Kind Of Infinite (Outer Banks)

Chapter 13

"What the fuck happened?!", JJ shouted from where he stood, when the boat got closer to the dock. The storm had passed and Topper had called John B the next morning to tell him what had happened. Or maybe, he hadn't told him the whole story. Either way, Topper had offered to take the both girls back to the Château. Most of the roads to the cut were still blocked from trees and branches, so they had taken his boat.

"Rafe was after Sarah.", Topper explained, once he stopped the boat. The pogues got closer to the boat and while Sarah said goodbye to Topper, Ava reached for JJs hand, who pulled her up to the dock.

"What the hell? Who was that?", JJ whispered and placed his hands onto the girls cheeks and lifted her head up a little. Exposing her neck, JJ stared at the red and blue bruises across it.

"Sarahs brother. He tried to drown her, so I hit him with a metal bar and got her out of the water, before he tried to choke me. Topper was there just in time.", Ava explained and pointed over her shoulder at Topper. JJ lifted his head to look at Topper and nodded at him with an expression, that Ava couldn't fully read. Tired and sore, Ava let her head fall against JJs chest and sighed. JJ wrapped his left arm around her to pull her closer to him, while he listened to the whole story that Sarah and Topper told. After they thanked Topper and said goodbye to him, Sarah walked up the dock with John B.

"I need to go home and see Wheezie. Who knows, maybe he tried to kill her as well.", Sarah said and Ava instantly lifted her head.

"Are you crazy? He's probably waiting there for you."

"I don't care, my little sister lives in the same house as him. I need to see her." Ava sighed and let her head drop again.

"Let's go, I'm coming with you.", John B told Sarah, who nodded at him thankfully. The both of them walked to the Twinkie and drove off a few moments later.

"Hey, do you wanna go home? I'll take you.", JJ pulled Ava out of her thoughts and she looked up at him. She really didn't know what she wanted. Did she want to be back in Iceland and take a relaxing bath in a hot spring? Yes. Did she want to go home, take a hot shower and drink a tea made by her grandma? Also, yes. Did she want to go back to not knowing anything about murderers, gold and crosses? Maybe. Did she want to read the diary again to solve the riddle of the Island room? Most likely, yes. Did she want to be with JJ and find a historic cross with his friends? Definitely. Staring up at him, Ava just shook her head in silence.

"Ok.", JJ whispered in understanding and leant down to softly kiss her lips. Yes, that was definitely the place she wanted to be right now. After he pulled away from her, Ava followed him up to the Château and laid down in the hammock with him.

"He literally tried to kill his own sister! Can you believe that?", Ava asked, after she had told JJ the whole story of her point of view. The hammock swung slightly from one side to the other as Ava had her head rested on JJs chest and her arm wrapped around his stomach. While JJ held a joint in his left hand, his right arm was wrapped around Avas shoulders, as he kept running his fingers through her hair.

"Well, I'm certainly not surprised.", he answered and Ava shook her head in disbelief, when she replayed the night before in her head.

"So, two days after you got kidnapped, you nearly got choked by the brother of your new friend. You still think it's a good idea to hang out with us?" Ava moved her leg over his to fully lie on him, before she propped herself up a little. Looking at him with raised eyebrows, she tilted her head.

"Are you scared, that I regret my decision, or do you want to get rid of me?", she asked cheekily and laughed, when JJ blew some smoke in her face. Holding out the joint for her, Ava took a puff and turned her head to blew out the smoke again a moment later.