𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖 ➸𝙟𝙟 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙠

𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳

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CHAPTER FOUR
MOJO SO DOPE [KID CUDI]

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"Hey JJ, Nov!" John B called from the living
room of the chateau, "You wanna come surf with us?" He asked without waiting for a response.

JJ and Nova sat in her room, talking about her recent interaction with her then boyfriend Carter. It was hard for Nova to focus on anything else at the moment, as the vision kept replaying in her head over and over, great, more trauma.

Nova emerged from the door of her room, JJ not far behind as she began to scold her brother for his question, "Johnny, there's a fucking hurricane on it's way, surf tomorrow." She stated, adjusting the picture of her dad on the wall. She didn't talk about him much, trying to ignore it in hopes that she could find a way to forget, not that that could ever happen.

"It'll be fine little girl," Her brother sighed, ruffling up her hair making her slap in on the arm.

"Ow," He mumbled, pulling away.

"Look y'all can go risk your life out there like a bunch of idiots, I'm gonna risk my life in here," She said, pulling out a bottle of vodka from the cabinet with her signature Routledge smile on her face, "Responsibly." She added.

"What's got you all quiet JJ?" Pope asked from the couch, sitting up to get a better look at his best friend.

"JJ's busy thinking about Carter, dreaming of murdering him in cold blood" She giggled, screwing the cap off of the bottle.

JJ grabbed the vodka from her hands, snatching the cap and screwing it back on, ignoring her jumps in protest, "He cheated on her." He explained to the group.

John B and Pope tensed, both nodding in understanding, "Nov we'll kill him if you want us too, I know where I can hide the body." John B spoke, half serious half joking.

"I'm not risking the rest of my life for you Nova, but I will like maybe hit him twice if that's what you want." Pope spoke after, always thinking logically.

"I appreciate your offer P, but if risking the rest of your life is what you're worried about, surfing hurricane waves probably isn't something you should do." Nova commented, silently fighting JJ for the bottle of alcohol.

JJ watched in amusement as he moved the bottle high above his head, holding it in the air as she jumped to try to get it. She huffed in defeat when she realized she couldn't reach it, leaning back against the counter. JJ placed the bottle back in the cabinet and put his hands on her waist, lifting her up onto the counter.

"What can I say Nova, I'm a complex man." Pope explained, nodding to John B and getting up to walk towards the door.

"You're an enigma Pope," She replied back, moving JJ's hair out of his eyes.

"You're dismissed, my children. Pope, make sure my brother comes back in one piece please." She asked the boys, "And John B, make sure Pope has just a little bit of fun."

John B nodded in response, walking out behind Pope, who mumbled to John B just before he shut the door, "I have fun don't I?"

The door slammed shut with the wind, making Nova jump slightly, rolling her eyes at herself afterward.

"Alright JJ, where'd you put the alcohol?" She asked now that they were gone. She jumped down from the counter and scanned the cabinets with her eyes.

She opened the cabinet and grabbed the bottle again, unscrewed the cap and poured herself a shot. JJ watched, planning on stopping her, he didn't like when she drank, he didn't like when anyone drank really aside from their usual kegger. He saw what alcohol did to his dad, he knew Nova only drank to drown out the feelings, which he could respect, always loving a little illegal fun.

Instead of stopping her though he was stuck being far too distracted by her uncovered top. She was wearing a bikini top and jean shorts, regular attire for those living on the island. Nova's closet consisted of skimpy bikinis, oversized graphic tees and jean shorts, the occasional baja hoodie and lots of necklaces. And because of that, she was almost never fully clothed, not that any of the boys were complaining, except John B of course.

"You want one?" She asked JJ as she threw her head back and drank the shot. Nova was used to it at this point, alcohol was a weekly thing in her life, her favorite form of coping mechanism, besides Carter.

"No, I'm okay angel" He spoke gently, running a hand through his blonde tousled hair. Nova loved how messy it always was, she found herself playing with it all the time without even realizing it.

"Suit yourself" she spoke, pouring herself another, preparing herself for a hangover in the future.

JJ watched with a smile as she drank, he found himself feeling weirdly proud, like his girl was finally growing up. He remembers when she used to yell at him for drinking, or be angry at him when he smoked, to be honest, watching her drink was attractive. He found himself to be impressed.

"Someones gotta take care of you tonight huh?" He asked, she had a third shot while he spoke, and they silently agreed that was enough for her. JJ walked over and capped the drink, placing it back in the cupboard while she set her shot glass in the sink.

She was already feeling a little bit tipsy, the alcohol hitting her quickly due to her size and low tolerance. She hadn't even been drinking for that long, she still hated the taste.

"Do you um.." She paused, looking around the room for something to do,

"Do you wanna play a game?"

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I hope this isn't the worst
thing you've ever read
lmao

love you ,

-rowan <3