With The Tide (Outerbanks JJ Maybank x OC)

Chapter 9 - Breath

So i know i said this at the beginning when i started this story but i totally changed the time line around and i apologize if that messes with you. I did not use everything from the show but I am trying to work in important ones that can help pull this story together. 

Hope you guys are still enjoying this.

All errors are mine... per usual :)

JJ POV

When I had finally cooled off the night before I came into the Chateau ready to crash. I wanted the night to go so differently. Rowyn and I had the Chateau to ourselves, it should have been one hell of a night... in a good way.

Rowyn wasn't in the main room when I entered and I could feel myself start to panic as I called her name. I noticed John B's door open and sighed when I saw her back to the door curled on her side. Sitting on the bed I took my boots and shirt off before rolling to pull her to me. I heard her take a shaky breath trying to hold herself together and it hurt to listen to her try and hold it in. Placing my lips to the back of her head I whispered to her trying to give her the comfort she needed.

When the sun rose that morning Rowyn was now curled at my side one of her hands rested on my chest. If this is how I could wake up every day from here on out, I would be a happy man. The morning progressed slowly as we waited for visiting hours at the hospital, and by 9 we were on the road picking Pope and Kie up. Both had been reprimanded pretty good by their parents, extra work, curfew the works. It had been weird seeing John B in a hospital bed, but we were able to joke about the nurses and sponge baths to lighten the mood. By noon we were kicked out so he could "rest" and we decided to spend the rest of our day at the beach catching a few waves. Ending our night at the Chateau with a message from John B to meet in the morning at The Wreck. We all started to relax feeling like everything was going to be fine.

"I'm sorry. You're staying where?" Kie commented the next morning as she moved around her family's restaurant setting up the tables before it opened.

"Tannyhill." John B stated looking up at Kie as she passed by him around the counter. She handed the tray off to Rowyn who took it and started placing different items on tables.

"So, you're like living with your girlfriend now?" Rowyn asked raising an eyebrow as she brought the tray back to the counter dropping it off and picking up drinks to pass around.

"And Ward is okay with that?" Kie added. Setting the tray down I grabbed one of the cups as Pope grabbed one for himself.

"Well yeah, it was his idea." He replied grimacing as he sat down, after a fall from that height he was lucky to be walking around two days later really.

"Two weeks ago Ward was telling Sarah to dump your ass." Rowyn commented jumping up on the counter behind us swinging her legs back and forth.

"Look, I am living there because Ward bailed me out okay." John B started to get defensive, "And it's way better than foster care, which by the way is exactly where I was about to go if Ward hadn't..."

"Hey, so like do you have a membership to the clubs now?" Pope interrupted him and all I could do was smirk.

"I don't know Pope," John B sighed and I could tell he was getting annoyed, which only made me want to add to the conversation.

"What about those golf carts they drive around? You get one of them right?" I asked grinning and I could hear Rowyn trying cover up her laugh with the drink in her hands which only made me smile more.

"How about a sweater-vest?" Pope added.

"Yep... uniform of the Kook you definitely need one of those." Rowyn added pointing to Pope then John B with her cup in hand.