LOVE | j.routledge [REWRITE]

seven

"you guys got rope?" john questioned the group as he drove them towards the crain house.

pope gave a nod of his head. "got it."

"grappling hook?"

an amused huff left love's lips. "we're not batman. we don't have a grappling hook."

john turned down the road and pulled the twinkie to a stop in front of the stone wall. "pulley?"

"check." kiara nods.

"dark clothes?"

sarah glanced around at everyone. "got it."

"flashlights?"

"check." jj called.

john nodded and turned the twinkie off. "all right, good. we're ready."

kiara bounced in her seat excited. "let's go."

"let's go get rich, guys." jj followed her statement.

love grinned. "hell yeah."

john got out and walked around to slide the door open and before anyone could get out, he stopped them as he spoke. "wait, wait. i wanna say thank you, guys. seriously. it means a lot to me that you're here tonight."

kiara smiled and rolled her eyes. "always."

john chuckled softly and smiled back at her as pope nodded his head. "of course, man."

love smiled as she looked at her boyfriend - their eyes locking - john giving her a smile of appreciation. "you big softie."

jj broke up the moment they were having. "all right, we done with the circle jerk? can we go do this?"

"let's go get that wheat in the water." pope said as they all clambered out the van.

jj perked up. "weed? i'm up for weed."

love looked over at him. "did you bring weed?"

jj turned to her. "did you?"

love winked at him and tapped her nose, nudging his side before going over to where sarah and kiara stood. sarah went first, climbing over the stone wall, followed by kiara. pope went next and john supported love as she pulled herself up and over the wall - he couldn't help but admire the bike shorts she was wearing as she climbed over - before following her and then jj came over the wall last. the group moved quietly before the light above the front porch flickered on.