21 - The Weight Of Everything

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We both start to walk out of the store as kie talks to me

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We both start to walk out of the store as kie talks to me.
"He'll want to have kids. I know it, he's probably gonna-" she starts, but we freeze when we see Topper and John b taking.

"No no no no no" kie mutters, as we run out.

"Oh, hey kie. Hey Stella, looking good" topper smiles at me. I roll my eyes.

"Hey John b, not a good time" kie said

"Looking good? The lamest thing you've ever said" John b snaps, backing up, then he flips him off.

"Bitch" he mutters

"Go" kie says

We start walking away, John b a little ahead of us. My mind races. Should I even tell him about the doctors warning? About how my chance to get pregnant might be slipping away? I push down the thoughts- there's no time, not yet.

"Wait...when are you gonna tell him?" Kie asks quietly.

"I'll just tell him later" I answer, forcing a calm I don't feel.










On our way to the boat, Kie explains everything JJ told her- everything Luke explained, and the letter.

"Okay, so you're telling me jj thinks that chandler Groff , the heir to Goat island, is his real dad?" John b asks as we got in the boat.

"I don't know maybe. And I wouldn't have even told you but he's been freaking out ever sense he got that letter. And I know that's where he went. I'm worried" kie says

"Why would the Genrettes keep that a secret for so many years?" John b asks

"People keep secrets for a lot of reasons" kie replies, and I glance at her.

"Okay, well it's the last place we've looked so dealers choice." John b says.

Kie nudges me to tell him, but I just turn around as John b looks back. Then he starts driving the boat toward Goat Island.







By the time we were almost there, night has fallen. I'm scanning the water when I see something.

"What is that? Hey- wait, kill the engine. Kill the engine." I tell John b, and he quickly obeys.

We glide past the trees and see a large boat. JJ is there. My chest tightens- seeing him alive, but in danger, I hate it.

"Oh God.... it's JJ" I mutter

"And that's Groff" John b adds

"Those are the guys from Charleston who took the scroll, and the scuba guy." I t said

"What do they want with JJ?" John b asks

"I don't think it's JJ they want" kie said






"We could....like ram em. Create a distraction" kie suggests.

"Ram that? No it's not even gonna leave a dent." John b said

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