If you like slow burns and angst this is the book for you. JJ and Kiara find themselves in situations where they are confessing feelings to one another. Would be great but the person hearing it can't decipher if they are serious or if it's just the circumstances.

JJ and Kie are together now. But there are obstacles to overcome. From car accidents to parents to DCS workers at least they know that whatever they face, it'll be together. This story is a sequel to "Did you mean it?" However can be read as a stand alone because I updated the first couple chapters to explain the only references to the other book. Enjoy the ride 😘

"i'll change.. for you, kie. i will" _________________ the new, sweet and pretty girl, kiara carrera, falls for the island's bad boy, player, jj maybank. jj likes kiara but kiara has been warned by many people that he will just break her heart, like he does with every girl. will this time be different?

read my jiara fanfic 'automatic love' to understand this story! _____________ jj furrows his eyebrows. "voicemail? what.. what voicemail?" he says. the all look at him with confusion. "the one kie left you after you broke up with her?" john b says. jj pulls out his phone. "oh my god. you didn't know!?" sarah says. jj gets to the voicemail and sees it was sent just after the accident. after the phone call. he clicks on it and they all listen in silence. "hey, jj. i know you don't wanna talk to me right now but you can just listen to this and call me back when you're ready. i don't wanna fight with you and i sure as hell don't wanna break up. you've been through something unimaginable today and what you said was right, having us isn't gonna help fix what happened today. but we're all here for you and we will support you through all of this. i know you probably didn't mean what you said about me not being enough or whatever but it's totally fine, i'm not mad at all or anything. please just give me a call back okay? i don't wanna break up. i... uh.. i love you" they all look at jj as he sits in silence, staring at his phone. "shit" he says.

Kie and Pope have been inseparable ever since they met in pre-school at 3 years old. They are best friends; you never see one without the other. They are 16 now and summer has just started. Kie wants to do more and have new experiences. She has a bit of a rebellious side but reigns it in since Pope is so responsible and level-headed. She feels like she can't fully be herself around him. And then she notices JJ. He has a bit of a chip on his shoulder due to him having to raise himself because all his dad is concerned about is his next drink. They come from different worlds but that does nothing to stop her ever-growing curiosity about him.

TW: mentions of: assault, abuse, rape, sex, violence, self harm ____________________________________ it's crazy how much one person can affect your life... you get so used to having them there that when something happens and they're suddenly not there, and there's a risk of them never being there again, everything breaks. you break. _________________ i put kiara and jj through so much pain in this book so i apologise in advance. but their love and comfort for each other is strong enough to get them through it. i also put sarah through quite a lot too but all the pogues have each other. they get each other through it all. _____________

The Pogues are broken following the presumed deaths of John B and Sarah. With Pope and his chances of a scholarship ruined, Kiara and any trust her family had left for her gone, and JJ dealing with his dad's rage following him stealing the boat, is there really any hope for them ever getting past this? Or will the trio be forever stuck in the past?

JJ and the pogues (John B and Pope) find the gold and each earn 400 million in cash. JJ takes his money and decides to go travel the world. Kiara, a kook decides to take a gap year before college. The two run into each other in Spain. Read to see how the kook and pogue end up traveling the world together