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With Lacy's drink running on its last few sips, her hands are now engulfed by the new boy as he spun her around on the sand before helping her catch her balance. She failed to notice a set of piercing blue eyes who have now latched onto the two teens dancing in the moonlight.
"Yo dude, dude, who the fuck is that?" JJ jabbed his elbow into Pope's side. Refusing to break his eye contact of Lacy and the mystery man.
"Ow man, couldn't you have just lightly —," he trailed off when noticing what JJ had been referencing. "Oh, wait, I've got no clue," Pope responded while rubbing into his own side to ease the pain of where JJ had not-so-nicely jabbed him.
A few feet away, Noah leaned down to whisper into Lacy's ear, to which she gave him a sly grin and a small head shake in response.
"Yeah, no. That is not happening," JJ stated immediately after watching the interaction. Within seconds his spot on the tree trunk is vacant, taking long strides over towards his best friend who is currently drunkenly mesmerized by the newcomer.
"Hey, Lacy I'm gonna just snag you for a second," the blonde mumbled as he went to reach for her elbow, not even bothering to spare a glance at the teen she was dancing with, but before he can reach her Noah spun her around another time.
"Sorry man, little busy over here," he responded with a smile at the girl then turning with challenging eyes towards the blonde intruder.
"Funny." JJ's eyes were threateningly dark. "She's with me. Lacy c'mon," JJ stated firmly with a now unwavering eye contact to the new boy as he reached to grasp her elbow.
"What are you two dating or something?"
Lacy now found herself in a spot that is directly in between the two boys. Waiting for a sign to jump either way. "Well, um, no, uh we aren't —"
"It's none of your fucking business is it?" JJ cut her off.
Lacy could cut the tension with a knife. She knew she needs to pick which way she is going for the night, and who is she kidding, she knew deep down, no matter the case, she would pick JJ every time.
She spared a look over at him, his blue eyes pleading and begging her, choose me.
JJ would never be able to get over his best friend choosing a guy she met tonight over him. She then turned to the brunette, "I had fun tonight," she gave him a pitiful glance. "Thanks for the dance and well, welcome to the island!" She gave him a drunken grin before locking eyes with JJ and taking his hand to pull him away, leaving a now lonely Noah to watch as they scampered away.
The two teens walked hand in hand, leading away from the party and towards the Chateau. "JJ! You almost got into a fight on your birthday," Lacy gave him a pointed look and a playful swat on the arm. "What was that all about anyways?"
"That guy's a dick," JJ responded nonchalantly with a shrug.
"You don't even know his name," she rebutdtaled while opening the screen door and leading them to the kitchen, where she pushed herself up to sit on the counter. JJ stood a few feet away in front of her with his back against the fridge to lean against, crossing his arms over his chest.
