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❝ all i ever did was love you ❞
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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

Although JJ has only been gone for a couple minutes, my leg starts to bounce anxiously and I chew at my bottom lip.

"He's gonna be okay" Kiara assures me.

"I know" I nod, pasting on a smile.

Another couple minutes go by and I grab the handle of the door, pushing it open.

"What are you doing?" Kiara asks in confusion.

"I'll be right back" I reply before jogging over to the door.

I open the front door and relief runs through me when I hear calm talking. I make my way to the living room and JJ turns to me in surprise while Luke grins widely, obviously drunk or high.

"Look who it is, boy!" He laughs happily "It's good to see you again, Sylvie"

"You too, Mr Maybank" I smile a small smile.

"Please" He scoffs "Call me Luke"

I nod and he looks at JJ, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"You should lock this one down before someone else does" He advises his son, glancing at me and JJ smiles at the irony.

"Actually, Dad...I already did" The blonde boy tells his father who raises his brows in surprise.

"No shit? Good for you then" He chuckles, ruffling JJ's hair "You better treat my boy good, Sylvie"

"I'll treat him great. I promise" I smile at my boyfriend who instantly smiles back.

"You're a good boy" Luke tells his son and JJ smiles, his eyes filling with tears "And I love you, son"

"Come here. I love you" He says, pulling JJ into a hug "I love you, son"

A tear runs down my cheek, the situation reminding me of the times Rafe would tell me he loved me before passing out on the lawn or the times he'd hang out with me because he was too high to remember he hates me.

"Love you too, dad" JJ chokes out "I'm sorry"

"You ain't got nothin' to be sorry for" Luke slurs, slumping against the blonde as he passes out.

JJ lays him on the sofa before yanking the keys from around Luke's neck. He turns to me and I open out my arms.

The Maybank boy rushes at me, wrapping his arms around my waist and hiding his face in the crook of my neck as he cries.

"I got you, baby" I assure him, rubbing his back.

"I was so scared" He hiccups.

"I know you were" I sigh, kissing his head "And I'm really proud of you for being so brave"

"You didn't have to come in after me" He sniffles.

"But I wanted to" I tell him.

"Thank you" He mumbles.

"It's okay, J. I'm always gonna be here for you" I whisper.

He pulls his head from my neck and his hands fall to my hips. I wipe his tears away with an encouraging smile and peck his lips.

"Come on. Kie is waiting for us" I say and he nods, slipping my hand into his as we exit the house.

JJ climbs into the backseat of the car and I decide to sit with him, hopping into the back.

"How'd it go?" Kiara asks.

He holds up the keys, a weak smile on his face but his eyes are red from crying. I grab his hand and he looks at me with a loving expression that makes my heart melt.

"Everything's gonna work out just fine" I declare and Kiara nods, starting up the engine.

She pulls out of the Maybank residence and drives towards the location that the boat is currently being stored.

JJ pulls me closer to him and wraps his arm around me, kissing my temple. I lean up and place a kiss on his jaw, making him smile a little wider.

I look up at Kiara who worriedly taps her fingers on the wheel and I sigh in sympathy, wanting to find a way to ease her guilty conscience.

"It'll be fine. It'll be fine with the Phantom" JJ assures her and she nods.

"She'll get out of here quick" I add.

Sirens blare loudly ahead and we all become more alert, anxiety pumping through my body like a race car.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa" JJ snaps, pulling us both down.

"They're still looking" Kiara states once the cars are gone.

"That's a good sign" I point out weakly.

We reach the dock and immediately hop out the car.

JJ unlocks the padlock and pulls the large metal door open to reveal the old racing boat.

"There she be" JJ declares "Hey, girl"

"A 1983 Formula 402 SR1" JJ tells us, pulling a sheet off the front of the boat "The Phantom"

"Mmhm" Kiara hums as we both nod.

"The first boat to make the run to Bermuda in under 16 hours, girls. Forty years old! Forty. And still the fastest thing that Kildare's ever seen" JJ rants about the boat like it's a dear loved one and I smile in amusement, shaking my head softly.

"It's kind of a junker" Kiara shrugs.

"Really? She's right there, Kie. She can hear you" JJ mutters, pointing at the boat.

"Let's just put it this way. You would not be smokin' weed right now if she never existed, okay?" JJ states matter of factly.

"I just hope it runs" I say with a shrug.

"Oh, no, she'll run all right. She's faster than any cutters the boys in blue got" JJ assures me.

I hear a motorcycle engine park outside and I turn to greet my friend.

