Outer Banks Imagines

Rafe

Request by melancholyeuphoriax

Rafe pov
I was late on my payment to Barry. I tried to steal one of my dads watches but he caught me. I wasn't in to much trouble and he luckily let it slide but now I had no way to pay this off. I wanted to pawn off one of my own watches but I knew I'd get in more trouble if my dad found one of my watches that he bought me sold to some pawn shot in town. I paced back in forth in my room while I waited for my girlfriend to get back from work. She always new how to solve every problem. I needed her.

Y/n pov
"Bye guys." I waved to my coworkers as I left the shop. I worked as a receptionist for a lawn care business. Even though I was considered a kook I had grew up on the mainland for years so to me it didn't matter how rich or poor you were. You worked anyways. I lived in a medium sized house on the kook side is the island but my work was over on the cut.
"Bye y/n see you Friday!" My favorite coworker ashely said to me as I left.
I waved goodbye to the other coworkers outside who were loading or unloading the lawn mowers for the day. I started my car up and realized I needed gas. I could make it to the gas station but definitely not back to the kook side of the island.

I pulled up to the pump and got out. Paying with my credit card, I leaned against car as I waited for it to finish up.
"Well if it's isn't the kook Queen. Country clubs little girlfriend huh." I heard an annoying voice behind me. I turned to see none other then Barry. I rolled my eyes at him. I knew him from other people and seeing him from a far distance but that was it. I knew Rafe bought from him but he made sure I was to never see Barry.
"Barry." I stated firmly and turned back around. He immediately came up to me and stood in front of me.
"What?" I asked irritated by how he wouldn't leave me alone.
"Your boy owes me some money and you know I was feeling Uh generous and let it slide for a couple days but you know how this business is." He smirked at me.
"Leave me alone Barry." I said rolling my eyes. Before I could grab the gas pump to put it away he gripped my wrist. He squeezed it tight and I let out a whimper off of pain.
"Let go." I said trying to tug my arm back.
"How about no." He smirked at me. Before I could even blink his other hand was in a fist and hit my jaw. I immediately crumbled to the ground. I clutched my jaw in pain hoping that he wouldn't hit me again.
"Barry please!" I pleaded as he came down on my stomach. I coughed from the blow to my abdomen.
"Country club owes me a shit ton and if he ain't gonna pay up, then I'll just have some fun with his girl." He said smirking down at me. His fist came flying to face again. My head felt like it was going to explode.
"Hey!" I heard a loud voice yell. "Stop it or I'm calling the police!" The voice again yelled. I opened my eyes to see Barry get away from me and back to his dirt bike. I watched him drive away as fast as that bike could go.
"Holy shit are you ok?" The voice said again. I looked over to see a man crouched down next to me. He helped stand up but I had to use the car as support.
"Yeah yeah. I'm good." I said breathlessly.
"I can call the police if you want." He said. I immediately shook my head no.
"I know him, it's all good I got this." I said to him. "No police." I added on. He gave me a nod and helped me back inside the car and finished off the gas for me. I thanked him and started my car back up. The man was probably in his sixties and I think he was working at this gas station because of the uniform he had on. He probably owned it. He was nice enough to make sure I was ok and drive off by myself.

I new I needed to hide this from Rafe. He would go ballistic if he found out what happened. I was supposed to go to Rafes after work and getting gas but I went home first. I needed to cover up any bruise that started to form.
"Mom?" I called when I opened the door. My dad was at work I knew that so maybe my mom was home. I got no answer so I guess she was gone too.
I grabbed foundation and concealer from my room and put it on the bruises. I had one on my stomach but my shirt would covid that. Then I had two on my face. One was on my jaw Alamo's going down my neck and the other on my nose and going up my forehead. They hurt like a bitch so I also took some pain reliever.
I took once last look in the mirror. You couldn't even see the bruise. The wonders of foundations honestly.

