Chapter 2
I woke up the next morning with agony spreading across my face, I curled up next to JJ and moaned in pain, his eyes shot open suddenly "What, what is it?" I pointed to the side of my face and he smiled and rubbed it lightly "I'm gonna find some painkillers." I got up and he pulled me back by my oversized t-shirt so I fell into his chest "Hi." I kissed him softly before I raced out of the room. John B stood cross armed in the kitchen eating a piece of peanut butter toast "Why didn't you tell me?" I shrugged and grabbed a bowl of cereal "What, me and JJ?" He nodded and took a large bite "I don't know really, I guess we were scared what you were gonna say. We're going to tell Luke later today before you even ask." I slugged down a glass of water before heading back to my room. JJ sat fiddling with his lighter "You better not be using that when we go to your dads today and get dressed for crying out loud, we're going in half an hour." I threw on a crop top, shorts and cowboy boots. Once we got there, we were not greeted by Luke but by the dead plants of his home. After half an hour of sipping drinks and talking, we finally told him the news. "Dad, we're dating." He got up and shoved JJ into the wall
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU BOY? YOU CANT DATE, SHE'LL PROBABLY LEAVE YOU FOR A FIGURE 8 KOOK!" Luke yelled into his face but in his voice I could hear the stuttering. I got up and pulled him back by his jacket "NEVER GONNA HAPPEN." I stared him down hard. I wasn't afraid of a bully, I had been bullied my whole life, being the bastard child of Miss Booker and with barely any resemblance to John B. He slapped me hard around the face and I ended up falling down the porch stairs and pain sparked around my head. I watched defenceless as JJ tackled Luke and pushed him on the floor, they squabbled and fought until jj held his lighter dangerously close to Lukes cheekbone "Touch her again and I swear to god, I will set your body alight and smile as your corpse rots and burns." I held out my arm to grab onto JJs ankle and tugged, he looked down, pain flooding his blue eyes." Stop Jayj, before you do something that you'll regret. Lets just go home." He took one long look at me before turning back to Luke and punched him square in the face. Lukes body slacked and JJ ran to me and picked me up and carried me back home to where I was met with gasps of shock. "Kie, get the first aid box, I'll dress the wound." Pope quivered, hand on my bruised shoulder from where I landed. My skin had antiseptic from the dirt and bandages for my wrist which we concluded was quite sprained and Nurse Pope put me on bedrest for 2 days. JJ never left my side, he slept when I slept, he didn't eat so that way I could eat no matter how hard I asked him too. The first thing he said once I woke up was "I dealt with him love, you didn't need to interfere." I shook my head and sat up straight in my bed "Tough, I love you and whatever bad things happen to you, well it'll have to happen to me too." He smiled and caressed my cheek with his thumb. He jumped into bed next to me and I curled up on his bare chest.
"JJ?" I looked up at him through full lashes
"Yes love?" I smiled, I loved him using that nickname.
"I love you so much." He kissed the top of my nose and wrapped his jacket around me.