Outer Banks ~ JJ Maybank

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A few days later, we were back on the trail for the gold. Turns out, Parcel Nine is where Mrs. Crain lives. She is this creepy old lady who definitely killed her husband. "Okay, I'll take the north west quadrant. You and JJ take the northeast." "The decapitation quadrant." JJ said with a slight tinge of fear in his voice. "Are you scared?" I teased, walking back into the over grown plants. "No, for real Gabbie. She is a killer." "Oh no. She's gonna get me!" I joked. "Gabbie. I'm serious." "Oh please, it's just a- AH!" I exclaimed falling on the ground. "Gabbie!" He said, running over to where I was. "OH my god! You should see your face! You look so scared." "Don't do shit like that. You're gonna give me a heart attack." "Relax. She's like a billion years old all it takes is one kick to the knee and we are good to go." "Guys! Check this out!" John B called from a few feet away. "I wonder if it's a dead body." I said running off. "Not funny Gabbie."

Later that afternoon, after a particularly petty team meeting that consisted of Sarah and Kie being, well, petty to each other, John B, Pope, JJ, and I all went in for a beer. "Can I just say, you handled that beautifully." JJ said sitting next to me on the couch. "Yeah. Smooth work." "Who are you gonna pick." "Both of them." "I don't recall that being an option." I said. "Look, all I'm saying is, we can't do this with out Kie." "But we wouldn't be where we are now with out Sarah." John B countered. "What do you think Gabbie?" JJ said looking at me. "I think that John b needs to figure out a way to get himself out of this weird ass love triangle, it's not good for any of us." Pope and JJ both nodded their heads. "And as your sister, while I both love and hate t see you crash and burn at times, I can't hap but hate it this time because it is stopping us from becoming filthy rich." "Yeah." Pope agreed. "look guys, I can't pick between them, okay. But I do have a plan. And you guys are gonna help me."

"Gabbie! You were in on this!" "I'm sorry Sarah, please don't let this undo any of our progress!" I called as I climbed into the boat with John B, Pope, and JJ, leaving Kie and Sarah on the other boat. "Oh shit, I forgot to tell you, I took your advice and it worked!" "Really!" "Yes." "Great! My next piece of advice is GET YOUR ASS BACK OVER HERE!" "Sorry. Not gonna happen." JJ said, handing me my shirt. "Thanks to your advice, I have something to do tonight." "Someone or something?" John B quickly turned around to look at me. "Well, now I'm definitely not gonna come save you. Bye!" I said as John B began to drive away. "So, is it someone or something?" John B asked. "Something. Get your mind out of the gutter John B." I said walking to the back of the boat and sitting down next to JJ. "Someone or some thing?" He asked, "If the some thing goes well, it might be someone." I whispered in his ear before getting up again and grabbing a beer.

"Have fun at the Kook Castle." I said hugging John B. "Thanks. have fun with your some thing." "Thanks." I said watching him walk to the van, turning to wave at me one more time before driving off. "I'm gonna take off too." JJ said, getting on his bike. "Bye." I said. "Try not to miss me." He said, speeding off. He drove back up to the house a minute later. "Did you miss me?" "So much." I said, as he got off his bike. "Did he see you?" I asked as we walked into the house. "Nope. He had no idea." "Good." I said, kissing him and pushing him on to the couch. "Hi." I said, crawling onto his lap. "Hi." He said with a smirk. "How are you." "Honestly, I'm very h-" "Nope. Don't go there." "Okay. I'm good. How are you?" "I'm great." I said kissing him again. 

I woke up the next morning, alone, on the sofa. I looked around and I couldn't find JJ anywhere. I checked outside and his bike was gone. "That motherfucker." I said, running my fingers through my hair. "I know, he's such a dick. We should go kill him." "Hole shit!" I said jumping. "Gotcha! That's for scaring me yesterday." "Shut up. I thought you had just ditched me." "Why would I do that." "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free." "Well you can't really get that far until you get some of the milk first." "And you will get milk when both the cow and farmer are ready." "The farmer is waiting for the cow because that's what a nice farmer does. Other farmers would just say fuck that and leave to find a new cow." "We made this weird." "Yes. Food?" "Yes. Food." I said, walking back into the house.

"Oh my gosh! You guys survived! I'm so happy." I said, helping Sarah onto the HMS Pogue later that day. "Yeah. Barely." She said, rolling her eyes and walking over to John B. "Did it work?" I whispered to Kie. "Yes. But don't tell anyone." She whispered back. "I don't get why you guys made us do that." "Well, at least you both survived." John B said. "And now we can continue on with our plan for the gold. Remember, everyone meets at The Chateau at 8 sharp in dark clothes. Bring flashlights. Pope, you are on rope detail. "Got it." "Alright. Back to land." John B said, starting to boat and driving off.

"See you guys tonight!" He called after Pope, Kie, and Sarah. "Alright JJ, are you ready for tonight?" John B asked. "Yeah. I just gotta swing by my house and get my clothes. I'll be back in like half an hour." "Great. It'll give us time to work everything out." "Yeah." He nodded. "I'll walk him out." I said getting up and following JJ out the door. "Are you gonna wear one of those sexy catsuit things tonight?" "I don't own one of those. Sorry." "It's fine. Besides, you'll look good in anything." He said with a smile, putting his arms around my waist and walking me into the side of the house. I giggled and put my arms over his shoulders. "Try not to miss me while you're gone." "I'll try. I can't make any promises." He said, resting his forehead on mine, leaning down a little so they could touch. We both started to laugh at the other. We didn't know why, we just couldn't help ourselves. "What the fuck." We turned our heads to see John B standing on the patio, his face turning bright red with rage. "Shit." We both whispered.