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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"Dad!" I scream, entering my house and slamming the door closed "Dad?!"

"We're up here, brat!" Sarah hollers from our father's study and I race up the stairs.

Swinging the study door open with a scowl on my face, I come face to face with a distressed looking Sarah and a worried looking father.

"Oh, Sylvie!" He sighs out in faux relief, grabbing my shoulders "I was so worried John B had hurt you"

I scoff in disgust and step out of his grip with an angry glare on my face, my fists clenched by my sides.

"Are you delusional? Johnny would never hurt me" I argue, making my father sigh loudly.

"He's not the person you think he is, sweetheart" My father tries to reason with me and I glance at Sarah who looks torn.

"I want to know what happened on that boat" I demand.

"Girls, I wanted to take the boy fishing. You saw that, all right? I did it because a boy needs a father figure" Our father explains and I roll my eyes as Sarah paces anxiously "So, out we go, and it was great. It was. And then he just starts...drinking, and then, at a certain part, he starts accusing me of these...insane things. And the more I try to calm him down, the angrier he gets, till finally he attacks me!"

"John B wouldn't do that" Sarah defends the Routledge boy.

"Sarah's right. He isn't like that" I agree.

"You don't believe this?" Our father taunts, rolling up his sleeve to reveal a bandage "Do you wanna see it? Where he stabbed me in the arm with a spear? Do you wanna see the one on the deck of the Druthers? You wanna go out there now? Let's go! Right now!"

"Please- Please stop yelling" Sarah pleads, covering her face with her shaking hands.

"You're scaring her!" I snap at him, placing a hand on my sister's shoulder and our father quietens down.

"I'm sorry, baby. I don't mean to yell" He apologises and Sarah lowers her hands, tears running down her face "John B is not who you think he is, okay? I mean, if you heard the crazy things he was saying on that boat"

"Like what?" Sarah retorts.

"Like I killed his father" Our father states "Like that. Me. Did he tell you that?"

Sarah puts her head down and I nod hesitantly, worried about his reaction to our answers. He sighs and walks forward until he's stood right in front of us.

"I know you have feelings for John B, and I know how strong that can be, especially at your age" He says to Sarah before looking at me "And I know he is your friend, and you think that you can trust him...but, girls, he is dangerous right now. I don't know what he would do to you if you made him angry, and I just...I can't have that"

My sister and I share a tear filled look of sadness and she grabs my hand, squeezing it tightly.

"I need you both to promise me that you'll stay completely away from him, and stay here until this thing all blows over" Our father asks us.

"No" We say in unison.

His head drops down in disappointment and I stand up, tugging Sarah with me.

"I wanna go to my room" I declare.

"I think that's best" He nods.

Sarah and I exit the room, heading to my room and I lock the door behind us. I sit on the window seat and my sister sits on my bed, twiddling her thumbs.

"Do you really think he killed John B's father?" She abruptly asks me and I frown, looking out the window.

"I don't know what to think, Sar" I answer truthfully "He's always been angry and abusive, but I never thought he was capable of murder...but then again, it's always the ones you least expect"

"So, you do think it's true?" Sarah asks and I turn to look at her.

"Yeah. John B wouldn't lie about something this serious, nor would he be as distressed as he was when I seen him" I explain and she nods.

"I think I believe him too" She hums.

I turn back to the window and unlock it, hoping deep down that a certain blonde haired boy will crawl in.

"Are you leaving that open for JJ?" Sarah asks and I turn to her with a surprised look.

"How did you know?" I ask.

"When he's drunk, he has a terrible sense of direction" Sarah smiles in amusement "He's crawled into my room on multiple occasions and I've had to show him to your room"

I giggle at the thought and my sister shakes her head at my boyfriend's idiocy.

"We really know how to pick 'em" I comment.

"You aren't kidding" She laughs airily.

I walk over to the bed and flop backwards, kicking off my trainers.

"You never did tell me how you and JJ finally got together" Sarah smiles, laying down on her side next to me.

"I didn't?" I hum and she shakes her head.

"It wasn't anything huge and magical like you and John B" I shrug.

"But?" She smiles excitedly.

"It was the best day of my life" I grin happily.

"Tell me everything" Sarah squeals, flopping onto her stomach.

"I've liked JJ since I broke up with Kie. He is just there in ways no one else ever has been and he makes me feel like something more than just a nuisance" I tell my sister and she listens carefully "It was the night that Joshua embarrassed me at that Kook party and Rafe pushed me in the pool"

"I'm sorry about that. I should have done something" Sarah frowns.

"Don't worry about it. It taught me a valuable lesson" I assure her "Never trust a Kook, even the ones who seem nice"

"Hey" She says, nudging me with her elbow.

"You're with us now, Sar. You're an honorary Pogue" I state and she smiles widely, happy to hear me say it "A Pook if you will"

"Anyways, it was that night. I ended up at the Wreck and I had a little melt down but the Pogues calmed me down before John B and JJ took me home" I start.

"But you didn't come home that night" She frowns in confusion.

"The chateau is home to me, not this house" I counter and she nods in understanding.

"I woke up from a nightmare and JJ came to see if I was okay because he was worried about me. I started crying and I just couldn't help but feel pathetic for letting Joshua trick me. JJ tried to cheer me up but I started rambling about how no one wanted me for me. Then he said that he wanted me. I was in shock at first so he started rambling about how he was sorry which was adorable, so I kissed him" I explain to the girl.

"You kissed him?" She awes and I nod "Then you got together?"

"Oh, no. He assumed that made me his girlfriend, but I told him that he had to ask me. He half assed the question, so I said no" I answer.

"You said no?!" Sarah shrieks.

"Mmhm" I nod with an amused smile "After a big fight on the night of the movie, we went back to the chateau and I told him to ask me again. He asked me with this big smile on his face and this time I said yes"

"You guys are the cutest" My sister sighs dreamily and I roll my eyes.

"It was a fucking rollercoaster" I huff out and we both giggle.

"But we made it, didn't we?" A voice speaks and we both jump up, noticing JJ sat at the window seat.

"How long have you been here?" I ask in disbelief.

"Not long" He shrugs with a smirk.

"Okay, I'm gonna give you two lovebirds a little space" Sarah declares, standing up.

"Are you gonna be okay?" I ask her in concern as she unlocks my door.

"I'll be fine. You have fun" She smiles, winking at me before exiting the room.

I shake my head with a smile and lock the door, turning back to my boyfriend.

"I can't remember inviting you over" I say teasingly.

"Oh, please" He scoffs "You left the window unlocked. In my book, that may as well be a sign that says 'please come inside'"

"Is that so?" I hum, straddling his lap and snaking my arms around his neck.

"Oh, yeah" He answers, grabbing my hips.

"If you're lucky then maybe you can come inside something else too" I whisper in his ear and a throaty groan escapes his lips.

"But, maybe later" I chirp, standing up.

JJ looks at me in complete disbelieving awe and I smirk smugly in return, winking at him.

I head over to my mirror and tie up my hair in a messy bun. JJ comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist, planting kisses on my neck. I tilt my head slightly to give him better access and intertwine our fingers as he finds my sweet spot, sucking on it roughly.

A content sigh escapes my lips and he peppers kisses up my jaw to my ear, nipping at my skin with his teeth. I slip one hand out of his and reach up, running my fingers through his blonde hair.

"JJ?" I hum, running my fingers down his neck.

"Sylvie?" He replies, kissing my cheek.

"I'm tired" I murmur.

"Let's get you to bed then, angel" He sighs with a loving smile on his face.