Outer Banks Imagines

JJ

@Kissingpankow, another request I hope you all like it!!!
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Lauren pov
"Mom it's not that a big of a deal!" I yelled at my mom. We were having another argument. However this time my dad and his anger issues were involved. Like normal, we were arguing about my choice of friends. I was a pogue, and I loved it. The free life and surfing all day was my thing. My mother and father however wanted me to marry someone that had money and a good life. To them, that boy would be Rafe Cameron. The kook asshole. They only want that marriage, because they need money. They spent it all on gambling. However if I could I never wanted to see Rafe in my life ever again. They hurt us pogues just for hell of it. They even tried to drowned John B.
See I've been friends with John B and JJ since the third grade, but I've always seemed much closer to JJ. It could've been because he was my first kiss in the sixth grade, but it also could be that I kind of had some romantic feelings towards him.
"It is a big deal Lauren!" My mother yelled back. "If you hung out with good people, like Rafe, then you could have money and nice things!" My mom said angrily. Her nostrils flared and her forehead was creased. She was pissed.
"Rafe is a shitty person mom! And not everything is about money god!" I scoffed at her.
"Lauren Rafe is a perfect guy for you and we need the money. You could get a nice new car or that new phone." My dad said trying to bargain with me. They didn't know the real Rafe Cameron. The boy who did cocaine, or who hurt us pogues just because he could. He also was abusive to me. Years back we had a thing, kind of. Turns out he was just using me for sex. He even tried to control me, like telling me who I could and couldn't hang out with. However I never told my parents about us years back. Only the pogues new.
"Rafe is far from perfect." I said scoffing again. My mother seemed at her end here and started to go insane.
"You know what?" She yelled and slammed her hand on the counter. "You will marry Rafe in a couple years and will be supported financially with him. End of story!" My mother was now screaming. My emotions got the best of me and I wanted to cry right then and there.
"No." I said upset. "The pogues are my best fr-." However I was cut off from a slap hitting my right cheek. My head turned to the side from the impact and a sharp sting lingered on my cheek. I lightly touched it and turned to look at my mom who had slapped me.
"You will not be with some trash man for the rest of your life." She growled and threw a glass wine bottle. I flinched at the noise it made when it broke.
See my mother and father being abusive wasn't something new. I also should mention that this whole situation started with them. They spent all their money gambling on the main land so they want me to marry rich so they can be financially supported. Not me though, them, they wanted to be rich.
"Lauren?" I heard a quite voice behind me. I quickly turned on my heels to see JJ Maybank standing there confused.

JJ pov
All us pogues were gonna hang out tonight, but I was in charge of getting Lauren and the beer. I stopped my dirtbike in her yard and started the quick walk to her front door. Her house was similar to John B. Much nicer though but rig by the water.
Walking through the door I immediately heard yelling. I walked into their kitchen to see a glass bottle break.
"Lauren?" I asked confused. Why was a glass bottle being thrown?
"Get out of here boy." Her dad growled my way.
"God Lauren!" Her mother laughed sarcastically. "You know sometimes I just wish you weren't born! You ruined this family! We have no money because of you!" Her mother was screaming at her. I watched as her mother took a step forward and shoved Lauren into a mirror, causing it to break.
"Lauren!" I yelled and ran to her. I shoved her parents out of my way and grabbed her body.
"Hey you alright?" I asked worried as I gripped her hips. She was leaning up against the broken mirror now. She gave a quick nod but never made eye contact with me.
"We're leaving." I said to her parents, anger laced in my voice. I grabbed her wrist and pulled her out to my dirtbike.
"Hold on tight." I told her as I started the bike up. Pushing off, we were speeding away from her house.

