*:･ﾟ✧*:･
We camp out at The Wreck all day, hoping no one will find us. I was expecting a call from Rafe, which, seven hours later, never came . I'll cling to the hope that he changed his mind about John B, but I know he didn't.
I'm trying to sleep on a booth seat late at night, when there's a tapping on the glass at the window above my head.
I snap my eyes open and look up, seeing Rafe leaning against the glass and I sigh a breath of relief. I quietly get up, hoping not to wake my friends, but that plan quickly fails when I realize JJ is sleeping right at my feet. I step on his hand and he quickly wakes up. "Fuck! Oh, god, Snowy, where are you going?" He asks, sitting up and rubbing his hand. I catch him look out the window, seeing Rafe there.
"Oh my god, why did you tell him where we are?" He asks frustratedly.
"He's here to help, okay? I'm just gonna talk to him." I explain, holding on to tables fo support myself as I limp towards the door. JJ gets up to help me.
I carefully unlock the door, seeing Rafe already waiting on the other side. I slip out and go to close it behind me, but JJ steps out with me, crossing his arms as he stares at my boyfriend.
"JJ, please, it's fine. Go back to sleep." I tell him, but he doesn't even look my way.
"Snowy- thank god.." Rafe says softly, quickly pulling me into a hug. "I'm sorry I didn't call. I didn't get the chance, I had to wait until it was dark to sneak away and the whole island is hunting you guys down..."
"It's okay..." I whisper, hugging him back.
"Listen, man, if you're here to screw us over I swear to god-" JJ starts, and Rafe let's me go to confront him.
"I'm not. I'm here to help my girlfriend, since you, her 'best friends' won't take her to the damn hospital." Rafe replies.
"We're not doing this." I shake my head, interrupting before they get the chance to go at each other. "JJ, just go back inside. Please."
JJ takes off his hat and turns to walk back inside, raising his middle finger at Rafe as he steps back in.
"I'm sorry, I know you want to help.." I sigh and Rafe shakes his head, returning his attention to me now.
"It's fine. Here, sit down.." Rafe holds onto my arms and helps me settle onto the ground. "We'll talk and then I'll take you."
"Did you go to the police?" I ask as he sits next to me, and we can look out over the water. I know I'm not going to the hospital with him.
"Yeah, uh, I did." He nods. "I told them you didn't do anything- you just happened to be there, but obviously they still want to talk to you."
"I bet." I reply. "But I'm not telling them it was John B."
Rafe sighs, letting his head fall back against the wall we're leaning on. "Well we have to have our story straight or we all get in shit. And I'm not letting you go down for this."
"I won't. We have a plan." I admit.
"What is it?"
"I can't tell you. The less you know the better." I tell him truthfully.
"You can't run, you have to stay here I will protect you here. My dad agreed to let you out of this." Rafe says, clearly on to me.
I shake my head. "I can't go back to my life without John B when I know the truth. I can't just go back to working at Making Waves and running from my parents, and going to parties and just living my life like normal. I appreciate what you're trying to do but unless he is safe I can't go back."
"I get that, but your life is different now anyways. We have each other- we can get our own place, or something, and, and, and- just do our own thing. I know my dad, he will pay you to keep this secret if we ask and then you won't have to work." Rafe insists, grabbing my hand.
"Rafe," I look back at him, "I just can't." I shake my head again, getting that feeling in my throat that means I'm about to start crying.
"Snowy, we'll figure this out, alright? We will. You'll be okay." He's so confident already that he won't be charged with anything, even though I know he planned to kill the sheriff if I wasn't there.
"Would you have shot her? If I wasn't there, would you have done it?" I ask. Rafe doesn't say anything for a moment.
"I... I don't know." He answers quietly, shaking his head. "I had to do something, I couldn't let my dad get arrested. We would have ran, or something, I don't know..."
"Oh, god..." I say, tears spilling down my cheeks now. "I hate this."
