winded ☞︎ jj maybank

pilot ; (2/2)

Anastasia's eyes widened, as they heard knocking on the door. "Shit, shit, shit!" She bit her lip, squeezing her eyes shut. "Kildare County Sheriff's Department!" They heard through the door. They rushed throughout the room, finding somewhere to hide. John B opened the window, flinging onto the ledge. JJ followed, pulling Tia alongside him. JJ closed the window quickly, ushering Tia to the edge. They squeezed up against the wall, his stomach against her upper back. She breathed heavily, gulping. "Shh.." JJ muttered, his hand over her head, the other pressed against the wall. John B peeked through the window, staring in at the two cops. He looked over at JJ. JJ kept his arm above the small girl, looking back at the HMS Pogue, at Kei and Pope. JJ smiled, quietly chuckling, he motioned them to get back. John B clutched onto the pole, as Tia was. JJ and John B both peered in now, spying on them. They watched as the Deputy handed the woman some of the money, eyes wide. "What the f.." JJ whispered,"Do you believe.." He then struggled with the gun, as it fell from his pocket, clattering against the ledge and onto the ground loudly. Tia squeezed her eyes shut as if bracing for impact,"You dumbass.." She cursed silently. John B cringed, pressing up closer onto the wall. The cop then pulled up the blinds completely, making Kei and Pope act as if they were in a conversation, making small talk. Tia's heart rate quickened, and she felt at any moment she may pass out. She took a deep breath, as they were completely silent. John B put a finger to his lips, quietly shushing her. John B let out a breath, as he heard the cops leaving.

   "Well, that was fun." JJ chuckled on the boat, as they were now riding away from the motel. "Could have warned us a little sooner." He added. "We would have, except Pope was on the math team." Kei pursed her lips. "Aw, that's cute, Pope." Tia giggled, receiving a smack on her head by Pope. "You were on the math team?" JJ grinned. "The cops took everything like it was a crime scene." John B groaned. "Did you guys find anything?" Pope asked. "Did we find anything..? No, I don't think so.." He pulled the gun and wad of cash from his pocket,"Oh, yeah, we did." "What the hell?" Pope said, shocked. "Dude, what?" Kei said, looking at John B. "Dude, chill. Come on." JJ reasoned with Pope. "JJ.." Tia groaned. "Why would you take that from a crime scene?" Pope argued with JJ, stressed out. John B chuckled. "Better than cops having it." JJ answered Pope. "Are you serious?" Kie asked John B, as he smiled. Tia shook her head,"I tried to take it.." "I'm gonna lose my merit scholarship." Pope groaned. "Hey, hey, hey. Sh, sh, sh. Sh, sh." JJ said, pressing the gun to Pope's lips. Tia looked away, thoughts wilding out. "At least you're have us, right?" JJ grinned. "I'm living the nightmare." Pope complained, as he plopped next to John B.

Tia looked away as the girl showed them their phone, Scooter Grubb's dead body visible on the screen. "Holy shit." John B muttered. "What kind of boat did he have?" JJ asked. "Somehow, that dirtbag copped a brand-new Grady-White." The girl answered. Tia then walked away, closing her eyes, as tears threatened to spill. "Everyone's out looking for it." She continued. Kie rubbed Tia's back, as the rest of the group made eye contact.

Pope painted, coming onto the porch,"Okay. So, um.. we didn't see anything. We don't know anything. We need to have total and complete amnesia." "Actually, Pope's right.. for once." JJ said. Anastasia sat next to the blonde boy, in one of the old, barren chairs,"He usually is." She commented. Kie and Pope sat on the couch beside each other, while John B stood a little far off from Pope. "Thank you, Tia." Pope flashed her a smile. She nodded. "Shut up. See, I agree with you sometimes. Deny, deny, deny." JJ grinned, walking over, in front of the two. "Guys, we can't keep that money." Kei complained. "O-kay." JJ inhaled, standing next to John B, lighter in hand,"Not all of us can afford unlimited data plans, Kiara." "We have to pass that off to Lana Grubbs." Kie continued, ignoring JJ,"Otherwise, it's bad karma." "Kei has a point." Tia said, as she got up and walked over, closer to the group. "Like you would know, rich girl." JJ scoffed. Tia bit her lip, looking away. "Hey, man, that's uncalled for." John B said, coming to Anastasia's defense. JJ rolled his eyes,"Whatever, dude." Pope nodded,"Bad karma to be implicated in a felony, too. We gotta go dark." JJ then spoke again,"If that means we get to keep the money, then I agree." John B placed a hand on JJ's shoulder,"I don't agree." Tia raised a brow. "What? Why?" JJ groaned. "Just.. think about it." John B walked towards Tia,"This is Scooter Grubbs we're talking about. All right? Same dude that's buying individual cigarettes at the Porthole. Shit, one time I saw this dude begging for change in the Save-A-Lot parking lot because he needed gas. We're talking about a dirtbag marina rat who's never had more than forty bucks in his pocket, and all of a sudden, he's got a Grady-White?.. Just sayin'."