. she was the type of girl to either be high, drunk off her ass, or simply both. she hung around t...
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Willow jolted up from her sleep, coming face to face with JJ as he was smiling down at her. She sighed deeply, glancing on both sides of her to see Kiara and Sarah weren't beside her anymore. She let out a deep breath, running her hands over her face before wiping her eyes. "Jesus, JJ..."
"Kiara said she tried getting you up.", He laughed down at her as he stood up, offering a hand to her to help her to her feet. She quickly obliged and once stood in front of him, her eyes met his and a smirk grew from the corner of her lip.
"Well, maybe I subconsciously knew you'd be the first thing I'd wake up to. I gotta say it was worth the wait.", She watched as his eyes flickered between her own, looking down to witness a sly grin rising from the corner of his lips.
"Real funny.", He shook his head. "But um... we should talk. Obviously when we're alone. I uh-"
"If this is about what happened at Crain's-"
"No, it's about what happened at Midsummers.", He cut her off, watching her eyebrows raise in shock. "I just- um... whenever, you know? Doesn't have to be now. Doesn't have to be tomorrow. But eventually we should-"
"Yeah, of course.", She placed her hand on his arm, rubbing it gently with her thumb. "But can I ask what about Midsummers you want to talk about?"
"I'll tell you when we get a chance.", He gave her a reassuring smile, tilting his head towards the deck of the boat. "It's really about everything, though. There's just a lot I gotta talk to you about. It isn't just Midsummers. It's everything."
"Okay.", She nodded. And that was that. They headed out towards the HMS Pogue where the others were waiting on them. Despite the jokes about what they were doing, JJ watched Willow sit down beside Kiara. He watched as she leant closer to her and whispered something to her, only for them both to grin and nod to each other.
Willow Bradshaw. Such a pain in the ass at times, but other times she just had this glow to her. She was ten times happier now that she had gotten back in the group, even happier than before her departure. Before now - like said before - she was closed off and something about her being an open book now just brought even more joy into JJ's life. It seemed odd to think about how he had even hated her, but as he thought that he remembered why. The embarrassment and the betrayal he felt from her was horrid. Even if he pushed the feeling away, he still felt scared that she'd hurt him again.
Except, as he looked at her now he knew this is where she wanted to be. She had a better bond with them and she had no more secrets to hide from them. She wasn't just some pogue anymore. She was John B's sister and she was Pope's annoying friend. She was Kiara's best friend and she was even JJ's...
He thought for a moment. What was she to him? They flirted with each other. They were friendly towards one another. Sometimes, they got mad at each other. They couldn't stand to be away from the group, nor could they stand to be away from each other. She bought him food and told him not to worry about paying her back. JJ took a bullet for her and took all the blame over the boat when she was damn near close to getting part of that restitution debt. He called her beautiful. They almost kissed...
