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𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

"All done" She sighs after a couple minutes and I turn to look in the mirror.

My eyes widen slightly when I realise how nice I look, no bruises, no black bags, no chapped lips or unruly brows. I'd even go as far as saying I look beautiful, something I don't often feel.

"Is that a good silence or a bad one?" Sarah asks worriedly.

"It's good, really good" I answer, a smile tugging at my lips.

She smiles widely and I almost slip into the thought we were okay again.

"We should go" I announce, standing up.

"Yeah, you're right" She nods, grabbing a white shoe box "Here"

I open the box and pull out a pair of gold stilettos. I slip them on and Sarah gives me a nod of approval.

We head downstairs and I ignore Rose complaining about us taking too long while my father compliments Sarah, looking me up and down before walking away. I push down the way my heart cracks and shrug off Sarah's hand as she tries to comfort me.

We all get into the car and I stare out the window in boredom as the others speak amongst themselves.

"Now we're gonna be fifteen thousand dollars behind this year, but she doesn't even seem to care" I hear my dad telling Rose and I look away from the window in time to see his glare.

"It's those dirty Pogues, I'm telling you" Rafe bitches and I clench my jaw, ignoring them both.

"Don't worry, son. Your sister won't be anywhere near the problem anymore" My dad declares.

"Hey, you're always welcome with us Kooks, Sylvie" Rafe smirks widely, knowing that he's pushing my buttons.

"I'd rather stab myself in the eye with a rusty spoon" I state.

"Sylvie! Apologise to your brother" Rose gasps and I roll my eyes.

"Don't act like you care too much, Rose. You might pop a blood vessel" I scoff and she looks at my father in disbelief.

"Sylvie Cameron, apologise immediately" He warns me.

"What are you gonna do, daddy? You gonna slap me again?" I question him.

His face turns red with anger as Wheezie and Sarah look at him in surprise.

"You slapped her?" Wheezie asks in shock.

"No, she's a compulsive liar. Just ignore her, sweetheart. All she wants is attention" My father lies through his teeth and of course, they all believe him.

"It's pathetic, really" Rafe comments and I roll my eyes.

"Shut up, Rafe" Sarah snaps.

We reach the country club and I'm the first to jump out the car, the air inside suffocating me. My wrist is immediately grabbed and I look at my dad in fright.

"Best behaviour tonight, Sylvie. I'm warning you" He states, his tone threatening.

I nod in boredom and he lets me go, turning to Rose. The couple link arms and Rafe follows behind with Wheezie. Sarah holds out her hand to me and I shake my head, walking after the others. My sister catches up to me and we walk side by side through the club.

"Big smiles, kids" Rose hisses and I paste on a fake smile.

We reach the garden doors and everyone applauds loudly, cheering and whistling for my father. The minute my feet hit the grass, I look around and my eyes land on Kiara who is standing with Pope. She waves me over and I let out a relieved sigh, jogging over to them.

"Thank God you guys are here" I breathe out "I was about to blow my brains out"

"Are you okay? What happened? How's JJ? How'd your dad take it?" Kiara rambles out a load of questions "By the way, you look stunning"

"First of all, thank you. You look beautiful" I start and she smiles gratefully "I'm fine. Peterkin questioned JJ and I but other than the fact we have to pay restitution, I think we're in the clear. He left the station with his dad and I haven't heard from him, I'm a little worried. Lastly, my dad is furious. He's banned me from seeing JJ ever again and if I hear one more jab at the fact I've set him back fifteen thousand, I will shoot him then myself"

"Wow, that's a lot" Pope mutters.

"Tell me about it" I scoff.

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"I keep finding glasses way down the beach. Do me a favour. Try to keep em corralled, will ya? I thought you were security" I hear a familiar voice scoff and I turn my head to see JJ holding a tray with empty glasses on it.

My eyes take in the shirt and dress trousers he's wearing with a waistcoat and bow tie. His eyes meet mine and I grin widely at him as he approaches me.

I look around to make sure all my family members are busy before grabbing JJ and pulling him around the corner where it's quieter.

"Whoa, easy tiger" JJ chuckles, placing the tray down on a nearby table.

"Are you okay?" I ask him.

"I'm fine" He shrugs.

"You don't look fine" I argue, reaching up to touch his bruised face gently "Did your dad do this?"

He nods softly and I frown sadly, cupping his cheek.

"What are you doing here?" I question.

"I'm here to deliver a message for John B, but that's not important right now because my girl looks fucking gorgeous" He says in awe and I grin happily.

