Premise: The pogues were in the 7th grade, Lydia and JJ were just two friends who were oblivious to the fact that they were in love with each other but that didn't mean they never flirted. What happens the night of one particularly boring party?
(a/n we're just gonna pretend that the pogues were older in obx [like only a year or two])
Song: Wish you were sober- Conan Grey
The night was still young, they had only settled into the boneyard a few hours ago. They had secured a keg through a friend of JJ's. Lydia sat at the fire, like she normally did, sipping beer and trying to keep track of her friends. She was honestly surprised her mom had been able to convince her Dad to let her stay out.
(a/n rip Lydia's mom, oops)
"Lydia!" JJ called as he stumbled across the beach from where he was
"Hey, JJ" Lydia smiled, secretly loving drunk JJ because of how affectionate he got
"Now what's a pretty girl like yourself doing over here alone?" He mused, sitting down next to her
"I think the real question is, how much have you had to drink?" Lydia asked, raising her eyebrows as she sipped on her own beer
"Definitely not enough" JJ mumbled, gulping the rest of his beer
"Now you're officially cut off" Lydia replied, ignoring the protests from the blondie
"You aren't enjoying yourself, Lyds" JJ answered in a sing-song voice, wrapping an arm around her shoulder
Lydia was thankful that it was dark so nobody could notice the blush on her cheeks, "Kinda a lame party, no offense J"
"Then let's dip" JJ shrugged
"I thought you wanted to keep drinking" Lydia replied, kinda shocked JJ would pass up on more party time
"Nah, you're the only interesting one here" JJ muttered
"Alright, Mr. Maybank" Lydia stood up, offering a hand to the boy
He took it, using it to steady himself as he stood up, letting himself stand really close to Lydia. He used the opportunity to stare at Lydia, thinking about how lucky he was to have her as a friend. 'Friend'- JJ frowned at the word, he hated the stupid rules
"You good?" Lydia asked
"Yeah, let's just go" JJ replied, stepping back from the girl
They waved to their friends, signaling that they were going to head back to the chateau. As they walked down the quiet road, JJ stumbling along, Lydia thought about how close they had been earlier. She was trying to figure out what it meant, JJ didn't like her, right? She shook off the thought, grabbing his elbow before he could trip, just chalking it up to his drunken state
JJ flashed his infamous grin at Lydia, as a thanks for helping him. As they entered the chateau, JJ sat down on the pull out as Lydia walked into the kitchen to get some water and advil. Big John was on a fishing trip, hence why they even threw the party in the first place.
(a/n wow 2/2 on dead parent mentions, i'm on a roll)
"Here" She said, holding out the bottle of water, to a laying down JJ
All she heard was a groan in response, so she set the water down, and grabbed his hands, to pull him into a seated position. Instead, the idiot just pulled her down on top of him. Lydia was frozen, suddenly noticing how close they were. Her breath caught in her throat as JJ closed the distance between them, letting their lips connect briefly before Lydia turned her head
"JJ, we can't" She whispered, pushing herself off of him, handing him the water quickly.
"I'm sorry" He replied, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly
She nodded, and turned on her heel, walking into the bathroom. As she gripped the sink, fighting back tears, all she could think was I wish you were sober
a/n
some of these will be long and some will be short.
When it's super short like this, expect a second or third update on the same day.
But yay! JJ and Lydia now have some history!
Next one gets a little bit more in your feels but let me know what you think and if you have song suggestions/ideas
oh also I definitely forgot I wrote Milo into the book when I wrote the last chapter, just know he's there chilling like himself and when there are convenient places to write him in, I will
xo
Haley
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