[1] Good Trouble - JJ Maybank - Rafe Cameron - (An Outer Banks AU)

Chapter 7

THE THORNTON RESIDENCE

"Hey. You down to go to the summer movie thing? Popcorn's on me." Rafe asks, standing in the doorway of Violet's room.

"Last time we were actually together I took too many pills and almost died. Plus, I just got back from work, and I'm exhausted." Violet says, ignoring him and going back on her laptop.

"Watching a movie is relaxing." Rafe adds.

"Knowing you, the movie won't be the only thing that relaxes you. There's gonna be weed, alcohol, or pills." Violet comments.

"I'll stay sober if it means you'll go." Rafe says.

"I was in rehab because I couldn't stay sober, not some preppy school." Violet admitted, trying to let him see the seriousness of this.

"Why didn't you tell me that? I was the one who gave you the pills." He says, rubbing his eyes in frustration.

"I thought Topper would've told you by now. It's not your fault, you didn't know." Violet says, putting her hand on his arm. He looked down, not knowing what to say.

"You were just trying to help me numb the pain." She says. She was the one who started taking the pills, and she blames herself for that. She knew better.

"The pills don't do anything for me anymore. I started snorting the good stuff." Rafe admits.

"Please tell me that's not a habit now..how much of that have you had?" Violet asks.

"It's just once a day." He says, acting like it's not a big deal, lying. He couldn't function without it, but he was scared to tell her the truth. She made him feel happy, and he didn't need the drugs for that. Even if they never dated, they were always flirting and making out.

"First, it's once a day then it's twice then you can't go two hours without it. The withdrawals will kill you if you develop an addiction. I would know." Violet says.

"Just a movie with friends and snacks. No funny business. You love popcorn." He begs, knowing that he just did a few lines before coming over. He was good at lying, and yet she always gave him the benefit of the doubt.

"Fine, just this once, and I want the blue Gatorade." Violet says, giving in.

"Whatever you want, it's your night V." Rafe says.

THE POGUES

"Aren't you glad I made you guys come?" Kiara asks, the Pogues were walking to where they had were showing the movie at the park.

"Ecstatic." Pope says, sarcastically.

"My couch was pretty comfy to be honest." JJ says.

"We're out of the green zone man." Pope whispers to JJ.

"Dude, tranquilo, okay?" JJ says, to Pope, who he thought was too worried.

"We're in the middle of kooklandia, this is the last place I wanted to be." Pope whines.

"Shut up bro." JJ says

"I'm gonna go get some drinks." Kiara says, not hearing the conversation between the boys. She walked over to the snack stand and waited in line to get the drinks.

"Hey, uh can I get two pepsi's please?" She asks, before paying and getting her drinks.

"Hey Kie, what's up? How are you?" Rafe asks calmly. She used to be friends with Sarah, so she wasn't a stranger. Even if Kiara hated the Kooks.