In Between // OBX (K.C)

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"Guy's I have to go home, I have to try to talk to my uncles," Brenna sighed, standing up, looking at the pogues, all still spread out of the boat.

"Want me to come?" Kiara looked up at her.

"No that's not gonna help," Brenna gave her a small smile.

"I can come, we can talk to them about the whole sibling thing?" John B offered.

"No, yeah see that's part of the problem," she clasped her hands together, rocking on her feet, "I kinda told them I knew and shit went south," Brenna sighed, starting to walk off the boat.

"I promise I'll call or text or fucking howl if something goes wrong," she looked around at the group, who all knew separating was not the right idea right now, especially after what happened with Sarah.

John B looked at her skeptically, as she now stood above him on the dock.

"I promise," Brenna reassured him.

"Seriously, don't do anything JJ would do," Kiara stood right below her.

"Hey!" JJ protested.

"I won't," Brenna giggled, leaning down to kiss her cheek, "I'll be back by tonight"

Brenna made her way back up the dock, looking back at her friends one last time before they were just dots behind her. She got into her car with a deep breath and headed back over to figure eight.

The car's tires rolled to a stop in the Carlson's drive way, she looked up at the huge house, she felt like she didn't belong here, she felt lost in this house, it didn't feel like home, it didn't bring her the comfort her Grandparents house did.

Brenna took another deep breath before exiting her car and heading into the house, she weaved through the hallways to her Uncle's office, knowing they'd be there.

She lightly knocked on the door, both of her Uncle's looking up from the paper work.

"You're alive," Freddie sounded pissed, pretending to not care, focusing back on the papers in front of him.

"I'm sorry," Brenna mumbled, "I'm sorry for yelling but why didn't you tell me? Did you not know?"

"We knew," Freddie sighed, taking off his glasses and rubbing his temples, "Your mom wrote us a letter too, she told us to tell you when you got here, if we could talk to Big John"

"But Big John was missing when we got here, we didn't know what to do," Jessie added.

"You still should of told me! We could of saved John B from living with Ward! He needed a family!" Brenna raised her voice.

"Brenna Noel," Freddie snapped.

"No, no, I just don't understand you two! You're supposed to be honest with me! I thought I could trust you two!" she started to cry.

"Wanna talk about honesty?" Freddie snapped.

"Brenna, its more complicated than that," Jessie sighed, setting down his reading glasses, getting up and walking around the desk, trying to hug the girl, but she pushed away.