ʷʰⁱᵗᵉ ᵗᵉᵉᵗʰ ᵗᵉᵉⁿˢ ᴶᴶ ᴹᴬʸᴮᴬᴺᴷ

seven

" holy shit " evie gasped, shining her torch down onto the small parcel tucked neatly into the corner of the tomb. her eyebrows drew together as she reached her hand through the crack to reach the package, carefully pulling it out. 

" evie ? " jj questioned, sharing a look with pope who shrugged his shoulders before turning back to the tomb. it seemed that all the pogues expected pope to know the answer to anything, so when faced with something, pope was the first person to turn to.

" eves, you alive ? got a heartbeat and everything  " john basked, poking his head into the hole at the same time evie pushed the parcel through causing it to smash directly into his face. he pulled his dead back with a groan, eyes scrunched together in pain. "sorry!" evie chimed in the sweetest voice she could muster, causing everyone to laugh. 

-

" that bread had mold on it three days ago " pope stated, looking over his shoulder at jj who was making a sandwich. the blonde continued what he was doing, cutting the sandwich in half with a dull butter knife before walking back over to the group. 

" i'll just throw off the bad parts " jj spoke, picking at the bread "plus, mold is good for you. it's just a natural organism " jj shrugged, taking a bite of the sandwich before his face twisted into one of horror. he gagged, running over to the sink to spit it out and rinse out his mouth under the tap. 

evie, who would usually be amused instead had her eyes trained on john b, who was begining to open the package. her brows were drawn together with worry as she stood beside the brunette. john b ripped opened the package, firstly taking out a big bit of paper. he unfolded it, revealing a map. 

" x marks the spot " pope pointed out, finger lingering on the oversize 'x' drawn on the map in red ink. "longitude, latitude"

" theres something else " evie hummed, picking up the package after john b tossed it to the side, more focused on the wrap. she stuck her hand in, and pulled out a tape recorder. john b pressed his lips into a thin line as she handed  him it. 

" what's that ? " jj asked, breaking the silence, his voice still croaky as he recovered from the sandwich, " it's a tape recorder " kiara told him, scowling at his lack on knowledge, causing the blonde to shut up. 

john b flipped the recorder in his hands, pressing the top of the recorder as big john's voice filled the chateau kitchen. " hey, bird " 

" who's bird?" jj asked, gaze on evie since he knew she would know what it meant. she sighed, putting a hand on john b's shoulder before she spoke. " it's what big john called " evie stopped, correcting herself " calls john b 

" i hate to say i told you so, but i told you so.and you doubted your old man.i suspect at this moment your filled with guilt and self loathing of our last fight, but don't kill yourself just yet,kid" evie's thumb rubbed soothing circles into john b's shoulders, her heart in her throat as she listened to the sound of her best friend's fathers voice. 

" i didn't expect to find the royal merchent either " pope's eyes widened, immediately making eye contact with jj who was speechless, eyebrows raised in surprise. 

" you were probably right to call me out. wasn't exactly father of the decade. what can i say, kid ? i could smell the barn. and hoepfully we're listening to this in our brand new sugarshack down in costa rica living off passive investments and pulling on permits. if not, and you find this for less optimal reasons. well, that's what the maps for. there she is, the wreck of the merchant"
evie ignored the hushed whispers from pope, kie and jj about the wreck and instead wrapped her arm around john b's neck, resting her cheek on his shoulder. 

" if something happens to me, finish what i started. and john b, keep a hold of evie. she's a good one. evelyn, take care of my boy. go for the gold, kids. i love you, bird, even if i didn't always act like it. i'll see you two on the other side "evelyn's head perked up at the sound of her name, as john b brought up his hand to place it on her arm. 

" holy shit, he did it " jj gasped, heart racing in his chest. john b pushed away from the table, standing up before he disapeared down the hall. evie looked at kie before following after him.once she reached him, she wrapped her arms around his sobbing figure as he slumped into her. 

-

" what are you going to do with your 80 mil, eves ? " pope asked glancing up at the girl who was lying with her head in kiara's lap. evie sat up, resting on her elbows as she thought for a moment. the group were sprawled out on the dock outside the chateau, music lightly playing from the speaker as the sun began to set. 

" i don't know, my dads always wanted a bronco. and, mateo loves bouncy castles. i'd get him a big green one, with tunnels and slides, oh and a ball pit at the end " evie responded, jj smiling lightly at the fact evie always thought of others before herself. evie sucked in a breath, smiling as she looked at pope. " eves, what are you going to do. for you" pope chuckled, grinning at the brunette. 

" oh" evie's face dropped, as she looked at the sky. " travel. honolulu, beirut- rio " evie began to list all the places she would like to visit as john b nodded his head, agreeing with her answer." i know what i'm going to do " jj spoke up, as kiara tied off the braid in evie's hair, tucking it against the brunette's back. 

" i'm gonna get a big as house on figure and go full kook " jj announced with a proud grin, causing evie to laugh as she sat up, her legs criss- cross applesauce. 

" god, could you imagine jj with money " she laughed, causing kiara to giggle along with her " i can just see the koi pond, and the marble statue of himself and a weed plant " evie listed while the group all chuckled, knowing she was spot on.

" that's exactly what im going to do " jj nodded, while john b raised his beer can in the air. " to going full kook! " he cheered.