Away From You | Jiara

Chapter 5

John B decided to make a pit stop before we make our way to the party. He says we need to fuel up on beer so once we're parked him and Sarah go inside and make their purchases. I notice Pope is getting hype and rapping along to pushin P. I lightly nudge JJ and nod my head in Pope's direction. We laugh to ourselves after watching Pope for a couple of minutes. If only he was like this all the time, I swear he'd be a lot more fun. I look at JJ and notice that he's rolling up the weed he showed me earlier.

"How do you always roll so perfectly? I can never get mine to look like yours."

He looks at me as he licks the inside of the wrap and after a couple minutes says, "I'm the King baby, I can do it all."

"Can I roll the next one? I want to take advantage of the extra practice while you're here."

"Sure, but we have all weekend. Let's just enjoy the party and see where the night takes us."

"Okay, J." I say as I lay my head on his shoulder.

Pope looks over at us and says with a frown, "You were never this affectionate with me, Kie."

"I'm not affectionate with anyone Pope."

"It's just an observation, no need to get all defensive."

"Am I getting defensive JJ?" I ask then look at him.

"My name is Bennett and I ain't in it." he says smirking at me.

I just roll my eyes and lift my head from his shoulder. Just then John B and Sarah get back in the twinkie. "Sorry about that guys, a man in front of us couldn't decide if he wanted Coke or Pepsi," John B says as he starts the engine.

"I mean Pepsi is the only right answer," JJ says in response.

"Dude, you're crazy if you believe that." Pope says incredulously

"I don't know Pope... Pepsi is obviously the better of the two." I look at him to gauge his reaction.

JJ puts his arm around me and looks at me with a smirk when he says, "And that's why you're my girl."

I laugh and shrug his arm off. "I'm just messing with you Pope. They're both trash if you ask me. Ever heard of Mountain Dew?"

Pope just looks at me and JJ, then turns his head to the window.

"We should be there in an hour guys." John B announces as he turns onto the road again.

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We didn't really talk on the way to the party, especially Pope. I guess he was still butt hurt that I sided with JJ in their dumb dispute. I thought Pope was over me, but I guess he still needs time. Sleeping with him was a mistake on my end but I thought I could give us a chance. Immediately after I knew it wasn't going to work out between us. Pope is sweet and really smart; any girl would be lucky to have his attention. But he's not the guy for me unfortunately.

The house is packed when we pull up so John B ends up parking in front of a house three houses down. We all hop out the twinkie and make our way towards the party. I see John B grab Sarah's hand as we walk in and I smile to myself. The music is blasting and there's a big crowd on the dance floor as we make our way to the kitchen to find some drinks. The girl behind the makeshift bar hands us some solo cups and we fill our cups with some beer from the keg. I take a sip and immediately make a pained face. I look over at JJ and notice he's sipping his second cup of beer. I look around for John B and Sarah and eventually see them on the dance floor smiling and enjoying each other's presence. It's like they're the only two in the room. I didn't realize how long I've been staring until JJ leans down and whispers in my ear, "Want to dance princess?"