𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐔, jj maybank

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧

﹙ 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝙟𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 ﹚'ˎ˗

˙· 𓆝.° 。˚𓆛˚。 °.𓆞 ·˙

"dude, where is he!" kie snapped. they had all been waiting at the dock for a good hour now and john b had yet to show up.

"give him a second. he'll be here," pope responded.

"he's coming," jj shouted from the box, "he'll be fine."

"oh shit, the cops," flora scrambled to stand from the dock as a police car pulled in, "jj!"

"hey, yeah. get back on the boat!" he called at her.

"shit," kie said as they all hurried to get the boat ready for departure.

"wait," jj said as john b stepped out of the patrol car, "no way."

"no f'ing way," pope said slowly as kie shook her head.

"i'm sorry," flora mockingly said, "i didn't know it was you, officer johnny."

"shoupe let me take it for a spin," john b replied as jj nearly ran off the boat to greet his best friend and kie and pope laughed together.

"okay," kie scoffed, "that's believable."

"we'll buy it for now," flora grinned and opened her arms for a hug. john b swooped down to wrap her in his arms and squeezed her.

he caught a glimpse of her bruised hands as he pulled back, "what the hell happened to your hands?"

"oh my god," kie chuckled.

"you totally missed it," pope added.

"yeah, my girlfriend-"

"wait, girlfriend?"

"yes girlfriend, she knocked the shit out of rafe bro," jj boasted as he made eye contact with a sheepish flora, "anyways," he tossed john b the keys, " it wasn't easy but i got the phantom for you, and she runs like she was made yesterday. you ready to go?"

"where's sarah?" john b asks.

"sarah?" flora rebutted, "i haven't seen her in days john b."

"i was just with her, she said she'd meet me here."

"we haven't seen her, man," pope shook his head.

"okay, well, i'm not leaving without her," john b argued.

"john b, look at me," jj demanded, "i know you feel bad for leaving, but there's no time, man. you've got plenty of gas, plenty of food. once you get around that point, it's a straight shot across the sound to dismal swamp, okay?" john b nods like a child listening to their parents as jj continues, "once you get there, lay low, alright? hang out for a couple of weeks and then go overland, cross the border at brownsville, you got that? brownsville."

john b wasn't even looking at jj anymore, he stared past his friends moodily. flora noticed the despair in his eyes and moved closer to the best friends, "you have to go, john b. we'll take care of her, okay?"