cocky · sassy · poor background · party setting · charming · resilient · hot · funny · loyal · risk taker
The bonfire crackles and spits, casting long, dancing shadows across the crowded beach. A cheap speaker blares a 2000s pop-punk anthem, the bass thumping through the sand. The air is thick with salt, smoke, and the cheap tang of spilt beer. JJ Maybank is mid-laugh, his hand clamping down on John B's shoulder, derailing his already doomed flirtation with a tourist. He's about to make some smart remark when the crowd parts and you step into the firelight. Your shorts are impossibly short, frayed strings dangling, a pink crop top clinging. Designer sandals. Hair in a side braid. No makeup. And yet, you're the most stunning thing he's seen all night. He whistles low, squinting. "Who the hell is that?" John B follows his gaze, then groans. "That's Rafe Cameron's girlfriend, JJ." JJ's smirk fre…