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Kie's POV:

I woke up in bed with JJ. He rolled over and kissed me good morning. I told him I hated morning kisses because I felt like I had bad morning breath. He always said morning breath doesn't scare him away.

We woke up and today we were telling my mom and dad. I was nervous, so I can't imagine how scared JJ must be.

We drove my car to figure eight and we waited outside and talked about what to say. We were both just trying to push it off so we walked inside and my mom and dad were there.

"Kiara, I need you to work at the Wreck tomorrow" My mom said

"Okay, and actually there is something I wanted to tell you" I said catching her attention

"I'm guessing it has something to do with JJ and I'm hoping you're not pregnant"

"No, I'm not pregnant mom. JJ and I are dating. He's my boyfriend"

She took a deep breath and smiled. She looked at me and JJ and then she looked down at us holding hands. She didn't say anything as she walked away which made me nervous.

"You're not going to say anything?" I asked anxiously for her response

"There isn't anything for me to say. I saw it coming" She said calmly

"Wait, so you aren't mad at me?"

"Kiara, you are an adult. You're old enough to make your own decisions. What I think about you and JJ doesn't matter because you're already together. I know that he loves you and that makes me happy"

"How do you know he loves me?"

"Kiara, he has loved you since you brought him to the Wreck in seventh grade. Everyone could see it except you. And I can tell it's real by the way he treated you when you came home for the funeral" She said returning to the kitchen

JJ and I relaxed and he gave me a quick kiss. My dad was in the kitchen with my mom and we walked in and he was cool with it too. They really didn't say much but they were kind to JJ and that's all that mattered. We stayed for lunch and then we headed to the Chateau.

"You two seem happy so I assume it went well" Pope spoke

"Yeah, it was pretty good" I said

"What did your mom say? I thought she'd freak out that you're with a pogue and not a kook"

"Apparently she saw it coming because she's known that JJ was in love with me from the first time I brought him to the Wreck"

"We all could tell JJ was in love with you then" John B said

"Really?" I asked as I had no idea

"Kie, everyone knew you two were in love for years" Pope said

JJ and I had no idea that it was that obvious. We all laughed about it and that night we were in the spare room.

"Kie, tomorrow I am going to take you out on a real date. You and me, dinner"

"I like the sound of that" I said kissing him

The next morning, JJ had to work and I went to the beach to go surfing and then I went and worked at the Wreck. When I got off work, I went home and took a shower, and started getting ready for my date with JJ. I wasn't sure what to wear so I went with a simple dress.

He showed up at my front door with a bouquet of flowers, they were wildflowers. My absolute favorite flowers. I smiled as I went inside and put them in a vase. Then JJ took me out to dinner. We went to a simple restaurant that I'd never been to before. It was on Figure Eight and we both ordered food.

JJ kept smiling at me and I didn't know why. He finally said, "Sorry, you just make me so damn happy and you look beautiful, not just tonight but all the time"

Wow, he was smooth. I was about to respond when the waiter brought us our food. JJ and I ended up sharing our meals with each other and after he grabbed the bill even though I offered. We then went for a walk on the beach at sunset and watched the sun set into the ocean.

JJ brought me home and we sat in my car and he said, "I'm only bringing you home because I need to make a good impression on your parents. If it were up to me, we'd be in my room at the Chateau having sex and making out all night long"

I laughed and said, "If you want to kiss me tonight then you'd better do it now before my parents see"

JJ wasted no time as he leaned in and kissed me with tongue. Once we broke apart, he walked me back up to the front door and he simply hugged me goodnight in front of my mom and dad.

I went up to my room and got ready for bed. I texted JJ and thanked him for a perfect real first date. The next day, Pope said Cleo was in town. I headed over to the Chateau to meet her and I so was not expecting her to be like that.

I always pictured Pope with someone kinda nerdy like him. Cleo was nothing like him. She was super cool and has traveled a ton. I could tell Pope really liked her. We all got along with her and she fit right in with us pogues.

A few days later, there was a hurricane coming and JJ was at my house and we were hanging out. The hurricane wasn't supposed to come until tomorrow morning but it was coming much faster. The winds picked up and it was no longer safe for JJ to leave. He was stuck here for the hurricane. This was going to be fun and a little interesting as I know my dad wouldn't let him anywhere near my room.

Little do my parents know all the things JJ and I have already done in my bedroom. JJ was staying in the guest room and I was in my room. It was only around eight when JJ came in holding a picture frame that was in the guest room. It was me when I was four at the beach in Hawaii. I was full of sand and holding up seashells it was my moms favorite picture if me.

"You were a pretty cute kid" JJ said

"That's my mom's favorite picture of me"

"It's my favorite too" JJ said

"Really? I thought your favorite picture was our little secret, you know classified" I said refering to the nude picture I sent him

He laughed and said, "Oh, it is but I didn't think I was allowed to talk about that one"

"You aren't allowed to" I reminded him and he kissed me

We were sitting on my floor playing a board game. We were laughing and having fun when my mom walked by my room. She didn't saw anything, se ust poked her head in. It was annoying but she said her house her rules. That night, I stayed in my own room to sleep. The next day, the storm picked up and JJ and I just chilled in the house all day obviosuly. We lost power but the generators kicked on. We watched lots of dumb kids movies that JJ never saw growing up.

"Kiara, you're really making JJ watch all the princess movies?" My mom asked as I made him watch Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and we were now watching the Little Mermaid

"Yeah, he's never seen them. He can pick the next one"

My mom just laughed and said, "Those were her favorite movies as a kid"

After, JJ and I watched two more movies as we ate dinner on the couch. JJ went to take a shower and I did the same thing in my own bathroom in my room. It was getting late and the power went out. Wow, this has never happened where we lost backup generators.

We were all going to bed and I tried to fall asleep but the storm had picked up a lot and the wind was so loud. I got up and snuck into the guest room where JJ was. He was asleep and I laid down in bed next to him. Even in his sleep, he pulled me into his arms. I fell pretty much went to sleep as I felt safe in his arms.

I woke up the next morning to banging on the door just as I was opening my eyes my mom opened the soor. Shit.

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