MATILDA , jj maybank

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MATILDA! CHAPTER TWENTY TWO:
JOHN BS GOING DARK
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Liz woke up the next morning, and the first thing she saw was the blonde mop of hair snuffling into her. She remembered what he looked like the previous night. Sad. Broken. Liz hated seeing him like that. She attempted to shift without waking JJ, but failed and he groaned, trying to pull Liz closer to himself.

"JJ" Liz chuckled a bit as the blondes eyes fluttered open slowly, trying to adjust to the light that was coming through the window. He nuzzled himself into Lizzes lower body.

"Hey" Liz spoke softly, knowing his head was probably pounding. She ran her hand through his hair gently "how are you feeling?"

"Like shit" JJ stated simply, and Liz nodded, and JJ let her sit up.

"Do you... remember anything from last night?" Liz questioned

"Yeah" JJ nodded "some of it. I Spent all the money and got shit faced"

"Anything else?" Liz asked again

"i think... we kissed?" Liz nodded as a smirk came onto her face and JJs face turned a bright shade of red "I spilled it to you didn't I?" Liz nodded again, chuckling along with JJ who ran a hand down his face in embarrassment.

"can you remind me of your response?" He asked and Liz giggled, biting down on her lip slightly "Would you... be my girlfriend?" JJ asked, and Liz could tell he was bracing himself for rejection. Liz put her hand on the side of his face.

"Yes, I would love to Maybank" Liz pressed a small kiss against his lips, and he began to kiss back. Liz straddled JJs legs for a moment before smiling into the kiss, stoping and getting up and walking out of the room with a smirk on her face

"Hey, thats not funny!" JJ exclaimed

Liz and JJ sat on the edge of the hot tub as Kie and Pope tested the huge bucket looking thing for their plan. "How's it feeling?"

"Feels good."

"Taking you down. "

"Okay."

"John B pullin' a Houdini." JJ said

"Yeah, where is he?" Liz asked

"I got my scholarship interview tomorrow. We gotta get this done!" Pope said and then as if on que, John B came walking towards them.

He had a determined look on his face. Or anger. Sadness. Liz couldn't quite tell. But she'd never seem that look on his face.

"Speak of the devil. Hey! Dude, I set up the entire winch to pull up the gold and everything." JJ said but John B ignored it completely

"No, he did not. I did that." Pope said and they realized John B not even looking in their direction

"Hey John B"

"Hey." They called when John B rushed in the house

"Okay, that's it?"

"Uh... what's that all about?" Pope asked
"I was gonna ask you the same question" JJ said before they went inside to see John B searching for something.