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𝒙. 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒕

chapter ten
bird shit

      AFTER EXPLAINING TO heyward why they couldn't make the delivery with their perfect lie, jj and stella walked over to her house to get cleaned up.

      after walking inside, jj headed to the bathroom as stella went to find an ice pack. upon finding the ice, she went to the bathroom to see jj already looking for first aid supplies. "sit down on the counter." he said as he pulled out disinfectant and bandages.

      she slid onto the counter and held the ice to her side as the blond finished taking out the supplies. "can i just do it, or do you want a countdown?" jj asks jokingly as he pours the disinfectant on a cotton ball.

"okay, fuck you."

     "i'll take that as a no, here we go!" jj says quickly before dabbing the cotton ball on the cuts. stella occasionally winced and each time the boy looked up to make sure she was okay. "since when did you become a doctor?" stella joked, wincing every now and then due to the stinging alcohol.

      "since i got so much experience taking care of myself." he answers softly, simultaneously cleaning the cuts. stella gave him a small smile as he made a mention of his home life.

      finishing up, he placed bandages where needed and stood up to meet her eyes. "anything else that needs to be looked after?" he asked. shaking her head, she set down the ice pack. "all good." she smiled.

      jj watched as stella ran a hand through her lightly wavy hair and took a deep breath. he began to think about his conversation with pope earlier and how this entire day was rather intense. he thought about how opportunities pass all the time and how there was never a right time for anything.

     his eyes scanned over all stella's features. the way the sun shone on her skin, how her cheeks flushed a light pink when she laughed, the waves that danced in her hair after they went surfing. even with the cuts and bruises, he saw no flaws. she looked ethereal as she sat in the sunlight.

     the girl leaned in and wrapped her arms around him in a hug to express her appreciation, snapping him out of his daze."thanks, jj." stella whispers, jj now embracing her too. stella's gesture wasn't just meant to show appreciation for him today, but to remind him that someone cared about him.

     the thing was, the pair had liked the other a little bit more than friends and was scared the other didn't feel the same. so they played it safe and neither had acted on it.

     "are y'all done?" pope says from outside, knocking on the front window, ruining their moment. "coming!" stella answered, getting up to grab her bag as jj flipped off pope from where he still stood, earning a confused look from the boy.

      "what took you guys so long?" pope asked the two. "doesn't matter pope, we have waves to surf!" stella exclaims as the three head towards the water.