"Hey babe." I said as I knocked on Rafes bedroom door and walked in. He was laying on his bed in swim trunks and shirtless.
"Hey how was work?" He asked smiling immediately once he saw me.
"It was good, pretty busy since the hurricane." I said sitting in his bed with him.
"You want to swim? The pool's back up and running. Has been for a few hours." Rafe said sitting up next to me.
"Uh yeah but I'm gonna need a swimsuit." I said gesturing to my work uniform I still had on.
"Let me get one of Sarah's me second." He said rushing out of his room. Once I realized what I just said I was fucked. If I take my shirt off he'll see the bruise forming on my stomach and I can't get my face wet the makeup will come off. I needed to come up with a plan.
"Babe!" I called quickly. I could hear him running down the hall back to his room.
"What's wrong?" He asked frantically and holding the top of a bikini top in his hands.
"I don't think we should go swimming, I just don't feel well right now." I said making up a lie. His face fell and he threw the bikini top on his dresser.
"Oh I'm sorry baby." He said worried and coming over to hold my waist. "Why don't you feel good?" He asked. Shit I needed to make some lie quickly.
"I just feel really tired and have some sinus headache stuff going on. Could we just lay down?" I asked him.
"Yeah of course." He said pulling me to his bed and lifted the covers up. I hated lying to him but Barry fighting me would get him on high alert and possibly go after Barry. As strong as Rafe was, Barry was a much more skilled fighter. He knew how to take down anyone and he let people know it.
"Want me to rub your head?" He asked as I laid on his chest.
"No thanks." I mumbled. If he touched my head the makeup would rub away.
"I'm sorry you're not feeling good baby." He said kissing my head. His hand moved from my side to my stomach. I immediately winced in pain. Please tell me he didn't notice that.
"Woah! What's wrong?" He asked taking his hand away quickly.
"Oh nothing. Just a shiver." I said trying to play it off.
"Babe that definitely wasn't a shiver. What's wrong?" He asked grabbing my chin lightly, making me look at him. I let out a deep sigh.
"I got in some fight today. It's nothing though." I said praying hard to the gods that he would let this go.
"A fight? With who?" He asked loudly.
"No one." I shrugged.
"Y/n tell me." He said.
"Fine. It was Barry." I said but I mumbled his name very quietly.
"Who?" Rafe asked. Clearly he didn't hear me but that was the point. I rolled my eyes.
"Barry." I said louder. I watched his jaw clench tight.
"Barry? As in drug dealer Barry?" He asked angry. I gave him a nod and sat up so we could talk properly. He followed my actions and we both sat on his bed now. Him up against his headboard with me in the middle of his big bed. "Why the fuck did you get in a fight with Barry?" He seethed.
"Well I didn't really get in a fight. I was getting gas after work and he came up to me." I said. He nodded for me to go on. "He said you hadn't paid him yet and that he was gonna and I quote "mess with country clubs girl." I said. His eyebrows furrowed but then his hands clenched. I gently placed my hands on his fist.
"Baby calm down." I said lightly. He let his hands go limp, so I intertwined our fingers.
"I'm sorry. Fuck I'm so sorry this is my fault!" Rafe said upset with himself.
"Rafe. Baby listen to me." I said trying to get him to stop freaking out.
"I'm not letting you go anywhere alone. I'll take you to work. I'll go with you when you get your nails done too." He rambled on and on to himself.
"Babe!" I said shaking his shoulder so I'd get his attention. It worked and he looked at me quickly. "I want you to just calm down ok? I'm sorry I didn't tell you but I was afraid how you would react. Just, please I'm still in some pain and want to just rest. Can we please just do that first?" I begged him. I knew that if we rested for a little bit then he would be more calm later and think with his heart and his brain. Not just act on impulse.
He gave me a nod and mumbled out an apology. I gave him a small thanks and had us lay back down again.
"I'm still not letting you go anywhere alone." He said quietly as we cuddled.
"I know baby." I said rubbing his bare chest.
"No one should ever lay a hand on you." He said squeezing my hand. I nodded against his chest.
"I know but now we know the consequences with Barry right? And we're gonna fix them, right?" I said to him.
"Yes. I promise." He said and ran a hand down my side.
"Now let's just rest. You can go back to fighting Barry tomorrow." I sighed and relaxed more against him.
I knew he was going to be protective of me. He wanted to be with me anywhere I went. If I was taking my dog for a walk, he would want to go. If I was going to get my hair cut, he'd want to go. Sometimes though I didn't mind. It was showing how much he cared for me, and I gotta love him for that.