𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲

III. Motel Room.

      

     THEY ARRIVE to the coast guard, all of them dressed and walking up the pier where there were multiple surrounding the office. Jake waits outside as they head inside, waiting and leaning against the railing. "Well, that went well." Pope says as they walk back out not long after they headed inside. "So, what's the plan?" JJ asked and John B raised the key.

"I think I know how we're gonna find the guy who owns that boat." He says and Jake furrows his brows. "No, we don't know whose room that is, John B." He says right away. "He's right. It could belong to anyone." Pope says, pointing at Jake. "I'm in." JJ tossed the keys over Pope and Jake, Kie catching them. "Come on. I'll be lookout." Kie says, smiling at the two.

"Finder's fee. Just sayin'." John B says, patting Pope and Jake as he walks past them. "And, hey, at least you'll only be accomplices." He says and Jake sighs, looking at Pope. "Come on, guys." John B says and they follow after him, shaking their heads.

As they got closer to the motel, JJ whistles. "I thought the Château looked bad." He says and Jake sighs, looking at them. "This place is a shit show." He says. "Motel or meth lab?" Kie says and Jake grimaced. "You be the judge." Pope says. "Doesn't look like the type of place somebody with a Grady-White stays." John B says. "No. It looks like a place someone with a Grady-White would get killed." Pope says as they pull up by the dock.

"Alright, here we go."

"This is your captain speaking. HMS Pogue comin' in for a landing." JJ says before he jumps off, "whoo!" He exclaims as he holds the boat and ties it down. "We good?" John B asked. "Yeah, we good." JJ says.

"Alright. Here goes nothin'."

"Hey, I'm going with you guys." Jake said suddenly, standing up and Pope nods. "Don't let him do anything stupid." He tells Jake, pointing at JJ. "Oh, we will." JJ says, glancing at John B. "I'll try my best..." Jake sighed.

"Uh, be careful." Kie suddenly says to John B, holding out the motel key. "I mean it." She says and Jake glanced at them as he jumps off the boat, joining JJ's side. "Let's go." John B comes towards them, patting JJ.

"Why are all these mattresses out here?" John B asked as they walk down the hall. "After the hurricane, they ditch 'em 'cause they get moldy." Jake explains, looking at the motel room doors as he walks ahead of them. "Just be so careful, John B." JJ caressed John B's face and the other pushes away his arm. "God, you're so weird." He said as JJ asked, "what the heck was that about?" He waits for a response as Jake just rolled his eyes at the two.

"I don't know. Maybe she wants us to be careful." John B says, glancing back at JJ as Jake keeps looking at the room doors. "Since she heard you're being threatened with exile, she's just been, like, oh! Be so careful, John B." JJ rubs John B's shoulders. "Get off." The boy shoves his arms away. "Oh, give me that John D already." He says and Jake grimaced.

"Like, when are you gonna swoop on that, man?" JJ asked, gesturing to the boat. "When was she a that? It's Kie." Jake said and JJ waves his hand in his face. "And bro, you knoa the rule. No Pogue-on-Pogue macking." John B says and Jake hits JJ's arm softly. "Besides, you're the one always hitting on her." He says and JJ looks at him. "Dude, of course, I'm hitting on her. She's a super-hot, rich, hippie chick slumming with us. Why? I can't figure it out either, but who cares, bro? I know that door's locked because I've tried it. Has John B?" He looks at their friend and Jake just shook his head softly.

"You need help." John B says and Jake points to him. "Agreed. Not a little bit, a lot..." He says and shook his head. "Because Kie's Kie, she's our friend, you don't have to have every girl, neither does John B. You know?" He explains and JJ grabs his shoulder. "Easy for you to say, didn't you get your heart broken by the one and only girl you ever hooked up with? You literally got left by the one girl you ever even loved--" "you're pushing it." Jake stopped to turn around, pointing his finger in JJ's face.

"Alright... alright. I'm sorry, Jake." He said, patting Jake's arm and the other sighs, walking away. "Twenty-nine. That's us, right?" He pointed. "This is it." John B nods. "Okay." JJ says before knocking onto the door. "Housekeeping." He says in a high pitched voice making Jake look at him with confusion.

"Should we try it?" John B asked and JJ nods. "Yeah." He says before saying something in Spanish. "No power. No security camers. No one's gonna know." He says and Jake sighs as JJ then opens up the door. "Huh." John B says as they walk into the room.

"Check the bag. See if there's a name on there somewhere." John B says, shutting the door as Jake just stood there with his arms crossed. "A jacket." JJ says and Jake watched them. "Denim slides." John B digs through the bag. "No name on the jacket. It's a nice jacket, though." The blond says as Jake looks around. "Definitely over 50. He's got New Balances."

JJ walks past Jake, over to the bedside table between the two beds. "Yo, dudes, come here. Maybe this is where they were fishing." He says, looking at a paper and the other two come to either of his sides. "Let me see." John B leans down. "Right there." JJ points.

"No, that's off the continental shelf. That's Big Swell. Nobody fishes there." John B says and JJ nods. "Okay." He says and then they go to search the rest of the room as Jake watched them again. "Coffee?" John B says. "Yeah." JJ says as he walks off towards the bathroom. "Standard. Tissues for when you get lonely... Like Jake." JJ says and Jake shoves his shoulder which just makes the blond laugh. Jake follows him to the bathroom, making sure he doesn't do anything stupid.

"Ooh!" JJ says and Jake watched him with careful eyes. "Did you two find anything?" John B asked. "A really awesome Dopp kit Jake won't let me steal." JJ says as he digs through it. "Yeah, 'cause we're not stealing shit." John B says and as Jake looks at him, JJ pockets something. "Thank you. He's right, JJ." Jake turns back to the blond who just nods.

"Yeah, gotcha..."

Jake nods, smiling faintly. "I got my eye on you... now put that shit back, JJ." He says and JJ sighs, taking out the deodorant. "Not like some dead guy's gonna miss their deodorant." He shrugs, putting it away and Jake rolls his eyes. JJ walks out, brushing past Jake who follows him to where John B was entering random codes into the safe under the coffee and microwave. "One, one, one, two." He says as he presses the buttons.

"Punching shit at random. That will... definitely work." JJ says, walking off to the table between the beds again. "Wait a second, wait a second. Here." John B says, walking over to the bedside table and picking up a a paper on the bedside table as well. "I don't know. I don't know about the second one." JJ says suddenly as John B walks away from him.

"What? Think you found the code?" Jake asked and John B looks up. "Maybe..." He shrugs before kneeling down and Jake kneels down beside him as JJ kept talking but they ignore him. "Six, one, six, six, six." John B mumbles as he presses the buttons and then the lock clicks, meaning the code was correct.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

A.N.
jake being an actual dad AND the friend group dad just makes most sense to me