Outer Banks Imagines ~ JJ and Rafe

Rafe ~ you're lying to yourself

POV: Rafe comes to confront you about your feelings for him but you're with JJ

A little Klaroline TVD inspired

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(Flashback)

You're packing your bags in your room when you hear a knock at the door. You whip your head to the frame and see Rafe standing there.

"What do you want Rafe? I'm busy." You say before resuming to pack.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm leaving. Get myself off this god forsaken island."

"Are you going to come back?"

"I don't know Rafe. At the moment, I don't plan on it."

"So I might never see you again?"

"Nope."

"Then I just want one thing before you leave."

"And what is that?"

"Your confession."

You scoff, "my confession?" You furrow your brows, "I haven't done anything. Confession about what?"

"Me." He says simply.

You freeze and turn on your heels to look at him.

"As soon as you tell me, I'm going to walk away. I'm not going to follow you Y/N, not this time. You'll no longer have to cover up your feelings for me with hostility and revoltion. You'll no longer have to hate the darkest parts of yourself that care for me despite everything that I've done. I just want you to be honest with me. Just once."

You gaze into his eyes from his pleads. You sigh "Rafe...I'm with JJ. I'm happy with JJ. So whatever you think you're gonna get from me right now, it's not happening."

"I see." He steps back and sighs, "I guess this is goodbye then."

He leaves and doesn't look back.

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As you remember the conversation from the back seat of your car, you realise you've arrived at the landing strip. You step out of the car and towards your private plane where the group was already waiting.

"You're usually the early one princess." JJ says as he wraps his arms around your shoulder.

"Got held up." You look around and notice someone missing, "where's Kie?"

They look around as Sarah tries to call her but goes straight to voicemail, "she's not picking up. It must be her parents. They've been up her ass."

You looks at JJ and he's looking down at the ground, stressing, and you knew exactly why. You've been in complete denial for so long but it's clear as day.

You drag him away from the group and turn to John B, holding out your hand in front of you, "John B give me the keys."

"What?"

"The keys. Give me the damn keys."

He reaches into his pocket and throws it at you as you catch it smoothly. You hold it out in front of him, "go."

He looks up at you wide eyed, "what?"

"I know you want to because I'm not blind. The only other person who knows you as well as me is Kie."

"Y/N..."

You take his hand and put the keys in them, curling his fingers over it but you kept your hand there momentarily, "it was fun while it lasted JJ...and I'll never stop loving you," you say slowly as you cup his face, "you and I, we were always going to be right person, wrong time."

He smiles as he cups your hands, "I'll always love you Y/N L/N."

You smile back at him "Go get our girl JJ."

JJ grips the keys tighter and runs out the hangar, his presence slipping through your fingers

"Where's he going?" Pope asks.

"Something he should've done a long time ago." You say, sighing, realising you had to go to him too. "Now I need to do something to." The group exchanges confused looks at you as you separate from the group, taking the keys from the driver and getting into the driver seat.

"Y/N! Where are you going?!"

You ignored them and sped out of the hangar.

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You arrive at Rafe's condo. You knock on the door and he opens it with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He looked like he just got out of the shower. 

 "Y/N? What are you doing here?"

You bite your lip nervously, "you were right. I've been lying to you, to everyone, and most importantly to myself."

His eyes narrow in confusion as he blinks rapidly, "woah slow down. What are you talking about?"

"I can't slow down otherwise I won't have the courage to say it. Yes, I cover my feelings with hostility because yes, I hate myself for the truth. So for once in my life, I want to be honest with you. I want to be honest with you about what I want."

You take a breathe as he stood there, watching your every move and listening to every word. You swallowed hard, trying to focus on what you wanted to say instead of how he looked or how his towel slipped slightly.

"Rafe, I... I can't pretend anymore," you started, the vulnerability in your voice hanging in the air between you. "I've tried to ignore how I feel about you, but I can't. Not after what I just saw with JJ. I realize that I deserve to be honest with myself, and with you."

Rafe's expression shifted, confusion giving way to something more intense. "What does JJ have to do with this?" His voice was low, almost a growl.

"He went to chase after Kie and it made me realize how much I care about you," you admitted, your heart pounding. "I know things have been complicated between us, but I can't pretend that I don't want you. I want us to try. I owe myself that much."

You take another breathe to ground yourself.

"I've made my choice. And...I choose you, Rafe."

Rafe's expression softened, and you could see the internal struggle etched on his face. "You really mean that?"

"More than anything," you replied, your voice steady despite the whirlwind of emotions swirling inside you. "I want you in my life, Rafe." You reached up, brushing your fingers against his chest, feeling the heat radiating off him.

"W-What about your trip?"

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm not going to run away from this."

He leaned in, his lips brushing against yours as he whispered, "I love you." And with that, he captured your mouth with his, pouring all the passion, confusion, and desire that had built up between you into that single kiss.

As you melted into him, he lifted you up so your legs could wrap around his waist, pulling you in before he shut the door behind you.