𝑨 𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝒀𝑶𝑼.| ᴊᴊ ᴍᴀʏʙᴀɴᴋ ꜰᴀɴꜰɪᴄ

TAKE 9

"IM REALLY SORRY FOR BARGING IN ON YOU LIKE THIS."

"Its fine. You're always welcome in my house, with or without invite."

Im currently a Rafe's apartment and to be honest its way better than my apartment.

It had a homey vibe to it. Not to mention the stacks of alcohol in the kitchen. Yeah hes a bartender but the amount of alcohol in his kitchen should be illegal.

I must say though, he can decorate an interior of a home like crazy. It has these home feeling lights and flowers pots but also a woodsy aftershave smell that gives me the idea that he sheaves anywhere and everywhere in the house.

"So... whats your plan for our date?" I made a clacking sound with my tongue as I relaxed on his couch.

He lets out a gruff laugh and scoffs. "You're quite nosy."

"Yeah well it has to do with me too so excuse me for being curious."

"Well I was thinking bringing you out to a fancy restaurant downtown, then bringing you home and buying a plan b in the morning."

Hm, bold of him.

"Ooh, I love a man that cares." I said with a smile on my face.

"Well I wouldn't want-" My phone pinged and he looked at it. I knew better than to look, but in the end I did.

"Keeping other men on their toes too?" He didn't sound like he minded. But I did.

"Probably just my mom." I lied.

Let's be honest. My mom does not text me. If she does it is about the most dumbest shit, or about me visiting her. So no, it is probably not my mom. That leaves only one person that would text me at what?

I check the time

10:34PM.

JJ. And surprise surprise! Its his unknown contact texting too. What does it say?

"Get out that house before you never see him again."

What the fuck. What is he my dad?

"Fuck off." I text back

"He doesn't have good intentions. Leave before I force you to leave."

I look up at him. He's on his phone too. Texting someone. I can see slightly he's talking about me. And I get a bad feeling in my stomach.

"Hey uhm my mom really needs me right now so I'm gonna go okay?"

His head shoots up. "Already? But you just got here."

"Yeah I know but we always have that date on Sunday." I stood up slipping on my shoes and grabbing my jacket

"Cmon stay, Im sure your mom can find someone else." He stood up with me.

He was weirding me out. Why was he so insistent?

I laughed. A fake one at that. "As much as I would love to, I cant."

He walked over to me and hugged me from behind. I felt his breath hot against my shoulders. "Cmon stay baby." One delicate kiss right against my ear "I'll make it worth your while."

"Stop Rafe Im serious I cant."

He doesn't stop. I try to move and his hands immediately clutch onto my hips with the force of gravity. He automatically stopped me from moving and all I can do is stand here hope that it'd stop.

When was I going to realize that the universe doesn't rely on hope? It fucks me over.

My phone pinged and I didn't have to look to know who texted me.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Delivery!" In a tone of voice that I didn't miss.

Rafes eyes shot up to the door and then back at me. "Leave it there!"

"You have to sign it." The voice said back.

I could feel the grunt coming from his chest before he yanked my hair back causing me to wince "Not a damn word you hear me? Now sit your ass on the couch." I listened. I didn't look towards the door.

He walked over and opened it up. "Hey wheres the pack-" Immediately I hear the sounds of grunting and bones cracking.

I turn around and see JJ standing there with blood on his hands. He kicks the doors shut and straddles Rafe while he's on the floor. A knife to his throat and my eyes widened in horror.

I didn't know what to do. Stand there? Cry? Yell for help? All three? But I didn't yell for help. 

I sat on the couch watching the scene unfold in front of me in horror. Tears watering in my eyes making everything blurry.

But I see enough to realize that JJ had put the knife down and punched him again knocking him out cold.

He started walking towards me.

"Stay the fuck away from me!" I said as I stood up and walked backwards.

"Shhh." His voice is calm and warm. Unlike the harsh weather outside.

My back hits something hard. I turn around to look at what it is. A wall.

He approaches me til he's standing directly in front of me

He moved his hands to my waist.

"You have no fucking idea the lengths I would go just to see you happy. I was put on this earth with one job Chloe. One fucking job. You know what that is?"

My breath hitched. I was too scared to respond. He picked up on that.

"To protect you. After all, I will protect you from anyone and anything but myself."

I cried harder. I dont know why.

He brung a bloodied hand up to my jaw and his thumb swept away a tear.

"Now dont cry, you wanted this didn't you? Not when theres nobody to run to. No police. No friends. Just me and you in a world baby. Where I protect you."

I can only stare at him.

"You know what the crazy thing about being able to protect someone is?" He paused "Is that I can wash my hands with you whenever I feel like it. Let you suffer. Let you feel what this cruel universe has to offer you. Therefore, I think I am your grim reaper."

And with that his mouth came crashing down onto mines.

And I would be lying if I said I didn't kiss him back.
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