hannah's pov

i was patiently waiting at my house for jj to pick me up for midsummers. he was a few minutes late but i knew he absolutely dreaded that i was making him come with me so i didn't mind.

"your not seriously asking me to be your date to midsummers," jj whined.

"come on please," i pleaded. "i'm nervous, i won't know anyone there."

"ki will be there," he stated.

"yeah but she's bringing pope as a date so i'll just be third wheeling," i said.

"what? how come i don't know about this," he scoffed.

"please please please," i begged.

"i'm a pogue," he began, "pogue's don't go."

"okay did you literally not just listen to me two seconds ago when i told you pope was going," i said.

he just rolled his eyes and started to walk away. i didn't know anyway to convince him so i had to pull out my last card i could think of.

"jj.. henry's going to be there and-"

"fine," jj whipped around, "i'll go."

i smiled and clapped my hands together before walking around to press a quick kiss onto his lips.

"thank you," i said warmly.

brining me out of my memories was the sound of the doorbell ringing. i quickly put the second gold hoop into my earlobe and ran down the stairs.. well ran as best i could in heals.

i whipped the door open and literally audibly gasped at the sight in front of me. i'd never seen jj in anything more than shorts and a t-shirt and the fact that he was standing in front of me in a suit had left me in awe.

"well don't you clean up nice," i smiled at him.

"wow," he breathed out and i blushed as his eyes scanned my body. i was wearing a pink silk dress that hugged my curves in all the right places. it was a gift from aunt nadine, even though that woman is crazy she does have the greatest fashion sense.

"you look..." he trailed off, "wow."

i laughed at his boyish stupidity as he stood there gawking at me. i tucked a piece of hair behind my ear, sheepishly grinning.

"stop, you know it makes me nervous when you stare."

"can't help it," he smirked. i leaned in to peck the blonde on the lips but this obviously wasn't sufficient enough for him because he immediately grabbed my waist, pulling me towards him and reattached our lips.

"ready to go?" i asked, pulling away from the boy.

"can't we just stay here and drink beer in our fancy outfits," he whined.

"this will be the only midsummers i'll ever attend," i said, "we have to go."

the blonde frowned at my statement for two reasons. one, he came to the conclusion that he could not weasel his way out of the night; and two, this would be my only midsummers because i'm leaving at the end of the summer, and jj and i's fate was still up in the air for when that time came.

he extended his hand out to me and i placed mine in his as he lead me out to the jeep. i insisted i would be driving since this was a 'kook event.' he agreed even though i knew he would much rather be in the van.

once we got to the event, a half an hour late may i add, i realized why jj hadn't wanted to go in the first place. kiara really had been right when she labeled this as a fancy dress up party for rich people.

the amount of 'snob' in the air was something i couldn't handle. and even though i grew up well off with money and in the bahamas, i would definitely have to say i lived more of a pogue lifestyle then whatever this shit was.

"holy hell," i gazed around at the fairy lights that hung around the outdoor area. the place was scattered with men and women that were in dresses and suits. and i glanced around at the waiters who were holding fancy champagne glasses on trays.

"i know," jj muttered under his breath as he took my hand in his again and led me to where pope and kiara were standing.

"you my man, are looking absolutely dapper," jj joked while playing with pope's bow tie.

"shut up," pope said, swatting the blonde's hand away. "hannah you look great."

"thank you," i blushed, "you both look amazing too."

i turned to ki and she pulled me into a hug before immediately wanting to 'introduce' me to everyone there. and by introduce she meant look and point to everyone from a far while gossiping about them. but hey, i wasn't complaining.

the four of us stayed to our corner for most of the night, drinking glasses of champagne and making fun of people's ridiculous get-ups.

"you know i'm making you dance you with me right?" i grinned as i leaned into jj's side.

"well lucky for you i'm a great dancer," jj said, placing both of his hands on my waist as i wrapped mine around his neck.

"are you now?" i teased.

"nope, not at all," he admitted, smirking. "but at least i have a beautiful girl to show me what to do."

i blushed at his comment as we swayed back and fourth to the soft music playing in the distance. i closed my eyes as i laid my head against his chest, admiring how peaceful i felt in this very moment.

"looks like the powerpuff girls have spotted us," jj whispered in my ear.

i turned my head to see henry with topper and kelce, all in ridiculously colorful suits. the brunette and i made eye contact and he nodded as i gave him a small smile and return.

"wanna get out of here before they cause any trouble?" i asked the blonde who was still holding me tight around my waist.

"i thought you'd never ask," he grinned and took my hand before we walked quickly back to my car, making sure to say our goodbyes to kiara and pope on the way out.

giggling, i pulled jj into my house once we got home and immediately attached my lips to his. we made it up the stairs slowly and as soon as we got to my bedroom he pressed me up against my door.

"jj i want you," i quickly breathed out as he trailed kisses down my neck.

"are you-"

"yes," i cut him off, completely sure that i wanted him... needed him, in this moment. "do you w-"

"yes," he immediately said before pressing his lips to mine again.

"is nadine-"

"no," i breathed out.

he quickly picked me up and brought me over to the bed, gently laying me down as he placed kisses against my jaw line, then he crawled on top of me.

"this is sexy as hell," he began, grabbing the fabric of my dress, "but it needs to go."

i giggled and sat up as he helped me un-zipper the dress and slip it off. i quickly worked on unbuttoning his shirt, pressing kisses against his toned stomach which i could tell drove him absolutely crazy.

we reconnected our lips before getting lost in each other that night. it felt like, just me and him. like there wasn't a single other thing in the world to care about. not the secrets, or the lies, or the mysteries that lay ahead of us. just me and him.

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authors notes:
here are the dresses i imagine the girls in:)

hannah's

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kiara's