𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓 ⎯⎯⎯⎯ JJ MAYBANK

chapter seventeen

luciana pov <3

POPE AND KIE WENT back to their house's, leaving JJ and I together at the Chateau. He wanted me to go home but I refused to leave the broken boy alone. He sat on John B's bathroom counter as I cared for the bruises his dad gave him.

"Hey, Luci?"

"Yeah?" I answer.

"Thank you." He says.

"You're welcome, J." I smile.

"And earlier today, what I said wasn't true. I'm not gonna make up an excuse to make you forgive me, but I understand if you don't because honestly... I don't deserve you. You deserve someone who's smart and hot and rich, I'm none of those. I'm a dick who takes my anger out on people that---"

JJ was cut off by my lips smashed against his. He hesitated to kiss back, due to the sudden action but eventually he did. I pulled away and smiled at him, as he did the same.

"I was waiting for that." He whispered to me once we pulled away.

"Me too." I whisper back.

"I really, really like you, Luciana." He tells me.

"I can tell." I smirk.

His face falls at the realization. I didn't return the comment. "Oh my god-- I'm stupid--" "I was joking, J, chill out." I giggle.

"Oh." His redness filled his cheeks, he was blushing from embarrassment.

"I like you too, JJ Maybank." I smile at him.

He smiled back and hugged me tightly. I took in his scent carefully and hugged him back. Once we pulled away, he grabbed me by my back thighs and picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck as he took me to the pull out couch. I giggled and he dropped my entire body onto it, then put blankets over me neatly and made sure I was comfortable.

"Why are you tucking me in?" I watch him slowly make it comfortable.

"Because you're an angel and angel's need beauty sleep. Even though you're already beautiful." He replied.

"All I need is you in here with me and it would be enough." I tell him.

"Your wish is my command." He snuggles into the covers next to me and pulls me closer to him.

"Goodnight." I mumble into his chest.

"Night, Angel."

"John B pullin' a Houdini." JJ says from the hot tub.

"Yeah. Where is he? I got my scholarship interview tomorrow morning. We gotta get this done." Pope adds.

"Speak of the devil, hey!" I call out to John B who was walking into the yard.

"Dude, I set up the entire winch to pull up the gold and everything." JJ says.

"No, he did not. That was me." Pope comments.

"Hey! John B?"

"Okay? That's it."

"Uh.... what's that all about?" I ask.

"I was gonna ask you the same question.." JJ responds.

We all walked into the house following John B as he looked through every cabinet.

"John B, what are you looking for?"

He went into the couch and lifted the cushion up, then he bent down and grabbed something. John B stared at it for a few seconds as I moved around to see what he was holding. He was holding the gun we had gotten. JJ realized what he had in his hand and started walking towards the brown haired boy.