"You clean up nice yourself" I reply, patting his chest.

"Do I get a kiss for that?" He asks mischievously.

I look around to check if the coast is clear before pressing my lips to his quickly. The kiss is short but sweet and leaves us both smiling widely.

"What's got you so antsy?" JJ asks, grabbing my waist.

"I'm not antsy" I scoff.

"You've checked the area about three times since I got here" He deadpans and I sigh.

"My dad is furious, JJ. He doesn't want me to see you anymore" I tell him truthfully.

"Oh, forbidden love. Very hot" The blonde smirks, kissing my lips once more.

"Hey, I'm not kidding. He threatened to send me away" I explain.

"Then we don't let him see us together. It'll work" He assures me.

"You better hope it does, or you can kiss this hot piece of ass goodbye" I snap sassily and he grins widely.

"I'll kiss anything you want me to, bunny" He comments lowly and I slap his arm, making him chuckle.

"Dirty Pogue" I tease and his nose brushes against mine.

"Just wait till we're alone, I'll show you how dirty this Pogue can get" He whispers and butterflies erupt in my stomach.

"I'm looking forward to it, baby" I grin, brushing his hair off his forehead "But didn't you have a message to pass?"

"Oh shit" JJ snaps in realisation.

He grabs my hand and drags me along with him.

"Who are we looking for?" I ask.

"Sarah Cameron" JJ answers, looking around the crowd of people.

"What? My sister?!" I shriek.

"Yup, John B is macking on her" He tells me and I feel betrayal shoot through me.

"He promised" I state in anger "All I asked was that you all stayed away from my family and you all promised you would. How could he break that?"

"You should probably talk to him" JJ suggests.

"Hey!" A voice snaps and JJ is yanked backwards, making me stumble back too.

I turn to see Pope and my raging storm inside calms a little, the concern on the Heyward boy's face distracting me.

"Dude, don't sneak up on me like that right now" JJ says before Pope throws his arms around the blonde.

"Whoa. Unexpected PDA there, Dr. Spock. But, uh...hey, love you too, man" JJ tells him, pecking his cheek.

"If I wasn't in love with you, I'd ship it" I tell JJ who rolls his eyes.

"Dude, I'm sick over all this shit, man" Pope states.

"You're sick? You don't seem sick" JJ asks, putting his hand on Pope's head as if to check his temperature.

"I'm sick on the inside" Pope snaps, slapping away JJ's hand.

"Right. Well, I already knew that" JJ replies and I giggle, causing the blonde to wink at me.

"Did Shoupe do that?" Pope asks, gesturing to JJ's beat up face and my smile falls into a frown.

"Oh, this? No. This is- It's my dad. You know? He has that right jab. Can really snap it off at times" JJ explains, trying to make it seem as if it's okay when it's not.

"That looks like more than a jab, bro" Pope says worriedly.

"It's nothin' that hasn't happened before" JJ shrugs and it physically pains me to hear him say it.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let you two take the fall for all of this. It's my fault!" Pope apologises.

"No, it's not" JJ denies.

"It's my fault" Pope argues.

"Shut up" JJ snaps.

"You took the fall for me" Pope continues.

"Just shut up, man" JJ says, getting irritated.

"I'm gonna tell the truth, go to the cops-" Pope is cut off.

"Shut up, Pope! Shut up. For once in your life, trust someone else" JJ demands, grabbing Pope's face in his hands.

"John B and I got it all sorted out. We're gonna be filthy rich, man. We're back in the G game, baby" JJ assures him and my eyes widen.

"G game? I thought we lost the gold game" I ask in disbelief.

"Yeah, well, we're in overtime now. Fourth and one, baby. Be right back" JJ says, lacing his fingers with mine and tugging me along.

"Fourth and one?" Pope questions in confusion.

"I'll explain- I'll explain later" JJ tells him before pulling me onto the dance floor.

"Yes?" I hear JJ say and I turn my head to see an old man next to the blonde.

"Dewar's and tonic" The old man orders, obviously thinking JJ is a real waiter.

"Right away, Mr. Dunleavy" JJ plays along.

The man walks away and I tug JJ towards the dance floor. The boy taps on my sister's shoulder and she turns.

"JJ? Sylvie?" She asks in confusion.

"Yep" JJ nods.

"What?" She asks.

"I got a, uh, note from Vlad" JJ says as my brows raise in surprise.

"From Vlad?" Sarah grins happily, taking the note

"Yeah" JJ nods.

"Okay" She laughs.

"Just read the note" JJ tells her before dragging me further into the dance floor.