Meant To Be

~Chapter eighteen~

Everyone was up early today. We were all determined to get this gold. Pope and Kie were testing this dropping mechanism to get John B down to the gold. I got to give it to Pope he's got good ideas. I was sitting in "the cat's ass" having my feet dipped into the lukewarm water. 

I feel hands wrap around my waist pulling me closer to their warm chest. Just by the smell of salt and weed, I know it's Jay. I drop my head back onto his upper chest right below his neck. "morning my love," He kisses my forehead.

"morning," I smile and close my eyes letting the warm sunrise hit my skin. I loved mornings like these. The sun rise a perfect mix if oranges and warm pinks as you can hear the water move and crash along. and if your lucky you get a JJ right by your side. These mornings is like nothing else matters as if the world stop in those moments but life has to carry on.

This moring I told Kie and Pope about what my dad said along with the money he gave me. I haven't told Jay yet since he was the last to get up, but he needed sleep so it's okay.

 I zone back in as I hear Jay start to talk," John B is pulling a houdini on us."

"Yea, he needs to get back I have my scholarship in the morning," Pope says with stress in his voice. Pope was very nervous about this interview, it's all he has. He needs that scholarship.

"speak of the devil," JJ mumbles but load evough for the group to hear. John B quickly heads towards the house as JJ continues to talk to him, but he ignores him.

Once he's in the house you can hear a door slam and bottles smash, "what's that about?" I perk up off of JJ's chest.

"I was gonna ask the same thing," Kie says. We all get up from our spots and follow John B's tracks into the house. He's frantically looking through the kitchen like he's lost almost.

"John B are you okay? what's up?" I ask him as inch closer to him cautiously. 

"What are you looking for?" Kie adds. John B finds a gun in between the couch from JJ and stuffs it in his pocket of his shorts. "whoa bro whats going on?"

"what do you need a gun for," I ask him. "talk to us!" JJ yells at him as he tries and take the gun out of his hand. John B shoves Jay onto the pull out and walks out. "John B really?!" I yell at him. We all follow the boy as were shouting in confusion of whats going on. He sits on Jay's moter bike and starts the engine up and sits there for a moment. 

processing everything. "Ward knows about the gold," He finally says which makes me realize my dad was right," he killed my dad," he finishes his sentence with that. he killed my dad. I knew Ward was a dangouros man but commiting murder? I was taken back a bit. 

John B drives off in a hurry as Kie is still yelling at him. "my dad was right," I whisper to myself making sure I can fully understand what is going on. "what?" JJ asks me "right about what Azaléa?"

"I met up with him yesterday," I take a deep breath. "Azaleà you what? How could you?" JJ comes to me and puts both of his hands around my arms acting like he's gonna shake me. "you can't even talk Jay, it was while you were on your tantrum spree. I can go see my dad okay?"

"not after he hurt you like that."JJ says softly "oh but you can?" I snap. I really didn't mean to say it but I'm glad I did. It's true. He drops his hands to his sides and backs up from me. "Jay I'm sorry I shouldn't of said that." 

He stayed silent but move away from me. "my dad told me that Ward knows about our treasure hunt, then giving me a wad of cash enough to book it out of this place and 'start fresh.' Then goes on to say how he's trying everything he can but Ward is a powerful man. I don't know what that means."