Bad Idea - JJ Maybank

Fucking Prick

Rafe, Topper, Sarah and I arrive at the party on the beach as you can already tell people are getting tipsy. "Imma go hang with the boys I'll catch you later?" Rafe double checks with me as I agree.

"See you two later." I smile at Rafe and Topper as they walk towards their friends. Sarah and I part ways as I sit on the beach shore.

Of course she's here with Rafe, why wouldn't she be. I still don't know what she sees in him, she's the kindest human you will ever meet, and she's gorgeous. From the times I've seen her around I know her eyes show how she's feeling. When she's truly happy her eyes close slightly from smiling, she she's reading she squints slightly focused on the book, when she fake laughs her eyes are wider and when she's lost in thought there's just a blank stare on her face. I always expected there to be some sort of sparkle in her eye when she's with Rafe but I never see it.

"You're staring again." John B says as the girl he just handed a beer too walks away. I quickly look at him denying it.

"No I wasn't."

"Just go talk to her, offer her a beer." John B hands me two beers as I stare at them in thought.

"This could cause a fight, Pope said no fights." I make an excuse.

"You're just offering her a beer." John B shrugs as I take them.

"Fine, but this doesn't mean anything." I raise my eyebrows at him as I start walking towards the girl.

I hear footsteps nearing me as I see a blond man sit next to me out of the corner of my eye. I know that hair, JJ Maybank.

"Thought I'd offer you a beer." JJ hands me the beef as I refuse.

"I don't drink." I kindly decline as he shrugs.

"More for me." He smirks as I lightly smile.

That's the thing I've noticed about JJ. His smile. When he's cocky he smirks slightly, when he's genuinely happy you can see his smile lines, his fake smile you can tell it's fake cause he always raises his eyebrows when he fake smiles and when he's focused his mouth is slightly open and his tongue peeks out just a bit.

"Isn't your girlfriend gonna be mad you're talking to me?" I question looking at him confused.

"I don't have a girlfriend." He lightly laughs.

"Kiara?" I furrow my eye brows not understanding.

"Kiara is my best friend." He quickly corrects. "Nothing more than that."

"Oh." I understand shaking my head looking back at the ocean.

"Isn't your boyfriend gonna be mad you're talking to me?" He takes his turn questioning.

"I can talk to other people, I'm not his property." I correct.

"Oh, good. You should be your own person." He shakes his head awkwardly.

"I know." I say as we sit in silence staring at the ocean.

"Izzi!" Rafe yells as I whip my head around to see where he was.

"I gotta go." I smile standing up as JJ does too.

"See you later alligator." He does finger guns at me as I laugh at the boys awkwardness.

"Yeah, okay." I laugh walking towards Rafe.

"How'd it go?" John B asks walking towards me as we both watch the blond haired girl walk away.

"Horrible." I groan embarrassed. "I said see you later alligator." I inform regretful.

"No you didn't." John B laughs. "You must really like her."