There are only three kinds of relationships in the animal kingdom. The first is commensalism. One example... fish finding hiding spots in coral reefs. Fish profit, but life for the coral doesn't change. Then, there's mutualism...a relationship where both animals benefit from each other. The tricky thing about animals is you don't always know what kind of relationship you're in. Which brings me to relationship number three. The parasitic.
Ward welcomes Jordyn and John B in, "Welcome home, kids. This is your room Jordyn. John B yours is down the hall, I'll show you."
Jordyn walks into it, "Whoa."
"It's not too shabby, huh?" Sarah asks.
"Yeah. Not too shabby at all."
"And my room is just upstairs, in case you were wondering." Sarah tells the girl who rolls onto the bed and groans. "Are you okay?"
Jordyn sits up, "Yeah. No, I'm good. I'm good. I got it."
"But I have to warn you..." Sarah tells the girl smiling.
Jordyn looks at her, "Uh-oh."
"...I sleepwalk. So if I show up in your room in the middle of the night..." Sarah tells her.
Jordyn nods her head, "You just want me to roll with it?"
Sarah smiles as kisses the girl, "Yeah, maybe."
Ward walks in, "Sarah Elizabeth Cameron! You've already broken the first rule. What is the first rule? Stay out of each other's rooms. All right, seriously. Picture that as a boundary. This is like a minefield. Yes, sir?"
"Yes, sir." Sarah replies.
He turns to Jordyn, "Yes, sir, Jordyn?"
"Uh, yes, sir. Yeah." Jordyn stutters.
"All right. Sarah, can you give me and the new inmate a quick minute here?" Ward asks his daughter.
Sarah passes him, smiling at Jordyn, "Please be nice."
Ward looks at the girl, "I'll be nice. How you doin'? How's the arm?"
Jordyn looks at it, "Uh, better."
"You're lucky. Fall any other way, you don't hit that sand, you could've broken both your legs and your back." He tells her.
"Yeah, I'm super lucky. I just wanna say thank you for sticking up to DCS for me and my brother." Jordyn thanks.
"Don't even think about it. Happy to do it. One other thing. Um... Last night, Sarah was in my office, and she was getting a map, and she said it was for you, and... I'm sorry, but I just have to ask. You're not chasin' after pots of gold like your old man, are you, Jordyn?" Ward asks the girl seriously.
Jordyn laughs a little, "Look, Mr. C, uh... Sarah just told me you guys had some cool old maps. I'm kind of a history buff myself, and, uh... that, I guess, I got from my dad, so..."
Ward goes to leave, "That makes sense. Anyway, uh... take it easy the next couple days, all right?"
"Absolutely." Jordyn says leaning back.
Ward tells the girl as he leaves, "You've been through a lot."
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Kie looks at the siblings, "I'm sorry. You're staying where?"
"Tannyhill." John B answers.
"So you're living with Sarah Cameron." Kie clarifies.
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Fate - Sarah Cameron
FanfictionJordyn Cole or JC Routledge has lived her whole life as a pogue in the outer banks with her brother John B. They live with their dad after their mom ditched them when they were young. What happens when Big John goes missing and John B and JC get cur...
