you and rafe broke up 6 months ago, due to how much he thought you deserved more than him and how you were 'wasting your potential' in outer banks. you and him were together for just under 2 years before the split, it was your first proper relationship after been treated so badly in the past, rafe showed you that there is still gentlemen out there.

rafe got into bad habits once ward died and he completely lost himself in guilt and grief. you tried to help but he wouldnt accept it, after a while the guilt for holding you back and his dads death really got to him and he couldnt take it anymore, as much as he loved you, he didnt want you to be consumed like he was.

4 months after the break up you saw a post on a random girls instagram, tagging rafe, they were kissing and your heart sunk..you could tell she was no good for him, she had bad intentions, you didnt want rafe to get hurt, not after what hes been through.

you were on your boat after a long day of cleaning it, the sun was almost sunken and the moon was rising, making the sky go deep shades of midnight blue. you hop off the boat and walk along the deck when you see rafe, sitting on the steps his eyes focused on the water.

you approach him asking whats wrong and hes obviously drunk, he starts rambling about the girl hes with and it didnt make you angry, it made you sad, because he was so blind to her tricks and what she was doing to him. you get into a little argument about her as you try to tell him shes no good.

"at least she treats me like im somebody!" he yells drunkly in your face...his eyes dead. "yeah, but would she love you if you were nobody?!" you yell back starting to get mad he wont open his goddamn eyes to see the truth thats been right infront of him. "nobody loved me when i was nobody!" he says pained and broken, your heart feels for him, but he has to know. "i did!!" your line silences both you and rafe.."shes no good for you rafe, i see it, i know your going through a lot right now, but i want to help you, not watch from the side lines." you confess to him as he looks down at you and cups your cheek. "you mean that?" he asks with a hint of nervousness in his tone as he strokes your cheek softly.