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Caroline sat on the couch in the porch quietly reading the texts her dad had sent her wanting her to come back home. she tossed her phone onto one of the chairs laying back on the couch when JJ walked to the porch tossing his shirt onto a chair climbing onto the couch resting himself on top of Caroline holding himself up so he wouldn't put all his weight on her.
"hey beautiful." he whispered smiling at her.
"hi." she smiled removing his hat running her fingers through his hair.
"what are you doing here all by yourself?" he asked squeezing into the small space beside her wrapping his arm around her waist.
"nothing, just hanging out." she shrugged to him.
"you okay? we never really got to talk much about your thing with your mom." he scooted closer to her tracing her jawline.
"there's really not much to say, my mom got mad and decided to do what Kie's mom is doing with her about boarding school, my dad texted me telling me to come home but i didn't answer, he didn't even say anything while my mom was kicking me out and then i told them about Renfield and left." she explained to his fixing his necklace.
"they didn't say anything?" he furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.
"no they just stood in shock." she told him resting her hand behind his neck.
"so what's your plan?" he asked scooting up so he was face to face with her.
"crash here for a couple of days until i figure something out, maybe soon find a cheap small place for us two?" Caroline suggested with a small smile, JJ grinned nodding his head.
"i'd very much like that," he chuckled.
"yeah?" she grinned.
"mhm." he nodded leaning in.
"i knew you would." she giggled resting her hand on his cheek.
JJ smirked placing his lips on hers kissing her deeply, he placed his hand on her waist smiling into their kiss. his phone began to ring which made him groan, Caroline laughed watching him sit up reaching into his pocket answering his phone.
"what's up, Guffy?" JJ leaned his head back.
Caroline watched quietly grabbing his hat looking at it when JJ jumped up reaching for his shirt.
"what is it?" Caroline stood up handing him his hat.
"okay, we're on our way." JJ slipped his hat back on running off.
"JJ! what happened?" Caroline ran after him while slipping her shoes back on.
"Pope! Pope!" JJ jumped over a chair running to Pope who was hugging Kiara.
"just got a call from Guffy. something happened to your pops." JJ panted, Caroline's eyes filled with worry.
"what?" Pope answered and the four Pogues were off to twinkie.
"John B! Sarah! come on!" Kiara screamed for the two.
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"let me know if i'm hurting you." Sarah told Heyward as she healed his wound.
"you're doing just fine." Heyward groaned in pain.
"okay."
"thank you, darlin'." he told the blonde.
"Pop, what happened?" Pope asked.
"oh, i should've known better. he came in just as i was about to lock up. caught me by surprise. once he had me down, he put his knee in my chest, and he asked me about that.. that.. that key from that.. that drawing you showed me. and in case you're wondering, i ain't tell him nothing." Heyward explaining turning to the four Pogues behind him who smiled at him.
"now did you track it down?" Heyward continued.
Pope reached into his pocket taking out the key he showed the girls last night handing it to his father.
"i found it in mee-maw's old apartment above the pharmacy just like you said." Pope sat down next to Heyward.
"shit, boy, you should've gave this to me. i wouldn't have had to take a beating. what's the big deal? it ain't worth anything. why they want it so bad?" Heyward held the key looking at his son and his friends.
"i don't know. first, i get this letter telling me that i need to go to Charleston. and then i meet a rich lady who wants me to give her a key that i didn't even know was in my family." Pope explained to his father.
"none of it makes any sense." Kiara added looking at the older Heyward.
"well, don't y'all just sit here whining about it. figure it out!" Heyward scolded the six Pogues.
"no. i'm just gonna give the key to that lady. it's not worth-"
"no, no, no. did i raise you to back down from a fight, boy?" Heyward asked his son.
"no sir." Pope shook his head.
"well, all right. now, i.. i didn't think about it before. i admit that. but now.. now?" Heyward pointed to his head wound looking at the others.
"i'm interested. well, did they say why they wanted it?" he asked.
"something about an old cross. i think it might be some kind of lost treasure." Pope said.
"you know who you should talk to? your great-grandmother, mee-maw." Heyward handed Pope back the key.
Pope nodded and they were all off, Caroline turned around seeing Heyward cleaning up the mess, she walked back over to him which made JJ stop walking.
"Heyward?"
"yes?" he turned around.
"the man that attacked you. what did he look like?" she asked crossing her arms.
"bit taller than JJ here, bit younger than me, looks a little disgusting if i'm being honest, had a leather jacket which i don't know who's dumb enough to wear one in this weather." Heyward chuckled signaling to the heat.
Caroline sighed and chuckled sitting back down.
"you know him?"
"yeah. he knows my parents." she nodded.
"tell your folks to stay home. they can't see him around, especially with your little brother around you understand me? go back home and tell them." Heyward told the brunette, she looked at him then at JJ who stood quietly.
