𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲

XXXVIII. Phantom.

THE THREE teens arrive to the Maybank house, Jake sighed as he looked at the house. "Home sweet home." The blond in the backseat said and Jake looks back at him as Kie sighs softly. "Do you want us to come? 'Cause we will come, right?" She looks at Jake who nods.

"Sounds funny, but yeah." He whispers. "No." JJ merely shook his head, looking at them. "This will only take a second." He tells them before he hopped out of the car. When JJ glanced back at them, they send reassuring smiles. "You are so dirty minded." Kie tells Jake who just grins widely, snickering like a child.

"Sorry. It-- It just sounded funny."

"No, you're just dirty-minded!" Kie says and Jake just laughs even more, shaking his head. "I'm not, you just didn't filter your words right." He explains and she smacks his arm. "You're so annoying." She looks away, giggling which made him stop and stare at her.

He glanced away immediately when she was about to look back at him. She stared at him now, her wide grin slowly turning into a small smile before she looked away. Jake glanced to the house, fidgeting with his fingers again, "I hope he's okay..." He says, worriedly.

"I can't even begin to imagine what that's like for him..." He looked away and Kie looks at him, smiling sadly. "Yeah..." She looks away as well, just then, JJ walked out so they both immediately looked over as the boy approached the car and got into the backseat. "How'd it go?" Kie asked him before Jake could, they stared at the blond with concerned looks.

JJ raised his hand to show them the boat key so Jake nods softly. "So... you're okay?" He asked him and JJ nods, knowing he's just worried since the whole thing where they saw his bruises. Kie started the vehicle, driving off as Jake stayed facing him. "You sure?" He asked and JJ looked up at him once again.

"Yeah." He nods, smiling to reassure Jake who finally nods and turns back around, looking ahead as they drove down the road. On the way to get the boat, Jake kept glancing at Kie who looked worried, adjusting her hair or nervously touching buttons to switch the radio channel or lower the volume and such.

She looks at the radio again, flipping it off so Jake looks at her. "It'll be fine. It'll be fine with the Phantom." JJ reassured the pair, sensing their anxiety. "She'll get out quick." He added and Jake glanced back, nodding.

"Woah, woah, woah." The blond moved forward when they saw cop cars speeding towards them with sirens blaring. JJ hides behind Jake's seat as the two in the front act natural, the cops driving past them as Jake glanced back, watching them in the back window. "They're still looking. Which is good..." He nods, glancing at JJ who nods. "Yeah." Kie agreed.

Once they arrived to the warehouse holding the Phantom, the other two wait as JJ opened it up. "There she be." He said, walking inside. "Hey, girl." He says, taking off the cover. "A 1983 Formula 402 SR1." He admired it. "The Phantom." He looks at them.

"Mm-hmm." Kie hums and Jake nods, raising his brows with a small smile. "The first boat to make the run to Bermuda in under 16 hours, guys. Forty years old! Forty." He continued to gush and admire the boat. "And still the fastest thing that Kildare's ever seen." JJ looks at them. "It's kind of a junker." Kie tells him.

"Kiara," Jake said scoldingly, his jaw dropped. "She's right there." He whispers, obviously teasing JJ. "Let's just put it this way. You would not be smokin' weed right now if she never existed, okay?" JJ explained.

"Yeah, Kie."

Kie just ignores them, going over to back up the car to the boat before the boys got to work, attaching the boat's trailer to the back of Kie's vehicle. "I just hope it runs." Kie says as she got out, walking over to them. "Oh, no, she'll run alright." The blond tells her.

"She's faster than any cutters the boys in blue got." JJ says and Jake nods, right as a dirt bike approached the warehouse so Kie jumps over to their side. "Pope! Finally." She says and walked to the end of the boat but who appears isn't Pope. "Hey, there. What's goin' on?" Rafe asked and the boys look over.

"JJ? Jake? How you guys doin'?"

Kie turns back around to rush over to the other two but Barry, the drug dealer from before walks over to them from the other side of the car. "Well, well," he says at the side of the three. He then cocks his gun, aiming it at JJ as Jake grabs onto Kie's arm, backing away.

"See, don't think I forgot about me and you on the side of the road." Barry says and Jake looks at Kie, scared. "I'm here because I want my motherfuckin' money." Barry says, hitting him. "Leave him alone!" Jake runs to help him but Rafe grabs him, shoving him to the other way. "It's not any of you we want, Jake. Where's John B?" Rafe asked, pushing Jake back by his chest and he just glared.

"I don't know!" He says sternly as Kie rushed to Jake's side. "Jake," she says, grabbing his arm. "We know what you did." Jake got into Rafe's face. "What? What did I do?" He asked and Kie spoke up. "You murdered Peterkin." She said and Rafe looks at her now.

Rafe grabs her by the throat so Jake grabs his arm right away. "Let her go!" He says, raising his voice. "Don't you ever say those fucking words again." Rafe says to Kie and Jake just punched him across the face. He lets go off her as he stumbled back, holding his face and Jake makes sure to stand in front of Kie who rubs her throat, tears welling in her eyes.

"You shouldn't have done that, man." Rafe said as he turned back around. He tackled Jake who had pushed Kie out of the way to make sure she didn't get hurt. Jake groans at the impact of the ground on his back before looking up, right when a fist collides with his face. "Fuck," he grunts and Rafe kept punching him.

"Where's John B? Huh?" Rafe shouted as Kie looked around, grabbing the nearest thing she can find which was a wrench, hitting Rafe in the back with it. Just then, Pope came running in and attacked Rafe. "Jake!" Kie pulled Jake up to his feet who looked at her.

"Kie, are you okay?" He asked her, grabbing his arms. "You just got beat up and you're asking me if I'm okay?" She asked, chuckling and he just smiles, chuckling as well as he stared at her before looking over at the others. Pope was beating up Rafe who's on the ground now and Barry was also on the ground now, so they were alright. Jake watched as JJ and Pope beat them up before they stopped.

"Thanks, guys." Jake pats Pope and JJ's backs. "We gotta go." Kie tells them, walking over to her car before the boys followed. Jake got into the front seat, glancing back at Pope and JJ sitting in the back seat before looking at Kie who started up the car and begin driving.

A.N.
kie and jake protecting each other <3