{ever since}

Chapter 3 -do you wanna hookup?-

Lime woke up to the shower running, presumably rafe taking a shower. the noise came to a stop as the cameron boy stepped out of the bathroom.

"hey L, showers open" rafe smiled.

"i don't think i'll need one." lime replied.

"your comming to the boneyard, right?" rafe asked.

"oh, i completely forgot. uh, i guess it'll get my mind off of things, so yeah? i'll go." lime smiled back at the boy.

"great, you wanna go find topper?" rafe offered the girl a hand.

"finnee." the girl sighed, dragging out the E.

***

rafe and lime walked toward the boneyard together, fingers intertwined with the others, topper at rafes side between sarah.

"you guys act like an old couple, your out here holding hands." topper commented.

"gosh top, rafe is my best friend. drop it will you?" lime asked.

"he's right lime. we are kinda acting like an old married couple. here." rafe replied, taking the girls hand, sliding his golden band onto her ring finger and placing a gentile kiss over it. the two stood staring in each others eyes.

"okay," lime sighed, "you may kiss the bride."

(what in the wattpad is this)

rafe chuckled, pulling the girl into a kiss, the two couldn't help smiling through the kiss.

"alright, cmon" rafe took the girls hand again, walking down the beach.

"hey sarah, can i offer you a milwaukee beverage?" a tall blonde boy handed a tray to sarah.

"awh you know man i'm alright." sarah replied.

"what is it not fancy enough for you?" jj asked her.

"hey you know what, i'll take it." topper reached for the drink.

"oh you know what actually, i didn't ask you."

"oh yeah? even if i say please? pretty please? oh alright."

"topper stop." sarah let out a nervous chuckle.

"sarah? still a no" jj asked

meanwhile with rafe and lime
the two had stepped outside of the party, lime opened a pack of cigarettes as rafe handed her the lighter. she lit the white stick, playfully blowing smoke at rafe after inhaling.

"taha, quit" rafe laughed.

lime let out a soft laugh.

"want some?" she asked, handing the boy the cig.

"don't mind if i do." he replied, grabbing the cigarette and resting it between his lips.

lime couldn't help but stare at the ground. even if alex was occasionally abusive, she wouldn't even forget the good times she had with him.

"hey. earth to lime?" rafe asked, grabbing the girls hand and tanging his fingers with hers.

"oh- yeah?" lime looked up at him

"everything alright?" rafe asked, giving the girls hand a soft squeeze letting her know she could tell him anything.

"uh yeah, i think i just need another drink." lime laughed.

"another one?" rafe chuckled.

"yeah uhm," lime started to grab rafes beer out of his hand, "hey do you wanna hookup?"

"hm, like now?"

"yeah like we can go upstairs if you want."

"marg, your really drunk right now, and i think if you were sober you wouldn't want that." marg was a nickname he had given her, after margaritas, because you usually put limes in margaritas.

"no no i'm not drunk, i just like, i think i need it fucked out of me you know what i mean." lime said, letting out an awkward chuckle.

"alright, that's enough booze for you,
let's get you home." rafe said, picking the girl up by her hips and placing a soft kiss on her head.

lime had fallen asleep on rafe on the walk to the truck. he had put her in the passenger seat and buckled her seat belt. hopping into the drivers seat the pair drove home.

***

lime woke up spooning with a shirtless rafe cameron. rafe had taken her home that night, helped her get dressed, and put her to bed. rafe woke up to the feeling of her moving besides her.
she sat herself up, leaning her back against the headboard.

"gross, we're you seriously spooning me rafe?" lime gave the boy a soft punch on his arm

"uhm, no, i mean yeah, i mean, you asked me to last night." rafe replied.

"i did?"

"yeah you did. you uh wouldn't remember though because you were really drunk."

"ohh alright sure i was." lime joked.

the girl laughed continuously mocking the boy. rafe couldn't help but stare at the girls ocean like blue eyes, lime doing the same as the room fell quiet. the boy leaned in, pressing a soft kiss to the girls lips, only to pull away and laugh.

"hey uh lime?" rafe turned to look at the girl.

"hey uh rafe?" lime mocked.

"you know how we've both been best friends for like, ever?"

"yep, you are my #1."

"have you ever thought about, y'know, being more than that?"

"like what, being your -1?" lime joked, waiting for a joke back, realizing the boy was serious.

"oh, like actually?" she asked.

"you know i've always liked you, marg." rafe replied.

"rafe, i've seen the things you've done to other girls hearts. i'm not gonna let that happen to me." lime gave the boys hand a gentile squeeze.

"but the only reason i ever did that to them was because i couldn't get over you, y'know? your just like constantly on my mind and when they found out, it was like, that feeling was never gonna go away, and the only solution was to get you to be mine, but- but i was just always to scared to ask y'know?" rafe remarked.

"well, you know when i had a crush on you in fourth grade, but i swore i stopped having one on you in fifth?" lime asked.

"yeah."

"i never stopped. that's mostly the reason why alex would never let me hang out with you guys."

"so you'll be my girlfriend?" rafes face lit up.

"yeah alright, one thing though." lime said.

"oh yeah anything for you, what's wrong?" rafe asked.

"do i get to keep your ring?" lime asked, pointing to the golden band on her right hand.

"oh yeah oh my gosh yeah, keep it." rafe replied, placing a soft kiss on the girls hand.

"sweet, you rock!" lime laughed.

"so, what do you say i take you out on a proper first date then?" rafe pleaded.

"fine by me."the girl agreed, standing up to go get dressed.