Ocean Eyes-Outer Banks

chapter 27

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𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗀𝗎𝗒𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗁𝖾𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗈𝗀𝗎𝖾...𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝗈𝗍𝗍𝗂𝖾, 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗄𝗈𝗈𝗄

"i'm sorry" they both said at the same time. jj smiled at girl and shook his head playfully.
"you go first" caroline told the boy.

jj hesitated and finally spoke up. "look caroline... i'm sorry for acting up earlier today. i really am. but i'm, i guess i'm afraid. i'm scared of losing you line. i love you...i love you like i have never loved anyone else before. i want-no need, i need to spend the rest of my life with you, but i know that you have other dreams. and i know this is a great opportunity for you and i don't want you to give it up for me. yes, i want to spend the rest of my life with you. yes, the best times of my life have been with you. yes, i love you. but sometimes when you love someone, you have to let them go. so caroline, i love you enough to say that if you want to become a model then i want you to become a model. i want the best for you...even if that means i have to say goodbye." the boy had tears running down his cheeks and he looked at her with sympathy.

caroline walked over to the boy and threw her arms around his neck. she cried into his shoulder knowing that at some point she was going to leave him.
"jj...i love you so so much. and i really don't want to leave you," she hesitated. "but i think it's what's best...for the both of us." she said looking at the boy.

jjs heart broke right there. he could feel it in his chest and spread throughout his body. he thought that maybe, just maybe his speech would make her stay. but it didn't. the blonde boy nodded his head at the girl and said "if it's what you want, then i want it too." he said with his voice cracking.

"but hey, i'm not leaving yet, and trust me, i'm going to spend half my year here, with you. with the pogues." she said trying to boost their conversation with happiness.

"that's good." jj said nodding his head, trying to stay strong.

caroline gave the boy a huge hug and grabbed his hand. "i love you jj" she smiled.
"i love you too caroline."
"forever and always?"
"promise." jj let out a small chuckle.

~~~

caroline and jj walked back up to the house and entered the door.
"you guys good?" kie asked.
caroline looked up at jj and squeezed his hand. "yea, we're good."
"thank god." pope said.

"what do you guys want for dinner?" john b asked the group.
"we could go to the Wreck." kie offered.
"works with me." john b said getting up off the couch.

the group piled into john bs van and drove to the Wreck.
"i'm so hungry i could literally eat anything." caroline said.
jj looked at her with a smirk and john b said "jjs getting lucky tonight then."

the group busted into laughter and caroline slapped the back of john bs head. "no he is not." she laughed.
"mhm, whatever" pope said.

~~~

they walked in through the door and kie went over to her parents and asked them for free food for the rest of the group. kiara hugged her father and walked back over to us and led us to a table.
"sit" she said.

the group ordered their food and were all messing around when three other boys came up to them, well more like they came up to caroline.
"hey caroline."

she turned around and met rafes eyes. jj immediately stood up from his chair and got in front of rafe.
"woah woah woah. chill out jj." rafe said with his hands in defense.
"you should leave. right now." jj said sternly.

caroline stood up and grabbed jjs arm.
"jj, it's ok. we talked. everything is good." she said to the angry boy.
"yea come on jj, calm down alright man." rafe said.
jj glared at rafe and then turned back to caroline with soft eyes.
"caroline, he hit you."
"i know jj, and he said he was sorry."
"wait, you're joking right? he left bruises on your face baby."
"jj...it's ok." ah responded with a smile.

sometimes caroline was too forgiving. maybe she shouldn't have forgiven rafe, but she couldn't do anything about it now.

"so uh, john b, sarah has been talking a lot about you lately. have you guys been hanging out or something?" topper asked staring daggers into john b.
"uh well, we hung out like once, but she was just helping with DCS things." john b said nervously.
"hm, alright, well just wanted to let you know, that if you touch her, i will like beat your skull into the ground." topper said.
"noted." john b responded putting up and OK sign with his fingers.

"so you guys down to surf later?" rafe asked the group.
"uh i'm sorry what?" kie said confused.
"why do you wanna surf with us?" pope said with attitude.
"we just thought you guys might wanna go surfing and well we are going after we eat, so i invited you guys." rafe lied. he just wanted to spend more time with caroline.

"but, we are pogues." caroline said.
"you aren't." topper said bitterly at the girl.
"uh, yea she is." jj replied.
"really? caroline where do you live? what kind of boat do you have? how big is your house? what is your fathers income?"
caroline didn't say anything.
"yea...that's what i thought." topper replied. "you guys may think she's a pogue, but this hottie...is a kook."

jj got into toppers face and whispered all the things he was going to do to beat his ass. all caroline could make out was his saying "i'm going to beat the living shit outta you man."

topper pushed jj back and said "get outta my face dirty pogue."
"oh yeah?" jj responded pushing him back.
"hey! hey! get out of here if you guys are going to fight. i don't want that in my restaurant!" kie father shouted.

jj scoffed and laughed at topper and said "you're lucky man. i'm gonna kick your ass!"

topper completely ignored jj and turned to caroline "hey princess, since your friend over there, is trying to steal sarah from me, why don't you come with us and we will make actually feel good, not whatever the hell jj is doing." topper smirked looking at jj.

jj got up and was about to punch topper when john b grabbed him and pulled him back.
"no thanks Top." she responded.
"you sure? i have 10 inches that would make you feel fantastic."
"gross topper! go away." she said.

topper kept on trying to get caroline to come with him and she continued denying him. finally rafe spoke up and said "hey Top, she doesn't want to go alright? leave her alone man."
"are you kidding me right now?" topper said.
"Top! Topper! let's just go man. alright? let's go!" rafe said to the boy who was getting ready to fight.

rafe dragged topper away and out of the restaurant.
"god i hate topper." caroline said rolling her eyes.
"you aren't the only one." pope added in laughing.

~~~
the group finished eating and caroline said "ya know, surfing doesn't sound too bad."
"yes it does" kie and pope said at the same time.
"yea, i'm not up for it right now." john b added.

caroline looked at jj with pleading eyes.
"fine, i'll go with you." he agreed. "do you have a board at john bs?"
"always." she smiled.
"alright. we can go grab them and then walk to the ocean."
"perfect."

caroline was excited to surf with jj again. she missed it. she missed the feeling when she caught a good wave and he would congratulate her. she missed the cold water splashing her skin. she missed the water droplets dripping down her face as he held her in his arms. she missed his lips on hers. she missed the warmth of his body.

she missed him.

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