Shocked------ JJ Maybank------

Chapter 8

Gianna had gotten up and went to work. After her shift she was meeting Topper to go golf. She only said yes to him because she hasnt hung out with him in awhile.

G had finished her shift and hung up her apron. She texted Topper asking where he was. He responded saying he was in the parking lot.

G ran out and climbed into the passenger seat. "You ready?" Topper asked. "Yes lets go" G said. Topper drove them to the golf course. The two blasted music dancing and singing on the way.

"Here we are" Topper said getting out of the car. The two had to rent a golf cart. G insisted that she drive. When they got the cart Topper put his bag in the back.

"You ready?" G asked starting the cart engine. "Uh just a minute" Topper said. "What are we waiting for?" G asked.

"Hey guys" G heard Rafe say. She gave Topper the nastiest of looks. "What is he doing here?" G asked Topper as Rafe put his bag in the back.

"You two need to work out whatever the problem is between you" Topper said. "So you decided that doing this on a golf course will be best?" G asked topper. "yup" Topper said.

G glared at him. She started driving before Rafe was fully in the cart. She giggled as Rafe held on saying "Woah woah woah"

"G" Topper said. "Not nice" G just pouted at him. They got to the first hole. G didnt get out of the cart. She could hear the boys mumbling about her.

"Why wont she talk to you?" Topper asked Rafe. "I dont know i literally dod nothing" Rafe said. When G heard him say that she got a flash back to everytime Rafe flirted with her or touched her when she made it clear she wasnt into him.

She just kept her focus ahead of her ignoring the boys. She head them stop talking and looked back. They werent there anymore. She heard Rafe and Topper yelling so she ran and followed the voices.

"Topper Rafe what the hell are you doing?"G yelled as she saw them beating up Pope. "Dirty pogue" Rafe yelled and was about to slam his golf club against Rafes back.

G jumped in the way and before Rafe could stop himself he hit G with the golf club. G yelped as her body hit the ground. Rafe kept going at pope. G flopped herself in front of Pope again and Rafe punched her face busting her lip. She yelped as her face turned.

"Rafe" Topper yelled. "Stop man." Topper said. G was crying from the pain in her cheek and her back. "G what the hell are you doing?" Topper yelled at her. "Your pyscho  friend just hit me." G yelled back at Topper tears slipping off her face.

"Topper lets go" Rafe yelled at Topper. Topper took a second to decided whether to help G or go with Rafe. Sadly Topper left his friend and followed Rafe back to the golf cart. G heard them talk. "All i wanted was a beer" Rafe said. G was so mad. She never wanted to see either of them ever again.

"G are you ok?" Pope asked G. "Yah im ok" G said touching her lip and looking at the blood on her hand. "Might need some stitches" G chuckled. "You are the only person i have ever seen laugh at being injured" Pope said. "It helps lighten the pain" G smiled at him.

"Ok come on lets go clean that up" Pope said helping the girl stand up. She had to use Pope as a support because the stinging sensation in her back.

The sight of Heywards boat came into sight. "Pope i cant" G said not wanting to go with him. "Why?" Pope asked. "Because Kiara" G answered. "Kiara?" Pope asked. "She will get mad" G answered him. "Come on youre bleeding. Im pretty sure Kiara would be more mad if i left you here to bleed out" Pope said. "Ok fine but if she gets mad im blaming it on you" G said pointing to him. "Ok fine" Pope said.

Pope sat G down in the cabin of the boat. "Ok G this might sting a little" Pope said going to wipe her lip where it was bleeding. "Shit" She hissed as the cold cloth touched her lip. Pope just wiped the blood and held pressure. He put a little bandaid on it to keep it from bleeding. "G thank you for saving my ass out there" Pope said to G. "No you shouldnt thank me. I should be apologizing to you for what those two dumbasses did" G said. "You dont have to apologize. You didnt hit me in the face with a golf club" Pope chuckled.

"I owe you one" Pope said. G just hugged him as he kept the cloth pressed to her lip.