"Pope! Finally!" Kiara groans.

We walk towards the door expecting to find Pope but instead we're met with my worst nightmare. My brother.

"Hey, there. What's goin' on?" Rafe smirks at Kiara and I before looking behind us "JJ!"

"How you guys doin'?" He adds, jumping onto the side of the Phantom.

"Whoo hoo!" I hear a laugh and turn to see Barry.

"Well, well.." Barry drawls off, pointing his gun at JJ.

"Don't touch him" I snap but before I can cut in front of JJ, I'm grabbed by the throat and I look at my brother in fear.

"See, don't think I forgot about me and you on the side of the road. I'm here because I want my motherfuckin' money!" Barry snaps, hitting JJ with his gun.

"JJ!" Kiara gasps running at Barry and Rafe throws me to the ground roughly before grabbing Kiara, smashing her head off the side of the boat.

"Kie!" I scream as my best friend falls limp to the floor.

"That's what I'm here for!" Barry growls as I scramble to my feet.

"It's not you we want, runt. Where's John B?" Rafe asks me, backing me against a stack of shelves.

"I don't know!" I shriek, slapping him in panic.

His head whips to the side and I walk backwards until my back hits the shelves behind me.

"I really wish you didn't do that" He sneers.

"How can you be okay with what you did?" I whimper.

"What? What did I do?" He asks me.

"You murdered Peterkin!" I yell.

I hear JJ let out a pained groan and I completely forget about my fear, looking over to see if my boyfriend is okay. Rafe grabs my throat and squeezes in rage, making me gasp in fear.

"Don't you ever say those fucking words again" He growls out angrily as I whimper in pain.

"Rafe!" I cry out, clawing at his arm as I struggle to breathe.

"Understand?" He spits and I nod frantically.

"I said, do you understand me?!" Rafe screams in my face.

"Yes!" I choke out "Yes, I understand!"

"Where's John B?!" Rafe shouts at me.

"I don't know!" I sob.

"Where's John B?! Huh?!" Rafe roars in complete rage.

"I don't know! Rafe, please! I really don't know!" I scream.

His fist squeezes my throat tightly and I gasp for air, my nails drawing blood from his arm in an attempt to free myself. Black dots cloud my vision and a dizziness washes over me as I start to pass out from the air loss.

His grip suddenly disappears and I stumble away from him to see Pope hit him with a metal pipe.

"Don't touch her!" Pope shouts, hitting him again.

Rafe recovers and punches Pope in the face making the Heyward boy drop the pipe. Pope takes a few hits before grabbing Rafe and punching in repeatedly.

"Hey! Rafe!" Barry shouts, grabbing his gun.

JJ grabs Barry's ankle and trips the guy up, making him drop his gun.

"Sylvie! Kick it!" JJ hollers and I look at the gun at my feet, kicking it under the boat.

JJ jumps to his feet and grabs Barry, returning the favour of beating him up. I rush over to Kiara, dropping to my knees beside her.

"Kie, wake up" I plead, pulling her head onto my lap.

"Hey, come on. Time to get up" I raise my voice a little, brushing her hair off her face.

Her eyes flutter open and I sigh in relief as she looks around in confusion.

"Stay awake for me, Kie" I tell her, turning to see Pope still beating Rafe.

"Pope! Pope, stop!" I snap at him.

"He's had enough, man!" JJ hollers, throwing a beaten Barry to the ground.

"Pope, that's enough!" I scream, jumping to my feet.

"Snap out of it, man!" JJ barks as Pope strangles Rafe with a tube.

"You're killing him! Pope, stop it!" I warn the boy.

"Snap out of it! Stop, dude!" JJ shouts desperately.

"Pope, that's too much! Get off him!" I screech as JJ grabs the boy.

"Dude, come on! Stop! Stop, dude!" JJ yells, trying to pry him off Rafe.

"Let go, Pope! It's over!" I holler.

"Pope, look at me!" I hear Kiara scream and Pope drops Rafe to the floor.

"Shit. Oh, shit" JJ curses as Rafe coughs up a load of blood.

"Okay, we gotta go. We gotta go" Kiara snaps, pulling herself to her feet.

"Stay off the cut" Pope spits at Rafe before everyone rushes to the car.

I stare down at my big brother with tears in my eyes and a frown on my face.

"It didn't have to be this way, Rafe" I tell him as he spits blood onto the concrete "All I ever did was love you, and it was such a waste of time...because you don't care about anybody but your damn self"

"Angel, we gotta go!" JJ yells.

"Have a good life, bro" I sigh.