Remember When {JJ Maybank}

13

“Mags please. I know the last thing you wanna do is be surrounded by Kooks, but I need someone to keep me sane during Midsummers.” Kie begged her best friend who was scrubbing dishes at The Wreck. 

“Kie, I don’t even own a fancy dress, or make up, literally nothing.” She sighed, her eyes feeling heavy due to the fact she wasn’t able to get any sleep since JJ got arrested. “Come on, let me be your sugar mama.” Kie nudged her elbow, grinning at the girl who let out a laugh.

“Okay. Okay fine.” Kie jumped up and down, kissing Maggie’s cheek in excitement and gratitude. 

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Kie’s family let Maggie use their shower to clean up before the party. She never felt so happy to feel running water. She quickly scrubbed herself clean and got out, a towel wrapped around her as Kie handed her a robe.

She sat down in front of Kie’s vanity, allowing her best friend to beat her face with foundation and concealer to hide the bruises. She flinched as soon as Kie began to contour her nose, “I know, I’m sorry.” She whispered, quickly finishing before using setting spray.

Kie easily fixed Maggies hair, combing out the knots and tangles before braiding two strands in the front, pinning them to the sides. She spritzed a curling spray into her hair as she ran her fingers through. “There we go.”

“I think this shade of blue would look perfect, it matches your skin tone perfectly!” Kiara’s mother exclaimed, walking in, holding out a silk navy blue dress. “Thank you, Mrs. Carrera.” 

“We’re gonna look like bourgeoisie pigs.” Kie seethed as she looked at herself in the mirror. “I’m gonna go talk with my mom. You can get dressed and pick out your jewelry. Also my mom got you a flower headband too, it's next to the jewelry box.” Kie sighed, nodding her head and walking out of the room.

Maggie slid the robe off as it fell to the floor, carefully taking the dress off the hanger. She effortlessly stepped into the dress, pulling the straps up on her shoulders.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn’t help but stare in amazement at how she looked. “Wow.” she whispered to herself, checking out the way the dress hugged her body curves, making her appreciate them a little more.

Reaching into the bag she brought, she pulled out JJ’s necklace. Fiddling with the tooth, she lightly kissed it before clasping it around her neck. She picked out a pair of silver earrings as a final touch. Slidding on the heels that Mrs. Carerra also left for her, she winced at the feeling of her toes getting squished. 

“Hey, you ready?” Kie knocked on her bedroom door before entering. "Yeah, can you just zip me up?" She asked, turning to face away from her. Kie easily zipped the fabric together, a grin on her face.

“Mags, you look beautiful. Wait- is that JJ’s?” her grin turning into a smirk, pointing to the accessory around her neck. “Yeah. Uh, the night before JJ got arrested, we uh, we kissed.” Maggie admitted.

Kie grinned brightly, “Fucking finally! Oh my god we’ve literally all been waiting for this since you guys met.” Maggie blushed brightly, “shut up! It was a one time thing."

“Is he a good kisser?”

“Oh my God out of all the guys I’ve kissed in my life he takes the top spot. Like he bit my bottom lip when we pulled away from each other. I didn’t even know I liked that till he did it.”