ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤJJ grinned, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Well, that was fun,” he mused.
ㅤㅤ“You sure did have fun pinning your body over Lyra’s,”
ㅤㅤKiara’s words hung in the air, a playful accusation that sent a jolt of embarrassment through JJ. He turned beet red, his eyes darting away from her gaze, glancing at Lyra. “Lyra enjoyed it, too.” He retorted, his voice a mix of defiance and embarrassment. He tried to play it cool, but the heat in his cheeks betrayed his discomfort.
ㅤㅤ“Of course, you’ll say that,”
ㅤㅤ“You can disagree,”
ㅤㅤ“Maybe I don’t want to,” she murmured, her voice barely a whisper. JJ’s jaw dropped in surprise. He glanced around, scanning the others to see if anyone had caught the exchange, just to be sure that he wasn’t being delusional that he heard Lyra’s words right, but they seemed oblivious.
ㅤㅤWith a smug smile, he kept it to himself as he changed the subject, “Could have warned us a little sooner,” JJ spoke out, pertaining to Pope and Kiara.
ㅤㅤLyra nodded in agreement, “Yeah, what happened to you guys being the lookouts?” she raised a question, relaxed, and a few inches away from JJ at the bow.
ㅤㅤ“Well, yeah, unfortunately, Pope was on the math team,” Kiara responded.
ㅤㅤ“You were on the math team?”
ㅤㅤ“JJ, I literally dragged you to create a banner for one of his contests last year.”
ㅤㅤ“Oh,” JJ replied, his memory clearly hazy.
ㅤㅤ“The cops took everything like it was a crime scene. Did you guys find anything?” Pope queries, ㅤㅤdismissing how forgetful JJ sometimes is—though it was expected from Lyra to remember it.
ㅤㅤ“Did we find anything? No, I don’t think so?” JJ said, his voice dripping with mock innocence. Then, with a flourish, he pulled out a bundle of cash and a firearm from his pockets. “Oh, yeah, we did,” he announced, his pride evident.
ㅤㅤPope stood up, his face a mask of shock and disbelief. “Dude, what the hell?”
ㅤㅤ“Dude, what?” Kiara clamored; she echoed, her voice filled with a mix of disbelief and fear. She glanced at John B, her eyes searching for a reaction, before turning to Lyra. “You were supposed to stop him from doing anything stupid!”
ㅤㅤLyra, however, seemed nonchalant and said, “Kie, you should know it by now, if someone told JJ ‘no’, he interprets it as ‘go’.”
ㅤㅤJJ winks at Lyra, “You really know me so well, Ly—that’s why I love you,”
ㅤㅤ“Yeah, I love me too.”
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𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄, jj maybank
FanfictionㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤElyra Monroe-Aragon and JJ Maybank have always been inseparable, their friendship forged through adventure and reckless nights. While searching for the treasure, buried emotions rise to the surface-JJ, convinced she deserves better, and Lyra...
