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A/N: YALL ALREADY KNOW WHATS ABOUT TO GO DOWN😭😭😭
"What did you do, JJ?" Pope asks, in complete and utter disbelief of what was before his eyes.
"I got a jet goin' straight in my butt right now," JJ slurrs. "Ya'll should get in immediately, you hear me?" He pours himself a glass on champagne and cheers, "Salud!"
"JJ..." Lio whispers, her anxiety sky-rocketing, knowing exactly what happened.
"How much did this cost?" Pope questions.
"Uh... well, with the generator, the petrol, and oh, hey, express delivery... pretty much all of it, yeah."
"All of it?" Pope inquires.
"Yeah, all of it," JJ clarifies.
"You spent all the money in one day?"
"Yeah, burned a hole right through my pocket." JJ laughs in a high-pitched voice, "But, I mean, like, come on, guys, like, look at this!"
Lio stands there, her jaw still hangs open at the sight before her. This was her fault.
"Finest in jet-based massage therapy, that's what they told me." He looks over at Kie and the disappointed expression across her face, "Kie, what? Can't a man have a little luxury in life? C'mon!" He removes his glasses from his face, revealing big, red, puffy eyes from crying, "All this scrimpin' and scarpin'... I mean like, guys, we- You only live once, right?"
Lio remains hidden in the darker parts of the yard, where the lights don't reveal the marks on her face.
"Enough of this emotional shit. Get in the Cat's Ass. C'mon!"
"In the what?" Kie asks softly.
"In the Cat's Ass," JJ repeats. "That's what I named her."
"Oh, hey, yo! I almost forgot!" JJ remembers.
He leans forward and turns on another generator-powered blurr of lights.
"Huh? Yeah, that's right. I know. Disco mode! That's right baby!"
"Are you kidding me?!" Pope almost yells. "You could have paid for restitution!"
"Or literally given it to any charity!" Kie joins in, backing Pope up.
"Guys, no..." Lio says, not even audible enough for them to hear.
"Or better yet, you could have helped us buy supplies to get the gold out of the well!"
"Okay, well, you know what?! I didn't do that!" JJ shouts defensively.
He stands up in the water, revealing his stomach, covered in bruises.
Lioana stumbles backwards as tears begin to fill her eyes.
"I got a hot tub! For my friends. I got a hot tub for my friends," JJ begins to cry. "You know what? No, you know what? Screw friends. I got a hot tub for my family."
"JJ, what the hell?" Kie asks.
"I got this for you. Guys, look what I did for you, alright? Lio, look, I got you flamingo drink floaties! Look at this!"
Lio turns away, in hopes to hide her beaten-up face, but to also guard her eyes from the bruises upon the love of her life.
"Look at this!"
"JJ..." Kie's voice stresses.
"No, you stop being emotional. It's fine, okay?" JJ begins to cry even more, crushing Lio by the second. "I mean, it's sweet, right? Everything-"
Lio cuts him off by running to him, pulling him into her arms.
"I just couldn't do it..." JJ cries into Lio's shoulder.
"Shhh, it's okay, baby. I'm here, it's okay," Lio whispers, still trying to hide her face from the others.
JJ's arms limply drape against her back. She tightens her grip, bringing him closer to her. Lio softly shushes him, placing kisses on his head.
"I can't take him anymore!" JJ weakly thrashes his fist in the air, but retracts it back to her comforting body.
"I know..."
"I was gonna kill him!"
"No, no, no... You're okay, baby, you're okay. Listen to me, you're gonna be okay, I've got you, I'm not leaving," Lio kisses his temple and repeatedly strokes the back of his head.
"I'm sorry, Lio," JJ cried, hugging her even tighter.
"No, it's okay. You don't need to be sorry, JJ. I'm right here, I've got you now. You'll be okay, I promise."
Kie gives Pope a measuring look before they both step into the hot tub and hug the two abused Pogues.
"I just want do the right thing," JJ sniffles, causing Lio to pull their bodies closer, Kie and Pope doing the same.
"I know, baby, I know..." Lio cries.
A/N: hey i'm sorry for the super short chapter, but i felt like this scene needed its own chapter. it infuriates me how they just had this scene and next thing you know it, john b is being chased by ward cameron, on his boat, with a gaff hook.. like bruh :I
anyways, i love you all! thank you to everyone that's been commenting and being active! goodnight <3
