❤️❤️❤️ i added an alternative ending to the last story at the end for those who requested it . let me know that you think ❤️❤️❤️

* no treasure hunting in this story, just the pogues with normal lives

* kie also never kissed John B and Pope, they've stuck to the no pogue on pogue macking rule

Kie's POV:

It wasn't until our senior year that JJ and I started to address the sexual tension between us. There was one night when we left the party early, completely sober, and went back to the Chateau as the party was lame. We just sat on the dock and talked and we ended up kissing and we both agreed it was a bad idea. We tried to ignore it, but then I saw JJ talking to another girl at a party a few days later and I got jealous. I knew I couldn't deny it anymore. We talked and made out and that's when we started dating.

We dated throughout our senior year and spent the whole summer together. I left for school in the Fall and it was only an hour away from the OBX so I saw JJ a lot. He'd drive down and we'd do date night every Wednesday night and on the weekends I'd go home or he'd come stay with me. We made it work.

My favorite band, the Lumineers were touring and JJ surprised me with tickets. The concert was almost a year away and it was in Charlotte, NC. It was the closest location to us but he said we'd make a fun weekend trip out of it, he even booked a hotel. I was so excited for this.

That was almost a year ago... Since then, JJ and I broke up. It was about five months ago we called it quits. We haven't spoken since and we didn't end on good terms. It pretty much blew up our whole friendship. It was a random Wednesday and I just finished class when I saw JJ texted me.

JJ: Hey, call me when you have a minute

I called him and he answered and said, "Hey"

"Hey" I said back at a loss for words

"Uhh, how are you?" He asked

"I'm good, everything okay?" I asked hoping his dad didn't hurt him or wasn't hurt or did something stupid

"Yeah, yeah... I'm good... It's just uhh the concert is in two weeks and I wanted to know what I should do with the tickets. I already paid for the tickets and hotel, but we could sell them or if you want them"

"Maybe John B and Sarah want to go" I suggested

"Yeah, I'll ask them"

"Okay"

"Sounds good"

"Yeah"

We both just stayed on the line not saying anything. There was so much I could say, but I couldn't bring myself to say anything. I took a breath and said, "Let me know if they want them. If not, we can try and sell them"

"Will do, bye, Kie"

"Bye J"

Our phone call ended I went to my next class. A few days later, JJ called me and told me that John B and Sarah couldn't go and Pope was too busy with school. If we sold the tickets, we couldn't even get half his money back.

"I mean, we could still go if you wanted to" He suggested

"Won't it be weird?"

"Doesn't have to be, we were friends before we started dating"

"I'm down if you are"

"Hell yeah, I guess I'll drive there Friday morning and we'll head to Charlotte and spend the night and head back Saturday afternoon"

We finalized the plan and I told my roommate and she couldn't believe I was going with my ex. We went shopping and before I knew it, JJ arrived here on his bike. I gave him a look and asked, "Why the fuck did you take your bike?"

"It's all I got and John B needed the Twinkie"

"JJ, you promised me you wouldn't drive it on busy roads" I yelled at him

He shrugged his shoulder and said, "There's a lot of things I do that you wouldn't approve of"

He had all his stuff in his backpack and he put it in my car along with all my stuff. He knew I hated driving long distances so he went right for the driver's seat. I got the GPS up and he started driving. The ride was pretty quiet before he broke the silence asking about school. The conversation was pretty minimal for the first two hours. We stopped to get gas and JJ went in and he came back out and handed me a kit-kat, my favorite candy.

"Thank you"

"You're welcome, but you gotta give me a bite" He said as I broke off a stick for him

He continued driving and I took a nap. He woke me up when we arrived at the hotel. Of course, it only had one bed because when he booked it, we were dating. We brought our stuff in and I went and took a shower and got ready for the concert. JJ said we were gonna grab food before the concert.

I just got out of the shower and realized I didn't grab my clothes. I left the bathroom wrapped in a towel and JJ was lying on the bed on his phone. It shouldn't be weird to change in front of him, not after our history but I wasn't about to change out here. I grabbed my clothes and headed back to the bathroom to change and do my hair and make-up.

I wearing a super cute white dress and JJ was in his typical cargo shorts, plain black shirt, with his famous red hat. I exited the bathroom and JJ said, "Hot damn"

I just gave him and look and he smirked. He took me to this nice restaurant and he insisted on paying. It was like he was the old JJ, the one I fell in love with and the one I dated.

We arrived at the concert and took lots of pictures and by the time the concert was almost half over and we were both having fun. It was no longer weird to be here with my ex-boyfriend, I was here with my best friend. The concert was a standing concert and the song, Stubborn Love came on. It was my favorite song and listening to the lyrics and it kind  of described me and JJ. He hugged me from behind as we swayed to the song, it was totally appropriate and what all the other couples were doing.

He whispered in my ear, "I miss you"

I turned around and his arms were still around me. I looked into his eyes and said, "I miss you too"

"Why'd you turn around?" He smirked

"You know why" I gave him a look

"What makes you think I'm gonna make the first move"

"Who says I wasn't going to" I challenged and we both knew it wasn't going to be me

He laughed and he leaned in and kissed me. We made out for the rest of the concert and we probably got nasty looks from strangers but I didn't care. It was perfect. We left the concert and the whole only one-bed situation was no longer an issue.

We stayed up late and we talked all our shit out and by the end of the night, we were dating again. JJ texted in the group chat and sent a picture of us kissing at the concert

JJ: Finally got my girl back

Everyone was super happy for us. We headed back to my school the next day and JJ spent the night with me in my dorm. The next morning, we was heading back to the Outer Banks and I said, "Drive safe and don't ever take your bike this far again"

"I'll be so safe" He teased

"I'm being serious, I worry about you on that thing"

"I know you do and that's how I knew you still cared about me when I showed up here on the bike"

"No matter what, you know I'll always care about you... But I don't ever plan on breaking up again, you're stuck with me"

"I love you, Kie"

"I love you too, Jayge"

I gave him a kiss goodbye and he headed home and made sure to tell me he made it safely. I was so glad we went to the concert together and didn't sell the tickets.