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chapter three. SCOOTER GRUBBS
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ONCE THE BOAT WAS OFF, JOHN B LANDED A HARD SLAP TO POPE'S SHOULDER BLADE. Pope sucked in a breath, leaning away from the eldest Routledge with a look of confusion. "Ow! What was that for?" he asked in disbelief, his hand moving to rub the tender spot. He even made a show of lifting his sleeve to examine for any injuries from John B's assault. "For hugging up on my sister," John B replied nonchalantly. JJ couldn't help but laugh at the situation at hand. Sure, seeing Pope and Julia all cuddled up was weird. Weird enough to make his stomach hurt. But it was all innocent. Pope didn't have a bad bone in his body.
JJ leaned back in his seat, legs spread out before him. "Well, that was fun," he said, a chuckle twisting within his words. Julia sighed, her head rested comfortably on Kiara's shoulder. The two girls glared at the blonde. "Could have warned us a little sooner."
"We would have, except Pope was on the math team," Kiara retorted. Both girls glanced toward the boy who's continuing to get thrown under the bus. A hint of a sympathetic smile toyed with the youngest Pogue's lips. "You were on the math team?" JJ asked in surprise. His own baby blues landed on the Heyward boy, who was still rubbing at the tender spot on his shoulder blade. "Ha-ha, whatever," he grumbled with a slight frown.
"The cops took everything like it was a crime scene," John B spoke up, redirecting the conversation back to the original topic. Julia perked up, looking over toward her brother. "What did you guys even find?" she asked. "It's gotta be something cool if the police took it." JJ sat up straighter. An arrogant grin crossed his features. "Oh? You didn't—? Ba-bam." JJ withdrew the money and gun from his pockets, showing them off confidently. Pope spluttered in surprise. Julia felt her stomach clench with nerves.
