𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 | Jiara OBX

I came to say im sorry.

JJ trotted up the steps to the chateau , not noticing the brunette sitting on one of the porch couches by herself

"JJ"

He recognized her voice immediately stopping is his tracks to turn and see her.

It had been three days since the funeral, since their fight.

Kie stood up from the couch walking over to him, JJ met her half way

"I came to say.." Kie sighed

"Im sorry" she finished

looking at his face, she reached into the back pocket of her shorts pulling out a small baggie passing it to him before crossing her arms

"Its weed" She said before he could open it up. JJ sighed and tossed it on the couch

"Kie I know you don't mean it you're just saying it so you can feel like you're not jeopardizing the group anymore" JJ said reading her like an open book and she raised her eyebrows in return.

"But i was just about to come apologize to you. I shouldn't have said things to you and the worst part of it was that the things i said were the opposite of the truth. Kie you're the most caring person i know and i shouldn't have said that you didn't care about the fact they're gone, because i know you care i held you while you cried. The truth is you're not fucking up the friendship, all us guys seem to be" JJ said all together looking back at her.

Kie had an unbelievable poker face and he couldn't read her reaction. suddenly she stepped forward pulling him into a hug feeling JJ sigh in relief

"Im sorry, and i really mean it this time" she spoke softly against his chest

"Hey, we've been through a lot of shit this week it's okay. And last week. and the week before that." JJ sighed.

"Yeah. I just want a break, let's go smoke" she said pulling him towards the couch

"Don't have to tell me twice" JJ said excitedly.

-

It had been 45 minutes since they started smoking, and the two had already shared two blunts. So to say, they were high off their ass.

Kiara had always handled weed preety responsibly, and could pass for sober even when she got high but she was having such a good time with JJ smoking that she let herself turn into a high giggly person.

"Wow kie who knew you could let loose, you're usually the most mature of us all when we smoke"

In reply, Kie punched his shoulder

"Well someone has to keep your dumbasses in line"

"Yeahhh.." JJ said trailing off.

Kiara looked around trying to find something to entertain herself with before spotting a bottle of blue nail polish shed leftover before, Her eyes lit up and JJ followed her gaze

"Oh no" he groaned practically reading her mind

"JJ let me paint your nails!"

"No, Kiara." JJ said firmly and she pouted looking at him. JJ couldn't stand to see her looking disappointed with her bottom lip puffed out.

"Come on, chicks love guys who wear nail polish"

"Uh yeah maybe black nail polish not navy blue"

"sounds like toxic masculinity to me"

"Fine" He sighed "Only cuz girls like it" JJ lied, the only 'chick' he wanted to impress was her.

"Hey is this even cruelty free?" He asked mocking her activism noticing a small smile

"Yes it is don't worry JJ" she said softly. She took his hand placing it on her thigh to paint his nails, JJ froze watching her hand for a moment. Usually when he had his hand on someone's thigh it lead to something else then painted nails. Her tanned skin felt so soft and silky under his calloused palms.

"So I haven't noticed you sneaking any girls out of the chateau lately" Kiara said non chalantly painting his nails and he looked at her, but her eyes were glued to the paint job she was doing, he thought he heard something in her voice that cared

And she did, of course she'd noticed. For some reason, it bugged her seeing girls dance up against JJ during keggers on the beach, or when he grab their hand and sneak further off into the trees with the same girls from earlier, or waking up on the pullout couch seeing JJ and some chick from the night before tiptoe out in the early morning. She didn't like it, but she'd always told herself if was normal she felt that way, because she felt the same with Sarah and John B at first, and she told herself she would feel the same if pope ever got as lucky or as smooth as the two other guys. Not that John B had been very smooth anyways.

"Uh yeah i just uhm." Jj scanned just brain for an excuse
"Haven't had the chance. We've been busy. The death of a best friend is kind of a turn off too" JJ said
"I'm sorry I was overstepping my boundaries-" she started to say but he interrupted

"The past four times I've brought girls back to the chateu from our parties, we never actually had sex. Like we made out a little when we got back but kinda just .. fell asleep"

JJ shrugged carful not smudge his nails, he watched her concentrated face in admiration. Her eyebrows were knitted together and her bottom lip was tucked between her teeth.

"You use condoms every time right?" She blurted the question and jj raised an eyebrow

"Of course, yeah. I mean it's not like it makes a difference for you" Jj only half teased, neither of them was sure why she was asking.

"Sorry let's change the subject" she said starting on his other hand leaving the other one resting on her thigh

"Wait nonono I get to ask you since you asked me" JJ stopped her and Kiara groaned. She put the lid on the nail polish before reaching down into her backpack pulling out a box of pills. It was birth control

"Oh- I didn't think you fooled around that much" JJ said with slight jealously

"Not that it's any of your business, but I don't fool around much. I mean I've done it more than a couple times. And besides, birth control has more advantages then just conception." Kie finished his other hand letting them rest on her thigh

"And it's a lot better for the environment than rubber that won't break down into the earth for years" she shrugged screwing the top on the nail polish setting it on the coffee table

"Oh I wouldn't know, birth control is kind of a rich people thing" JJ teased her and she slapped him on the shoulder. He just laughed it off with her till they were sitting in silence with both his hands on her thigh. His hands were so big that his fingers reached her inner thigh giving her butterflies. They sat there for a moment before she quickly got up so it wasn't awkward
"I'll grab us a beer" she said walking over to the fridge grabbing two and cracking them open. Kiara has left JJ to his own mind, ashamed of what he'd started thinking about his best friend.

She walked over holding up the can to his lips so he didn't mess up the nail polish job she'd done.
Kiara drank some of hers before sitting back down next to the blonde boy.