Junie - JJ Maybank

Epilogue

Nobody's POV...

It's been five years since everything. As hard as it was, Emery managed to put in the work and graduate high school along with the rest of the pogues.

Emery and JJ are both surf instructors. They work out of Routledge Surf, Emery teaches kids while JJ teaches adults.

There are many days when JJ will sit and watch Emery teach. He loves to watch how good she is with the little kids and he can't help but feel excited for when they have their own.

John B, Sarah, Emery, and JJ all opened Routledge Surf together. They all handle different things. John B works in the store, Sarah does the financial stuff, and Emery and JJ both teach out of it.

Kiara is saving turtles as everyone knew she would. Pope is finishing his senior year of college and when he is finished with that, he will become a coroner.

Emery and JJ started saving up when they started their senior year of high school. Once they were graduated, they bought themselves a house right in between pogue and kook land.

It is the same size as the chateau although it has two bathrooms instead of one and three bedrooms. One of the bedrooms is theirs, another is for whenever the pogues want to stay over, and the last one is just storage.

Kiara bought herself a one bedroom apartment and whenever Pope is home, he usually stays with her.

John B and Sarah also have their own place. They had a smaller wedding and Ward surprised them with a townhouse after.

Emery stares down at the pink plus sign on the pregnancy test. She looks at the other test and sees the words pregnant.

She stares at the two sticks with so much fear and surprise and happiness. She doesn't know what to think.

"I'm home!" JJ shouts into the house as he walks in the front door.

Emery can hardly speak. She can only stutter out a couple of words.

"In here."

A minute later, the bathroom door opens and JJ sees Emery standing there with her hand over her mouth and a tear rolling down her cheek.

"Emery, what happened?" He asks scared.

She can't say anything as he pulls her into his arms. She hugs his waist then JJ glances at the counter.

He has to get a double take when he sees the two pregnancy tests sitting there.

A gasp falls out of his lips as he grabs the stick.
"Are these yours?" He asks Emery and she nods, "are they real?" He asks and she nods again.

"Oh my god," JJ says as he stares at the two positive pregnancy tests.
Emery cups his cheeks and kisses him. When they pull away, JJ speaks.

"We're gonna have a baby?"
Emery nods, "we're gonna have a baby."

Three days later...

Emery walks into the kitchen to see JJ sitting at the table.

"Hey baby... what're you doing awake?"

"What if I'm like him?" JJ asks the girl in front of him.

"What're you talking about, Jay? Who?" She asks him as she runs her fingers through his hair and makes him look up at her.

"Luke."

"No, no, JJ," she cups his cheeks and forces him to look at her, "you won't be like him, JJ."
He shrugs as a tear runs down his cheeks, "I might be... I grew up with it and there's the whole 'the abused become abusers' thing."