Adore You ☼ JJ Maybank

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[ NOT EVEN SURPRISED ]

"well, that went well." maya said as john b and jj walked back over to them after trying to tell the marina about the boat but being ignored.

"so, what's the plan?" pope asked.

"i know how we're gonna find the guy who owns the boat." john b says, holding up the hotel key.

"no, no, we don't know whose room that is. it could be anyone." pope says.

"i'm in." jj says.

"me too." maya said.

john b threw the keys to kei before she spoke, "come on. we'll be lookout."

"finder's fee, just saying." john b said, "and, hey, at least you'll only be an accomplice."

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jj blew out a whistle, as they approached the part of the island the motel was on with their boat, "and i thought the chateau looked bad."

"this place is a shit show." john b said.

"motel or meth lab?"

"you be the judge."

"doesn't like a place someone with a grady-white would stay." jj commented.

"looks like somewhere someone with a grady-white would be murdered." maya said.

"alright, here we go." pope says as they neared the bank.

"this is your captain speaking, hms pogue coming in for landing." jj says, doing his best intercom speaker impression. "whoo!" jj jumped over the edge of the boat, landing on the grass with the rope and tied it to a nearby fallen tree.

"we good?" john b asks.

"yeah, we're all good." jj said.

"here goes nothing." john b says.

"hey." pope says, talking to john b.

"yeah?"

"don't let him do anything stupid." pope pointed at jj.

"oh, we will." jj says.

"i'm not making promises." john b looked from jj and back to pope.

"yeah, i know." pope says.

"jj, behave." maya said.

"yes, mommy." jj mocked her, making her roll her eyes playfully.

"be careful." kei said as she handing john b the key, "i mean it."

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"why are all these mattresses out here?" john b asked, seeing the mattresses that sat along the railings of the second floor.

"after a hurricane, they have to ditch 'em 'cause they're all moldy." jj says, then goes on to tease john b. "just be so careful, john."