story 183

                                    

                                          
Kie's POV:
We got back from Poguelandia and we were in so much trouble. The last time that I saw JJ was on the boat and we almost kissed. Something changed the minute I thought he was dead. I realized my feelings for him had been there all along. 
When we got home, Luke was waiting for JJ. We got a call from the hospital and JJ was in rough shape. Luke tried to kill him. He stabbed him and pretty much best him to death. JJ had to have two surgeries and Luke didn't make it. JJ got charged with murder and he was getting twenty-five years behind bars. 
I got a lawyer and they were able to shorten the sentence by a few months but it was nothing. I was a mess for a solid year. They didn't even allow JJ visitors. It broke my heart. I never got to tell him that I loved him.
Eventually, the pogues moved on. Everyone moved into the next phase of life. I did too. I went to college and I was a pre-law major. I never wanted to be a lawyer, but I wanted to help find a way to get JJ out. So pre-law it was. 
I worked my ass off and graduated in three years and got accepted into the best law school program in the country. I was so focused on becoming a good lawyer over the next three years. 
The pogue were worried about me and suggested I try going on a date. Sarah set something up and I miserable the whole time. The only person that I wanted to date was JJ. It was self-defense. Luke was the one who tried to kill him and JJ is the one who is suffering. 
I graduated and got a job at a law firm that specializes in cases like JJ's. I got a few clients right away and all my free time was spent researching and trying to find ways to reduce his time so he didn't get out when he was forty-three. 
After another year, I finally had enough experience to go off on my own. I contacted JJ's lawyers professionally and asked to join their team. I couldn't be the main lawyer, but I got to be on his team of lawyers. He had a court date coming up in three days. I wasn't allowed in the room, but they reduced his sentence to only two more years. I couldn't stop crying, I was so happy. They wouldn't reduce it anymore but it so much better than another twenty years. 
I called the pogues and they were all so happy too. I worked and worked and let work consume me over the next two years. It was has been eight years since I've seen JJ and he was getting out in two months. 
I know he was going to need a lot of support. I planned to give him everything including a surf trip. I was making six figures a year and had plenty of money to support both of us. 
I was at the jail picking JJ up. The doors opened and he walked out a free man. I ran to his arms and I hugged him. He held me in his arms and he was shaking. 
"Come on, let's go home"
JJ got in my car and he held my hand. He didn't say much and so headed to the chateau. The pogues were so happy to see him. He enjoyed seeing them but really wasn't in the party mood. Everyone was heading home and JJ walked outside and he was upset. I followed him and lightly touched his shoulder, "J"
"I have nothing... I've spent eight years in fucking jail because of my fucking dad... I don't even have a place to sleep tonight"
"Yes, you do... You're coming home with me" I hugged him
"No offense, Kie but I have no interest in sleeping in the same house as you and your husband" He said looking down at my hand 
Shit, I forgot to take the ring off. I looked into his eyes and said, "I'm not married... It's a fake ring. I'm respected a lot more by male lawyers if they think I'm married"
JJ slightly smiled and I asked, "Ready to go?"
He got in my car and I drove to Figure Eight to my house. JJ didn't say anything and I brought him inside. He took a shower and I had a bunch of clothes for him in the dresser. I made his favorite meal while he showered and we ate together. 
"So you're a lawyer?"
"Yeah"
"What happened to marine biology?"
"As much as I care about the environment, I care about you so much more"
"You became a lawyer for me?"
"Yeah, got me through undergrad and law school in six years. I joined your team of lawyers and got your sentence reduced. I'm sorry that I couldn't do more"
"You did plenty, more than anyone else. Kie, you got a degree you didn't even want to help me and I'll never be able to repay you. I have nothing, it's all gone..."
"That's not true... I have your old stuff, it's in the spare room. You also have half the closet and a dresser full of clothes. I have a new phone waiting for you on the table. Everything in this house is yours. The house, is ours. And you have me... For the last eight years my biggest regret is not kissing you on the boat. I love you, JJ Maybank"
"I love you too... I was ready to hang myself in that jail, but then I thought of you and I couldn't die without kissing you"
I started crying hearing that and I said, "You can't die any time soon. There's so many things we have to do first"
"Like what?"
"Go on our surf trip, get married, have kids, travel with our kids, and spent everyday living each other"
"That sounds perfect" He said leaning in to kiss me
Our lips met and we started making out. I pulled back and I looked into his eyes and said, "This is so much better than I ever imagined"
JJ and I had sex for the first time together. I held him tight all night long. The next day, he went to his first therapy appointment. He asked me to go with him. 
I went with him and the next month, we spent readjusting to normal life. We then went on our surf trip and we traveled for a year. We were in Yucatán and JJ asked, "Kie, why'd you wait for me?"
"Because I love you and I had to tell you that..."
"Thank you for getting me out of there. No one has ever cared about me as much as you do. I love you" He said kissing me
It was like nothing had changed in those years we were apart. I hate what happened to JJ, but I'm just glad that he was able to figure it out and still be the same JJ.  
"Hey, Kie... When I was in jail, thinking about you... I couldn't help but picture us happily married with a family... Would you think about having kids with me?"
"I don't have to think about it. I know that I want kids with you. A little boy, just like you"
JJ laughed and said, "No, a girl who looks like just like her beautiful mom with the same huge heart... What if we have kids and I turn into my dad?"
"You won't, you are nothing like him. You'll be the best dad and you're already the best boyfriend"
We sat on the beach talking about our future and for the first time in a long time, I was excited for the future. I finally had JJ back and I never intended on letting him go.