"Please don't cry.. Hey, it's okay..." Rafe says, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and pulling me closer. "Just, please don't run. I'll fix everything, I promise."
He's just not getting it, this isn't something he can fix now. It's not like the cops will believe me over Ward or Rafe when I tell them that it wasn't John B, so I'll just end up getting in trouble for lying or aiding and abetting or something. We just need time.
I shake my head at him. "No, we are going to fix it." I say, wiping my tears away. "We've got a plan and we are going to fix this."
"Snowy- Snowy you're not listening to me, okay? You can't just leave me because of John B." Rafe says frustratedly.
"I have no choice now, I won't lie for your dad. I didn't tell you but he has tried to kill me twice now, in one week. I can't stay even if I wanted to. He will kill me, Rafe." I say seriously. "And I don't want you to have to clean up that mess, and then look my brother in the eyes and act like you don't know anything when he comes to you for support. I can't do that to you guys."
He doesn't say anything, he knows I'm right.
"I think you should probably go..." I whisper, looking anywhere but at him.
"I'm not going without you, let's get you to a doctor okay? If you insist on running you can't do it with a broken foot." I shake my head at this.
"I'll be fine- I'm not sure it's even broken. I can't go." I protest and he sighs.
"Fine- if you are going to be stubborn, good luck." Rafe says as he stands up. "I mean- why can't you see I'm trying to protect you here?" He asks frustratedly.
"I do, thank you, but you know I can't just leave my friends like this. They need me too." As I say this, he covers his face with his hands and shakes his head. I tell he's getting angry now.
"Fuck- oh my god, I am literally begging you to let me help you. I am begging you to be reasonable here!"
"One day you'll understand that I am." I respond.
"No, no. You listen! I am risking everything for you! I am risking our reputation, my dads life just by being here and by going to the police earlier to save you!" He raises his voice now, and then he punches the wall next to the window out of frustration.
Just then, I hear the door open and look over to see JJ walking out. "It's time for you to go." He says, stepping past me to stand between us.
"No, I'm not leaving without her." Rafe shakes his head.
"Yeah, uh, you are, actually." JJ says, nodding a little and flipping his hat so it's backwards.
Rafe begins pacing, talking to himself quietly. He stops right in front of my friend, getting up in his face.
"You are hurting her more than I am- and I hope you fucking know that." Rafe says, poking JJ's chest.
"Rafe, please, just go." I say quietly and he looks down at me, his gaze softening.
"You better listen to her." JJ agrees.
Rafe nods a little, looking disappointed and angry. "Yeah, whatever, Snowy. Good luck." He says, walking away and looking back only briefly as JJ helps me up.
We get back inside and I watch Rafe drive away. I'm not sure I'll ever see him again- and that's how things had to end? I think he's just used to getting his way.
"Are you okay?" I hear JJ asking me and I nod slightly.
"I just didn't want to say goodbye like that..." I mumble, sitting down again at the booth where I was sleeping before.
JJ sits on the ground in front of me. "I mean, I don't want to make you feel worse, but he's not the best guy."
"I know, but his heart is in the right place, you know? He cares about me, he just wants me to be safe. The problem is he doesn't care about you guys. That's where we are different, I guess." I sigh. "But if all of this never happened it would be different."
JJ smiles a little, patting my leg. "Hey, but on the bright side, you'll always have us."
"True." I agree, laughing slightly. "JJ, are you sure you're okay with our plan?" I ask, just to confirm.
He nods, not even hesitating. "I'm sure. We'll go to Yucatan- just the two of us. It'll be the vacation of a lifetime." He smiles and I laugh at that.
"I don't know if I would describe it as a vacation, but sure. Wherever you want- you might have to carry me though." I joke.
"Anywhere." JJ nods, "I give a mean piggy back." He smiles. I know we'll make the most of it, but I'm honestly heartbroken to leave my family behind. With everything going on I haven't talked to the twins as much as I may have liked, but one day I'll explain it to them. Once John B is cleared and everything returns to normal.
*:･ﾟ✧*:･