Ocean Eyes-Outer Banks

chapter 33

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𝗂 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗌𝗈 𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝗋

"pope, what the fuck happened?" john b said holding onto the boys shoulders.
"what do you mean?" pope slurred.
"oh fuck off with that bullshit pope! what is wrong with you?!" jj yelled.
"jj! calm down man! yelling at him won't make him talk." john b said locking eyes with jj.

jj turned around and put his hands on his head.
"pope...what's going on man?" john b said.

pope looked around and looked down at his feet.
"you ever feel like, you want something so bad, like you would give anything and everything you have, to get that one thing. and you do, you spill your heart to it, and-and you can't have it. like no matter how hard you try, somebody else has it and like you know they won't give it up. so you can't do anything about it and you just have to sit there, while the thing you long for most in life is right in front of you a-and you can't have it...do you ever feel like that?" pope choked out, tears streaming down his face.

john b and jj knew exactly what he was talking about. pope had a crush on caroline. and he was pissed off that she was dating jj and not him, so pope took his anger out on caroline.

jj turned back around. "so you think that hurting caroline's feelings is gonna make her like you?" jj said.
"i don't know, i'm just annoyed that she literally can do anything and be so fucking beautiful."

this triggered jj, someone else talking  about his girl. but he pushed those feelings behind him because his friend was hurt.
"pope, i know you like her-" john b started but he was interrupted.
"no! i don't just like her. i love her." pope shouted.
"pope, your best friend is dating her, how can you love her. that's not cool man." john b said.

pope took a deep, shaky, breath. "it's not like i just met this girl like a week ago and i'm saying i love her. i've known her for years. years. and i knew i had a crush on her since the week i met her. and that has grown into loving her. i've gotten to see who she's become, who she wants to be." pope said.
"why didn't you tell her?" john b asked.
"because! because jj and her have always flirted and had a great relationship and i don't know, i felt like she liked him."

"she does." jj interrupted.
"jj." john b said giving him a look.

"exactly. she does like-no-love him. and it's not fair. all he does is lay around and drink and smoke weed and she treats you like you won the Nobel prize or something! it's, it's not fair." pope said voice cracking. "i work so hard to impress her and all he has to do, is tell a dirty joke and drink a beer and it's like holy shit, she's in love with you."

"i do more than that." jj said.
"no jj. you don't."
"yes pope. actually i do. maybe i don't do it around you guys but i treat caroline like she's the only girl in the world. because, in my mind, she is. i have to continue to work hard and impress her, because if i don't then i'm afraid she'll get bored of me. i have to continue flirting with this girl like i'm still trying to date her. pope, i know you like her. and i'm sorry. but i love her. i love her. and i know that hurts and it's hard to hear but you need to understand that there will be another girl for you man. and it's not caroline." jj said looking the boy in the eyes.

pope had tears all down his cheeks. "i'm sorry jj."

"don't tell me. tell caroline." he responded.

everyone walked back up to the house and john b screamed "all right! everybody out!"
~~~

caroline was lying face down on the bed crying while kie rubbed her nails on her back and whispered kind things to her.

there was a knock on the door and caroline lifted her head to see jj.
"hey buddy." he said.

buddy was a name they loved to call each other. they used to say it in a friend way but now since they are dating, it has just stuck with them.

caroline sniffled and slightly smiled. "hi." kie got off the bed to give them some space.

"how are you?" he asked.
"what's wrong with him?" caroline said completely ignoring him.
jj was hesitant but then said. "he uh, um, he has a crush on you and i guess he's had it for a while. he's just a little jealous of our relationship. but he's ready to say sorry. he wants to apologize. and you should let him, i don't want this to ruin our friend group."

caroline took a second and nodded her head. "ok."

jj got up and caroline heard some talking from out in the hall.

then pope walked through the door. "uh hey." he said.
caroline played with her fingers and finally looked up "hi"
"look caro, i'm sorry. i shouldn't have said that. it's not true at all. like literally everybody loves you." he laughed a bit. "it's just that i well, i kinda have a thing for you and i'm just jealous of you and jj. but i talked it over with everybody and i'll get over you. i promise. i know that you and jj are meant to be together and i shouldn't be jealous of that. i'll eventually find my soulmate and i'll be happy." he said.
"oh pope, it's ok." she said giving him a hug.

"so, we are good now?" he asked.
"of course." she smiled.

~~~

the two walked out to everyone else and sat down in the living room. caroline sat on jjs lap. john b sat in a chair and kie and pope and on the couch.
"well, that was some crazy shit." john b said.

they all laughed and talked until finally caroline fell asleep on jjs chest.
"i should probably take her home." jj said.
the rest of the group nodded and jj picked the girl up and brought he out to the car. he buckled her seat belt and got in the drivers seat.

back at john bs, pope sighed at said "he really does love her."
"yea he does." john b said.
"he's totally and completely in love with that girl." kie added.

~~~

jj turned the car off and went over to the passenger side, he grabbed the girl and brought her up to the front door and up the stairs.

he laid her down on the bed and took off her shoes. he went over to her closet and grabbed a t-shirt and a pair of lulu shorts.

he quickly pulled her jeans off her ankles and slid the shorts up her legs. he took her tang top off and put the t-shirt on.

normally if she was changing he would check her out, but he knew that since she was asleep, it wouldn't be right. he wouldn't take advantage of her.

he put her long legs underneath the sheets and then took his shirt off.

jj turned the lights off and turned her fan on. he got underneath the sheets and cuddled up next to her.
"i'm in love with you." he whispered before drifting off to sleep.

ok but seriously
this chapter
is kinda cute 👉🏻👈🏻🥺