Nothing to Loose, But You - JJ Maybank

35: So Madly In Love

I hear a door open. I open my eyes and look over at the clock. 5am. "Who's here so early?" I say as I run my eyes and get up. I open the front door and see Barry and Rafe.

"God! Put pants on!" Barry yells looking at me. I lift my shirt if slightly just so you can see my shorts.

"I am dumbass." I say annoyed. "Why are you here?" I ask Rafe.

"I need his help." He states. I walk down to them and see the money.

"Holly shit!" I yell shocked. Rafe quickly puts his hand over my mouth.

"Shut up." He says as he lowers his hand.

"What do you need help with?" I ask him.

"Best you don't know." He answers. I hear a car as I look behind me and see my friends.

"Eve!" JJ yells out the window.

"Shit Barry." I say looking at him in hopes he gets the message. They can't see the marks on my thigh.

"One moment." Barry tells my friends. "Rafe meet me in back." I hear him whisper ti Rafe.

Rafe quickly hops on his bike. Barry grabs me and pulls me inside. "Woah. Ow."

"Sorry. Go get dressed." He says. He then goes back outside.

"What are you guys up to?" I ask the kids in the car.

"We're just going to have fun." Pope says with a smile.

"Guys you don't gotta lie." JJ says. "We found it, Barry we found the gun."

I smile as I now know they have a way of getting Rafe out away. "Put this son of a bitch away."

"We are going to get the gun right now."

"That's my boy." I say patting him on the back.

"I'm ready." I say walking out of the house.

"Okay. Be back at a good time." Barry says as I get into the back.

"Bye love you!" I say as we drive away.

"You told him?!" Kie says.

"Yeah, he knows about everything." I say confused on why it's such a big deal. "He believes us, it's not like he's gonna tell anyone.

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"This is the north drain. It should've gotten washed into the gully.  So, if it got flushed out from this drain, it would've been pushed out to, like--" JJ explains.

"Somewhere in this trash." Pope finishes.

"Correct."

"Look at you being Mr. Smart Guy." I say with a smile.

"Look who's in a good mood today." He responds with a smile.

"I'm always in a good mood." I say shrugging. I thought about it last night. I know JJ, I know he doesn't cheat. He wouldn't even cheat on me. And I know he would never hurt me. I know we said we loves each other, but now. I think I'm IN love with him, I know I have to tell him the truth.

"Oh my God. People who use plastic should be shot." Kie says, her voice giving away her disgust.

"Okay, personally, I love plastic. Use it every day. Love the stuff." JJ states to piss her off.

"Hopefully, you recycle it and don't let it flush into the ocean."

"I thought you'd say something like that, so... trash bags." Pope says.

"Did you just proactively protect the environment?" Kie asks her face turning red. JJ looks at me with wide eyes as I roll my eyes at him.

"Maybe." Pope answers.