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JJ sat in the bubbling water and cried. He cried, and cried, and cried some more. But of course, he did it in a concealed area, for no one could ever see the vulnerable side of him. At least not if he could help it.

But he didn't only cry, he drank. A bottle and a half of champagne, to be precise. Probably a beer at some point, too.

The alcohol clouded the feeling of loss.

Zia left. She was really gone. And it was too late to get her back. All because of some stupid comment JJ made in the heat of the moment. A comment he regrets more than anything.

Kie and Pope had just pulled up, slamming the truck door.

What would they think? Of the hot tub, the lights, everything.

JJ clicked a button and suddenly the rainbow lights that covered the trees and the floor lit up the backyard, and the hot tub began to whir while the jets slowly turned on.

Pope and Kie walked quickly to the backyard, just to see a drunk JJ relaxing in the water, eyes puffy.

"What did you do, JJ?" Pope asks in awe as he looks around the yard, watching as the lights barely flicker and the inflatables float around in the hot tub.

"I got a jet going straight in my butt right now." JJ says calmly. "Y'all should get in immediately, you here me? Salud!" He raises his beer bottle to the air, and takes a swig.

"How much did this cost?" Kie asks.

"Uh... with the generator, the petrol, and hey, express delivery.. pretty much all of it." He replies calmly, his words slurring.

Kie and Pope exchanged shocked, and some what angry looks.

"All of it?! You spent all the money in one day!" Pope shouts angrily.

"Yeah, burned a hole right through my pocket. But, I mean like, come on guys, look at this!" JJ motions to the hot tub he sits in.

"Finest in jet based-massage therapy. That's what they told me." He says, trying to change their opinions on the expensive hot tub.

Kie gives the boy an angry, disappointed look. How could he do this, she thought. But she knew. The girl he loved just left the state because did something he said. And it's not like he could hitch a ride down to South Carolina, he didn't know exactly where in Greentown she went, none of them did.

"Kie, what? Can't a man have a little luxury in life? Come on, all this scrimpin' and scrapin'..." JJs attention wanders off as he zones out. He quickly comes back from whatever land he went to.

"I mean, like... we, you only live once, right?" He exclaims. "Enough of this emotional shit, get in The Cats Ass, come on."

"In the what?" Kie says quietly, almost a whisper.

"In The Cats Ass. That's what I named her." JJ smiles, patting the side of the tub.

"Oh, hey, yo, I almost forgot." JJ leans forward and clicks a button on the side of the tub, and streams of water shoot out from every corner, all meeting in the middle. Colored lights glow from the inside of the tub, and a disco ball that hung from above started to spin.

"Huh? Yeah, that's right, I know. Disco mode, that's right baby!" He smiles.

"Are you kidding me?" Pope shouts.