Jawbreaker • John B Routledge

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"Ah yes, how is Reggie and the kids?" JJ teased leaning forward to peer at the girls perfectly pedicured toes. "Leave Reggie alone." She snapped trying to hide her feet causing JJ to laugh evilly before taking a drink from his water bottle. 

"Oh god, you're so loud." She complained as John B looked between the two unsure if something had happened between them the night before. "No you." 

Incoming call from Rafe

Saturn's phone had started to ring again causing both the blondes to complain at the volume. She quickly declined the call before heading out to Rafe's truck to get her clothes. 

"God you look like a mess." The 18 year old commented taking notice of the clothes that clearly weren't hers as well as her bare feet, her toes dancing in the sand. "I don't even get why you're hanging out with these fucking Pogues." He added shaking his head in disgust as he eyes the house behind her. His eyes lingering on JJ and John B who stood in the doorway. 

"They're my friends Rafe."

"Whatever, go change and let's go." He said turning down to his phone in his lap. Saturn rolled her eyes but headed back into the small home with her clothes and sneakers in hand. "He literally wants us dead." John B commented as the two boys trailed Saturn causing her to nod before heading into the bathroom and changing. 

"Probably." She said her voice muffled slightly by the bathroom door. Saturn sighed as she looked at her reflection realizing how rough she looked, her hair was a mess and she had makeup running down her face so she grabbed a washcloth and wet it before scrubbing her face to remove the product. 

Once she was satisfied she pulled her blonde hair into a pony tail before pulling her white vizor onto her head to prevent the sun from blinding her. "Okay Tiger Woods." JJ whistled when she stepped from the bathroom and took a seat on the couch to pull her socks and shoes on. 

"I'm probably going to die out on that course today." She said causing the two teen boys to chuckle. "I feel like there's a fucking rave going on in my head right now." Saturn added as she tied her shoes and stood to her feet. 

"You'll be fine, we'll see you later okay?" John B said as they followed her to the screen door. "Yeah, I'll catch you guys later." She responded giving them both a small smile before heading down to Rafe's truck where he was waiting impatiently. 

"She's so hot." JJ swooned causing John B to scoff and shove his friends shoulder back into the house. "Shut up dude."

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"You literally suck." Saturn taunted as her brother over shot by a few feet. "Oh shut up." He responded shoving her shoulder lightly. Saturn's headache had not gone away, in fact it got worse as she stood in the hot Caroline sun. 

"So...can I ask you something without you totally freaking out on me?" She asked as they headed towards the golf cart to go to where their balls had landed. "Depends." He responded taking her golf club and sliding it into her case before climbing into the passenger seat, Saturn had always demanded that she drive the golf carts, ever since they were younger. 

"Are you okay?" Her question caught the older boy off guard slightly not really sure how to answer it. He stared ahead as she stopped the cart but neither made an attempt to get out. "I just, I know you've been doing stuff other than pot. And I'm just worried about you, that's all." Saturn's voice was soft, she didn't want to anger her brother but she also knew that he needed to talk to her. 

"I'm fine, it's just sometimes when I party okay? I'm not doing it all the time." He said. And it wasn't a complete lie, it had just started out as harmless college fun but when he got home and there weren't parties everyday he still found himself craving and consuming the product that numbed all his pain. 

"Rafe, please promise that that's all it is okay? Because if there's something else going on we can figure it out, I'll help you-" 

"Just stop! Okay? Can't you ever just stop?" Rafe's sharp voice made Saturn shrink back slightly, it wasn't her intention to make him mad but she had every right to be worried, his behavior had been changing and well not everyone could tell she could. 

The boy sitting next to her was turning from her brother who she loved and shared everything with to some beefed up dick and she was less than pleased. "I'm just trying to look out for you-"

"Well stop! I don't need you to look out for me. I promise that that's all it is, but I'm done talking about this with you. Let's finish this hole." Rafe stared at Saturn for a second, he felt guilty at the heartbroken expression on her face that she quickly covered by cleaning her throat and turning away. He didn't apologize, however, and instead got up and grabbed a golf club. 

Saturn sat behind the steering wheel for a few more moments trying to collect herself, she had no idea what she could do or say to get through to the boy but she wasn't going to stop trying. Their father had given up on Rafe the second their mother died but Saturn wasn't going to do that, she saw the potential he had, the power he could hold. And she was going to do everything in her own power to make sure he became the man she knew he could be. 

Saturn would do that for anyone in her family, regardless if none of them would do it for her. She would die to protect any of them, even Sarah who hated her guts, she'd throw herself in front of a moving car to safe her family. 

Author's Note

HEY GUYS!!

SO I FEEL LIKE THIS CHAPTER KIND OF SHOWS SATURN'S UNDYING LOVE AND LOYALTY FOR HER FAMILY REGARDLESS ON HOW THEY TREAT HER. AT THE END OF THE DAY SATURN JUST WANTS TO BE LOVED BY HER FAMILY AND SHE'D DO ANYTHING TO GET THAT LOVE.

BUT ANYWAYS

THANKS FOR READING