Outer Banks Imagines

Pope

Y/n pov
Midsummers. The place were all the kooks got together and celebrated something. I've been doing this for years and still have no idea what we're supposed to be celebrating. Two of my best friends, Kiara and Pope we're here. Kiara because her family was also kooks and came to this, but Pope was here to work. Him and his dad managed the grill and pretty much all of the food catering.
"You look like your having a blast." My mother said gaining my attention. I stood off to the side of the party watching the waves crash on the shoreline. The sun was setting and made everything have a orange glow.
I knew my mom was being sarcastic. She grew up a pogue and new my friends were pogues. I think she understood that this wasn't really my scene. I liked to surf, and run from the cops, go on cool adventures, not this.
"Maybe go talk to Kiara or Pope?" She asked. I sighed.
"I lost Kiara in the crowd and Pope." I said and looked over at him helping someone. "He's busy." I sighed and turned my attention back to the water.
"I see the way you look at him you know?" She says with a small smile playing on her lips. I couldn't believe I was about to talk to my mom about my crush.
"Um ya. But the rule you know, no pogue on pogue macking. Plus he likes Kie I think." I said and let my head fall. I've liked pope since the beginning like January and now it was July. No one new I liked him, it could create unnecessary problems in our group. Plus my dad would frown upon it. He thinks I should find a boy like Topper or Rafe. A kook.
"I'm not asking you to kiss him. I'm telling you to go talk to him. That old lady will go away with her food shortly then you'll get a chance." My mother said gripping my shoulders.
"Fine." I said, taking a deep breath she let me go and I walked over to the table where pope stood.
I saw the lady finally walk away and this was my chance.
"Pope?" I said to gain his attention. He turned around. He wore his apron and a simple shirt and shorts.
"Y/n! Wow. Um you look wow." He said. My cheeks heated up.
"He's trying good day you look beautiful hon." His dad said slapping Pope on the back of the head in a joking manner. I laughed.
"Thank you." I smiled.
"I don't think I've ever seen you in a dress, but you should wear more." He said. Was he flirting with me?
"Maybe I'll just have to." I smiled. "You having fun?" I asked him.
"Oh for sure, if you mean giving old people food and my feet kill, then ya I'm having fun." He said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, maybe next year I could help you with the food? Dancing and socializing isn't my thing." I said with a shrug.
"Yes!" He said all excited. "I mean yes, I'd love it if you helped me next year." He smiled at me.
"Boy go dance with her!" Hayward yelled at his son. I gave him a slight wave.
"So Pope, can I have this dance?" I asked him and held my hand out.
"Of course m'lady." He said in a post accent that made me laugh.
I pulled him to the middle of the dance floor. A slow song was playing and most people here were dancing with their significant other.
"You're a pretty good dancer for a pogue." I joked with him.
"Well I did learn from the best." He said giving me a wink. JJ, John B, and Pope all leaned how to slow dance from kie and I. JJ had to attend a wedding for his cousin one year and while teaching him to dance properly, the other two boys wanted to learn too.
Pope and I enjoyed each other's company until it just had to get interrupted by Rafe Cameron.
"I'm sorry, do you belong to this club?" I heard Rafe say behind me. I felt Popes hand tighten around my waist.
"He's my date Rafe, and I belong to this club. Leave us be." I said turning around to glare at him. Rafe just rolled his eyes. He leaned in close to us.
"Belong to the club or not, us kooks don't like dirty pogues on our side of the island. I'd go back to the cut if I was you." Rafe said giving us a smirk. He walked away from us but not without earning a middle finger from me.
"Fuck him! He always tried to ruin everything." I said with a pout still in Popes arms.
"It's alright. We've still got each other and the nights not over yet." He said. That was the Pope I new, always optimistic.
"Pope come on! Y/n you to! Rixons cove!" I heard what I assume JJ yell. Pope and I quickly turned around to see JJ staring at us. I smiled.
"Come on." I said taking popes hand and dragging him away from the party.
"Y/n!" I heard my dad shout. Screw him.
"Bye dad! See ya later at home!" I yelled and ran with Pope to John b van.
"Go go start the car!" I laughed as we all got in. I was running on adrenaline from running my dad.
"Not yet." John B said. The fuck, why?
"Why?" Pope asked.
"Why were you two dancing together?" JJ asked from the back. Oh they saw that? Damn it.
"We're friends,  cant friends dance together?" I asked trying to play it off.
"Ya id say yes to that if it weren't for pope giving you lovey dovey eyes the whole time." John B said and turned around in his seat to look at us.
"I-I was not!" Pope exclaimed with a red face.
"We all know you two like each other. So just admit it." Kie said giving me hopeful eyes. I shook my head no to her. Pope didn't like me that way. He liked Kiara i new it.
"How did you know that?!" Pope yelled. Wait, was he admitting that Kie was right.
"Wait your saying Kie is right?" I asked him confused. He looked flustered.
"Well uh um well no, yes." He said and looked down at his shoes. I wish he would look at me.
"We'll give you guys some privacy." John B said and ushered Kie and JJ out of the van.
"You like me? More then a friend?" I asked him with hope. He just nodded his head but still wouldn't look at me.
"Can you look at me? Because I like you more then a friend to." I said a smile tugged at my lips. He shot his head up.
"Really?" He asked with wide eyes.
"Yes really. I just never said anything because of the rule and I thought you liked ki-." I said but he cut me off by smashing his lips to mine. I melted into the kiss. He placed his hands around my waist. I needed air so I pulled away. I heard JJ, John B and Kie yelling and cheering for us outside.
"You uh, wanna kiss me again?" I asked him lightly.
"Hell yes." He said and pulled me into another kiss.