Strings Attached • JIARA•

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JJ's POV:

We were getting ready to leave and Pope and I have been talking a lot. He think I should tell Kie how I feel and I was totally against the idea until I saw her.

However, my courage was lost real quick when I found out that she has a boyfriend. And wow. I could never compete with him. Everything about him seemed perfect.

I tried to play it off as cool as I could because I didn't want to come off as jealous. Kie brought me into her room to talk and I made a stupid joke to try and make things less awkward. Her face turned bright red and it wasn't because she was embarrassed. She was totally blushing.

Today we were going surfing and her boyfriend had just arrived. He kissed her which was disgusting. We were all leaving and we were all squeezing into Kie's car. I grabbed her keys and said, "I'm driving"

Her boyfriend got in the passenger seat and the four of them squeezed into the backseat. We arrived at the beach and took the surfboards off the roof. Kie borrowed some from her roommates and we found a nice spot on the beach and the girls laid out a blanket and towels.

Sarah wasn't into surfing and honestly, Pope wasn't a huge fan. So I went out with Kie, John B, and Dylan.

John B and Dylan went first as I watched with Kie. We were just floating on our boards and I said, "I've got to admit, he's a good surfer. Not as good as me but pretty good"

She laughed and said, "I'm sorry... I know this trip wasn't what you expected when I gave you that ticket"

"I'm getting exactly what I wanted out of this which is to see you"

"Aww, you're so sweet" She said teasing me

We went and caught a few waves and wow, this was a blast. We surfed for two hours before we went and had lunch.

After, Sarah and Kie were building a sandcastle on the beach using shells and everything. It looked pretty dope. However, it was destroyed by Dylan's friends approaching. Kie and Sarah looked annoyed as they had been working on it for almost an hour.

The guys immediately started flirting with Sarah and John B was quick to let them know she was taken. Dylan introduced his douchebag friends. I hated his friends and honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of him as a person. He seemed to treat Kie really well, he was just a jackass to everyone else.

We went back to her dorm and just played games and hung out. The next morning, we were up early as we were going to Disney. It wasn't that far from her school. We woke up super early and headed there. Of course, Dylan had to tag along.

We arrived and went into the park. We took a few pictures and then we got in line for a ride. Kie and Sarah have been here before so they knew all the rides we had to go on. We were going on a roller coaster first. Honestly, I think I've been on one roller coaster my whole life. I was a little nervous. 

We were getting on the ride and John B and Sarah went to the front and I was going to ride with Pope in the middle. Kie and Dylan were in the back. It was the Rock N Roller Coaster. It was all pretty much in the dark and it went upside down.

She looked over and saw me fiddling with my hands. She knew exactly what that meant. Suddenly, Dylan walked over and said, "Looks like I'm riding with Pope"

I walked over to Kie and she said, "You look nervous"

"I'm not nervous... Just don't know what to expect" I said as we got into the little car on the rollercoaster

The workers came and put the bar down so we were locked in and she looked at me and said, "Don't worry, I'll hold your hand"

She reached over and grabbed my hand. Our fingers intertwined and the ride took off. It was a blast and when the ride came to a stop, I was still holding onto Kie's hand. She looked at our hands and then at me and smiled. The bars lifted up and we were free to get up. Kie and I met up with the others who thought it was also incredible.

We went on the next ride and this time, I was with Pope.

"So how was your alone time with your girl?" He asked

"We weren't alone. We were literally like four cars back from you but she held my hand"

"Dude, you should tell her you love her"

"Don't say that Pope" I said worried someone might hear and he just laughed it off

We spent the whole morning going on rides. The lines weren't as long as I expected. We were also getting a ton of food. Pope and I got ice cream cones and Kie just walked over so casually and I knew exactly what she wanted. I held my cone out for her to have some. 

"Eww, you're sharing ice cream with him. I can buy you your own babe" Dylan said

I couldn't help but laugh because he was concerned that she was sharing ice cream with me. He thought it was gross because it's basically like sharing spit. Little does he know all the dirty things I've done with his girlfriend.

John B, Pope, and even Sarah all gave me the same look. Kie played it off as if it was no big deal because it wasn't a big deal. We went on more rides, ate more food, and then Dylan had to leave. He had to get back as he had some internship thing early tomorrow morning. He had a friend come pick him up.

We were there until the park closed and we stayed for the fireworks. It was super late and time to leave. Kie was exhausted and she jumped on my back for me to carry her out of the park. Sarah did the same to John B. We carried the girls all the way to Kie's car. I put her in the passenger seat and I drove back. Everyone was passed out in the backseat and I looked over at Kie and she was now awake.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you drive back"

"I don't mind. You look exhausted. Go back to sleep" She fell back asleep and when we arrived back at the dorms we all went to shower and then went to bed

I was just about asleep when my phone buzzed. I looked at it and it was from Kie.

Kie: Can you please come here?

I got up and quietly walked into her room. Her bed was elevated to about my mid-torso. I jumped up on her bed and she said, "I didn't want the others to know because I planned this months ago. Just don't make any plans after 3 pm the day before you leave"

"Just you and me?" I asked

"Yeah, if you're okay with that"

"Always will be" I said leaving her room wondering what she had planned