BABYDOLL // JJ Outer Banks

eighteen

hannah laughed from her position on jj's chest. the two were cuddled together in the hammock outside of the chateau, pogie sleeping soundly beneath them, sharing a blunt and old memories. "re-remember when," hannah wheezed, "remember when you walked in on me and that touron," tears streamed down her face, "and the guy screamed like a little girl and fell off my bed."

jj was in hysterics. his whole body was shaking as he managed out, "and we couldn't stop laughing, so the touron ended up leaving in only his boxers." hannah bit her fist, trying to calm herself down. "or-or remember when i walked in on you showering."

hannah gasped at the memory. "we agreed to never bring that up, you prick!" but the brunette couldn't help but laugh. "you've definitely thought about that moment a lot. haven't you, perv."

"of course," jj replied, only half-joking, "all the time, babydoll." he did, in fact, think of that memory a lot when he was alone, but he would never admit that to her.

hannah let out a small chuckle at his words and tilted her head up to meet his eyes. sucking in a breath at how close they were, hannah admired the detail of his eyes, something she'd never really had the chance to do before. have his eyes always been this blue? they were like two oceans pooling in the depths of his irises, so deep she felt herself drowning. instinctively, she leaned closer, their lips brushing lightly against one another's.

the two jumped at the sound of the chateau's door slamming shut. hannah felt her forehead collide with jj's, earning an 'ow' from both of them. "now what are you two idiots doing?" john b asked, not realizing what had just went down.

"we were just talking about that time jj walked in on you jerking it when you were 13 and you started crying."

"i hate you guys," john b grumbled.

hannah laughed. "nah, you love us, johnny b."

john b sighed, begrudgingly nodding his head. "do you think we'll find it?"

"jj's brain?" hannah joked. "no. never."

jj scowled, swatting the back of her head. "no, dumbass, the gold."

"i knew what he was talking about!" hannah grumbled, rubbing the spot jj had hit. "and yes, jb, we do."

john b smiled at the girl. "thanks, guys." he raised his beer. "salud."

hannah grinned, grabbing the blunt and raising it back. "salud," taking a hit and letting the smoke seep into her lungs. the three stayed like that for a while, smoking and drinking and laughing. for tonight, they were just teenagers, and no one could take that away from them.

...

john b, kie, and hannah were swimming underwater in front of the drone to test it out. pogie was barking at the monitor, befuddled by the image of the people on the screen. jj softly stroked the dog's head, trying to calm him down, chuckling bemusedly as hannah crossed her eyes and stuck her tongue out, shaking his head at the girl's childishness. pope smirked at his love-struck friend before turning back to the monitor where hannah and kie were having a silent conversation with their hands. jj and pope watched in confusion as hannah approached the monitor and lifted up her bikini top.

"WOAH-WOAH!" jj yelped, immediately covering the screen with his body. pope stood frozen, eyes wide in shock.

"did she just?"

jj nodded profusely, a dark blush coating his cheeks as the two laughing girls and a dazed john b resurfaced.

"enjoy the show, boys?" kie cackled.

"what the hell was that?" jj asked. he wasn't upset with the brunette— not at all— he was more caught off guard than anything.

hannah shrugged, a cheeky grin on her face. "what can i say, i never back down from a dare."

jj glared at kie, who shot him an unapologetic look. "sorry-not-sorry, lover boy. your girl is crazy."

"not my girl," jj mumbled, pouting as hannah pulled herself onto the dock.

"c'mon, jay," hannah said, "don't be mad." she flashed him her best puppy-dog eyes.

jj sighed, knowing he was inevitably going to forgive her. "whatever. fine."

hannah grinned, leaning in to lightly nibble on his earlobe. "good boy," she whispered and pulled back before planting a quick peck on his cheek and skipping inside. jj's blush from earlier returned full force, making his friends laugh.

kie gently patted the boy's chest as she went to follow her brunette friend. "good luck."

"hey," john b called from the water, "once we get footage of the wreck, we'll bring it to a lawyer in town and file a formal claim."

jj, who was more than grateful for the shift in conversation, voiced his objections. "it's such bullshit. why do we have to do that?"

"i don't think you have a say in this until you calm down," pope smirked, pointing to the tent in his blonde friend's shorts.

"fuck off."

pope ignored him, continuing his explanation. "there's the maritime salvage law. you can't just go to the ocean floor and scoop up a bunch of stuff."

"i know, i know. it's just that lawyers aren't cheap, bro."

"well," john b pulled himself onto the dock, "as soon as they see the footage of the wreck, they'll work for a comp."

jj sent his friend a questioning look. "how do you know that?"

"cause my dad said it, like, a million times."

"yeah, that's fair."

pope began reeling in the drone. "this tether is like, really long. in the wrong weather, this thing could get pushed around."

"then we'll go at dead calm," john b shrugged.

"now all we gotta do is wait around for the right weather," pope said.

"and today is not that day," hannah pointed at the dark clouds approaching as she and kie rejoined the group.

"observant as always, captain obvious."

sorry this is kinda short, i've got AP exams today and tomorrow, but i'm trying to post as much as i can :)