Strings Attached • JIARA•

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Kie's POV:

We graduated high school today. We made it. It was a huge accomplishment for some of us (JJ) and meant nothing to some of us (Pope)

We were hanging out at the chateau celebrating finishing high school. We were all drinking beer and just enjoying each other's company. Everything was about to change in three months. We were all going our separate ways.

Pope was going to his dream college on the east coast. I was going to school in California. It was my parent's idea to get me away from OBX after what they called 'troubled high school years. Sarah was going to college in Florida. John B was going to school in South Carolina. JJ was staying in OBX to work. We only had a little less than three months to be together before everything changed.

It was around 2 am and everyone was getting tired. Pope, John B, and Sarah all went inside and went to bed and I was left alone with JJ. I looked at him and he asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because I'm proud of you. You made it when everyone doubted you" I said admiring how it made it through

"Thanks, Kie... I couldn't have done it without you. I mean that. Are you excited about college?"

"Can we talk about something else?"

"How about we make sure we have the best last summer ever of being stupid high school kids"

"I love that idea. What do you have in mind?"

"Everything" JJ said and his phone continued to blow up with texts

"Damn, someone really wants your attention" I said grabbing his phone

"You probably don't want to read those texts" He tried to warn me but that only made me want to read them even more

I looked at the screen and there were a bunch of messages from random girls.

Kylie: Hi baby, wanna celebrate with me tonight?

Taylor: *nude pictures*

Olivia: I'm naked in my bed

Olivia: And I'm waiting for you

Olivia: Don't make me wait too long

Jade: Come fuck me

Kylie: JJ, pleaseeeeee

Kylie: I need you right now

"Wow, you're a popular guy" I said almost wishing I didn't see those messages

JJ chuckled and I asked, "So who are you hooking up with tonight?"

"No one... Girls text me all the time. It's annoying. Tonight, I'm here with you" He said pulling a joint from his pocket with his lighter

"Wow, I'm a lucky girl.. JJ Maybank's girl for the night" I said as a joke and we both laughed until we made eye contact

JJ slowly leaned in to kiss me and I let him. Our lips connected and we didn't break apart right away. He pulled me closer and we both relaxed.

We broke apart and I tried to speak but there were no words. I just kissed my best friend and I wanted to do it again.

"I'm sorry..." He said thinking I was mad

"Me too" I said

He looked at me and said, "That's a fucking lie... I'm not sorry. I've wanted to kiss you since I met you. But John B kissed you first and then Pope kissed you so I knew I couldn't kiss you. But everything is about to change and I just needed to kiss you"

"I'm not sorry either" I said kissing him again

We were making out and things escalated pretty quickly.

"Do you really want to do this?" JJ asked breaking the kiss

"Yeah, do you?"

"Yeah, but not here" He said grabbing my hand and bringing me to my car

He got in the driver's seat and I handed him the keys. He drove to his dad's house. His dad left months ago so it just became JJ's house. I've never been inside. He doesn't let people come over. This was new. We walked up to the front door and he unlocked it and he grabbed my hand and he brought me to his bedroom. He shut the door and now this was awkward.

He was so calm and he said, "Sorry, we couldn't go inside the chateau and I didn't want to try anything in the hammock. Do you still want this?"

I nodded yes as I kissed him and the rest just came naturally. I wasn't nervous at all. We laid in his bed after and we agreed to be friends with benefits for the rest of the summer. A no-string's attached kind of thing. We were making our rules.

1. Don't fall in love

2. No going out on dates (together)

3. No sleepovers or cuddling

4. We don't talk about being FWB

5. Don't tell anyone about this

6. This ends when summer is over

JJ and I wrote these on a piece of paper he found and signed at the bottom. I flipped it over and it was his fucking diploma.

"You're an idiot" I said as we both started laughing

JJ leaned in and kissed me. It was natural, yet foreign. We laid in his bed and smoked a joint he had beside his bed.

"I should go, don't want to break rule number three" I said seriously but joking at the same time

"Kie, we're both tipsy and now I know you're high as fuck. You aren't driving. Stay tonight and the rules start tomorrow"

"Okay" I agreed as he was right, I shouldn't drive

We laid back in his bed and I asked, "How many girls have laid naked in these sheets? Because I doubt you wash them"

"Actually, I do was them. Every other weekend. So ha ha!"

"Wow, I'm impressed. I guess you really listened to my laundry lesson"

"Damn right I did"

We laid there in silence. We were both trying to fall asleep when suddenly JJ said, "And you're the only girl that's ever been in my house. So therefore the only one who has ever been naked in my bed" He whispered

I didn't expect that. I always thought that since his dad took off and he had the place to himself that this would just be whore central. I fell asleep and so did JJ. We woke up the next morning and we headed to the chateau as if nothing had happened.