ROSIE BLAKE WAS STANDING BESIDE JJ MAYBANKS AS THEY HELPED OUT the hayward's seafood market. rosie was trying to neatly place the apples in the correct basket, only to have jj mess it up by trying to juggle them

rosie gave him a 'are you serious' look, only to have him give her a cocky smirk "wait, the real question is, how long has your dad been back?" kiara asks as she's by the register

"woah, woah, woah, leonardo came to find you?" mr. heyward asks as he was completely intrigued with the gossip. pope glanced at his father with raised brows, mr. heyward shrugs "what?"

a small smile tugs on rosie's lips before answering "well technically, i went to find him after sheriff peterkins helped me. and it happened the day you two delivered groceries to figure eight" she replies

"well from him saving you yesterday, i'm guessing he took the news well?" jj asks curiously as he tosses the red apple in the air

"oh, yeah totally" rosie states. pope nods with a smile "he was very ecstatic to discover that i wasn't dead" she shrugs sarcastically. pope having to do a double take. kiara furrows her brows and immediately glanced at rosie. heyward also snapped his head towards rosie's direction. jj just gave rosie a head tilt

"excuse me?" mr. heyward questions with narrowed eyes "now why in gods name would he think you were dead"

"because apparently—" rosie cut herself off, remembering that luke maybanks was the cause of the problem

"what?" kiara asks curiously

rosie glanced at jj, before suddenly finding the ground more interesting. but jj caught her glance, and it made him question it silently "um" she shook her head from her thoughts "because apparently, after three months of finding out about my mom's pregnancy. he went to go look for my mom and someone told him that my daniella had a miscarriage, that he caused when he left her"

mr. heyward's eyes almost bulged from his eyes "now, who would do such a cruel thing!" he blurted in hurt yet anger

"did he mention who it was?" kiara asks

"yeah, because i'd like to give them a piece of my mind!" heyward added as he placed a hand on his hip

rosie finally glanced up, she felt jj's eyes on her, but she didn't look at him. how could she expose that it was his father that told her father that daniella lost the baby. she shook her head slightly "i-it doesn't matter anymore. what matters now, is that i finally found my dad" she smiles softly, heyward was about to speak, but she quickly changed the subject "so, how are you feeling pope?"

he shrugs "i'm alive. let's just hope next time i won't be choked"

"don't let it get in your head. three of them and two of us. that's typical kook shit right there" jj tells pope as he throws a apple in his hand

"hell, yeah" kiara mutters

"what was your thought process, using your head?" jj questions

"i don't know, man. i just kind of acted off instinct. alright i was a cornered animal" pope shrugs as he stood behind the cash register

"hey, pope, someone here to see you" heyward said as deputy shoupe trailed behind him

rosie quickly walks over the counter, standing next to kiara

"evening, officer" pope said trying to remain calm

"i have an arrest warrant for felony destruction of property" shoupe said as he pulled out his hand cuffs

"what?" heyward questions

"keep your hands on the counter where i can see 'em" shoupe instructed, as pope looks at jj

"whoa. shoupe, what'd he do?" heyward asks completely confused

"take a look at the warrant" shoupe replies as he places pope's hands behind his back

"i'm sorry you're arresting him?" rosie interjects, as she walks up to the two

"you're just arresting my boy?" heyward argues

"where's the proof?" jj asks

"be careful!" rosie argues as shoupe handcuffs pope

"shoupe, are you listening?" heyward asks

"everything you say can and will be held against you in the court of law" shoupe recites "you have the right to an attorney"

"how much did they pay you, man?" jj asks angrily

shoupe grabs pope, and begins to walk them out the market. as they reached outside jj tries going to pope, but shoupe pushes him away. rosie grabs a hold of his hand, not wanting him to do anything stupid that would also get him arrested

heyward grabs a hold of jj, seeing as jj was trying to push aside rosie. the green eyed brunette runs a hand through her hair in frustration as she tries walking up to pope, trying her best to assure him that they will get him out of this situation

she cuts herself off when jj shouts "it wasn't him! it was me" walking forward he continues "he tried to talk me out of it, but i was mad because he'd just been beaten up. i was so sick of those assholes from figure eight that i lost my shit" coming face to face with pope "i can't let you take the blame for somethin' i did. you've got too much to lose"

"jj, what are you doing?" pope asks

"i'm tellin' the truth" jj smiles "for once in my goddamn life, i'm gonna tell the truth" turning to look at shoupe "i took his old man's boat, too"

"what the hell?" heyward mutters

"jj, come on" pope pleads

"just shut up, pope!" jj shouts "just shut up. he's a good kid. you know where i'm from"

"yeah" shoupe nods

"this was all me" jj said. rosie's heart pounding.

