savannah, jj maybank

the law [13]

it was almost noon when kie arrived at the chateau. her face was twisted with irritation, as she had waited almost two hours for someone to come pick her up, yet no one had. slamming the door of her car, kie stomped up the stairs to the house, rehearsing her angry rant in her head, when she caught sight of jj and savannah snuggling on the pullout bed. a small grin replaced her nasty scowl as she took in the pair, content smiles gracing their features as they cuddled one another for warmth, or perhaps it was simply because they enjoyed the other's presence. careful to not disturb the two, kie quietly shut the door and made her way to the end of the dock after spotting john b.

"where have you been?" kie lectured. "we looked everywhere for you! do you know how worried you made me?"

john b turned his head to look at the girl.

kie gasped at the sight of the boy's red-rimmed eyes, clearly sore from hours of crying. "oh my god," she whispered, bringing the boy in for a hug.

john b let out a small laugh as tears spilled from his eyes. "i've cried so much in the last day."

"well, you've been through a lot," kie consoled him.

"you have the right to just let it all out."

his body shook as kie gently combed her fingers through his hair. she reveled in the feeling of having him in her arms again. though she had forgiven sarah for the past and accepted her and john b's relationship, there was still a piece of her that envied the girl for having the freckle-faced boy to herself. she used to be the first person john b came to when he needed to talk-jj wasn't the easiest to open up to about feelings— but ever since sarah came into the picture, kie had been feeling somewhat tossed to the side.

john b pulled away, leaving a small ache of emptiness in kie's chest. "i went to the crain house earlier," he mumbled.

"what? why?"

"when i was on the boat with ward, he told me he knew about the gold. he asked to be in on it, and when i said no he tried to kill me."

kie gasped. "oh my god, john b-"

"i'm alright. i managed to escape on a jet-ski. but when i got back, i guess i just got this bad feeling, like something had happened..." he trailed off.

"and?"

"it's gone. it's all gone."

"what's gone?" kie and john b turned to see savannah and jj walking over to them.

"yeah," savannah yawned, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, "what are y'all talking about?"

"the gold," john b croaked. "ward found the gold."

"you sure he got everything?" kie asked.

"every bar," he stated firmly. "the whole enchilada."

"fuck, now im sad and hungry," savannah whimpered, her stomach grumbling.

john b nodded solemnly as he grabbed hold of his cast and yanked it off. "look, it's not like i expected a happy ending or some shit," he grunted, throwing the molded material to the side.

"john b," kie began to scold him, but john b cut her off.

"what, kie?" he groaned. "it's a hairline fracture. who cares?"

"you should care," she lectured. "your arm's gonna be messed up for life."

"it's fine, see?" john b raised his hand, wiggling his fingers around for effect.

"guys!" the teens all turned to see pope running towards them. "oh god," he wheezed, placing his hands on his knees as he gasped for breath, "i ran all the way here."