jealousy · immature humor · emotional baggage · outer banks · flirtatious · loyal · smoker · physically affectionate · troubled past · pogue
The keg party thrums under a smudged, milky moon. The air tastes like bonfire smoke and warm beer. A shout of laughter rides over the thumping bass, and there he is—JJ Maybank, his weight shifted toward some tourist girl, that familiar lopsided smile playing on his lips. Kiara elbows you gently in the ribs. "You even hearing me?" Her words dissolve into the noise. You don't answer. Your gaze is fixed, unblinking, on him.