Outer Banks ~ JJ Maybank

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JJ bolted over to where we were and ripped Rafe off of me. Rafe turned around and JJ wasted no time sucker punching him. "You son of a bitch!" Rafe exclaimed, stumbling up from the ground.He swung at JJ and missed him completely. "Oops. Ya missed me!" JJ said, jumping around. Rafe collected himself and swung again, this time making contact. "This that the best you can do?" JJ said, tempting him. "JJ, I think we are good here." "Yeah, let's go sweet cheeks." Rafe said, slapping my ass. "Whoa!" JJ, John B and I both exclaimed (by that time, John B had come over to see what was going on). "Looks like I have to beat the shit out of you now." JJ said punching him again, this time in the ribs. Rafe, John B, and JJ started to hit each other. "Guys, really. Stop!" "Not until this asshole gets what he deserves." JJ said. "I think he has gotten it, now stop." Suddenly another Kook, Topper, tackled John B and shoved his head into the water. I grabbed JJ off of Rafe and watched as Rafe wiped blood from his eyebrow. "Don't you ever touch her again, do you hear me." JJ said,  blood dripping from his mouth. "What ever fucking Pogue." I ended up accidentally letting go of JJ to get Topper off of John B. "You are gonna drown him." "Just like his dead beat father." I suddenly couldn't control myself and I sucker punched him in the eye. He fell back into the water and John B lifted his head up and took a deep breath of air. "Oh my god, John B, are you okay?" He couched up a lot of water, but nodded his head. i helped him up and heard some one exclaim "Oh my god! He's got a gun." I looked over and JJ was holding his gun to the back of Rafe's head. "JJ!" I yelled, running over to where they were. "If I ever see you on our side of the island again, your ass is mine. And stay the hell away from Gabbie." "JJ!" I yelled again, once more pulling him off of Rafe. "Party's over! Everyone get lost!" JJ said, pointing his gun in the air and firing 3 bullets. Everyone ran away and left me, JJ, and John B.

"I'll clean all this up. Just get JJ back to our house before the cops show up. I have a feeling one of the Tourons snitched." "Okay." I said handing John B a few cups I had collected. "Are you okay?" "Yes. I'm fine. I'll see you at home okay?" "Okay." He said walking away. "Alright, let's so this thing!" I said walking over to JJ. "What are we doing?" "We are leaving. You said the party's over so, let's go." "Okay. Where's John B?" "Oh, he's coming later. His picking up." "SO how are we getting back?" "Good old fashion walking." "Yay." He said rolling his eyes. "It's like a 10 minute walk." "Fine." JJ said as we walked up the beach and onto the side walk.

Neither of us talked the entire walk home. We were both still pretty shaken up about everything that had just gone down and we were still processing all of it. We got home and all the lights were still out so we found some old gas lanterns in a closet. After we lit them, JJ sat down on the pull out sofa and I sat down at the tiny table. "So, tonight was pretty fucking crazy." "Yeah." JJ said, running his fingers through his hair. "Thanks for standing up for me. I could have done it myself, but thanks for doing it anyway." "No problem. No one should treat you like that, especially not a Kook." He said, taking a drag from his vape. "Next time though, maybe let's not take out a gun." "I'm not gonna let you guilt trip me into feeling bad for it." "I'm not trying to make you feel bad about it. I'm just saying it was uncalled for." "Okay, it was uncalled for." He said, bitterness in his voice. I looked down at the floor and exhaled. "I'm sorry. I'm just coming off of an adrenaline high and I'm pissed off. I completely forgot to ask how you are. Are you okay?" "I'm fine." "Gabbie." He said. He patted the spot next to him on the sofa and I begrudgingly sat down. 

"Are you okay?" He asked again. "I don't know. I feel responsible for the fact that you almost killed someone and that John b was almost killed. It just feels nasty. And I feel bad for punching Topper." "No you don't." "Okay, maybe I don't." I laughed. JJ laughed a little too. He had a really nice smile, his mouth curled up at the ends, it was almost wicked looking. "It's okay to feel weird about it. I don't, but that's just because I am a broke shell of a human." I laughed a little, not really knowing if he was joking or not. "I just want you to be safe that's all. He was acting like a total dick to you and it is my job to protect you from guys like that." "Typically that's what guys do if they like a girl." "Yeah, right." "Whatever. Thanks for doing it." "Anytime." He said, messing up my hair. We both laughed and I yawned.

Before I knew it, it was the next day. My hand hurt like a son of a bitch so I got up to go see the damage Topper's face did. I stood up and heard JJ groan. I jumped a little, completely forgetting we fell asleep on the sofa the night before. "Sorry, did I wake you up?" "No. The sun did. God, I have a splitting head ache." "Yeah, that's what beer and fights can do to you. You would think you would get a learning curve." "Ha ha." He said, walking into the bathroom and shutting the door. "Well, good morning." John B said walking into the kitchen and opening the fridge. "What time did you get here last night?" "After you feel asleep on the couch with JJ." "Oh come on John B. We were just talking and then we fell asleep." "Okay okay. No need to get all defensive about it." "I'm not defensive. OH." He laughed a little and closed the fridge door. We heard a knock on the front door and he went to open it. "Sheriff Peterkin. So nice to see you." He said. Letting her in. "Hello." I said, my eyes widening and feeling my shoulders tense up.