JJ and a Routledge

Confessions, and Dares

Sarah was spending a while with her family, and the Pogues, well we stayed at the Chateau. Fishing. John B was in his own world, sprawled across the bow of the HMS Pogue, Pope was
leaning on the railing down to the boat, while Kiara and i were watching JJ fish, with no luck so far. "He deserved it right?" JJ turns toward Kie and I.

"Are you joking?" I mutter back, "Of course he deserved it." I shrug, and look back out at the water. Sure, he deserved it, but Sarah didn't.

"Never seen someone blow themselves up like that." Pope jumps in, making me look over at him. He was looking off at the water as well. Kie started to walk down to the boat to sit with John B, I stayed put.

"Cross that one off the bucket list." JJ mutters, almost smirking.

"JJ!" Kiara repremends him, while she sits down next to John B, who was still in the same position. He goes silent and grips on his fishing pole.

"Sucks for Sarah." He sighs. Kiara puts a hand on John B's back, he doesn't even move. I think it's finally hit him how much this will affect Sarah.

"Are you okay?" I make out the words on her lips.

He sighs, turning towards Kiara, finally. "It's not me I'm worried about."

We all headed inside later, except John B who stayed out on the dock. I mean, we all saw Sarah approaching, and got a pretty good view of what went down. It was bound to happen. Sarah and John B were going through too much right now and I could tell they needed a break. Later that night, John B was still far down in the dumps. We all were outside again, when John B, JJ and Pope, sent Kie and I inside to find beer.

"I just can't believe it, but I can." I rub my head as we hop off the dock. Kiara nods.

"I know. I can't imagine what Sarah's going through and I get why she did, but they both need someone right now. John B's dad's murderer died, and Sarah's dad died. They're both going through it." That's when it clicks in my brain. We approach the Chatuea when I come to a stop, Kie does the same.

"Kie... there's no way she's staying at the same house as Rafe. The only other place she could have possibly gone is..." Her eyes widen.

"She's at Toppers's, isn't she?" I nod before continuing on to the house. "Oh my God." We stay silent for the most part as we get the beers and head back to the dock. That's when I hear their conversation. I put a hand in front of Kie and we both stop. Pope was talking about her.

"She just wants to be friends." Pope gunts.

"Death blow," A voice that sounds like JJ jumps in.

"I'm sorry man." Must be JB.

"I... I didn't even see it coming." I feel bad for Pope now, but he was still acting like a child about it. I glance at Kie who was biting her inner cheek. "JJ... what's happening with Coral?" I go completely still at the mention of my name.

"I have a problem, guys. Like bad problem, I- I don't know what I'm gonna do I think- well I don't know- but I-" He stutters over his sentenc until John B interuppts him.

"Spit it out dude!"

"I think I'm in love with her." I feel my cheeks heat up. Kiara widens her eyes and smiles, I join along with her but try to listen to what John b has to say.

"That's a problem?"

"Yes because- I'm not good enough, man. There's no way she feels the same anyway." They all go silent and I decide to make out presence known.

"We have to goods!" I announce. They all look at the both of us in shock and I quickly throw a beer to John B and Pope, I only had two in my hand. Kie throws the other to JJ and we rush down to the group.

"What're you guys doing down here? Having a good cry?" I raise my eyebrows, trying to make it seem like a joke, but it was kind of true.

"Cry?" JJ yells in disbelief.

John B pretends to be confused as well, "Cry? We don't cry." Pope nods in agreement.

"You know it's not your fault right?" Kie took anoutter breath of her cigeratte, she was already high as fuck. I could tell because she was smiling as she said her words.

"You think she'll come around?" John B looks at Pope and JJ for confirmation before looking back at Kiara, who got a tiny but more serious now.

"Yup, dude, she's one of us." I try to smile and make it beliveable. Even though I was questioning the words myself.

"Sarah's a Pogue." John B smirks. "Yup, she'll come around, you know, she'll come back to me, right." Okay, maybe we've made him a little delulu. "You know, Coral, I was just thinking about it. I'm gonna do a backflip."

"You're lying." I tell him, making him act all challenged.

"Oh? I won't? Why don't you do it with me then." I roll my eyes.

"Easy. Challenge accepted, peasant." He puts his hand on his chest and looks a tiny angry.

"If you back out, you're the peasant for life, it'll be your new nickname." John B announces, taking his shirt off.

"Yeah, well it won't be, because you're about to become a chicken for life. That's you're new nickname." I pull off my shirt, to reveal my bra. John B shakes his head while pulling his shorts down.

"Nope. If we both do it, then... you have to drink a beer, what's my poison?" I think for a second whole taking off my sandals.

"Ooh. I know. You have to clean up the whole house, on your own." John B groans at that, while I take my shorts off. "Alright, you ready captian?" We both have out backs to the water.

"There is no way you'll both do it!!" JJ laughs.

"Oh? I won't?" I look over at John B. "Three, Two, One!" We both flip over and quickly splash in the water. It was more refreshing then I expected. As I come to the surface I hear the group cheering.

"That's my girl!" JJ claps.

"Woogity woogity baby!" John B howls, making the rest of us join him.

That night, I did in fact have a beer. Well a sip, before I spit it out all over the boat. It was hurrendous and everyone laughed at my attempt. Better to stay off it anyway, wouldn't want to end up like my mom.