𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧

Chapter thirty-three

It was destructive.

Tell me why there's a part of me that still desires that morbid attachment?

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"Wake up sleepy head" I hear, jj's voice singing loudly from across the room.

I groan, tossing a cushion towards him while my eyes remain closed.

"Let her sleep" pope tells jj in a hushed voice, his tone laced with what sounds like concern.

"Enough moping over that asshole, get up" jj ignores pope by continuously pestering me.

My eyes flicker open, the blonde earning a dirty look from me as I sit up on the couch.

"There she is" he smiles, pope rolling his eyes in annoyance at him.

"How are you?" Pope asks quietly as he sits down beside me.

"I'm okay, stop worrying" I chuckle, really not wanting to have to speak about Rafe anymore than I have with them.

The poor boys have been taking care of me almost every single day since we broke up.

"See? I told you she'd be okay" jj interrupts, slumping down onto the couch next to pope. The cracking sound of a beer can being opened Piquing my interest.

jj notices my eyes on the can in his hand, making him laugh softly.

"In the fridge princess"

"Thanks" I mumble before standing up and making my way over to the fridge in the messy kitchen of the chateau.

"Stop stealing my beer Perez" John b exclaims playfully as he emerges from his bedroom, his light brown hair sticking out all over the place.

"I'll pay you back" I hum with a grin as I sip on the foaming liquid.

"Oh to have kook money" he replies in a teasing tone, nudging me gently with his elbow.

I laugh a little, a small smile spreading across my lips for the first time in a while.

"So... how's work been?" I ask, trying to act as nonchalant as I can, knowing damn well my real intentions from that question.

His face straightens out as he looks at me, his teeth chewing into the side of his cheek in hesitation.

"Annie" he breathes out. I can already sense the disappointment coming from him.

Damn it.

"I'm just genuinely curious how work has been" I murmur sheepishly as I look down at the drink in my hand.

"If you're asking if I've seen Rafe. No, I haven't"

I just hum at his answer, denting the tin between my fingers as I dither on my next question.

"No...girls or anything?"

He lets out a sigh, shaking his head in disagreement.

"No Annie" he replies, his voice sounding serious, but with an edge of pity that overwhelms me with sense of embarrassment.

"I don't care or anything, I'm just wondering" I mumble back, too ashamed to meet his eyes.

"Mhm" he hums, quite obviously not believing me but not wanting to push the issue further.

"If you're talking about that dickhead again I'm gonna kill you" jj yells as he makes his way over to us.

I give John b a look, practically pleading with him not to mention our previous conversation.

"Nah we were just talking about uhm..." John b stutters out awkwardly, his eyes darting around quickly.

"Windows"

"Windows?" jj asks suspiciously as he approaches us, a small grin on his lips as his brows knit together.

"Yup, windows..." John b replies, scratching the back of his head with uncertainty.

"Seriously?" I whisper, earning a shrug from John b.

"Well I'm sad to have missed such a thrilling conversation" jj claims sarcastically.

"Why were you talking about windows?"
Pope joins in on the conversation, a small groan escaping my lips.

"Jesus Christ" I mutter to myself as I run a hand down my face.

jj snickers to himself as John b lets out a snort followed by a quiet chuckle.

I roll my eyes as I begin walking off back towards the couch, but my movements come to a halt when I feel a hand grabbing my arm, pulling me back to my original spot.

"Waaaait" jj urges, an all too familiar smile on his face, a smile that only means that boy is planning something.

Something i probably won't want to do.

"There's a party tonight... you wanna go?" jj asks, my face immediately scrunching up at the thought.

"I dunno, what if-" I begin, put I'm stopped when his finger is pushing against my lips.

"Don't even say his name" he warns me, I grab his wrist, tugging his hand away from my face.

"Aww come on Perez, it might be funnn" John b joins in, his arm swinging over my shoulder loosely.

"Yeah princess, we'll make it fun" jj smiles as his arm wraps around my other side, mirroring John b until I'm sandwiched between the two boys.

"Fine" I mutter in defeat.

"You two are such idiots" Pope chimes in as he tries to hide the smile growing on his face.

"I'm going to assume that means you're coming too right?" jj asks, his arm tightening around me subtly.

Pope lets out a groan as he throws his head back.

"If Pope isn't coming, I'm not either" I tell them jokingly.

"Well then it's decided, Pope you're coming"

"Thanks for giving me the choice, very kind of you" Pope replies sarcastically, making the boys laugh.

(Next chapter WILL be out later tonight or tomorrow! Hope you enjoy :)