In Between

Chapter Twelve

(JJ)

I woke up 15 minutes later after Kie had left, knowing she'd already be here.
I went in the bathroom, and brushed my teeth, then put on a pair of black shorts before going downstairs.

I heard her laughter and I smiled. I reached downstairs only for my smile to fade away when I saw Rafe standing right next to her. He looked like a fucking idiot in that chefs hat and apron.

"Morning, Jesse." Kie said, when she saw me. I looked at her confused, because she doesn't call me 'Jesse' unless we were fighting. "Morning, Kiara." I responded, giving her the same attitude back.

"Are you hungry? Me and Rafe made some-" She started but Rafe cut her off. "Well, it was mostly Kie, I barely did shit." He said. I clenched my jaw, why the fuck was he calling her 'Kie'?

She laughed, "You still helped though." Fuck, I wanted to punch a wall or him even. "I think I'm actually going to head over to John Bs, see what he's up to. Y'all have fun though." I told them, and made my way upstairs.

I opened the door to my room, and went over to my closet. "Jage, wait." I heard Kie say. "Oh, so now you want to call me 'Jage'." I said, turning around to face her. "Listen-" She began, but I interrupted her. "No you listen. You know exactly how I feel about him and yet you're acting like you're fucking besties with the dick." I spat. "He's your brother-" "See it's that right there, Kiara! Why do you keep defending him? Huh?" "I'm-I'm not." She said, softly. "God, I don't have time for this, Kiara." I shoved past her and put on my shoes.

"J, wait don't leave." She told me. I got up and headed towards the door, snatching the keys. "Jage, c'mon." She grabbed my wrist, and I turned to look at her. "Kiara-" I began, but she cut me off. "Wait, just wait, please. I hate fighting with you... just please don't leave." She pled. "Look, Kie. You can come with me to John Bs or stay here. I don't really care-" "Why can't you stay?" "After seeing you and Rafe like that? Nah." "There was- I don't know what-" "Are you embarrassed of me? Of us?" I asked her. "No-" "Then why do you act like such a different person around Rafe?" "I don't." "Right. No, I'm just trippin." She looked at the floor, and let go of my wrist. "I was supposed to meet John B 5 minutes ago. Go, don't go, your choice, Kiara. I'll be back before sundown." I said, opening the door.
"Jage." I heard her say, I looked back at her. "Hm?" She walked closer to me, and wrapped her arms around my neck, I felt her press her lips against mine.

"Kiss me back." She whispered. I dropped my keys and wrapped my arms around her waist, kissing her deeply. I felt her hands go in my hair, pulling at it roughly. I separated from her, my lips moving to her neck. I slid my hands in her shirt, and undid her bra, as quickly as possible. "What about John B?" She asked, breathlessly.

"John B can wait, I need you right now."