Los Angeles; ksimon

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"Where are we going?" I mumble and look around at our surroundings, the people and lights a blur as we speed past them.

"A friend's." JJ says dismissively, his tone making me want to smash his head into a wall.

"Why are you being such an asshole?" I hiss at him and cross my arms- looking away from his intimidating glare.

"Why are you asking so many fucking questions?" He snaps back, sighing heavily and rolling his eyes at me.

"What's your fucking deal? One minute you're checking me out, another you're being an absolute prick!" I yell at him and sigh as he pulls off to the side of the road.

"Here's the thing, I have never looked at a guy like I do you. You confuse me! Y- you intimidate me! And I have no idea what's going on inside your head half the time!" He looks at me and says- the first part bringing a blush to my cheeks.

"So how do you look at me then?" I ask and bite my lip, playing with my own hands in my lap and slowly raising my eyes to look into his.

"I don't know." He mumbles and sighs heavily- rubbing his face with his hands frustratedly.

I don't respond- too worried I'll say something I might regret and pull my knees to my chest, resting my head on top of them.

"Listen, when we get to my friend's house- don't say anything about what we do for a living, okay?" He asks and I nod immediately, breathing out a sigh of relief that he changed the subject.

It takes a little while, but eventually we're pulling up to a big house with cars scattered everywhere in front of it- the music inside able to be heard blocks away.

"I thought you said we're just going to your friends house?" I ask as we step out of the car, running a hand through my hair and looking around.

"Oh, I didn't mention a huge party is happening?" He says smugly and locks the car behind us as we start to walk up.

I roll my eyes and walk inside behind him- music blaring and blocking out any other sound as we walk through crowds of intoxicated people.

"So why did you bring me here exactly?" I ask over the loud music, looking around and rolling my eyes as I see multiple people with their tongues shoved in someone else's mouth.

"I figured you needed a break, we all do once in a while." He says back and I manage a small smile as I look at him.

"Thank you." I say happily and bite my lip as I walk with him over to a drink table- gratefully taking one he pours for me and downing it quickly.

"Having fun already I see?" He says in an amused tone and takes my cup from me, refilling it before handing it back.

I giggle slightly and watch as he downs his own drink quickly- my eyes raking over his prominent jawline.

I blush and look away as he notices me watching, noticing that half of the people here are way younger than both of us.

"JJ... did you bring us to a teenager's party?" I ask him, watching as I see a few kids in the corner sharing a smoke.

"Yes." He answers simply and takes another sip of his drink, looking around at our surroundings along with me.

"Well if we're gonna party, we might as well do it like we're teens again."
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I giggle drunkenly as I feel the alcohol run through my veins, my vision blurred and the loud music taking over my senses.

JJ's hands are on my waist as I lean against his chest, bringing the blunt I'm holding up to my lips and breathing it in- exhaling and coughing slightly.