INDIANA II JJ Maybank (Outerbanks)

chapter nineteen

The next day they were out on the HMS Pogue. Indi was tanning in the front of the boat in her blue bikini as she thought of the events from last night.

They had made out in the van for what feels like hours. She had never felt like that with any boy she had been with before. It was like there was a swarm of butterflies going wild in her stomach and fireworks erupting in her veins.

They had both agreed on not telling the other Pogues because they knew especially her brother would go crazy if he had found out that JJ had broken the rule with his sister.

"You guys see that?" JJ catches her attention and she sits up to see what he was pointing at.

"That's the Malibu 24-MXZ, the worlds finest wake-setter. Number one in luxury, quality and performance. 200k easy."

"We picked the wrong parents." Pope said as he looked at the wake-setter.

"Hate to break it to you guys but that's Topper and his girlfriend." Kie tells them.

Matter of factly the boat passes them with Topper and Sarah as he has his arm wrapped around her waist and she shoots a dirty look at them. Indi did notice the dirty look John B sent her back and reminded herself to ask her brother what that was about.

"You don't have to act like you don't see us bitch." Kie shouted after her ex-bestfriend.

JJ made his way over to sit next to Indi.

"Topper may have a cool boat and everything, but he will never ever have a girlfriend as hot as mine." He whispers in her ear after he made sure the others couldn't hear them.

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Later that day, they had gotten into the van and driven to a hotel in Figure Eight that JJ works for.

"Alright keep a look out. We're behind enemy lines." JJ said from the passenger seat as he takes his gun out and loads it.

"Yo, come on man. Just put it back." John B said.

"You can never be too careful."

"Hey I predict that bringing a weapon to a four star hotel will like cause more problems than they solve." Pope said as he had gotten out of the van to stand next to the window JJ was at.

"I agree with Pope on this one." Indi said as she went to stand next to Pope. She sends him a look to put it back and he sighs before putting it on the dash board in front of him.

"Can't forget my badge." JJ said, getting out of the car. "Professional bus boy." He smiles and puts the badge in front of Indi's face.

"So where are we going right now?" Pope asks them.

"We're getting on the internet because only rich people have electricity right now." JJ tells them and puts his arm around Indi's waist to walk with him to the entrance of the kitchen.

"This way." He motions to the group to follow him. They went inside the kitchen as JJ talked to his co-workers.

"See, they got the backup generators going. Kooks don't miss a beat." JJ showed his badge and they got let in.

They walked down the hall and went inside a empty room filled with computer.

"Sweet lord the internet!" Pope ran to a computer. "I've missed you."

"Let me get in there. Gotta check out my insta models." JJ said as he walked around Indi to get to a computer.

"We don't have time for that now." She told him.

"Guess I'll just check you out then." JJ winked at her.

"Dude I told you to stop with that." John B said to him and took out the map. "I got the map."

Pope put in the coordination that were written on the map.

"Shit, that's on the high side, it's only 900 feet." John B pointed out.

"That's not deep." JJ agreed with him.

"Is it doable or something?" Kie asked, as she had the least experience with these kind of things.

"Yeah, totally doable." JJ nodded.

"I assume you will provide us with your personal submarine then?" Indi asked looking up at her boyfriend.

"How do you know this Mr. Dive Master?" John B asked him now.

"The salvage yard." JJ reminded himself. "They got a drone that can drop 1000. It has a 360 camera and everything. It's for like deep dives and stuff. It's exactly what we need." JJ answered the twins questions.

"Can your dad get his grimy little hands on that?" John B asked.

"Well my dads grimy little hands got his ass fired." JJ face tensed up at the mention of his father. "Guess the salvage captain frowns on showing up shitfaced, turn out."

Indi knew about JJ's issues at home with his father. JJ would always come to her with new bruises and cuts on his body. She knew his father abused him but she would always just hug him and clean up his cuts. He didn't like to talk about it and she didn't ask any further questions about it.

"But the drones there. It's in the impound yard out back." JJ continued to speak and broke Indi's dazed state.

"How much did you say was on the Royal Merchant again?" Kie asked them.

"400 mill."

"400 million dollars?" Kie asked them and Indi nodded at her. Kie started to walk over to the door but Pope got up quicker from his chair and stood in front of the door so she couldn't get out.

"Pope." She said as she was in front of him.

"No. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. No!" Pope shook his head trying to convince the to not go to the salvage yard and steal a drone.

"Pope move!" Kie ordered and as he didn't budge she pushed him out of the way and moved out to the hallway.

"Guys, that's too-" Pope spoke to them as John B and JJ followed her out, leaving him and Indi back in the room. "Can't we do anything legal for money?" Pope asked her.

"Come on, this will be fun." Indi patted him on the shoulder as she sent him a grin and moved out of the room to join the others in the hallway.

I guess they would have to steal a drone now...