Everything at Once -- (Animal Kingdom -- Craig/OC)

Chapter 3

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Abuse warning
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It had been a few days and I was still at Smurf's and hadn't gone home. We were all sitting around the pool, watching the boys as they were playing water basketball. Craig sitting next to me mildly bandaged up while J's girlfriend sat next to me asking me all sorts of random questions. She apparently knew I was a model, even though she admitted she wasn't much of a fashion follower. On social media most of my stuff was what she had termed as; 'girly- surfer- punk' clothing which I was positive was a compliment.

"Well, you have my number now so anytime you want to check out my closet let me know." I smiled at her as she grinned. "Really? You would let me do that?"

"Why wouldn't I?" I asked her as she kept grinning, I looked over at Craig taking the smoke out of his mouth taking a few drags before giving it back to him. He had made a comment about needing to grab more blow, which for some reason I agreed to go with him likely because he said it was off Renn.

J made his way over to Nicky as I handed them both shots, J, Nicky and I tapped the shot glasses together before downing the whiskey. Craig just looked at me as I put one to his lips as he took his own shot. He kept telling me I didn't need to baby him, yet part of me liked having to take care of him.

"What do you two have planned for the day?" Pope asked as he swam up to us. "Just cruising around." Craig spoke for me.

"I was planning on heading home to clean my place up and get different clothes. If Nicky over here isn't occupied with J. I was going to take her with me." I said as her eyes lit up, "That would be amazing." She told me.

"I thought we were going to spend the day together." Craig asked me, "We wouldn't be gone more than an hour. I'm sure you'll live, and that needs to be cleaned." I told him pointing to his makeshift bandage.

The guys went right back to their game after they each had a few drinks, and passed around a joint. "So tell me." I asked Nicky as she looked over at me, "The other night, what really stopped you from partaking? I'm just curious. Kudos to you for saying no." I laughed as Craig shook his head, "You always had trouble saying no to this." He said pointing at his body.

"Right..." I teased as she laughed, "Fear? I guess, I mean you read so much in school and online about the bad effects it has on the body... I guess I was just afraid? Though J is right we should be steering clear." She explained to me.

"She'll cave one day." Craig joked, though he was right. You could tell just by talking to her that she was missing out on something in her homelife. Not that I was one to really judge on the matter, likely a crap relationship with her father which was something I knew all about. I didn't even know mine, my mom made sure of that.

I looked over at the commotion in the water, only to notice Pope and J seemed to be playing below the water. Playing might have been an over exaggeration as Baz went below and pulled the kid up as he was starting to cough out a lot of water. The boys all came over to the side again for more shots and beer when I looked at Pope.

"You realize he will never take your place, you should lighten up on him a little."

"I could, yea. We don't know if we can trust this kid. Or his add on, I ain't risking more jail time for Smurf can keep playing grandma." He whispered to me. "Pope...please?" I asked him.