we were trouble |JJ Maybank |

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"Maddie Tanner! Your ride awaits!" I heard the loud voice of John B yelling outside my window. I quickly grabbed my backpack and headed out the door.
  "Hello boys." I smile as I climb aboard the boat.

"Good to see you." Pope greeted warmly.
    "Good to see you too." I flash a smile as I look over to JJ, to see him sitting in the back of the boat. I walk over to take a seat next to him.
  "Hello JJ."
"Hello Ma'am."

I will admit, JJ was a very good face to look at, sometimes i'm so mesmerized I forget to look away and he catches me.

As we pulled up to Kie's house, she was yelling at her parents on the porch.
   "Ill have to see you guys later, I have to work today." She rolled her eyes as she looked back at her parents.
  "Promise we will see you later?" I asked as I sent her a sad look.
   "Promise." She said as she looked at our group before walking back to the house.

"One pouge down." JJ joked as he walked to the front of the boat to grab a beer. He tossed one to John B, and me.
"Pope?" He asked before he tossed it.
   "No thanks." Pope declined politely.
JJ sat down again opening the can.

Pope was a golden child, tried to be anyways. He tried for that scholarship as his life depended on it. Hey, maybe it did.

As JJ finished his beer, he already began to get more chatty.
  "So, Maddie." He turned to me. "I know nothing about you. I need your life story."
   "Uh.. I moved here from California, Im an only child, I live with my dad. Im not sure really what you want to know." I explained quickly.

"Hm." He muttered as he lit a joint. I watched as he blew the smoke out.
   "Stare much?" He asked with a smile.
"Give me that." I joke as I grab the joint from his hand.
   "Okay M' lady." He chuckled as he watched me blow the smoke.

His laugh always made my heart beat faster. I couldn't lie, I did have a small crush on him. But who didn't? He was probably the prettiest boy on the island. I was just grateful I had the opportunity to see him everyday.

"Okay Mads, Stop hogging it." He smiled as he took it back. 
   "My apologies." I faked a frown.

We spent the day on the boat, while John B fished. It was a day just like any other.

once the sun started to set, we all head back to John B's house, where I usually crashed most nights. I hated coming home to my father, So I stayed with the group as much as possible.

Kie met us at the house, and we all sat around the bonfire drinking and smoking for the night.

"Okay, so, Im thinking , Yucatán!" JJ began to talk. It started to sound like the beginning of one of his plans that never worked out.
  "Yucatán?" I asked as I looked over to him.
"Yucatán baby. Starting fresh, surfing all day, sounds  amazing huh?"
  "Sounds great JJ." I rested my hand on his shoulder for a second and flashed a smile. 

From what i've heard, JJ doesn't have a great home life, He spends most nights crashing at John B's with me. Don't get me wrong, I don't know the whole story, just bits and pieces.

As Kie and Pope went home, JJ, John B, and I got ready for bed. I slept on the couch, JJ in the spare, and John B in the other room. 

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Hurricane Agatha hit. In the morning The boys and I went to pick up Pope and Kie. "Safety meeting!" JJ announced as we pulled up to Pope and his dad on the dock.
  "I cant, my dads got me working." Pope explained shortly.
   "Your dads a pussy, over." JJ pretended to announce over an intercom.

They argued for awhile , which led to Pope hopping in the boat.
  " I don't like your friends!" His dad called out in the distance"

We drove over to kies place.
  "Mornin boys, and girl." She smiled at us as she handed a red cooler to me.
  "Brought some juices?" I asked as Pope helped her into the boat.
   "Yeah i brought juices." She smiled
"My type of juices I hope." JJ said as he opened the cooler.
  "Yes." She smiled.

"cheers! JJ, Kie, and I clanged our bottles together.

" Pope go faster, i'm trying a party trick." JJ announced as he walked to the front of the boat.
  "You've tried this 6,000 times. its not gonna work." John B said as he moved to the back.

As the speed picked up, JJ tried getting the beer to fly into his mouth, but suddenly flew into the air, and the boat stopped.

"Woah!" Kie shouted as she grabbed the side of the boat.
  "JJ, you okay?" I asked as he floated into the water.
"My heels touched my head." He complained.
   "Pope , help me get him up." I asked as we grabbed him in.

"Guys. I think theirs a boat down there." Pope announced.
   "What? no way."

We all jumped in and saw the sunken boat.
   "Did you guys see that?" JJ asked as we all popped up out of the water.

Before I knew it, John B was diving down to find anything in the boat.
   "Motel keys." He gasped as he got back onto the boat, getting his air back.
  "Motel keys? Hows that any help?" I asked. He raised his eyebrows.

"Finders fee baby!" JJ talked excitedly. As we went down to the sheriffs office, it was crowded with people. We tried to talk but were ignored.

"Lets find this motel room." John B suggested as he looked over to JJ.

Kie, Pope, and I decided to keep watch as they searched the room. After ten minutes, we noticed cops had shown up. I got out of the boat and threw some rocks on the window to grab their attention.
  "Cops!" I mouthed as I pointed over. JJ rushed over to John B.

The next moment I knew, they were standing on the window sill outside. I watched carefully, scared one of them would fall.

After what felt like forever, they were able to get down and meet us at the boat.
  "Did you find anything?" I asked.
"Did we find anything...?" JJ repeated my question. "Uh. Yeah, i think we did." he answered as he held up a gun and a wad of cash.
  "Jesus JJ." I muttered.
"Im totally gonna lose my merit scholarship." Pope began to worry.

We got to the house, and tried to think of what to do with the ship.

"We just need to lay low." John B suggested.
  "How do we do that?" JJ asked.
"Kegger?" I suggested as I smiled at the group.