𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑，𝗃𝗃 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗄

𝗌𝗂𝗑𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝖾

𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 to buy back the land. The rest of the pogues had tried convincing my boyfriend and me to leave this one and go and have a surf but JJ was having none of it. He wanted to be there.

"Listen up. Here's the plan. We go up in one-dollar increments, all right? It's gonna take a while, but we're gonna need to save every cent for construction." Pope spoke up, everyone nodding in response.

I hummed, half listening to what he was saying, "Pope's on point guys." Kiara said to JJ and me.

"Now, this is the old Maybank place. Now, the bank has an opening bid of $80,000. Looking for 81. I've got $80,000 going once." The auctioneer called out.

Pope raised his hand, "$80,000 and one dollar."

"Okay. One dollar more at $80,000, one dollar"

"$80,500." A man in the crowd called out.

" $80,500. Right here at $80,500."

Riley's hand came to lean on JJ's bicep once she saw the look on his face, "It's okay. Pope's got it."

"$80,500. $80,500 is going once."

"$100K flat out. Right here." JJ called out, all heads snapping at us.

"$100,000 right here to the gentleman in red."

"Hey, what are you doing?" Pope snapped, causing me to roll my eyes.

"Just a knockout punch. Knockout punch and we're a wrap." The blonde shrugged, his hands coming around my waist.

"That's not the plan. That's not the plan." Pope scoffed in disbelief.

"I've got 100,000 dollars right here, is going once, $100,000 is going twice."

"$150K." An older man called out.

"$150,000 from Mr. Zeasy.!Good to see you, Dale, at 150."

"Good to see you, Rog. Just give me a minute here, would ya?" He said, coming to stand beside JJ and me. "You know, uh, The Cut's gonna be Figure 8 in a few years. You walk away now, you won't have to scurry off with your tail between your legs, and I'll, uh, give you a little taste on the back end."

I hummed, "Dale, was it?"

He nodded, "That's correct."

"It's not happening," I smirked, stepping away from him.

The Maybank chuckled, "Let's play ball."

Before we knew it, JJ had put in a lot more money. "I've got $775,000 bid."

"Will you make them stop, please?" Sarah turned to her boyfriend.

"Get them out of here." The Heyward snapped, referring to me and JJ.

Milo stepped forward but JJ cut him off, "Just let me handle this. I've got it. $775,010, right here, sir."

The crowd erupted in gasps of shock, "$775,010 to the gentleman in red."

Pope growled, "Oh my God!"

Dale sighed, "That's too rich for my blood, Rog."

"That's 775,010 is going once, going twice, last and final call, sold right here to the gentleman in red. Congratulations."

Dale chuckled, "The most expensive property in The Cut, and it's not worth it."

JJ hummed, "Well, it is to us, sir. If you can scurry
to your side of the island, and stay there, that'd be appreciated."

I nodded, turning back to my friends, "We get shit done."

"We got it. That's all that matters. Whoo!" My boyfriend cheered happily. And that made me happy.

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄
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