𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝
Rafe takes a hit from the bong in his hands before letting me do the same and then placing the glass object onto the table. I push his back against the back of the chair and straddle his lap, pressing my lips to his. He hums against me, grabbing my ass tightly and rocking my hips against him.
"Rafe!" A young voice shouts and I pull away from the boy's lips.
Rafe pulls at the bottom of his top that I'm wearing to cover my ass and I turn my head to see Wheezie.
"I'm sorry" Rafe says as the girl walks further onto the balcony, dumping her bag next to the table.
"Don't worry. I'm not gonna tell anybody" She smiles as I turn to sit on Rafe's lap rather than straddle it.
"Did you want some, or..." Rafe drawls off, glancing at the bong on the table and I elbow him, making him glare at me.
"You legitimately just offered me drugs? I'm thirteen" Wheezie replies.
"Fucking idiot" I mutter and he squeezes my thigh tightly.
"This is a sweet crib" The young girl comments, looking around the place "How'd you con the Glissons into letting you crash here?"
"I, uh...I didn't tell them is how, all right?" Rafe answers "They're in Sun Valley all summer, so keep a lid on it, please"
"I mean, as long as you let me stay here whenever I want" Wheezie bargains.
"Yeah" Rafe agrees before asking "Dad trying to kick you out too?"
"Worse. I'm officially the least favourite daughter" Wheezie declares and Rafe hums "Sarah and dad are going to the Bahamas, and did they invite me? Nope"
"Wait. Your dad is taking Sarah to the Bahamas?" I ask in surprise and the girl nods.
"In summer?" Rafe adds.
"Yeah. I mean, according to Rose, it's 'business'" Wheezie says, making fun of her mother "I mean, they're all up in some new development, and for some super secret reason, they're going to the Bahamas"
"You know, I know about, like...a billion times more about the business than she does. What is this?" Rafe complains and I run my fingers through his messy hair.
"Ugh. We're the black sheep. Get used to it, Rafe" Wheezie states.
"Yeah" He nods, tapping my leg for me to move so he can get up.
"Baa!" Wheezie says obnoxiously, going through her backpack.
"Shut up, okay?" Rafe snaps.
"Baa!" Wheezie repeats louder.
"Hey, shut up!" Rafe yells at her, grabbing her wrist and I jump up in surprise "Wheezie, I told you to shut up, okay?"
"Rafe, let her go" I demand, tugging at the back of his shirt "She's just a kid"
"Don't tell me to shut up!" Wheezie spits, yanking her arm away from her brother.
"Here" She huffs after a second, throwing cash at him "My life savings"
Rafe leans down to pick up the cash but he stumbles and I roll my eyes at him, yanking him up.
"Oh, shit" He curses.
"Sit down" I order in annoyance "I'll get it"
He sits down again and I crouch down, picking up the scattered twenty dollar bills. I then stand up and hand them to him, letting him count the cash.
"I'll pay you back" Rafe assures his little sister.
"Whenever" She nods.
I sit down on the table, frowning as Rafe starts to tear up and look over at his sister who is staring out at the water.
"I know this looks really bad right now and everything, but..." He drawls off sadly "Like, I'm gonna- I'm gonna get my shit together, okay? Like, I will. I'm gonna get it tight, like, you know. Real tight"
Wheezie smiles warmly, nodding at her big brother and I place my hand on the boy's knee, squeezing it gently.
"You'll see" He adds.
"I better get going" She tells him, grabbing her bag and he nods.
The girl enters the house and I pat Rafe's leg before getting up, catching up with Wheezie as she reaches the front yard.
"Hey, Lou!" I holler and she stops, turning to me "He really is trying his best"
"I know" She nods.
"He's got a lot going on right now" I tell her.
"I understand that. Thank you, Addy" She says sincerely.
"For what?" I smile in confusion.
"For staying" She elaborates "No one ever stays with him this long"
"Their loss, I guess" I shrug.
"I like you, Adelaide. I hope you and Rafe work out" The young girl smiles at me.
"Me too" I sigh.
☼ ☼ ☼
I'm laying sideways on an armchair on the balcony getting high and listening to music when Rafe storms in from napping, looking pissed.
"You left me" He complains, taking two of my pills from the orange bottle and swallowing them.
"I couldn't sleep" I hum, throwing my head back and whistling to the music.
"How high are you?" He asks.
"I'm on cloud nine" I answer, reaching out to tug him towards me.
"Don't" He snaps and I giggle, feeling nothing but fuzzy.
"Sorry, Mr Grumpy" I coo, stand up and pinching his cheek.
He grabs my wrist tightly and I squeal in pain, stumbling forward.
"I said don't, Adelaide" He growls, dropping my arm.
I snatch my arm away from him with a glare and look down at the discoloured skin.
"What the fuck is your problem?" I spit in anger.
"I'm gonna sort my shit out. I don't want you messed up in it" He tells me and I frown in confusion.
"What shit?" I question.
He leans forward and gently takes the wrist that he hurt, rubbing his thumb over the red skin.
"You know I'll take care of you, right?" He says and I nod "Good"
He leans down and presses his lips to mine for merely two seconds, leaving me with a pout.
"Are you okay?" I ask in concern.
"I'm fine. I've just got shit to do" He explains vaguely "I'll see you later"
"Later" I mumble as he walks into the house.
Getting a bad feeling in my gut, I pull on my shoes and my shorts, tucking Rafe's polo shirt into the front of them as I follow after the boy himself.
I follow him all the way to the airstrip, my confusion growing more and more by every turn he makes. I watch from a couple meters away as the boy pulls out a gun and my heart drops. He rounds the plane we're both standing behind and pulls the trigger, making me flinch in shock. I hear gasps, letting me know there is more than one person there.
"Rafe, no" A familiar voice says as I slowly round the plane.
My eyes meet the chocolate pair of John Booker Routledge before flickering down to Sarah Cameron in his arms, Ward Cameron with handcuffs on one wrist and Sheriff Peterkin on the ground bleeding.
"Adelaide?" John B questions in confusion.
Rafe turns around at the sound of my name and he looks at me in surprise, his eyes widening.
"What have you done?" I snap.