your family has been a friend of the donaldsons for a while now. you and jimmy practically grew up together. and every fourth of july, both, you and jimmy's, families get together to grill out and watch fireworks.

its 2016 and both of you have finally graduated. you sit down on the dock by the lake with all the fireworks. sooner or later you hear foot steps on the wood behind you. you turn around to see jimmy, holding two plates of hamburgers.

"i brought you a hamburger." he said with a wide smile. you always felt an attraction to him but knew it would probably never happened since he loved youtube a lot.

"thanks." you said smiling back at him. he sat down next to you, his legs hanging off the side.

"so how are you?" you asked, creating small talk as you ate.

"you know," he laughed a bit, "just blowing up my tablet for views." he said while he still laughed.

you laughed along with him and nodded.

"the usual." you said with a smile.

he nodded and continued to eat his burger.

soon, jimmy's step dad called everyone over to the back porch because he was about to start the fireworks. you and jimmy stood up and walked over to the rest of the family. you both stood at the back of the group for the little kids to see the show. you smiled and pushed your phone down into your back pocket. after the first firework was set off, you felt a pair of arms wrap around your waist and a body push against your back. you looked over your shoulder to see jimmy smiling like a little kid at you. you giggled softly and leaned into his touch, turning back around to watch. he rested his chin on top of your head since he was the taller one. instead of letting your arms hang awkwardly, you decided to hold onto jimmy's arms. you yawned softly and thanked the heavens above that it was dark and none of the parents could see and embarrass you two.

— time skip !

after everyone cleaned up and put the trash bags in the trash, it was already almost 1:00 am. before jimmy could go upstairs, you stopped him in the door way.

"so like... what was that?" you asked, feeling your cheeks heat up.

"whatever you want it to be." he said as he scratched the back of his neck.

"okay. ill take that as a..." you thought how to put this. "a loving embrace."

his eyes widened as you began to giggle.

"wait. as in a boyfriend loving embrace?" he questioned, his hands dropping to his sides.

"whatever you want it to be." you mocked him with a smile. you threw your arms around his neck, stood up on your tip toes, and kissed him gently. you could feel him tense up but soon relax and wrap his arms around your waist. you ended the kiss too early for both of your liking–but who wants to get into a heated make-out when youre in plain sight?

you smiled at him before you heard your mom telling you it was time to go. your feet leveled themselves back onto the flat floor as you pulled away, letting your hands hold on for as long as possible.

"text me, jim." you winked at him and ignored the heat rising to your cheeks. he only nodded as he stood frozen like a statue. you felt confident as you walked to your car.