jersey giant | jj maybank

2.5 The Bonfire

The bonfire, an Outer Banks tradition. It was the same weekend every year. Every one went. 

And that means everyone.

Victoria leaned into JJ's embrace, his arm securing around her tighter as John B drove up to the already buslting party. 

After finding a fortune and losing it, escaping the charges, and losing family, it felt good to let lose. 

She hoped out of the van, chugging the rest of her already thrid beer. JJ grabbed her hand, causing her to smile.

"This is gonna be our hard launch." Victoria looked up at him.

"What?"

"Us showing everyone that we're together. Like, dating and shit." She swung her hands as they walked through the crowd.

There was some stares, mostly from those she shared classes with at the Kook Acadamy, but she was beaming as she led the way to th keg.

"I-Is that okay with you?" She turned around, giving him a knowing look.

"Don't be ridiculous, Jayj." She told him, pulling him closer to her so she could lean up to put her lips on his. She heard a few whispers start, but that didn't stop the smile from forming on JJ's lips. 

"Well all right then." He said. 

Her smile never left her face as JJ grabbed two cups, handiing one over to her. 

"She left Rafe Cameron for a Maybank?" She heard someone say. JJ heard it too, looking down at his beer.

"Did you have something you wanted to say?" Victoria asked, stepping forward.

"Vic, come on. Not tonight." JJ stopped her. "We're here to have fun, remember?"

"Right." She looked back at up at him. "I am here to have fun with my boyfriend." She emphasized. JJ just smiled as she led him away towards the group of teens that were dancing.

"Vicki, you know I don't dance." She simply started to move her hips to the song that was playing as she finished the rest of her beer.

Maybe it was the fact that it was her fourth drink already or the fact that all she had to eat that day was some stale Cheez Its, but she was feeling the affect of the alcohol. She lifted their arms up so she could spin underneath before spinning into him so that her back was against his chest. He smiled, his hand landing on her hip as he copied the way her hips swayed. 

He pinched her hip slightly, tickling her and making her laugh as she turned around to wrap her arms around his neck. One of his hands stayed on her hip while the other brought his cup to his lips.

"You're very handsome." She slurred slightly.

"I've seen you drink straight tequila and not get this drunk." He laughed slightly. She pouted slightly. "Hey, thank you." He leaned down to kiss her head. The smile came back to her face as she rested her head on his chest. 

"Tori?" Her head snapped up, a slight glare on her face. Only the Kooks called her that. "Oh my God, I heard you were back and alive but I thought it was just a rumor." 

Andrea Welsh. She was the 'it' girl at Kildare Acadamy. Sarah and Victoria used to laugh at how hard she tried, especially when it came to Rafe or Topper. 

"What are you doing with, him?" Andrea looked at JJ up and down.

"Um, he's my boyfriend?" She answered sarcastically. 

"Really? I would have never guessed based on our Instagram."

"Well, kind of hard to keep the Instagram updated when you lose your phone at sea."