𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 (𝙅.𝙈.)

Thirty nine

John B yells at the top of his lungs. "What's he saying?" JJ asks me, who was right next to me. "Yo he's drowning we have to pull him back!" Kie says, and we quickly make our way to the rope again.

"Hey John B! Get back on the rope we're gonna pull you back up ok?!" Pope says into the well. "Come on!" I yell. We all start the pull with all our strength once he makes his way back. Suddenly a gunshot is fired.

Me, Sarah, and Kie all scream. JJ drops what he was doing to wrap his arms around me like a shield. He pulls me down onto the ground with him, sitting next to Pope.

She aims for Kie and Sarah, which was our chance to get up. I got out of JJ's grip, following the girls. "Liz wait for me! You're gonna get shot!" JJ yells, I could hear the fear in my boyfriend's voice. JJ follows after me, Pope close behind.

I follow Kie and Sarah to the van, jumping into the passenger's seat. JJ hops into the driver's seat while the others get into the back. JJ starts to drive away as John B catches up.

"Why are we always getting shot at?!" Pope asks. "John B let's go!" I say, leaning out the window. JJ pulls me back in. "Jesus Liz you're gonna get hurt!" He says. Finally, John B makes it into the van.

"Oh my god! Are you ok?" I ask him, looking into the back. "Are you shot?" JJ asks. "I'm all good" I say, checking for any wounds. JJ holds my hand as he drives. "Holy shit you smell so bad!" I tell John B, who was absolutely covered in god knows what.

"That bitch is possessed!" Kie says. "Hell yeah" I reply. "That bitch can't aim!" Sarah adds. "That bitch is blind as fuck!" I say with a laugh. JJ smiles at me. John B pulls something from his pocket. "What's that?" Kie asks.

"No you didn't..." I say, knowing it was a small piece of gold. "We did it baby!" He yells. "No you didn't!" Sarah replies with a smile. Pope's eyes go wide. "I did it!!" John B yells. JJ turns around to see what all the commotion was about. "Oh my god!!! Oh my god!!" He yells. We all scream in excitement.

"Hell yes!!!!" I yell. "Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!" Kie repeats. We all continue to scream. "Wait! Wait! Guys we're gonna be rich!" Kie yells. "Full kook!" I yell. "Full kook! Full kook! Full kook!" We all chant, and we continue to scream all the way home.

The next morning, I woke up in the Cameron's home but snuck out early to go see JJ. Rafe would be pissed if he found out I was still sneaking around with JJ even after living with him, but I didn't give a shit.

Me and JJ decided that we would go spend some time on figure eight before we had to meet up with the rest of the pogues later. It had been so long since we spent time one on one together, so I suggested we could go window shopping.

We walked down the sidewalk hand in hand. "ooo J look at that dress" I say with a smile, pointing to a dress that was displayed in one of the store windows. It was a beautiful blue dress, it was short, but it was pretty.

"That would look so good on you" he whispered into my ear, making me blush. "In my dreams JJ, that thing is probably like $700" I reply. We spend the morning together before it's time to meet up with our friends again.

We were planning to melt the wheat symbol off the piece of gold. Me and Kie said we would do it, since we were the only ones who knew how to work that type of stuff.

I was sitting in the van with Sarah and Kie looking at a small map Pope had drawn out of the well. We were giggling making jokes about it, all while trying to figure out how to get the gold out.

I watched as Kie and Pope caught each other staring. Yep, there was definitely something going on there. "Kie, Liz, this better work. We can't pawn this if there's a giant wheat symbol on it" JJ says, throwing the three gold pieces onto the floor.

I grab the blowtorch and hold it up in the air. "It's gonna work" Kie replies. The crew watches as I start to melt the gold into one piece. JJ and Pope do a handshake when they see our plan is working. I giggle when JJ shoots me a smile.

We pulled up in front of an old run down pawn shop just on the end of the cut. JJ slides the back door open, me following him closely. "Hell of a job melting it down doctor Frankenstein" JJ looks at me as he polishes the gold with the cloth in his hand.

"Like you could have done any better" Kie replies. "I could have done much better, I took a welding class" JJ says. "And when was that exactly?" I ask. "Aye chill out ok" John B says. "It's easy for you to say that, you're not the one who has to pawn this piece of shit" JJ replies.

"How did I get this job anyway?" He adds, making his way towards the front door. "Oh hush it's not like you're doing it by yourself" I reply, following him through the front door.

"Afternoon ma'am" JJ says to the woman at the front desk, holding the door for me. "Afternoon?" She replies. "We see you buy gold" JJ says, motioning for me to follow closely behind him. "That's what the sign says don't it?" She replies.

"Well I sure hope you buy a lot of it, because we're about to blow your mind" He takes his backpack off to get the gold. I stand very closely next to him, resting my head against his shoulder.

The lady gives me a rude look which I kindly return. "I don't have much mind left to blow so have at it" She replies to JJ. He sets the gold on the counter. "How about them gold apples?" He asks, leaning his head into mine.

"That ain't real" the old woman says with a laugh. "That ain't real? Feel how heavy it is" He replies. She struggles to pick it up off the counter. "Mhm" JJ mumbles. I nod my head at her. "Here let's get some light on that" he hands her the magnifying glass with a light built into it.

She still didn't believe us after the light test. "Alright why don't you see how soft it is?" He asks, crossing his arms. I still had my head on his shoulder. I guess you could say it was part of the act.

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A/N

This chapter is a bit long, but I hope you enjoyed it! Prepare yourselves for the next few chapters, because let's just say things are gonna get a little bumpy in this relationship.