𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 - jj x kiara

- chapter twenty nine -

I stood with Cleo and Sarah, and they glanced at me expectantly.

"You haven't said shit to him, girl. Your time is running out," Cleo said pointedly.

"Don't say that!" Sarah snapped.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Cleo apologized, "Sarah, you know that's not what I meant,"

"Yeah, I know... it's just scary,"

"They'll be fine," I said, not knowing if I was trying to convince myself or the two more.

"Yeah, they will." Cleo said confidently.

"Cleo's right though, Kie. You gotta say something, you're killing the poor guy,"

"Should I really do it?" I asked the two; I trusted their judgment more than my own.

"Are you kidding?" Sarah laughed, and I nudged her.

"Please do it, you two have been teasing it for so long!"

I sighed, "I just hope I haven't hurt him,"

"You probably have, but I doubt he ever lost feelings for you, Kie," Sarah offered a small smile that made my hopes go up.

So, I made up my mind.

"You can't go!" I called out to JJ over the noise of rain ahead.

"Why not, Kie? Is there something you need?" JJ smirked, trying to keep cool, but I could see his reluctance.

"You - you just can't!" I shouted to JJ over the pounding rain. "It's too dangerous in this weather,"

I was desperate to make sure that JJ wouldn't leave. Obviously, I cared about Pope and John B too, but I had to do something about him leaving. What if he got lost and I never got to tell him how I really felt? I wouldn't be able to handle that crushing feeling...

"Oh, come on, we've surfed plenty of times in weather worse than this." John B protested from the boat.

I rolled my eyes, "We can't risk it! You - !"

"Why can't I go?" JJ interrupted, now sounding slightly annoyed. The rain had matted his hair to his forehead, and he hadn't gotten in the boat yet.

"Because..." I hesitated.

"Why can't I go?"

"I-"

"Kiara?"

JJ was impatient. After rejecting him for the fifteenth time, he actually sounded defeated. JJ never backed down, and I really hurt him this time.

JJ huffed and made his way back to the boat.

"Wait!" I shouted.

"Honestly, Kie, why do you even care?" JJ yelled in defeat with his back turned.

"Because - 'cause I love you!" I blurted out. Then I clapped my hands over my mouth.

...Crap.

"Oh shit," Pope said quietly.

Sarah and Cleo did a little high five, and John B looked unsurprised.

JJ stayed standing there for a minute, and in that moment, it seemed as though even the rain was waiting for some kind of answer. I held my breath and then instantly regretted saying anything.

Then he turned suddenly and walked towards me.

"JJ, what - ?"

He kissed me.

My eyes fluttered closed, and I was frozen. His lips were rough and tasted salty.

My brain seemed to short circuit.

The moment seemed to last for an eon, but when he finally pulled away, I felt as though the moment hadn't lasted long enough.

Pope and John B were standing behind JJ with their mouths slightly open.

Cleo and Sarah giggled, and high fived discreetly.

Then John B cheered, and Pope clapped.

I smiled a little and looked up at JJ. He put a strand of hair behind my ear and kissed me again, gently this time. 

Then he looked at me; his eyes were like little crystals, and I couldn't stop staring. His mouth was turned upward as he gazed at me.

To be honest, it felt like a scene from a movie.

And I loved every second of it.