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It was another rainy day in the Outer Banks, Kiara just got off her shift from the wreck and is driving to the Chateau with food for the boys.
She sighs as she surveys the land sliding past her. She glances at the bags of food that have the wreck logo implanted on them and a small smile appears on her face. She’s always feeding those three idiots but she doesn’t mind, she loves it actually.
She knows where they are from and how hard it is to get food sometimes, especially JJ. Big John always leaves cash on the table for John B whenever he goes off on his treasure hunts, which are more likely than not.
Pope isn’t as fortunate as she is but he still gets a meal on the table every night. But JJ, JJ barely eats half the time. You wouldn’t even be able to tell because he hides it so well (years of practice) but he sometimes scrunches his face together when he stands up, trying to fight a dizzy spell or when he eats, he always devours it like it will be gone if he doesn't shove it down his throat.
It's life on the cut, never knowing if you’ll get dinner or not that evening but it still makes Kiara's stomach churn. If she can make it just a little bit easier for them, she will. She focuses back on the road as she turns onto the Chateau’s “driveway” and parks her fathers truck.
She shimmies out of the driver's seat and grabs the bags of food from the passenger side quickly, trying not to get drenched by the downfall. She usually hears commotion coming from the interior, I mean it's 3 teenage boys, what do you expect? So it’s weird when it’s completely silent as she stocks up the steps to the front door.
When she walks in the first thing she notices is that the lights are turned off and the blinds are pulled. She almost trips over several empty beer bottles and socks on the way to turn on the light.
JJ groans as the light fills up the room and he blinks to try and adjust his eyes. “Give a man a warning geez.” It’s muffled from his head being tucked into a pillow.
JJ is sprawled out on the coach with no shirt on. Not that she takes particular attention to that detail or the way the light reflects off his smooth skin. Kiara Carrera. Get. It. Together. She thinks as she makes her way to the kitchen table to place the bags of food down.
The rustle of the bags perks JJ out of his coma as he almost falls from getting up so fast. “I love you,” he says as he starts to dig out the numerous amounts of food from the bags.
Her heart shouldn’t flutter at that, her breath shouldn't catch and she for sure should not be having butterflies in her stomach from that 3 word sentence, but it does.
“Where’s John B and Pope?” Kiara says, a little stuttery but JJ didn’t seem to notice as he inhales the food.
“John B’s on the mainland with his dad and Pope’s stuck at Heywards, said he’ll come by later if he gets his chores done.” JJ doesn’t even look up as he says this, just keeps inhaling food so fast she’s surprised he hasn’t choked yet.
Her heart clenches at that, how long has it been since he last ate a meal?
“More for us then,” Kie says as she takes the seat opposite from the blonde boy. JJ’s eyes meet hers as a smirk slides across his face.
“Damn straight,” a twinkle of mischief settles in his eyes and it can’t help but make kiara’s heart rate increase.
Why the hell is this happening to her? She’s not blind, she knows her best friend is attractive as hell, she’s heard her old kook friends talk about the rumors about how good he is with his mouth. She hates herself for wanting to find that out herself.
Kiara tries to stop her brain from roaming into unneeded territories so she busies herself by opening the clam chowder and pouring it into two bowls.
“So Kie.. it seems as it is just me and you and I'm way too tired to do anything right now. Wanna watch a movie?” His smirk leaves and it’s replaced with a gentle smile, one he only reserves for her and it makes her heart basically explode in her chest.
“It better not be Rapunzel again, I swear to god JJ, you’re obsessed with that movie.”
“Um, correction. I am not obsessed.. I just admire amazing masterpieces of cinema when I see them.”
“Generally surprised you know what cinema means.” She rolls her eyes with an affectionate smile lingering on her lips.
“If not Rapunzel then what about Moana!”
“I’m picking the movie.” Kiara states with no room for argument.
JJ and Kiara bring the ridiculous amount of food and spread it out onto the coffee table. JJ sits forward on the coach while Kiara rotates her body so her legs are laying in his lap.
This position is so normal that she doesn’t think twice of it but the sudden warmth of JJ’s hand on her bare leg and the feeling of his rings cold, metal rubbing against her legs suddenly heats up her cheeks.
She turns on the Notebook which causes a glare from JJ even though she already knows he is gonna be crying by the end of it. He would never admit it but he loves romance movies.
The rain starts coming down harder and the outside grows darker causing the Chateaus living room to be so dark, the only light shining is from the tv screen.
Kiara turns to face the blonde boy who doesn't even notice the set of eyes on him, he seems very intrigued in the movie.
Due to the lack of light, she can only pick out the sharp lines of his jaw and nose. The scene on the screen turns to day so the bright light illuminates more of his softer features. Like the curve of his lips and the softness of his blue eyes. He’s so pretty she can’t help but admire him.
Noah says something funny which causes a smile to break out on the blondes face, it turns the gloomy rainy day, to the sunniest day ever. Everything lights up once his dimple pops out and it makes her heart swell. She hates the effect his smile has on her especially when he turns to her with it on.
