They pull away fast, trying to act casual so they could play it off.
Mike opens the back door and steps out, non of them saying a word. JJ watched with a guilty face as Mike looked him up and down, folding his arms
"Mr Carerra, I cant expl-" JJ starts
"Save it" he cuts him off, already knowing what happened. "I know enough" he says, studying JJ bruised hand.
"Come on JJ" Mike says, almost fake happy "let me give you ride home"
"Dad.." Kie says nervously, thinking that her dad was just trying to get away from her so that he could yell at him In the car
"Don't worry baby" he says hugging Kie "you go up stairs and get to bed"
"Be nice to him" Kie says, pulling out of the hug, him smiling at her
"Bye jayj" she says while opening the door to walk in
"Bye" he says, turning back toward her dad and nervously looking at him
"Don't be scared, your not in trouble" Mike says, walking to the truck
JJ didn't really believe him though. He was probably going to bite his head off the second he stepped in the truck
JJ hesitantly got in and shut the door, waiting for Mike to say something.
"Mr Carerra" JJ starts again "I really can explain"
Mike looks over at him who looked as if he was forming a plan in his head.
"JJ I already know enough of what happened" he says firmly "so don't try to lie to me" he warns
JJ stops and thinks for a second. Letting his plan go through a sigh
"We went to the boneyard" JJ admits "I got a call and I had to meet someone down there" he lies, trying to take the blame
"So, you leave the school, and go to the boneyard" Mike says firmly, starting to list off "you bring her back almost and hour late, and well, I only have to look at you to know you did something stupid" he says gesturing to his hand.
"Three rules, JJ" Mike says, more calmly than what JJ expected, but still firm. "Three rules and you broke them all" he says, a little frustrated
JJ looked down, guilty
"Hmm" Mike says, looking over at him. "And what the hell happened to eye?" He asks
"Our friend was in a life guard tower, and there was a guy outside, and y'a know" JJ says slowly, opening and closing his hand from the pain, nervously biting the inside of his cheek.
"Right" Mike says, switching between looking at the road and his passenger
"Now I know it was kiara who got that phone call" Mike says, exposing him. "And I know she's the one who wanted to go to the boneyard"
JJ sat there, not knowing what to say
"I mean, god, life guard towers? You know what they do in those" Mike says with fear of what could have happened.
"I know" JJ says quietly, looking down
"Y'all shouldn't have gone in the first place" Mike lectures "With that being said" Mike says admittingly "I know there was no way in hell you were able to stop her" he adds "she's stubborn, I know, much like her mom"
JJ looks down as he listens, not knowing where mike was going with it
"But for what it's worth, JJ" he says looking over at him again "I'm glad you were there to protect her" he says, sincerely
JJ looks over at him, shocked that he wasn't mad.
"And for that, you have my respect" he continues, making eyes contact with JJ "now my approval? Ehh that's a different story.. but you have my respect" he repeats
JJ didn't know what to say, he just looked at him as they got closer to JJs house
"Look, mistakes happen, and I won't hold this one against you" Mike says as they pull into JJs driveway. "But Let's try not to let anything like that happen again next time, okay"
"So there is a next time?" JJ asks, to make sure
"Yea yea, you didn't completely blow it yet" Mike says as JJ got ready to get out of the car "yet" he emphasized
JJ laughs and opens the door to get out
"Oh and JJ" he says before he could close the door
"Mhm?" JJ asks, shuffling around in the dirt to face him.
"Pleease" he says slowly, closing his eyes, trying to erase the memory from his mind "never let me see your tongue, in my daughters mouth again"
JJ laughs and cringed at himself, hoping he didn't see that
"That's my bad" JJ laughed covering his face with his bruised hand to hide his embarrassment.
"Jesus son go take care of that thing" Mike says, looking at his bloody hand "god"
JJ laughs looking at his damaged hand, shutting the door and waving Mike off as he drove away, and walked inside.
{short little update<33 thank you all for reading!! Comments and suggestions welcome!!!}
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Jiara
Teen Fiction"To freshman year JJ" JJ says, saluting the blunt and taking a hit "May he Rest In Peace" he says, blowing out and passing the blunt to pope Is JJ finally ready to settle down? Leaving his life of lying, stealing, and cheating behind him, he decides...