Lauren pov
When we stopped in front of JJ house I got off JJ bike and stood there. I've never been inside.
"Come on lets get some ice on that." He said pointing to my cheek. I gave him a nod and we walked inside to his room.
"Where's your dad?" I asked him loudly.
"I don't know." He called back from the kitchen. He was grabbing my ice pack. He walked back in to his room and placed the cold pack on my cheek.
"Lauren?" He asked after a few minutes of silence. "Have they always hurt you?" He asked me worried.
"Yeah." I mumbled and looked down at the ground. I felt him go rigid next to me.
"How long?" He asked. I could tell by his tone of voice he was upset and angry.
"For three months." I admitted. They may have known about Rafe and his actions but I never told them about my parents. I didn't want to burden them with all my issues.
"Is there more of those?" He asked and pointed to my now red and probably bruised cheek. I gave him a nod and removed the ice pack from my cheek before I lifted up my shirt. I had a bruised ribcage and my back had a long cut in it. I also had bruises on my legs but I told the pogues that it was from doing all the crazy stuff we did. Which they believed.
"What the fuck." I heard him mumbled out and lightly trace down the cut. It didn't hurt due to it practically being healed but it would definitely be a scar soon.
"The ones on your legs?" He asked me. I gave him a nod, confirming his suspicions.
"My parents." I told him. I pulled my shirt down and sat back down.
"Why?" He croaked out. He looked mad and angry but also like he wanted to cry.
I let out a long sigh. "My parents want me to marry Rafe." I told him. JJ has a look of confusion on his face. "My parents spent all their money on gambling and shit and Rafe has shown interest in me so they told me that I was going to marry him. And that if I didn't marry him, they'd cut all ties with me and leave me on the island alone. With....nothing." I told him letting my shoulders slump at the end.
"But JJ! I don't want to marry Rafe! Please understand that, I want to marry you! I've been in love with you since we were 14!" I said quickly. I didn't want him to think I actually wanted to marry that piece of shit. When I finished talking he seemed to think for a moment, but then a big smile came across his face.
"Wait here." He said quickly and moved off the bed. He duck down to get something under his bed...I guess?
"JJ what?" I said to myself, confused at his actions.
He popped back up and knelt down in front of me. A tiny light blue box sat in his hand. He opened it to reveal a engagement ring. It was covered in diamonds and pure silver. How he had money for this I don't know but I didn't care.
"Lauren Nora Davis, I have loved you since we kissed for the first time years ago. Will you marry me?" He asked hopeful. My heart felt like it was going to explode out of my chest at any given moment. I quickly nodded.
"Yes!" I screamed in joy and tackled him in a hug. He pulled back and slid the ring on my finger. I looked at it in awe.
"What the hell is going on?" His dad barged into his room. I moved quickly to sit back on the bed.
"Dad." JJ coughed and stood up. "I asked Lauren to marry me." He stated firmly but a smile formed its way into his face at the end of his sentence. His dad looked a little skeptical.
"JJ your a little young don't you think?" His dad asked.
"Well yeah, but we won't be getting married in like weeks. We'll wait." JJ said bouncing on his heels. His dad gave us another skeptical nod.
"Well, I guess if that's what you want. I can be happy for you then." His dad said and gave a small nod to me. I smiled at him and watched him leave. Normally his dad was a total asshole and a dick, but maybe he was so high off drugs he didn't realize what he was saying.
"That was..." I trailed off to JJ confused.
"Different. Unexpected." JJ said trying to describe what just happened with his father.
"Well whatever it was I don't care. Because I'm going to be a Maybank!" I said excited and looked down at the ring. I could feel JJ staring at me and watched him sit next to me on his bed.
"JJ." I asked and turned to him serious.
"Yeah." He smiled.
"Where did you get the ring?" I asked him confused. Please tell me he didn't steal it!
"It was my moms. My dad and her got married when she was around 20. That was before she left us, but she left this here and I think it's beautiful so I'm giving it to you." He said gesturing to the ring. I gave him a genuine smile.
"Well I love it. And I love you." I told him and kissed his cheek.
"I love you too." He said but he kissed my lips.