𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 [𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤]

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧

John B practically sped to the police station after getting the tape from Limbrey. It needed to be in Shoupe's hands for even further evidence that John B didn't kill Peterkin on the tarmac.

I let everyone crowd the desk while I hung back by the door, "This should be fun." I mumbled to myself as I watched them talk to the front desk lady. I hated that we had to keep coming here to prove something that should've never happened in the first place. I was even half convinced that Ward was paying Shoupe off, but I'm sure everyone had the same feeling.

Once John B was taken back to see Shoupe, we waited. It felt like forever until he came back, but it was maybe only 5 minutes.

"So, how do you think this is gonna go down? Are they gonna raid Tannehill?" JJ asked, breaking the silence as we waited.

"JJ." Kie said. I guess she had noticed Sarah's mood change like I had. It wasn't surprising that JJ was oblivious to everything at the moment. Seeing the possible fall of Ward Cameron was enough to make him feel like a kid on Christmas.

John B came back with the biggest smile on his face, "Well, what are you guys waiting for? It's time to celebrate!" Everyone followed him out to the van and piled in. It started to rain as we pulled up to the chateau causing us to split. The boys were inside throwing back beers while the girls sat outside listening to the rain.

"You okay?" I asked Sarah as I walked out of the house with drinks for us. We could hear the boys toasting to 'the fall of Ward Cameron' through the open window and I knew it was only making things worse for Sarah. Kie was reveling in the same happiness as the boys, I bet she never expected to see this day come either.

Sarah nodded in response to my question as Kiara followed up with, "Do you regret it?"

"No. He deserves all of it and I know that."

"He's your dad. I get it. I'm sure it sucks to be in the middle-" As Kiara spoke, Sarah's phone began to ring. I could see Topper's contact picture from where I was sitting and wondered why Topper would be calling her. She excused herself, leaving me and Kie to talk.

"You think she'll be okay?" I asked scooting closer to Kie as we watched Sarah from afar.

"I hope so. I can only imagine what she's feeling. I know if my dad turned out to be like Ward, I would want him to go to jail." I kept my eyes on Sarah as she got visibly sadder as her conversation continued.

Once she was off the phone, Sarah wrangled everyone up and rushed us to the twinkie with little explanation. We had to go to her house. I wasn't sure why, but it sounded urgent. So, we piled up in the van and headed for it. She sat in the passenger seat, booting JJ to the back with everyone else.

On the way there we got caught in the mess of cops heading in the same direction causing us to slow down. "Oh my god." I was just beginning to realize how this was going to end. How was Sarah going to get through something like this?

"Can you please hurry? I need to be there for Wheezie."

I watched John B look at Sarah with a blank look, "You think I want to miss this?" I cringed as the words left his mouth. I couldn't believe he had just said that to her.

When we pulled up, we rushed to look over the wall. The masses of cops making their way toward the pier made it harder for us to see. First John B went over, then Kie, Sarah, and Pope followed behind. I stayed behind contemplating if this was something I needed to see or not. I know I need to be there for Sarah, but I was still uneasy about everything.

"Now or never, come on Lou." JJ said as he held his hands out to give me a boost up. Without another thought, I was up and over the wall running to catch up with everyone else.

JJ and I made it to the pier last. We passed by Wheezie and Rose on the way, they were by the front door and away from the pier so they couldn't see anything. Uncle Vic and everyone else were standing watching Ward. Sarah was crying, Ward was telling her she shouldn't be there. I watched him climb down from the Captain's Wheel and go into the cabin, his last words to Sarah being 'I love you'. Within seconds, the boat had exploded into flames. My breath caught in my throat as I looked at Sarah.

I waited for John B to grab her, hold her, do something. When I realized he wasn't going to do anything, I moved to be near her. She cried on my shoulder until Topper ran up to us and brought her to the ground with him.

John B looked at all three of us. I couldn't see any sort of emotion behind his look. It was almost like none of it had phased him. He was happy Ward was finally gone, no matter the cost to the girl he loved.

Me though? I was unsure of the person I saw looking back at me. I might've even been a little scared of him.

Everyone else was still in shock. Even JJ showed some kind of emotion. No one said anything in fear of saying the wrong thing. How were we supposed to handle this?