( thirty-three. )
When they finally woke up it was about 6 am, the two of them waking up with aching backs. June stood and stretched, her back popping as she did so. She walked upstairs, grabbing a towel before going into the bathroom and starting the shower. She let the water run over her skin, feeling her muscles release as the warm water ran over them. Just as she reached for the body wash she heard a knock on the door, before the sound of the door opening filled the room. She raised her eyebrows, peeking out from behind the curtain at a sheepish looking JJ, with his back pressed against the door.
"Can I help you?" June asked, covering up her body with the curtain. JJ wiggled his eyebrows at her, stepping closer.
"I mean...you can definitely help me." He said, causing June to roll her eyes.
"Don't even try it. Get out and get dressed. There's clothes in Adams room if you need them." She said, pouring the shampoo into her hand and massaging it into her hair. JJ poured and whined but June wasn't giving in, even though she had a smile stuck on her face. She pointed towards the door and gave him a glare, getting her point across. JJ nodded and sighed before turning around, and heading out of the bathroom. June cut the shower off soon after, wrapping a towel around herself and making her way to her bedroom. She closed the door behind her, giggling as JJ watched her walk across the room. He stood from his spot, his mouth hanging open. She reached into her closet, grabbing at a shirt and some shorts. As she pulled it out and closed the closet door, JJ wedged himself between her and the door, snatching the clothes from her hand. His other hand went to her wait, making her roll her eyes.
"JJ give me my clothes." June said, reaching to grab them while folding her towel in place. JJ shook his head, throwing them across the room and holding her in place.
"Not until you give me a kiss." He said, shrugging his shoulders nonchalantly. June rolled her eyes, smacking his chest. He didn't budge though, causing her to give him a small smile.
"Whatever." She said, reaching up for a kiss. Just as their lips brushed against each other's she jumped back, getting out of his grip and running across the room to her clothes. He chased her, grabbing her from behind and lifting her away from her clothes.
"JJ you ass. Put me down." She giggled out as he swung her around again. He just shook his head, a mischievous smile on his lips. She punched him in the arm finally causing him to drop her to the ground, her feet landing with a thud.
"Ouch Carly." JJ said, rubbing his arm. She rolled her eyes and grabbed her clothes, running to the bathroom to change before he could grab her again. When she finished she walked back in, her eyebrows shooting up at the sight of JJ looking through her drawers.
"You perv." She said as he jumped back, slamming the door closed and shoving his hands into his pockets. His cheeks flushed as he tried to explain what he was doing. June laughed as he did so, shaking her head in disbelief at his terrible excuses. They finally got themselves together, making their way downstairs to get some food and then heading out to June's car. As her car came into view she was struck with the dream like memories of Rafe visiting her. She stopped in her tracks, gripping her keys in her hand.
"Shit." She said as she realized that it had actually happened, that her confrontation with Zach had actually happened, that her fight with JJ and her breakdown had actually happened, and that her dad being sick had actually happened. She looked visibly shaken, which made JJ stop in his tracks to ask her what's wrong.
"No-nothing. Just um...bad memories. We need to get to the Chateau." June said, shaking her head and unlocking her car door. The whole ride there she let JJ babble on and on about whatever he wanted to, her throwing in the occasional nod as she tried to sort through her thoughts. JJ had no idea of anything that had happened last night, and she knew she needed to tell him. He had made such a big deal about her not opening up and now she was wondering if this was something that he would need to know. He seemed to notice the complex look on her face because he stopped talking and eventually was just sitting there staring at her. It took her a minute to notice but when she did she looked at him confused.
"What are you looking at?"
"What's wrong?" JJ asked, knowing something was up with her. She visibly cringed before turning her head to look back towards the road.
"Nothing wring...I'm just trying to figure something things out." June said, nodding her head to her own words. JJ however was not satisfied with her answer, crossing his arms and staring into the side of her head.
"Why were you outside at 3 am last night?" He asked, which made her palms get sweaty. She didn't want more trouble than she already had and telling JJ that Rafe threatened her would only escalate her situation.
"I had to check my phone. My uh- my dads in the hospital." June said it for the first time out loud and when the words left her lips she felt a blow to her chest and stomach. She instantly turned away again, trying to recover from it.
"Is he okay? What happened?" JJ asked, reaching to grab her hand. She let him have it and he gripped it, waiting to hear her response.
"He's fine. I don't really want to talk about it." The other issues then jumped into her head, Rafe threatening her, Zach kissing her, John B going AWOL. JJ rode with his grip on her hand never faltering, all the way up till they made it to John Bs. When JJ let go and got out of the car, June looked down at her hands, noticing how they were shaking. She rubbed her sweaty palms on her shorts and then got out of the car, following after JJ. Her hands were stuffed into her back pockets as they made their way towards the dock by the water, where John B and Kiara were already sitting.
"Hey guys." June greeted, ruffling John Bs hair as he looked up at her with a forced smile. She felt an extreme amount of relief when she checked him over, realizing that he was okay and nothing new was physically wrong with him. She pulled him into a relieved hug soon after, catching him by surprise as she squeezed his shoulders. He returned it slowly, savoring the feeling of someone actually caring about him. They both pushed the tears back, not wanting to make a scene.
"I was so fucking worried about you John B." She said, pulling back and looking him in the eyes. He shook his head, a frown stuck on his face. June backed away, sitting herself down across from where JJ was sitting, watching the scene unfold. "I fucking told you guys that Ward Cameron was bad." June said with a sigh. John B started to explain what happened, and that the gold was gone, all of it was gone and there was no reason for anything that they did.
"You sure he got everything?" Kie asked, shaking her head.
"Every bar. The whole enchilada." John B grunted as he pulled his cast off. June scolded him for doing so. "Look it's not like I expected a happy ending or some shit." He threw the cast away from him closing his eyes in disappointment.
"John B-"
"What Kie? It's a hairline fracture. Who cares?" John B defended.
"You should care. Your arms gonna be messed up for life." June nodded along with Kies words as she looked over at JJ who was smoking. She rolled her eyes at him. It was then that she heard footsteps hitting the ground, making her turn her head towards Pope, who was running towards them.
"Guys!" He yelled, looking out of breath and bending over to catch it. Everyone looked at him like a crazy man. "Oh. Oh God! I ran all the way here."
"You all right?" John B asked, turning his head to look at him.
"How was the interview Pope?" JJ added.
"Don't ask." Pope said, finally standing straight up.
"Awesome." John B said.
"JB... Look I'm sorry dude, about everything." Pope panted out, looking at John B .
"It's fine." John B groaned, giving June the impression that it was not in fact, fine.
"But-but I don't have a lot of time and- and I have information that is tactically relevant." This made June perk up, actually starting to listen. "So before I had my interview, my dad said he was going down to a private airstrip to cut palms for Cameron's big plane. Because it was too heavy...it needed a longer landing strip to take off. So I'm there sitting in my interview, thinking to myself, 'hm why would Cameron need a longer airstrip to take off? What could be so heavy to weigh it down?'."
"Gold." JJ said, all of them coming to the same realization at the same time. They all looked at each other, smiles growing on their faces.
"Exactly. Guys...this is our chance. But it leaves tonight and we have to go." Pope said. June was already getting up, dusting herself off and starting towards the van.
"Guys we cant give up now." Kie said, her smiling glowing on her face.
"What's the plan, big man?" JJ asked, looking over to John B.
"We're gonna steal that shit back." John B concluded. They all shared a smile and a hopeful look before all of them starting going to the van. June whooped as they got in, excitement in all of them.
"Let's do this!"
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