soul ties - jiara

Chapter 9

Kiaras POV

Me and JJ ended up spending so much time just talking on the front porch, before dinner. It seemed like taking such a heavy weight off my shoulders, as we confided in each other every little thing that happened in the last two years. It still felt like he was my best friend. It felt like I could tell him my deepest darkest secrets. We drank a few bears as we laughed our asses off at embarrassing, sweet funny moments over the last two years.

"How about you, J?" I asked him concerned. "It seems like we are only talking about me. I want to know about you."

"Nothing much to be honest." he answered. "I started teaching surf to the little kids on the island. I'm grateful for them. And for the job. It's the perfect job, actually. It doesn't consume a lot of my time and I have fun all the time." he admits smiling.

"You have a gift for it." I say.

"Thank you." he says.

"And you're doing good?" I ask him. He coughs.

"I am." I have a feeling that is not true. I have a feeling something I don't know happened while I was away. But I wasn't about to force him to tell me. If he wanted to confide in me, he would do it.

"What about relationships? Any secret girl?" I ask out of curiosity. The thing is that my heart aches when I think about him with anyone else. To be fair, my blood boiled. But I moved on to David so he must have moved on, too. And of course, I wanted to know. He looked at me dead silent, I felt the tension building between us for the millionth time this evening.

"Kie, there was never anyone besides you." he whispers as his confession is a sin. shock floods through me. I wasn't expecting him to confess this to me. Goosebumps cover my body.

"What?" I stutter.

"I mean I don't see myself in a relationship if it's not with you." he looks at me. "It doesn't feel right with anyone else., Kie."

Suddenly we hear the door opening which makes us swiftly change our dangerous attitude.

"Guys, dinner is ready." John B announces.

We get up and our arms brush each other. My body is not in sync with my brain since my boyfriend is in the room next door and everything I can think about is a boy with ocean-blue eyes.

"Also, Kie, I think David got a little bit too drunk." John B warns me. Embarrassment fuels my body. I hope he's not being inconvenient with my best friends. I can't believe I have to deal with this shit right now.

"Kiara!!" David yells at me while opening his arms for a hug. "Or should I call you Kie now?" he inquires. "Since everyone seems to call you that besides me, right?"

"No you don't need to call me Kie." I assure him. I dont want him to call me the same thing as JJ calls me. Ever since I came back to OBX I seem to ask myself why Im in a relationship with David. Kiara stops doing this. This is right. This is safe. "I mean, your blonde friend really likes to call you that." he says while referring to JJ.

"David, please, behave yourself." I beg him.

"Hey, blondie, you think I don't know you?" he inquires directly to JJ. "Don't you think I know you want to fuck my girlfriend?" silence fills the room. JJ stares at David with anger. The veins in his neck pop up. Oh, this is not good. Let's just say that JJ isn't the most pacific guy in the world. Not at all. JJ steps closer to David.

"If you really knew me, you would have known better than to say that, asshole." JJ threatens. I step in between them.

"J, please, don't." I look at him begging him not to start a fight. He stares into me, his eyes softening.

"Man, please don't do anything." Pope warns him while touching his shoulder. He brushes Pope's hand away. But he, eventually, steps back. I breathe out in relief.

"I wouldn't do that to you, Kie. I have respect for you. That's the only reason why Im not beating the shit out of him. Because, unfortunately, he's your boyfriend, and I have respect for you." he admits.

"Thank you." I whisper to JJ.

"Yeah thank you, J." David mocks.

"Enough!" I scream to David. "We're going home," I say.

"Go to the car." I order David while unlocking the car with the car keys in my pocket. "Go to the passenger seat and wait for me." David puts his hands up in redemption.

"Sure." he mocks me but makes his way into the car.

"I'm so sorry guys." I feel ashamed. "He shouldn't have done that and ruined dinner. He shouldn't have drunk that much." I admit.

"Don't worry, Kie." Sarah reassures me while hugging me.

"Im so so sorry, J." I look towards him.

"You don't have to apologize for him, Kie. It's fine." they all come toward me and hug me. My best friends. My ride or dies.

"We love you, Kie." John B says.

"I love you guys." I answer back while tears form in my eyes.

I make my way into the car. David seats in the passenger seat with a frown on his face. Like a bratty five-year-old. I step into the driver's seat, annoyed.

"C'mon, babe, it's not that deep." he brushes off his stupid behavior. "I just said the truth. He totally wants to fuck you. Don't be a fool, Kiara." his drunk orders make me furious. I can smell wine on his breath.

"Stop!" I yell at him. "I'm so mad at you, right now, David." I admit. "You've embarrassed yourself in front of my best friends. You've embarrassed me in front of the people who were there for me through it all, David." I tell him, disappointed.

"What about me? Wasn't I there for you when you were new in Florida?" he inquires me. I can't believe he is throwing this to my face. He doesn't even know what I have been through the first year and he seriously thinks he's the one who got me out of the worst phase in my life. I completely ignore his question.

"You'll sober up and then we'll talk." I look at him. "And you'll apologize to them, especially, to JJ at dinner tomorrow. We will invite them to my parent's house and you'll make amends with them. You got me?" I order him. He hums. I start the car and dive to my parent's house. When we get home he tries to get into bed with me but I immediately get up and say:

"Im sleeping on the couch today."