𝗠𝘆 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 ⇉ 𝗝𝗝 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸

𝗪𝗮𝘀

"I'm gonna testify under oath." Sarah suddenly says, breaking the silence. They were now at the Chateau and no one had anything to say. Ari sat in front of JJ who was standing behind her. His hands on her shoulders rubbing comfortably. Pope and Kie sitting in front of them. Sarah next to them standing.

"I was there." Sarah points to herself. "I just need to get a hold of my sister."

"Wheezie?" Ari asks in a low tone, Sarah nods glancing at her.

"Kie, do you have your phone?" Kie gives Sarah her phone. "Besides Ari, Wheezie is the only other person that knows Rafe wasn't home that day."

"Sarah, we can't." Ari shakes her head. "Uncle Noah said not to bring anyone else in it, especially Wheezie."

"I don't know what else to do." Sarah starts to pace. "I got us into this mess. I'm gonna do my best to get us out."

JJ scoffs. "Wheezie? Yeah, that will work."

"Look, she's right about one thing." Ari brings her knees up to her chest. Her body was still stiff from shock. "We gotta do something. John-John B can't stay in there."

"Our boy is a PO-dub right now, okay?" JJ looks around that the Pogues. "He's held captive by the enemy right now, maybe even scheduled for execution."

"JJ, please stop shouting." Ari rolls her head, she felt a wave of nausea hit her, but she managed to keep it down.

"Sorry." JJ mumbles kissing her head before looking back to the others. "Are we just gonna sit here?"

"What's the plan? We kidnap Shoupe?" Kie asks sarcastically.

JJ shrugs. "Maybe, like, that's not the worst idea actually."

"Oh, it's not?" Kie asks, giving him a look of disbelief.

"No!"

"That is actually the worst idea I've ever heard." Pope pipes in.

"It's pretty bad." Sarah says from inside the Chateau.

"You know? Please, just stay out of this." JJ looks back at Sarah momentarily. "Okay, Pope, look, we've been doing everything your way, and how has that been working out?"

"Okay, okay, so what's your plan?" Pope questions. "You gonna storm a jail, guns a-blazing?"

"Look, Pope, all I'm trying to get you to understand is they got our boy. Are we just gonna sit here and do nothing? No! We're gonna go get his ass. We're gonna do something about it!" JJ exclaims.

"JJ, we're not storming a jail." Pope is now face to face with the Maybank boy. "It's not happening."

"No, fine, man. Sit in your comfy chair. Do nothing. I'm gonna see what I can do. Make something happen, even if I have to do it by myself." JJ puts his hat on his head.

"JJ, no." Ari speaks, her voice soft. "You can't. You can get yourself locked up or-or killed."

JJ stares down at her, his eyes roaming over her. She looked terrified. "Baby...I have too."

With that JJ storms out of the Chateau, Ari is quick to get up and follow him out into the rain. "JJ, no! You can't!"

"I have too!" JJ shouts as he rushes over to his bike. "Nobody else is doing anything! I have to get him out of there, no matter what it takes. If I get caught and he's out successfully, it doesn't matter to me okay? I-I need him out!"

"We all do, JJ!" Ariella's voice now rising. "John B wouldn't want us risking ourselves—."

"Baby, please." JJ begs. "I thought you would've been the one to support me. To come with me and help get our boy out and—."