The car stops in front of a pawn shop. "Hell of a job melting it down, Dr. Frankenstein." JJ gets out of the car, looking down at the melted gold in his hand.
"Like you could've done better." Kie replies, getting out of the car with the rest of the group.
"I could've done much better. I took a welding class." JJ argues.
"Chill out." John B tells the two.
"That's easy for you to say. You're not the one that has to pawn this piece of shit off." JJ adjusts the backpack on his shoulder. "How did I get stuck with this job anyway?"
"Cause you're the best liar." Pope states as the group starts towards the entrance.
The bell rings as they all enter, JJ going in first. "Afternoon, Ma'am." JJ goes to the front desk while the rest walk around the store, pretending to be interested in something else. Devon looks at the jewelry section, only a few feet away from JJ. "I see you buy gold."
"That's what the sign say, don't it?" The woman sasses.
JJ takes off his backpack, "Well I sure hope you buy a lot of it, because I'm about to blow your mind."
"I ain't got much mind left to blow, so have at it." The woman looks unimpressed.
JJ places the gold down on the counter, "How about them gold apples?"
The lady starts laughing, "That ain't real."
"That ain't real?" JJ raises his eyebrows, "Feel how heavy it is." The lady struggles to pick up the gold, looking closely at it. "Yeah, let's get some light on that," JJ hums.
She turns on the light and looks through a magnifying glass, "Spray painted tungsten."
"Spray painted tungsten? Really? Okay. Why don't you see how, uh, soft it is." JJ suggests and the woman uses a pick and a hammer on the gold. "Wow, would you look at that?" He says as the gold passes another test.
"Hold your horses." The woman grabs something from behind the counter. "We ain't got to the acid test yet."
"Ooh! The acid test! My favorite."
"Well, it ain't plated, and it ain't painted." She says as the acid doesn't affect the gold.
"Ma'am, I'm telling you. This is as real as the day is long."
She looks up at him, "It looks like somebody tried to melt it down."
JJ quickly grabs Devon from behind him and wraps an arm around her waist, "My mom had all this jewelry laying around the house and she thought it was best to melt it down. To consolidate it. See me and my girlfriend here are looking to get married and my mom is looking to donate to the wedding fund." Devon leans into JJ, giving a smile to the pawnbroker.
The lady weighs the gold, "Seven pounds? That's a lot of earrings."
"Okay, to be honest ma'am," he clears his throat, "it's really hard to see my mom fall apart with Alzheimer's, we want to do the wedding soon and make it memorable before her condition gets too bad."
The lady hums, "Give me a minute." She disappears in the back
Devon looks up at JJ, "So I'm your girlfriend and we're getting married now? I feel like our relationship might be moving a little too fast." She smiles playfully.
JJ smiles and goes to respond but the pawnbroker returns before he can speak.
"So, I talked to my boss and this is what I can do." She places a paper down in front of the two.
JJ looks up from the paper, "Fifty-thousand? You think I walked in here not knowing the spot price? I know for a fact that this is worth 140, at least."
"Well, sweetie, you in a pawnshop." The lady sasses. "This ain't Zurich. Do I look Swiss to you?"
JJ scratches his forehead, "90 or I walk."
"70. Half-price and, um, I don't ask questions about where you got this."
The lady negotiates. JJ looks to John B for approval, "I'm gonna need that in large denominations, please."
"Well, here's the snag, I don't have that much denominated, not here anyway. I can write you a cashier's check."
"No ma'am, I want the cold hard. That's what that sign says. 'Cash for gold' and that's what I expect." JJ points to the sign.
"Well, I have to send you to the warehouse. I have the money there. Is that all right?"
JJ narrows his eyes, "Where is this warehouse?"
Notes
It's gonna get cray next chapter.
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