White Mustang - Rafe Cameron

My Druthers

"Bree, wake up, come on" I heard Rose say "We don't have time."

"What happened?" I asked as I rolled back onto the bed, scrunching my eyes up.

"I need you to quietly grab stuff from you and Rafe, put it in a backpack and go to Wheezie's room, we'll be dropping you off with Rafe in a little while."

"Wait, what? Where's Rafe? What's going on?"

My aunt sighed "They're searching the house, Ward is already listed as a suspect in Peterkin's murder. The cops can't see you, if they see you and out of nowhere you're no longer here, they'll think you're a suspect too" she sat down next to me.

"Do you know where Rafe is?"

She nodded "Ward says he's with Barry, let's hope so".

I nodded my head

"We need you with him, we'll try to get him off the island, but you have to be with him, you're his salvation."

"Okay, I'll do what you told me, I won't be long" I said as I stood up.

"Perfect, don't make a sound"

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"Okay, get out of the car" said the man I had met half an hour ago.

Ward and I got out of the trunk where we were hiding.

It's amazing how in one week I've gone from traveling in a private jet to hiding in a trunk to look for my convict boyfriend, how funny.

Ward approached the man and gave him a portion of the pay he promised him and we headed to Barry's trailer.

"Rafe" Ward banged on the door making him turn around "We need to talk"

Rafe's eyes went straight to me and I just smiled at him, but not before noticing the bruise on his jaw.

"They got me, right? He asked his Dad "We heard it on the news. I'm-I'm done"

"Not yet" 

"Not yet?"

"No" We both stepped into the trailer

"Yeah, listen to your daddy, Rafe" Barry said, making me look at him with disgust "Ain't shit over till it's over, ain't that right? Hey, pretty face, long time no see" He said to me, I just rolled my eyes

"Barry" Rafe spat at him

"Can we have a moment, please?" Ward asked him at the same time

"Of course, bro! Yeah, what was I thinking?" Barry stood up from were he was sitting "Shit, it's my house. Y'all take as many minutes as y'all need" He got out

I took advantage of the silence that followed to approach Rafe, I sat down next to him and extended my hand to his jaw, turning his face to allow me to see his bruise.

"What happened here?" Iasked with a low voice

He just shook his head

"Rafe, I need you to listen to me. If you've ever listened to me before, okay?" Ward came to sit with us 

Rafe seemed out of his own 

"Rafe"

"Yeah"

"Rafe, look, I want you to take this" Ward took a wad of money out of his pocket and gave it to Rafe in his hand.

"Take this, all right? It'll be enough for you two. Go to Wilmington tonight"

"We need a boat to get to Wilmington. We don't have a boat" I said