“What?” The boy says through his light laughter, a sound she will cherish forever.
“You’re really pretty.” She blurts out, her eyes blowing wide at the realization of what she just said to her best friend. She didn’t mean to say it but now that it’s out.. She doesn’t mind.
“You’re just really pretty J,” she turns back to the screen to hide her embarrassment as she pretends to be interested in the movie and continues to shove clam chowder into her face.
It takes him a second to respond as he just gaps at her from the sudden comment. “Are you drunk?”
“No JJ, did you see me drink anything?” She rolls her eyes, this dork.
“Um well then.. I think you’re really pretty too” He says with a grin so wide it almost took up his whole face.
“Shut up dork.” She says as she throws a pillow at him, trying to hide the new rose shade on her cheeks.
“Carrera, now you’ve done it.” He grabs a pillow and so does she and they start smacking eachother with them.
Kiara grows in a fit of laughter when she hits him in the head and his hair goes all crazy.
“Kie! My best feature,” A frown grows on the blonde boy's face that she can’t help but think it’s adorable.
“Oh get over yourself,” the curly haired girl says, still giggling which might just be the best sound JJ has ever heard.
“You’re gonna pay for that.” He starts running towards her but Kiara is too quick, she takes off through the small shack. They’re laughing as they run through the rooms, swatting at each other with the pillows.
JJ suddenly has Kie cornered in the living room, she turns to the television and see’s the famous rain kiss scene start playing. She knows she only has one option to get out of this.. She opens the door and sprints into the rain.
Her laughs get muffled from the loud pounding of the rain as JJ follows her into the spray. He starts chasing her through the yard, both of them getting soaked but couldn’t care less.
He finally catches up to the girl and wraps his arms around her waist. The brunette girl squeals and starts trying to escape his clutches.
“JJ! put me down!” She says through her laughs, she can’t seem to stop doing that.
“Not until you apologize for hitting me in the head and messing up my best feature,” the rain is messing up his hair even more but he doesn’t care.
“I'm sorry…” He starts to let her go.
“Not!” She squeals as she takes off again. “Kie!” JJ’s right back at chasing her, he always finds himself chasing her.
It takes him longer to catch her and at this point he is completely soaked, head to toe. The shirt he threw on before they started the movie is now sticking to his skin and outlining his torso.
When he catches her, this time he won’t make the same mistake of letting her go. Not that he wants to, ever.
“Kiara. Apologize.” Her wet hair keeps flying into his face and it smells like coconuts, like home.
“Never!”
“You asked for it.” At that he starts tickling her, he knows how ticklish she is.
“Stop. Stop, Stop!” She giggles out, trying to catch her breath.
“Only until you apologize.” He can’t seem to keep this dorkish smile off his face, I mean he has the girl of his dreams in his arms and she’s laughing, what’s better than that?
“Fine! I’m sorry for messing up your “best feature”.” She says with an eye roll but can’t keep the cheeky smile off her face.
“See, it wasn't so hard. We wouldn’t be soaked if you were more cooperative,” a smirk grows on his lips and he can’t help but realize the close proximity they are now in, he can practically count her eyelashes if he wanted.
“No, you needed a shower. You stink,” Kiara’s laugh dies in her throat once she meets his eyes. They. Are. So. Close.
She just had to move up a little and their lips would touch, oh how badly she wants to do exactly that. She’s wanted to do that for so fucking long, but she can’t. No pogue on pogue making.
Screw that.
She breaks the short distance in between them and the second she feels cold, wet lips on hers and blonde hair sweep her forehead, she is never more sure of anything in her entire life.
JJ pauses for a moment, stunned by the sudden movement. Kie is about to pull away, this was a mistake, I forced myself on to him, he doesn’t like me like that, but then JJ’s lips start moving gently to hungry and all those thoughts quickly fade away.
The rain starts coming down harder but the two pay no attention, too lost in each other's mouths.
JJ hand comes up to cup her jaw while she threads her fingers through his hair, giving it a small tug. A groan leaves his mouth, letting her slip her tongue into his mouth.
Damn she’s good at this, he thinks as he slips his other hand around the small of her back to bring her closer. He never, ever, wants to let her go.
So they didn’t, they stayed like that. Entangled in eachothers arms, lips moving together, a desire burning between them, they kiss like they have wanted to do this forever. Because they have.
JJ pulls away for a second to catch his breath. He smirks back down at her and her now throbbing, pink lips from the kiss.
“So you really think I’m pretty,” he says with a teasing smile.
“Oh shut up.” She crashes their lips together again and nothing ever felt more right.
A free spirited curly, headed brunette entangled with a blonde, blue eyed boy from the cut. They are both bruised, broken even, but somehow, no matter how shattered their pieces got, they always fit together. JJ and Kiara, Kiara and JJ, they weren’t perfect, but they were them.