Choose - JJ Maybank

Chapter 8

Sarah convinced me to go to a party so I am currently getting ready. I put on an orange tie-dye bikini along with some ripped jean shorts and my white beat up vans. I left my hair down and added some water proof mascara. Sarah picked me up a little later and we headed to the party. When we got there we started drinking immediately. I was only with Sarah for a little before a drunk Topper took her away. I ended up on the back porch sitting, and watching everyone as I sipped on my cup. I felt someone sit next to me. I looked up to see some random kook.

"why is such a gorgeous girl sitting here alone?" He asked trying to flirt with me but failing horribly.

"maybe because I want too." I said rolling my eyes.

"feisty I like it. Maybe we can head up to a bedroom and we can get a little closer." He said winking at me as his hand ran all over my thigh.

"I am good. Thanks though." I said trying to get up but he held me down.

"Listen I think you should reconsider. I am a great time." He said as he started to kiss my neck while his hand went up higher basically on top of my vagina.

"Get off of me." I said struggling to try to get out of his grip. I felt myself starting to cry. Before he could unbutton my pants he was ripped off of me.

"dude, you don't ever touch a lady if she says no." Rafe said after he punched the guy in the face.

I nodded at Rafe before I took off. I ran through everyone and headed out the front door. I picked up my phone and called Kie. When she did not answer I called Pope, and then I called John B. None of them answered and I needed to get home so I called the last person I did not want to call.

The line rang a few times before he finally answered.

"hello..."

I started crying harder.

"Katie?" he asked as I could hear the worry in his voice.

"Can you please come pick me up?"

"Are you okay? Where are you?"

"I'll send you my location. And JJ....please hurry." I said as I hung up and sent him my location.

I sat down on the curb and waited ten minutes until I saw the Twinkie pull up. JJ got out and ran over to me. He squatted down in front of me and placed his hands on my face.

"What happened?" He asked but I wouldn't look up at him. "Baby...please tell me what happened." He asked as I looked up.

"I'm just tired...I'm tired of fighting with you. I'm tired of guys hitting on me, I'm tired of guys touching me when I don't want them to touch me..."

"did someone touch you...Katie."

"do you like me JJ? Do you want to be with me? Or do you hate me? I can't tell and it drives me crazy....because I like you. I fucking like you so much and it kills me watching you hook up with all these girls but then you look at me this certain way that makes my stomach do flips and I just can't tell. So do you? Do you like me? I need...." He cut me off with his lips on mine. I was shocked at first but my hands moved to the back of his neck playing with the ends of his hair while his attached to my waist running up and down my side. He pulled his lips from mine and started leaving kissed down my cheek to my neck before attaching his lips to a spot.

"JJ." I moaned softly. " I have to tell you something. I will be leaving. I made a deal with my dad that if I came home for the summer, I had to go back. I'm going back to Cali when this summer is over JJ." I said as tears fell down my face again.

"We can figure something out. That is two months away. We can convince him or change his mind or something. You're not leaving again. I won't let you.'" He said coming closer to me again. "I have liked you since third grade when Jake Wilson asked you to be his girlfriend and you rejected him because he said that I was trash just like my dad. It's always been you babe." He said making me smile before he kissed me again. He slowly pulled away and grabbed my hand pulling me up. "Come on, our friends are waiting for us. Kie's dad is giving us food for free." He said smiling at me.

When we arrived JJ ran around and helped me out.

"What a gentleman." I said making us laugh.

JJ wrapped his arm around my shoulders and interlocking our fingers together making me smile. We walked in and the Pogues stopped eating and looked at us.

"I'm so confused...are you guys not fighting now? Are you guys good now?"Pope asked.

"I would hope that my girlfriend and I are on good terms." JJ answered and it took them a second to get it before Kie got up screaming, running over to me hugging me as John B did the bro hug with JJ.

"I knew it! I knew you guys liked each other." Kie screamed as the music got turned up.

"Yeah...just took us a while to admit it to each other." I said blushing.

"Well cheers to the new couple." Pope said raising his glass.

"Cheers!" Everyone said as we sipped on the sodas that were on the table.

"I love this song." Kie said as she got up and started dancing. She called on John b who got up and started dancing with her.

I looked over to JJ who shook his head so I looked at Pope who looked upset to see Kie and John B dancing together. Something I knew about Pope that the others didn't is how much he liked Kie. I went up to him and grabbed his hands pulling him to dance with me. Soon enough JJ got up and started dancing with us so now all 5 of us were dancing together. A slow song came on and JJ grabbed my hands pulling me into his chest making me laugh. He started waltzing us around the restaurant.

"I'm sorry it took me so long to admit my feelings for you. I'm sorry you had to watch me be a fuck boy during that time." He whispered looking at me.

"It's okay."

"It's not and I'm sorry." He said staring into my eyes.

I smiled at him and leaned up and kissed me as he leaned me down dipping me making me pull away laughing.

That's how we ended our night. Not treasure hunting, or running from the law. Just the five is us friends eating food for free thanks to Kie's dad, and just dancing around having fun. I wish I could say the rest of our summer looked like this night....but what kind of story would that really be?