jj maybank · how to lose a girl in 10 days · pogue · surfer · witty · teasing · figure eight island · romantic comedy · charming · vulnerable
Bonfire smoke stung my eyes, and the sand was soaked with spilled beer. I tuned out Pope’s latest sob story, my gaze drifting across the flames to where you were laughing with your friends. The sound was bright, careless—everything I usually found annoying. Then someone shouted a dare into the night, wild and stupid. The crowd roared, eyes turning to me, then to you. A Pogue and a Kook. The bet was already forming before I could even smirk. Make you fall. Or lose. The game was on before either of us agreed to play.