"that's the whole truth?" shoups asks pope

"whole truth, swear to god" jj mumbles looking towards pope

"i know what you think, damn it. i'm asking pope here" shoupe shouts to jj

"yeah, that about covers it" pope mutters

"jj" rosie whispers softly, eyes glistening with tears. as shoupe takes the handcuffs off pope. jj looked over to her, the green eyed brunette walked up to him quickly. but a hand stopped her before she could hug him

"sorry—"

"let them have a god damn minute!" heyward said angrily. know that the two were rather close, possibly even dating he thought

shoupe sighs before lowering his hand and allowing rosie to wrap her hands around jj, the blue eyed blond didn't hesitate to tightly wrap his hands around her waist. having her in his arm, made him realize that this could be the one time he seriously fucked up

he gave her waist a soft squeeze "don't do anything stupid until i get back" he whispers

a tear rolled down rosie's cheek "how can i? you're taking all the stupid with you"

a sad snicker left jj's lips before he pulls away. only to see her teary green eyes "hey, it's gonna be okay, doll" he whispered softly as he used his thumbs to wipe her cheeks "i promise" he said with a sad smile

rosie believed him, but she was just scared of the consequences that were going to come with this "i-i'll call my dad and he'll get you out" she assured

jj shook his head "no, this is my fight. promise me you won't call him"

she sighs softly "i promise"

he kissed her temple, it was his silent way of saying i love you, and rosie knew that. his blue eyes looked at pope "take care of her for me" pope nodded, jj glanced down at rosie one last time. what cut him off guard was the kiss rosie planted on his cheek, which was dangerously close to his lips. this was her silent way of saying i love you too

it's been a few hours since jj maybank was arrested. rosie found herself outside of kildare county sheriff's station. she had skated down here to try and see jj, but officer plumb informed her that luke had already picked him up. placing her skateboard on the ground, and hopping on it she skated down to the maybank's residence

as she knocked on the door, she took notice of how quiet it was. as the door opens, her eyes widen at the sight of daniella blake "what the hell are you doing here and why aren't you at home?!" she snaps as she steps out and closes the door

"i'm here to see—" daniella cuts her off by grabbing the right side of her forearm harshly, making rosie whimper

"like hell you are" she hissed "you're going home with me right now" tugging her forearm harshly once more as the walked out of the maybank's residence

the whole entire way, daniella did not let go of her. once they stepped into their house, daniella threw her into her room "you're not leaving this house, do you understand me!" she shouts, seeing as rosie wasn't responding she shouts again "do you understand me!"

"yes" rosie mutters as daniella closes her door harshly. grabbing the pillow that was beside her, she threw it towards the door in anger "fuck" she hissed as she runs her hand through her hair

it wasn't until she glanced at her clock that she realized that she had a place to be... figure eight "fuck it" she mumbles before getting up from the floor and walking towards her door to lock it before sneaking out of her house through her bedroom window

the skate to figure eight was long and tiring. but nonetheless she made it and was now knocking on her father's front door. she suddenly got nervous when leonardo opened the door, seeing as their last encounter was her basically breaking her promise of staying away from rafe "hi" rosie smiles softly

"hey, rosie" he matched her smile "please, come on in" he pushed the front door more open, letting his daughter walk in

entering the home, she found herself admiring it yet again "who was it, leo?" a voice that belonged to nova walker spoke up as she walked down the stairs. her question was answered when her eyes laid on rosie "rosie, you came!" she beamed with excitement

rosie couldn't help but smile. she's never had anyone be this excited to see her "of course, and you look really beautiful" she said. nova was wearing a light peachy silk dress that had a slit up to her left upper thigh, pairing it up with nude high heels. her makeup was a natural look, that rosie really loved

"thank you, rosie" nova smiled gratefully before a exciting gasp left she lips "come on, let's get you all dolled up" she extended her hand out for rosie to take

leonardo felt a joy of happiness. despite only meeting rosie a few days ago, the only wish he could ever desire is for rosie to feel welcomed and comfortable in his home. and to see his wife excited about spending time with his first born, is everything to him. a smile tugged on rosie's lips, she glanced over to her father, waiting for his approval. a smile tugged on the father, he titled his head, signaling for her to go ahead. seeing as he still has to go get ready for midsummers. and with a pang of excitement, rosie took nova's hand and was lead away to a spear room upstairs

a chuckle left rosie's lips as she sits on a gianna vanity chair, watching stella twirl around in her white puffy dress, a light pink long sleeve right under it, so the dress wouldn't itch her body

the green eyed brunette had the same natural makeup look as nova. she glanced at herself in the mirror as nova was doing wave curls on the last section of her hair "so, rosie" nova's words caused rosie to glance up at her "was the blond boy you were with the day of the outdoor movie your boyfriend?" she asks with a cheesy grin

rosie eyes widen slightly, before a nervous chuckle left her lips "jj? w-what no! we're just friends" she assured

"hmm" she mumbles "you know what i think?" she asks. rosie glanced up at her "i think someone has a crush on this jj" she grins. the blue eyed blonde noticed the way rosie tried to hide the soft smile that curved on her lips

the green eyed brunette shook her head "it doesn't matter... we can't be together" she states sadly as she fiddles with the silver rings on her rings

nova furrows her brows in confusion "w-what? why?" she asks

"there's this rule in our friend group, no pogue on pogue mackin" rosie told her

nova tilts her head as she furrows her brows "well that's a stupid rule" she admits which makes rosie chuckle

