PROMISE-ME ☼ outerbanks

chapter 8

{ 3 days before midsummers }

I stood at the large, decorated front door of the Cameron's. I debated with myself whether I should just knock or leave. Rafe's truck being the only one in their driveway, I quickly knocked and waited. There was no answer. I walked around to the side where Rafe's window was, I picked up some pebbles and chucked them up a few times.

His face moved in-front of the window, I awkwardly waved to him.

He walked out to his back porch, I didn't let him get a word out, I wanted to talk and explain why I was here. "I'm sorry" I began, staring down at my feet, "what I did was out of anger, Rafe, I was upset at what you and your friends did. I was scared also, because I know how Topper feels about me and the pogues. Look I'm probably wasting my time by being here, but-" I paused, smiling up at him "I love you okay?, that night at the wreck when we hung out and made burgers was one of the best nights I've had with you. Top of the list, actually. I knew that I wanted to be with you regardless of what my friends or yours thought of me"

Chloe" He said, moving in-front of me. I felt butterflies in my stomach, the nerves kicking in. Was this going to be the final rejection or the start of us without the secrets. "being with you has showed me who I wanted to be, I don't deserve you coming over here and you shouldn't be the one apologizing to me, I should. I really am sorry about being a dick and-" I rolled my eyes at him, standing on my tip toes kissing him.

"I missed you so much" He mumbled into the kiss, "we're gonna fix this baby".

For the next few hours I was with Rafe, Kie knew where I was going and in all honestly she encouraged it. She saw how Rafe and I were, she wanted me to be happy and regardless if he was a kook. Pope and JJ not so much, there was still some convincing needed to be done.

"How about you and I go to midsummers together" Rafe pulled me into his lap, "with all kooks there to judge me, no thanks" I laughed, "no c'mon, we'll go exclusive. Fuck what they think its you and me at the end of the day" He smiled, giving me a kiss. I felt so relaxed with him in this moment. I was lost in thought at one moment, thinking about all of this. Rafe was here and so was I, this was all that mattered.

Okay!" I responded, ruffling his hair.

{ day before midsummers }

"Chloe's my plus one" Kiara told her mom, "Oh how nice sweetie" she smiled at us, I smiled, "thank you for letting me come with you guys!" I hugged her mom. Kiara's mom loved me, after mine left she took me under her wing and accepted me as her family. "she doesn't know about Rafe?" I whispered, "nope, she'll find out with the rest of us" she winked.

She showed me her dress and we planned a little about what else would go good with her look. "I'll have to look for something to wear, I'll come back when I do" I said standing up, "No we're going shopping for you" "Kie, I don't wanna. I don't deserve it for everything I've done" "Chloe" She gave me a knowing look. "We make mistakes, you told us what happened and we're okay with it. We love you Chlo, nothing you could have done would change the group." She replied, pulling me into a hug.

We spent a good two hours walking around small shops in the next town. I was getting tired and it had started to rain, we had given up and were walking back to her car. "Chloe this one" Kie grabbed my attention to a slip-on cheetah print dress in a window, "holy shit" I mumbled then smiling. She laughed and pulled me into the shop.

On the way home, Kie and I stopped to get some food. "John's been MIA since yesterday, do you know anything about that?" She spoke, "no? maybe he ran off with a kook of his own" I laughed, throwing shade on myself. Her and I ate and then hurried to her house, so we'd have enough time to get ready.