𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲

XXII. Hawk's Nest.

JAKE ROLLS his eyes at JJ's statement as Kie looks up at John B. "Did you tell her about the treasure?" She asked him. "I was just trying to get into the archives." John B says defensively. "Is that a yes?" Kie exclaims. "I-I left out key details." John B says.

"Yo, what?" Kie exclaimed, looking at Jake next to her as she raised her hands to her face. "You let a Kook in on our secret?" She asked as she then glanced at Pope across from her and Jake. "What about Pogue life? What about the T-shirt company, bro?" She asked.

"I was just using her for information." He says and Jake looks at him with a look of disapproval. "Why don't I believe you?" Kie asked, tilting her head to the side. "I'm trying to make us filthy rich here. Okay, so that we can pay off a boat, or--or, uh... send you to autopsy school to study dead bodies or so you don't have to juggle with two or three jobs with gigs in between over the summer and even during the school year." John B said, gesturing to Pope then Jake who just looks away.

"Look, you guys know me. Do I look like the type of person to fall for Sarah Cameron?" He asked them. "Uh..." JJ says as Kie shrugs. "Do you want us to answer that, or--" "Just--just stop." John B shuts down Pope right away. "Look, you don't know her yet. I do!" Kie said as she pointed towards herself.

"You can't trust her." She says, shaking her head. "Her brother did hit me in the back with a golf club." Pope says, looking at Kie and then up at John B. "Rafe and Sarah are different human beings." He's quick to defend her anyway as Jake looked at Kie. "What did she do to you, exactly?" JJ asked before he could.

"She's like a--like a spitting cobra," she says as she pointed around, "first, she--she blinds you, and then--" "this is a bad analogy." Pope says and Jake looks at him. "Let her finish." He says right away and Kie just looks up at John B. "Listen to me! Whatever we get, she's gonna try to take." She tells the boy.

And so, the four boys and girl arrive to the Hawk's Nest, the van coming to a stop. Pope opens up the back, "hit it, boys! We're goin'. Recon mission." JJ exclaims as Jake reached for the handle of the passenger seat door. "Yo, uh... so, uh, I think I'm gonna do this one by myself..." John B stops them, looking at Kie who's just staring at him with a blank stare. "Tonight." He adds as she rolls her eyes.

"Really?" JJ leans back as Jake pulls his hand back from the door handle. "What?" John B looks over at the blond. "Nothin', brother." He replied. "Look, I just don't want to spook Sarah with the peanut gallery." He says and Kie spoke up. "I just don't understand why we're involving her at all." She looked at their driver.

"Kie, we're not involving her, okay?"

She makes a face at him which shows she doesn't believe him as he looks back at her. "It's--it's just, uh, like a--a business meeting... thing." He says as he looks at the boys. "Look, once we get what we need, we cut her loose, alright? Plus, we need the map." He says and Kie looks at him. "Promise me nothing's happening between you." She says.

Jake just glanced between the two, wondering why Kie was so worked up over it. "Nothing is happening, Kie." He says, looking at her. "I'm being serious." She says, sternly. "Okay!" He says. "This isn't about you, and this isn't about us. This is about her. Dude, she's gonna get inside your head. Just promise me nothing's happening between you guys." She says and John B nods. "I promise."

"That was really believable."

"A hundred percent believable."

Jake laughs at the two as John B looks away, "anyways, um... I'm gonna take care of business." He says, looking at Jake who raised his brows. "Yeah, go take good care of it." He says and John B shakes his head at him. "Not you too." He says and Pope looks over. "We'll just sit here... in the hot-ass car. While it's lightning." He says and Jake glanced over at Kie who has her face in her hands.

After a while, Pope looked at Kie who was still sulking over the whole thing. "Kiara, holding onto your grudges is like drinking poison and thinking Sarah will die." He says and JJ looks at him. "Exactly." He agrees as Jake shrugs. "I don't know, I kinda side with Kie a bit, I mean, Kook chicks are crazy and untrustworthy, I know that first hand." He says and Kie looks at him. "Yes, thank you." She says.

As the thunder rumbles and lightning flashes, Jake glances up and thinks of Evie, hoping she's doing okay with his grandma. "Someone help!" Jake heard someone scream as they were talking about something. "Wait, do you guys hear that? Shh." Kie cut off JJ because she had heard it too. "What?" JJ asked her.

"Please, somebody help!"

"Sounds like Sarah." Jake said as he quickly hopped out of the front seat and the boys followed after him, getting out as well. They run through the trees and come across Sarah leaning over John B on the ground. "Sarah, what happened?!" Jake asked as he rushed to their side, kneeling down by him.

"I don't know what to do. He needs help. Topper shoved him." Sarah cried as she looked at Jake. "Where the hell is he?" JJ asked angrily as Kie finally reached them, looking worried. "Please, please, please get help. I don't care who. Just call someone." Sarah begged them. "Go, go!" JJ turned to Pope who runs back to the van before he turned back to John B and Sarah. "Pope, hurry!" Kie shouted at him.

She looked down at Sarah who looks down at John B, "John B, stay with me." She leaned down, pressing a kiss to his lips as Jake looks at them before looking up at JJ behind him who also looks at him with the same look as the girl sobs. "Please don't leave me."

"Pope, come on!"

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

   

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i still get a lil uncomfy when sarah kisses john b because it's a non consensual kiss 😭