JJ Maybank Imagines

Only so much🤍

You fought off two officers when JJ got arrested for taking the blame for the sinking boat incident. A part of you wished he hadn't because you knew that dealing with his father would be hard as ever, but another part of you was proud of his honesty and loyalty to Pope. 

"NO YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE HIM AWAY" you had screamed, grabbing hold of his hand before it was ripped away from you. 

JJ remained calm, however painful it was to watch you struggle in the officers arms. You knew he could deal with staying in a cell for however long but you dreaded to think how his awful father would react. Would he even bail him out at all? How much money would he need to pay? How angry would he be? 

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It's been 2 days since JJ was arrested. You've heard nothing from him, and you were even turned down every time you've gone to see him.

"Hun, he's not allowed to see anyone" the lady at the station told you sweetly. 

"But I don't even know if he's still here! No ones told me anything! I just want to know if he's okay" you hit your hand on the surface in front of you. The woman sighed, shaking her head. She looked around before leaning in towards you, gesturing for you to do the same.

"Look, I'm not supposed to tell you, but he's just left the police station with his father" she whispered. 

You frowned, panicking to try and put a quick plan together in order to get to him.

"Thankyou" you said before running out of the police station. 

I'll go to his house, you thought. 

Whilst you ran up the road, you spotted a familiar white van. It was shaking left to right, and you could just make out the sight of punching as you looked through the back window. 

You immediately knew it was JJ and his father, starting to cry as you sprinted as fast as you could towards it. It only took a second to see JJ's head hitting the bloody passenger window and you were flinging the door open. 

JJ fell into your arms, weak and damaged, grunting loudly. 

"It's me, you're okay" you comforted him, helping him to his feet. He stumbled slightly before pushing you behind him as his father appeared in front of you both-more angry than ever. 

"Who the hell are you?" His father growled. 

"Get the hell away from her" JJ stepped towards him, only to receive a harsh punch to the stomach, making him fall to the ground. 

"Don't talk to me like that boy!" 

You gasped and moved towards his father, pushing him back with all the strength you had. 

"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" You cried, shoving him again. He looked like he was about to explode but you knew he was too much of a coward to hit a stranger.

"What are you gonna do huh?" You challenged as he tensed his jaw, "You gonna hit me? You gonna hit a young girl? JJ might not report you, but I sure fucking will!" 

Your blurting shut the disgusting man up, the only thing audible was JJ scurrying to his feet. Silence then hung in the air for a short while. 

"Get in the car JJ" his father mumbled in a calmer tone whilst getting back in the drivers seat. You knew JJ would want to sort things out despite the consequences but knowing how much worse it would be when you're not there caused you to lose control.

JJ started to do what he said silently but you turned to face him, putting your hands on his chest forcefully. 

"No" you whispered, your voice breaking in sadness as you pushed him away from the van. "No. No JJ" you repeated, but louder this time. "Please please no" you cried, letting your head fall into his chest. 

He put his hands on your back and kissed the top of your head. You sobbed into his chest, pulling at his t-shirt in desperation. 

JJ scrunched his face to avoid himself from breaking down too. He moved his heads to each side of your face and tilted your head to look at him. It pained you to see his battered face full of cuts and bruises.  You shook your head uncontrollably, gripping his hands that held your face. 

"Don't you fucking go with him JJ!" your tears flooded from your eyes. "Don't you DARE put yourself through this JJ!" 

He silently cried, tears dropping from his eyes too. 

"JJ" you spoke quietly, your voice breaking again. You were running out of ways to keep him with you. 

He wiped as many tears off your cheeks as he could before taking a deep breath. 

"It's gonna be okay" he told you. 

He always says this. He always says it's gonna be okay but he's wrong. There's only so much selflessness a person can take. Only so much suffering. It wasn't going to be okay. It wasn't. 

"No" you said once again. 

"Hey, hey listen to me. We just need to talk it out okay? I need to tell him how I'll pay the money back and then I'll leave. I'll come and find you, okay?" 

You shook your head. There was no way his father would just 'talk it out'. 

"JJ he won't-" you began to argue but he interrupted. 

"Let me do this Y/N. I need to do this. I need to sort this out" he grabbed your trembling hands and you looked down at them, seeing the blood that covered them. 

You said nothing, you just stared at your broken boy. 

"Okay" you finally whispered, forcing a slight smile.

He forced one back and pulled you into him softly, still aching from his fathers mistreatment. You held his face gently, being careful not to hurt his injuries. You brought your lips to each bruise and softly kissed them all before meeting his lips. He kissed you, with more emotion than ever before. 

"JJ. In the car. Now" his dad called, making you jump. 

You held his hands and looked into his struggling eyes. He nodded at you. 

"Please just call me if you need me. Don't leave me in the dark again JJ" you said quietly. He gave your hands a squeeze. 

"Okay" he managed to say before getting in the van slowly. Once the door was shut and the window was rolled up, you started sobbing again, watching his father drive off into the distance.