family. | outer banks x oc

i've known for years, j.

We had decided that going to the hotel Jj works at, would be the best place for internet access.

I had gone home last night. If my dad noticed I was gone this morning, I would be dead.

The Pouges had picked me up from my house and we were on the boat when we drove past Topper and Sarah.

"You guys see that?" Jj asks. "That's the Malibu 24-MXZ, the world's finest wakesetter. Number one in luxury, quality, and performance. 200K, easy."

"We picked the wrong parents." Pope states.

"I hate to break it to you guys, but that's Topper and his girlfriend." Kie comments.

"They look like siblings." I mumble. Jj laughs from beside me.

"You don't have to act like you don't see us, bitch." Kie shouts at her.

I still don't really understand why Kie has such a problem with Sarah. I mean, she's just your average Kook. Privileged as hell.

"All right, keep a look out." Jj says as we pull up to the hotel in the Twinkie. "We're behind enemy lines." He pulls out his gun and starts to load it.

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

"You can never be too careful." Jj argues.

We all file out of the Twinkie and I begin to think about my dad and the Thorntons. I debated telling someone last night, but with everything that was happening with John B.. it didn't seem important.

I fall behind the Pouges, getting drowned in my own thoughts. I soon notice Pope jogging up to me.

"You okay?" He asks.

"Mhm? Yeah, fine." I reply back.

"Okay. Let's go." He smiles.

We pass through the kitchen, where Jj and his so called 'friends' work at.

"Andrew! What's up bro?"

We pass an older woman on our way out. Jj begins to steal a fry before she hits his hand. "Good to see you Mama L."

We walk down a long hallway and pass a bunch of Kooks.

"See, they get backup generators going? Kooks don't miss a beat." Jj comments.

We end up in a room with multiple computers lined up on a table.

"Sweet Lord, the internet!" Pope exclaims.

"Let me get in there. Gotta check out my Insta models." Jj says. "Hey, Leia? You post any bikini pics on Instagram lately?"

"Shut up." I say as I hit him on the head.

Jj is the most immature person I have ever met.

"We don't have time." Kie says. She was obviously impatient with the rest of us.

John B starts shuffling through his backpack, looking for the envelope. "I got the map!"

"Coordinates, please?" Pope says.

"34° 57' 30" north. 75° 55' 42" west."

"Well, if it's off the deep end it's not gonna be much of a treasure hunt, is it?" Pope says.

Voices started mumbling outside and begin to get worried we're about to get caught by some Kooks.

"Shit, it's on the high side. It's only 900 feet." John B states.

"That's not too deep."

"Is that doable or something?"

"Yeah, totally doable."