Devil's Love- JJ Maybank

bigger than a hurricane

Part 2

I got home and immediately could hear my father and Rafe screaming at each other in the living room, I sighed to myself and jogged up the stairs to my room. Once I got in there, I could hear the wind whipping outside making me sigh knowing a hurricane was to hit tonight. As I was about to change into some comfortable clothing, Rafe came waltzing in already pacing back and forth

Ra- he hates me! I try and try to do things to impress him, but he hates me! no matter what I do I'm a disappointment in his eyes! I can't do this anymore

I sat at the edge of my bed walking him pace back and forth in my room waiting for him to calm down a little, once he had he sat down next to me putting his head in his hands as I rubbed his back

Ra- I can't do this with him anymore Row, it's too much i-

I cut him off 'shh' him as I did, I pulled his head out from his hands and wiped away the tears that had fallen from his eyes 

R- you don't need his approval; he is too wrapped into having a "perfect family" that he can't see he's hurting his kids. 

Ra- how can you say you don't need his approval when you still try to impress him?

R- I can blame that on trauma, I know who i want to be and who I want to be around. whether that be us or the pogues, I don't care. I don't need his permission to be who I want to be

he nodded standing up just to plop face down onto my pillows already shutting his eyes. I chuckled as I covered him with my blanket before deciding to make the dumbest choice i could. go surfing. i changed into a bikini with shorts before slipping back on my sneakers and yet again using the slide in door in my room to jump out of the balcony onto the grass. the wind was already whipping but I didn't care, I jogged down to the water already seeing all the possible waves to ride. I took off my shoes and shorts before running into the water with my board< i climbed on it and started paddling but i didn't even make it to the wave before the water and wind knocked my board over sending me under the water. I was able to get back up to surface and went to grab my board but yet again I was dragged under by the oncoming wave. I swam back up and grabbed my board with a death grip swimming fast back to shore, I threw my board down as the wind picked up more whipping the trees around and anything else that was on the ground. I quickly got back on my shorts and sneakers before started to run back.

I was on the pogue side on the island as the water was much better over here, so I wasn't near home. I was fighting against the wind as I was about to walk under this tree to get to the sidewalk on the other side when it came crashing down, I screamed as I did but I was tackled out of the way landing on the grass by me. it all happened so fast that I barely had time to comprehend what was happening, I opened my eyes trying to see through all the rain that was falling just to see JJ being on top of me clearly pointing out that he was the one to tackle me

R- what the hell JJ?! what are you doing out her?!

JJ- I could ask you the same question! what are you trying to do?! kill yourself?!

he got off me standing as I stood up with him, I looked for my board and saw it had been crushed by the tree making me groan out of annoyance.

R- just my fucking luck! ugh I'll see you around Maybank-

I was about to climb over the tree to run home, but he grabbed my wrist starting to pull me the opposite way of the tree

R- what are you doing?! my house is that way you idiot!

JJ- if you walk to the kook side you will most likely be swept up by the window or injured along the way! the safest bet is for you just to wait it out at John B's!

I didn't object as he pulled to all the way to the chateau, he pushed opened the door practically shoving me inside as he shut the door. I was meet with a very confused John B as he was holding his beer can

J- um what can I do for ya? thought you would be back home by now-

I was about to reply to him, but JJ beat me to it as he plopped onto the fold out couch

JJ- this idiot was trying to surf during the hurricane, I had to tackle her before she could get crushed by a falling tree

J- Rowan!

R- what! the wind wasn't too bad when I left, and I didn't see the tree start to fall till I was under it! I'm fine though see!

John B shook his head walking to his bathroom where he grabbed a fresh towel throwing it at me as I caught it starting to dry my hair

J- you are so reckless it's going to kill you one of these days

JJ- that will be one hell of a day

John B throwing a shoe at JJ who groaned once it hit his stomach, I didn't stay to hear the next part of this conversation as I jogged to the spare bedroom shutting the door mentally thanking John B for letting me keep some clothes here. I removed my shoes before I changed into a pair of loose shorts with one of his shirts (well at least she thought it was his shirt) as I threw my hair up into a messy bun before laying on the bed under the covers sighing at the warmth feeling before I sat up grabbing my phone out of my shorts sending a quick mass text to both sarah and rafe letting them know where I am before I put my phone on the nightstand and rolled over to sleep. why the hell did he save me today?