¥showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks¥
In which Jackie Routledge and her group of friends from the south side of Outer Banks try to have the summer of their lives, but end up it being filled with mystery, tragedy, risks, adventure...
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{Arrest}
The next morning, we're up early, packing our bags and heading down to the dock. As we reach the edge of the water, we see Pope and Kie arriving in the boat.
"Finally! Hey, don't tie up! Stop!" JJ calls, grabbing my hand and running to meet them.
"What?" Kie asks, confusion etched on her face.
"We're leaving," JJ states as he helps me onto the boat. He and John B load our bags onto the boat before jumping in.
"Wait, why?" Pope asks, his eyebrows furrowed.
"Why? What do you mean why?" Kie glances between the four of us.
"Where did you guys go?" John B asks, helping Sarah onto the boat.
"We slept on the break. What's up?" Pope replies, a little too casually.
"Slept, huh? Yeah, we were up all night," JJ says with a grin, slapping Pope on the chest like a proud father before sitting beside me. "You feeling okay?" he asks.
I nod, giving him a soft smile. "We're okay." I place my hand on my stomach, and a smile spreads across JJ's face as he mirrors my gesture, his hand resting gently on mine.
"We need to get out of here," John B says urgently. "Rafe knows we're here, and we can't afford to stick around any longer. He also knows about their situation," he says, nodding towards JJ and me.
Kie's eyes widen in shock. "He knows you're pregnant?"
"Pregnant?" Pope gasps. "Great, now we've got more to worry about."
"Do you have a problem, Pope?" JJ snaps, his jaw tightening.
"No, sorry. Congratulations, though. You'll make great parents," Pope says, forcing a faint smile.
"Thanks," I whisper, feeling a mix of emotions.
John B starts the boat, and we head to the opposite side of the island. We stop at a random forest and hop off at the beach. We sit by some rocks, all of us tense and on edge.
"If Rafe and Barry know, it's only a matter of time before everyone else does," Sarah states, looking around at all of us.
"Before we're all exposed," Pope adds grimly.
"I told you," JJ mutters, pacing back and forth. "We should have gone south."
"Just stop it," John B tells him, frustration in his voice.
