Blurring the lines ~ Jiara

Surf shop

A few days later Kiara was walking down to the local surf shop, she needed some wax for her board.

She strolled into the shop with a spring in her step, she woke in a good mood today for some reason. She was wearing a striking red bikini and her flip flops. She walks over to the section was the wax was kept and picked some up. She headed over to the counter and looked up as the person behind it greeted her. 

" hey" JJ says surprised.

"I didn't know you worked here?" She replies confused.

"Just started" JJ clicks his tongue

" you enjoying it?" She questions

" sure, I get to surf on my breaks so, I can't complain" he shrugs.

She offers a faint smile but he looks away.

" that'll be 4 dollars please"

Kiara frowned slightly. Why was he being so cold with her? Had she done something?

She just shook her head slightly and replied " sure" and handed him the change. She turned around and walked out the door without another glance at him.

JJ just sighed as he watched the stunning brunette leave.

" shit" he whispered to himself.

JJ had to close up today , so as he was locking up the door he spotted Kiaras car still parked by the beach. Was she still here? He usually surfed after a shift anyway and his curiosity lead him down to the beach. And sure enough there she was, surfing flawlessly as ever.

Kiara had been out all afternoon just trying to take her mind away from certain things. Her interaction with JJ had shaken her a little as well as making her confused. She suddenly spots the boy in question stood watching her, she decides to take it up a notch and really impress him and she succeeded.

" what are you waiting for" she shouts across to him.

He responds by throwing himself onto his board in the ocean and paddling out a little before catching a wave right to her.

"You okay? You've been out here for ages" he asks

" yeah I know I lose track of time when I surf" she glances at him quickly.

" so are you gunna tell me what that was before?"

"What was what" JJ questions.

Kiara sighs loudly " come on JJ" she almost laughs
" you were being a bit frosty towards me"

JJ doesn't say anything and just stares of into the distance.

" you've not even spoke to me since the party at the boneyard? Why is that ?" She adds softly.

" don't you remember what happened?"

" of course I do"

" well then" he shrugs

" well what? I still don't get it"

" we almost kissed kiara?"

" ok?"

" no, it's not ok"

" wow I didn't realise kissing me was such an awful thing."  Kiara looks away sadly

" that not what I meant and you know it"

" so tell me then" she pushes.

JJ stays silent which just frustrates Kiara more.

"Fine! " she starts to leave but turns back to him.
" you know I thought we could talk to each other, tell each other things. I guess I was wrong"  she continues to walk out the ocean.

" wait!" JJ quickly emerges behind her as she stops still.

Her turns her to face him.

" I'm scared ok?"

" scared?"

" yes, god Kiara I'm terrified, terrified to open myself up to you, be vulnerable, to let myself care about you"

" why?" She croaks

"Because if I do. Then I've given you the power ...... to destroy me"

" it's good job someone interrupted us before anything happened, we were drunk, it would have been a mistake"

" a mistake?" A tear secretly escaped her eye, luckily it was dark so he didn't notice.

" I've got to go" Kiara says quietly as she grabs her boards and starts to walk back to her car.

JJ throws his board on the sand harshly after he watches her drive away.

" fuck!"