"tell me about it" she sighs softly

"i know you didn't ask this, but my advice would be" rosie meet her eyes through the mirror "if that person would do anything for you with no questions asked, if that person can see you at your worst and still think you're incredible, if that person can teach you that you didn't deserve what happened to you in the past, and if that person understands you aren't perfect but looks at you like you're the greatest thing that's ever happened to them, flaws and all...then maybe some rules are just meant to be broken" nova advised her with a small smile

rosie took in every single word. if that person would do anything for you with no questions asked. her mind drifted off to all those times jj would assure her that he would do absolutely anything to see her happy

if that person can see you at your worst and still think you're incredible. she thought about those nights whenever she would sneak out of her house to go to the maybank's household. after daniella would smack her across her face or throw her around like a rag doll. with tears running down her face, she'd knock on jj's window and the boy would without any hesitation let her in. even when she had tears running down her face, bruises around her body, hair messed up due to daniella, he'd still think she was the most beautiful girl in the island, and jj made sure to tell her every time

if that person can teach you that you didn't deserve what happened to you in the past. during those many night rosie found herself at jj's house, as jj had her in his arms he'd run a hand through her hair and he'd whisper 'you don't deserve this. i promise that i'll get you out of there. one way or another'

"maybe you're right" she whispers as she continues going over every little moment she's ever had with the maybank boy

"so, have you decided which one you like?" nova asked rosie as she came back into the room after giving rosie a few minutes to look over all her dress options

on the other hand, the green eyed brunette was completely worried. all of the dresses had slits on the left side, were off-the-shoulder, and the dresses were sleeveless; meaning that the bruise on her left upper thigh, the faded bruises on her right shoulder, and the newly bruise on her forearm from being dragged out of jj's house by daniella would be visible

"this one" rosie shook her head of her worries and showed nova a red formal gown, featured figure hugging silhouette with off-the-shoulder neckline, and thigh high slit at the skirt

"perfect. i'll be back in a few minutes" she said, before leaving the room, giving the girl space to change. as nova closed the door, rosie sighs before changing into the dress. luckily she didn't have to mess up any of her makeup nor her hair. as she stepped in, she bent down to grip the off-the-shoulder straps and tugged it up on her body, the dress fitting like a glove

as she looked at herself through the vanity mirror, it was the very first time that rosie blake actually felt beautiful. she felt like cinderella, when her fairy godmother appears and magically transforms her into a dream come true. now all that is missing is her prince charming

after strapping on her nude block heels, she took a look at herself once more in the mirror. she brings up her right hand up to the necklace nova let her actually have. a diamond accent three stone multi-strand necklace in sterling silver. a knock was heard on the guest room door "come in" she says

once the door opens, and nova lands eye sight in rosie, a smile curves on her lips "oh my goodness, rosie. you look so beautiful" she beams

it was like these little comments that rosie wished her mother could have been more like nova "thank you, nova" she smiles sweetly

as the blue eyed blonde makes her way towards rosie, she takes notice of her bruise on her forearm. made it she just hit herself somewhere she thought, so she pushed the thought away. it wasn't until she saw the purplish bruise on her upper thigh, meaning that the bruise just happened

as rosie was now heading downstairs, nova was walking behind rosie. that's when she saw the third yellowish bruise on her upper shoulder. due to the yellowish color she predicted that it was a week old. nova didn't want to jump to conclusions, but her mind couldn't help but wonder if she was in some sort of trouble at home

once the two reached the bottom of the stairs, nova spoke up "hey rosie?" she asks, as rosie turns to look at her, nova continues "i don't want to overstep or anything, but is everything okay back at home?" she noticed rosie furrow her brows "it's just that you have bruises—" she cut herself off when she noticed the green eyed brunette shift slightly in place. she sighs softly, not wanting to push it, but with her actions, she got her answer "rosie, if you ever need a place to stay, you are always welcomed here" she assured her with a soft smile

before rosie could say anything leonardo and stella came out of the hallway "woah!" he stood midway, taking in how beautiful his daughter looked, it was no lie that rosie was a spitting image of daniella, the only thing that rosie resembled leonardo, was their matching smile, what he had yet to also notice was the way her nose scrunched whenever she laughed "you look very stunning, rosie" he smiles softly

"thank you" rosie smiles

as the four were walking out, both stella and rosie were in front, while nova and leonardo were a bit behind. as the green eyed brunette grab a bit of her wavy curls to place some in front of her shoulder, that's when the father noticed the yellowish bruise on her shoulder. beside him, nova also noticed "leo" at the sound of his name, he turned to look at his wife "remember the other day, when you hugged rosie and you told me that she told you she hurt her back from falling on her skateboard?" leonardo nods "i don't think that was from a fall on skateboard" she admits with a sad look "and i don't think those bruises on her forearm, thigh, and shoulder are from a skateboard either"

"what are you trying to say?" he asks

nova sighs softly "i think rosie is dealing with some trouble at home...how well did you know daniella?"

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so how are we feeling about season two ?

personally, i freaking loved it ! and i already need season three !

a visual representation of me after writing that steve and bucky reference !