Strings Attached • JIARA•

19

Kie's POV:

The next few days we did all the other things. The pogues were having a blast and today was their last full day.

JJ and I were out of the dorm and I was taking him to our surprise. I brought him to the beach and he was so confused.

"Look over there" I said to the hot air balloons

"No way" He said

"Surprise" I smiled

We went and checked in and I gave them the tickets. We waited for our turn to go up in a hot air balloon. We sat on the beach watching them take off.

"How'd you manage to get tickets?" JJ asked

"Booked early and thought it would be one of those crazy adventure things we could do together"

We climbing into the balloon basket with the instructor.

"Welcome aboard, I'm Andrew" The instructor said

We introduced ourselves and then he started the fire thing which lifted the balloon off the ground and into the air. We were in the air and I made the mistake of looking straight down.

JJ looked and me and he grabbed my hand. We admired the view and JJ pulled out his phone to take a picture. The instructor took a picture of us together and he said, "You're a beautiful couple. Ya'll remind me of me and my wife when we was your age. We were just young and in love and we went on all the adventures. But I was stupid and let her go. Now she's married to this great guy with all this money. She's got kids and she's happy and I'm stuck here giving balloon rides"

JJ grabbed my hand and he kissed it. He looked at Andrew, the balloon instructor and said, "It's never too late to get her back"

JJ and Andrew got into the conversation about relationships and Andrew asked, "So, JJ when are you going to pop the question?"

JJ said, "Dude, you ruined the surprise. I was going to do it tonight"

Andrew looked shocked and JJ started laughing and said, "I'm just messing with you. No ring yet"

We enjoyed the rest of our balloon ride and we landed and got out of the balloon basket. JJ and I took a picture with Andrew and tipped him as it was the thing to do. It was dark out now and we were alone.

"That was insane! Best thing I've ever done" JJ said on an adrenaline high

"Really? Even better than me?" I teased him

JJ started laughing and he said, "I love how my dirty sense of humor has worn off on you"

"Shut up" I said as we walked down the beach

JJ and I stopped and found a place to sit down. We got ice cream and he started smoking weed.

We shared the blunt and the ice cream. JJ laughed and said, "I almost said something to Dylan at Disney about us sharing ice cream"

I laughed and said, "I know you did"

We were laughing and talking and we were both stoned. I don't remember much of us getting back to my dorm. My alarm was going off to take the pogues to the airport.

I reached over to shut my alarm off and that's when I realized JJ was laying next to me. I shut my alarm off and he was waking up. We were both totally naked. Shit, this is not happening. This can't be real. I have to be dreaming.

He woke up and realized that we must have had sex.

"I guess old habits die hard" He said

I was mortified. I didn't even remember last night. I had a boyfriend. How could I let this happen? I sat up and I didn't even bother to cover my chest. JJ sat up so he was propped up and resting on his elbows.

I moved my legs so I rested my elbows on them and so put my head in my hands. I seriously couldn't believe this. I just cheated on Dylan. I was so high that I don't even remember doing it with him last night.

JJ realized I was stressing over this and he said, "Hey, it's okay. Don't worry, I won't a say word"

I looked at him and I was crying. He sat up and he wrapped his arm around me. He said in almost a whisper, "I'm sorry... This is all my fault"

"This isn't your fault at all. I'm the one with the boyfriend"

"He never has to know. This never happened" He said

JJ got up and gathered his clothes off my floor. He put his boxers on and he snuck out and I heard the shower start. I got up and got dressed and we headed to the airport. I said goodbye to everyone and they all got on different flights back home and to school.

JJ and I didn't talk. It was way too awkward. The pogues left and I went back to my dorm. All my roommates couldn't stop talking about how fun they were. Dylan came over later to hang out and he said my friends were pretty cool.

"As much as I know you enjoyed having them here, I'm glad it's just you and me again"

"Me too" I said kissing him

Dylan and I spent the day together and I couldn't stop thinking about what happened with JJ. I couldn't even remember it. I wanted to remember it. I want to know who started it and what it was like.

I started making out with Dylan. Maybe that would trigger my memory. Nope. While I was enjoying  making out with my boyfriend, I couldn't help but wonder why I allowed myself to sleep with JJ.

Dylan pulled back and asked, "Hey, is everything okay?"

"Yeah, just miss my friends" I said which was the truth

"Hey, it's okay. You'll see them again soon" Dylan said trying to comfort me

We laid in my bed and my pillow still smelled like JJ. Why am I still thinking about him? I forced myself to forget what happened and move on. It meant nothing. It never did.

I focused on Dylan the next few weeks and that was the best decision. I really liked him. He was the guy my parents always wanted me to end up with.