Outer Banks ~ JJ Maybank

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"Hey Gabbie. Come on in. Kiara is in her room. Is everything okay?" "Yeah. Her room you said." "Yes. Are you sure you are okay?" "Honestly, I'm really not. That's why I'm hear. I have to talk to Kie." "Okay. Go right on up." Her mom said moving out of the way of the stairs. "Thanks." I said, taking the stairs two at a time. I knocked on her room door and waiting. "Oh my god Mom, just leave me alo-" She said opening the door and seeing it was me. "Gabbie. What are you doing here?" i ran over to her bed and shoved my face in to one of her pillows and started to cry. "What's wrong Gabbie?" She asked running over to her bed and sitting down next to me. "He broke up with me." I said into the pillow. "I couldn't understand that." "He broke up with me." I said taking my head out of the pillow. "Oh my god! Gabbie. I'm so sorry." She said putting her arm around me and hugging me.

"Do you know why he broke up with you?" She asked a few minutes later, after I had calmed down. "He said that what John B said was right and we might as well just end it now so I don't get hurt later." "What did John B say?" "He said that JJ is gonna see another girl and think she is better than I am and leave me for her or cheat on me with her." "That's so rude!" "I know. But JJ seemed to think it was true and he didn't talk to me the whole walk to my house and then when I asked his what was going on her told me all of that and then drove off with out saying anything else." "That's shitty of him." "I know right. But also, he has been kind of off ever since that whole thing with the guy this morning." "Yeah. So what are you gonna do?" "I don't know. GO back to my house maybe. Drink beer. If I can find a joint or something I'll get high." "No. You are gonna stay here. I refuse for you to spend all day feeling sorry for yourself." "But feeling sorry for myself is so much fun." "So is hanging out with me." "True." "Plus, if you want, we can get you a rebound. There is a blonde haired asshole just dying to get in your pants." "Rafe? No way. Never in a million years." "Smart move. So, what are we doing first?" "Can we at least have a few beers?" "Sure. I'll go get them."

"Okay, here me out on this one, would you rather cut down a tree or walk in on your parents." "Oh my god." "I know. But you've gotta pick one." "Who's idea was it to play this game." "Yours now, kill a tree or be mentally scared by the sight of your parents going at it." "I guess my parents." "Really!" "I don't know. That is a bullshit question. It is tow very bad things." "Kie, one tree." "One tree still makes a difference." "Whatever." "Let's play a different game. Truth or Dare." "Fine. I'll ask you first. Truth or dare." "Truth." "Have you ever had a crush on someone who is not John B?" "Yeah." "Who?" "That wasn't part of the question." "It was in the verbal fine print." "I don't know. There were a few guys here and there but nothing super major." "Any of our crew?" "Maybe. I still don't really know." "Who?" "Your turn to ask questions is over. It's my turn. Truth or Dare?" "Dare." "I dare you to do the craziest thing you can think of." "Okay." I said, grabbing her face and kissing her. 

I pulled away a few seconds later and wiped my lips off. "Um... what was that?" She asked." The craziest thing I could think of. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." "No. Not at all." "Wait, am I the one you have a maybe crush on!" "No." "Good. I don't think I could handle rejecting you." "But you just-" "It was the craziest thing i could think of that didn't require no clothes." "Okay. I think truth or dare is officially over now." "Shit, I feel like I fucked up." "No you didn't. I really don't care. If you want proof, I'll kiss you to make it even." "No thanks." "Good." She said with a laugh. "Oh shit, it's getting dark. I should probably head home." "Did you walk here?" "Maybe." "Oh my god. Let me give you a ride home." "Okay." I said, grabbing my shoes and heading out to her car.

"See you later Kie!" I called as she drove off. I walked into the house and threw my shoes into the corner. I saw some light coming in through a window so I went to check it out. "Holy shit." I said, running outside to find JJ sitting in a hot tub, surrounded by bottles of champagne and a shit ton of lights (Some LED lights and others were party lights). "JJ what the fuck is this?" "Hey Gabbie. Come on in! The water's nice." "Is that a hot tub?" "Yeah. It's state of the art. look, it even has..." He turned around and pressed a button and the water started to shoot up in the air and the inside lights started to change colors. "Disco mode!" He said, taking a swig of champagne. "How much did all of this cost?" "Um, well, everything and the generator and express shipping, um, all of it." "25,000 dollars!" "Yeah. But let's not worry about that right now." "JJ, you could have paid off your restitution." "Well I didn't okay!" He said standing up and exposing bruises and cuts on his abdomen. "I was a dick to you earlier for no reason. I was scared of telling you how I really felt. So I pushed you away. So I got all of this stuff to tell you I'm sorry and I want you back." He started to cry, and the crying quickly started to get worse. I walked over to the hot tub and climbed in and hugged him. "I'm so sorry." He sobbed, putting his head on mine. "It's okay JJ. It's okay." I said, rubbing his back. "I tried to kill him." "What?" "My dad. I tried to kill him. I just can't handle it anymore." "It's okay. It's okay." I said, still hugging him. "I'm right here. I'll always be here." I said, feeling him start to calm down.