WILD RIDE (Rafe Cameron x OC) *COMPLETE*

Chapter Three (Alana)

CHAPTER THREE

Alana

When I was fourteen I started dating JJ Maybank. Brother's best friend is the typical trope isn't it? You hear all the song's about it and it's in about half of the romance books I inherited from Mom after she dipped. I've read every possible outcome of it since I was nine and Dad had placed the boxes of books in my room because he was tired of seeing them just collect dust in the closet.

So naturally when I read about sixteen books with the brother's best friend trope instantly I had an obsession with JJ and wanted him all for my damn self. Pope was always the "too nice" kid and for me I can't deal with someone who's too nice. JJ was the bad boy and the perfect candidate to live out my dreams from these novels.

John B wasn't happy when he caught me and JJ kissing behind the bike shed but he got over it quickly. As quickly as anyone can after he of course decided to pin JJ to the wall and threaten to end his life if he ever hurt me.

This morning though John B has been ignoring every call and text from JJ just like I have. After his little stunt last night with pulling a gun on Topper of all people, a cop calling Kook, I want to just stay the fuck away from him.

Saying this is the first time JJ has done something stupid would be a complete and utter lie. JJ is known for flying off the handle quickly and sometimes I don't even know why I put up with it. I also don't want it to hurt John B's friendship with him which is something I should have been aware of happening because of the books I've read but it never occurred to me that was a possibility until I was too far deep into this relationship with JJ.

A knock on the door get me up and out of bed, stumbling down the stairs in an oversized shirt that belonged to my dad, his favorite shit. Navy blue and all it says it OBX on it. It nearly touches my knees but I still wear shorts under it. Floating down the stairs and trying to tie my hair back at the same time. John B jumps up and nearly trips over his two feet to follow behind me as I go and answer the door.

"Sheriff Peterkin." I say forcing a smile to the Sheriff standing outside my door. Fuck... She's guaranteed to be here about what happened last night with JJ and the gun. Topper probably is pressing charges for assault.

"Miss Alana Routledge. John Booker Routledge." She says looking over my shoulder to my older brother. "You two look like you've had a rough night."

I shrug. "Rough few months, I guess."

She nods. "I'm not even going to ask about that eye." John B touches the bruising around his eye and winces when his fingers press onto it. "Where is your Uncle T? He coming anytime soon? I can't keep lying to DCS and telling them that all is well when all is in fact not well."

"He's coming." I lie.

Uncle T is supposed to be our legal guardian until John B turns eighteen in two months. I'm shortly after him so going into foster care and losing the house over just two months is out of the question. Yeah, we've been lying for almost a year by saying our Uncle has been living here or just out of town for a few days but he'd be just as useless if he was here.

And the day John B turns eighteen he can petition to be my legal guardian until I turn eighteen ten months after that. John B has a job and works on boats for Ward Cameron, King of the Kooks. Even though he used to be one of us when he was our age. He made it out of The Cut and made his way to Figure Eight. Buying and living in the biggest estate in Kildare.

Maybe it's the biggest to me because it's the only one I've seen and luckily have been to. Sarah Cameron is my best friend but Kie, my other best friend, hates Sarah over some drama from a few years ago. I never got the story from either of them no matter how much I had asked.