ruthless; jj m.

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I woke up to the smell of something burning and the smoke alarm blaring. I shot up in my bed and ran to the kitchen.

"Shit. I'm sorry." JJ said as he used a magazine to fan the smoke away from the smoke detector. I opened a couple of windows to get the smoke and burning smell out before hopping on the counter to turn off the smoke alarm.

I sighed as I sat down on the counter. "What're you doing?" I asked him. He looked around the kitchen before answering. "Well... I was trying to cook you breakfast. But I'm not a very good cook." He said as he pointed at the pan on the stove. 

The eggs were completely stuck to the pan and the smell was terrible. The bacon on the other pan thankfully seemed to be just fine. I smiled as I looked at the sight in front of me and the mess he made of my kitchen. 

"What kind of eggs were you trying to make?" I asked him as I scraped the eggs off of the pan and into the trash. "Scrambled." He said. I laughed as I put the dirty pan in the sink. "You have to beat the eggs first, J," I said. 

He shot me a confused look. "What the fuck does that mean?" He asked me. I smiled as I looked at him. "Mix them until the yolk and the whites are combined," I said. "Oh. I'm sorry, I'm not good at cooking." He said, looking at me with guilt. "That's okay, J. It's the thought that counts." I said as I hopped off the counter. 

"How about I shower first and then I can teach you how to make scrambled eggs," I suggested and he nodded. His hair was already wet, so he had already showered. 

I quickly showered and brushed my teeth, then I went into my room and put on a pair of white fleece shorts and a black hoodie. I then put on red fuzzy socks and a red hair clip in my hair, then made my way back to the kitchen.

The kitchen was spotless and JJ had cleaned up any mess. His head shot up when he saw me and he smiled from ear to ear. "What?" I asked. "You look so fuckin' cute right now." He said as he stood up and wrapped his arms around my waist. 

I smiled as I wrapped my arms around my neck and pulled him in for a kiss. "You're not too bad yourself," I said as I turned away from him and walked over to the kitchen. "Okay, so go into the fridge and grab two eggs," I said to him. 

"You're not gonna help?" JJ asked me. I laughed. "Um... I thought you were making me breakfast?" I retorted and he laughed. "Yes ma'am!" He said as he opened the fridge and grabbed two eggs.

I instructed him on how to make the eggs and I eventually started making some other things on the other pan and put some bread in the toaster. 

We had music playing and we were smiling and laughing as we cooked. I was truly happy and just for a moment, we had forgotten about everything we had seen yesterday. 

Just for a moment.

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JJ had received a call from Pope, telling us to meet him and Kie so we could go to the drains and get the gun Rafe used. 

I had changed into black denim shorts and a lilac spaghetti strap crop top, and put my hair into a ponytail. 

JJ and I got in the car and drove to the location JJ sent in the group chat for everyone. When we had gotten there and got out of the car, Pope and Kie led us over to a drain.

"This is the north drain. It should've gotten washed into the gully. So, if it got flushed out from this drain, it would've been pushed out to, like--" JJ said and Pope continued his sentence. "Somewhere in this trash," Pope stated, looking into the water. 

Kie sighed as she looked at the trash. "Oh my god. People who use plastic should be shot." She said. "Okay, personally, I love plastic. Use it every day. Love the stuff." JJ said. I knew the two would soon be in an argument over this and I sighed.