Life on the cut (JJxReader) OuterBanks Fanfic

The Royal Merchant.

(A/N: late start today, sorry! Little bit tired but I'll do my best! Vote if you enjoyed and we'll see who that mystery boy is..)

After depositing the boat with Pope's dad (and him giving them another job for tomorrow). Pope, JJ and Y/N drove the boat down to the beach They were met with John B and Kie floating around on surfboards. The sea was shining under the dying golden sun. They looked content together.
Y/N dragged three surfboards out from the floorboards in the van and tossed them too Pope and JJ. "Remember. We've just been doing a simple job."
"Yeah... just a job." Pope hesitated.
They stripped down to their bathing suits and Y/N saw something shine in the corner of her eye. It was that card from yesterday. She's forgotten about that.. 'Better not let JJ see I don't want to freak him out.' She though as she pushed it further into her pocket. (No littering Kie would kill you 0-0)
"You coming?" JJ peered into the van.
"Oh yeah, sorry, just a bit nervous."
JJ has forgotten that Y/N hadn't surfed much. "Just paddle and jump I guess. You'll get it." He ruffled her hair.
"Get off" laughed Y/N, "I've got this!"
"Hey!" JJ shouted, catching John B and Kie's attention. "leave some waves for the rest of us!"

They jogged into the waters and felt the waves slow their movements. It was like walking through syrup. Salty, salty syrup.
"Hey where you been?!" Kie grinned at them. Y/N winked and tapped the side of her nose.
They jumped onto their boards as a big wave approached them, almost sending Y/N toppling over. They had just eased past the breaking point of the waves and were ready to get started. The nose of Y/N's board poked out of the water as JJ had shown her.
Pope took he first wave. He darted easily through the water and slipped into the sea once it slowed down. Kie shot down the next one and raced against the toppling water behind her. She looked almost like a mermaid. Y/N then laid eyes upon a mother of a wave approaching. She likes herself up and started to paddle with her legs and arms. Keeping her toes over the tail of her board. Then suddenly as the wave began to push her down she leapt up on her board as it scooped her up. The water brushed over her feet and she laughed, looking up to JJ, her board wobbled and flipped violently, plummeting into the sea, filling her eyes with salt.
"I think I stood too far forwards.." she said wiping the salty water out of her eyes.
"Ohhh wipe out!" Kie giggles, "great for your first try!"
John B rode a wave past Y/N, swiveling expertly and letting his body balance out with the rushing wave behind him. They were all really good.

JJ jumped on the next one. It was huge to say the least and the other Pogues jumped through it. JJ however took it as a challenge and rode it halfway to shore, his hair flying around his head as he ducked and twisted his body to match the ocean's course. His board flowed with him as if they were the same being. He was... very good.
Y/N tried to imitate her friends patters , as the next wave approached she paddled and stood up quickly, careful not too step too far forwards this time. Keeping her eyes down. The water rushed around her feet again but she moved away from it for a second. Her board went Sideways and down.
"Don't look down next time!" JJ advised.
She was Quickly learning that you couldn't tame the ocean. You just had to ride it. Another 20 wipeouts later Y/N was feeling more at home in the waters, it provided waves for her and her friends and in return they respected it, no one could control the way the sea moved. That what made it so exciting. By the end of hours of surfing with an expert like JJ at hand, she managed to ride a wave and race the curvature of a break. Sometimes the break would circle around them and engulf whoever was beneath it. Other times it would curl over gently and soften out. But JJ stole the show. He was almost horizontal at times as he flipped his body around of the break of a wave and brought his board with him, he jumped over the wave itself and continued to take it inland. Sometimes the others would try twists and it would succeed! Other times they would have a wipeout... One time Kie even missed her board entirely and it got swept away... she was alright, just a bit shaken after her head narrowly missed the floor. They played with the roaring sea until the sun had set.