Gianna heard cheering coming from the dock. "Who is that" G asked. "JJ. He cant know about what happen" Pope said. "Well uh what do you think he is gonna say when he sees me here" G said kinda panicking. "Ok uh just say that I found you on the way back from dropping off the food" Pope said. "Ok ok" G said trying not to panic.

Pope showed G how to hold the cloth and let her hold to her own lip. G turned to face away from the entrance of the cabin hoping to look like Kiara so JJ wouldnt say anything.

"That was the best 100 bucks ive ever made. Pope when i say count me in on all these grocery runs i mean it-" JJ stopped himself mid sentence "G what are you doing here?" JJ asked. "Do much for that idea" G said turning around to look at him.

"Why is your lip bleeding?" JJ asked going to her. He then turned around and saw Popes face. "What happened to your face man?" JJ asked Pope as He grabbed the cloth and held it to Gs lip.

"The kooks jumped us. Said not to go on their side of the island" Pope said. JJ looked to G. Pope saw this. "G helped me. She got in the way of Rafe and took the hit for me" Pope said. "Thank you again G" Pope said looking to her then going to get the boat ready to go.

"I should probably go so you guys can get back to what you were doing" G said getting up. JJ got in her way. "No no" JJ said. "Youre not going anywhere until that stops bleeding" JJ said to her picking her up and making her sit. He grabbed a new cloth and held it up to her face.

Pope and JJ were whispering about something that G couldnt hear. When the boat stopped they were outside Toppers house. JJ quickly put a bandaid on her lip then walked out of the cabin. G followed behind him.

"What are we doing here?" G asked Pope and JJ as the two made eye contact with Toppers new boat. "This is revenge Pope. They hit us we hit them" JJ said. It was silent for a minute. "G? Any thoughts?" Pope asked her. She shrugged her shoulders. "I mean it is fair, but the consequences might be bad if they catch you" G said voicing her concern. "No power no cameras" JJ said.

Pope took off his shirt and dove into the water. G and JJ made eye contact. "JJ" G said making the boy look to her. "We should talk about what happened the other night" G said. "Which night? The dance? or the kiss?" JJ asked her. "Both i guess" G said looking to the ground. "Ok well i think ive made it obvious that i care about you" JJ said. "Yah you have" G said. "I care about you too JJ its just im worried about Kiara" G said.

"Remember what i said the other night?" JJ asked her. "No" G said septically. "I said fuck kiara" JJ said and looked to the girl. They made eye contact. "I like you G," JJ paused before G could cut him off and shoot him down. "But i know you want to work on the friendship part" JJ said. G smiled because he remembered. "Yah i do" G said. "Ok well fine me and you tonight. lets be friends" JJ said.

Before G could interject Pope climbed back up the boat and showed the plug. "I didnt think you were actually gonna do it" G said with a smile. "Oh wow im so proud of you" JJ said.

"G JJ listen no one can know about this" Pope said. "Of course Pope" G answered. "Yah man of course" JJ answered. "Not Kie not John b no one" Pope said. G and JJ both nodded. "Ok ok come on give that to me" JJ said taking the plug from pope and chucking it as far as he could. "Alright lets go" JJ said heading back to the cabin of the boat where pope was driving.

"You throw like a girl" G said teasingly to JJ before he could walk in. "What did you say?" JJ asked her. "You heard me" G said looking into his eyes. "Nice sandlot reference" JJ said looking back into her eyes. "That can be the first movie we watch on out friendship date" JJ said. "Ok bet" G said. JJ leaned his face close to hers. "Now G" JJ said. G felt his breath on her lips. "We ahouldnt do this because pope is right there but I want to kiss you so bad" JJ said in a whisper just loud enough for G to hear.

Her breath hitched. JJ walked into the cabin with a smirk knowing that G was worked up now.

"Now off to the Carreras" JJ said telling Pope where to go. G just walked into the cabin and sat on the bench behind the boys. JJ looking back every once in a while to look at G.