riptide- outer banks

118 | 'till death do us part

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Kori was in the process of pulling her khaki button up short sleeve shirt over her black cropped tank top when a knock sounded at her door. She pulled her blonde curls out of the collar of the shirt as she made her way over to see who could possibly be bothering her. Her hand curled around the knob, pulling it open to reveal John B standing in the doorway.

In a purple button down shirt and one nervous expression.

Her brow raised, no words coming out of her mouth as she walked back inside her room. Her hands lowered to the matching pair of linen pants she wore, fingers tying the drawstrings into a bow. Then she was exhaling, turning back to the little jitterbug in front of her.

"Okay, what?" She voiced, unable to help her mouth from curving into a smile. "What do you want, JB? And why are you sweating? You're making me nervous by this whole little–"

"Sarah's pregnant."

There it was. The truth, out in the open. A deafening silence to follow.

Kori's lips parted as her green eyes blinked. Slowly. Processing the two words that had just spilled out of her best friend's mouth. Then she was launching at him, arms wildly flinging around his neck. "Shut up! Sarah's pregnant?" She asked, immediately pulling away.

One look at her bright green gaze and excited expression. John B smiled, bringing his hands up to touch either of her arms. "Yeah, she's pregnant."

"Holy shit. You're gonna be a dad." Kori exclaimed, bouncing up on the balls of her feet with shock and exhilaration and pure love for her big brother. "Holy shit, JB!"

"I know. I'm kinda wiling out." He admitted.

At that, her tan boots indefinitely lowered back down to the floor. No more squeals, no more bouncing. Just the tilt of her head. "Why? You're gonna be an amazing dad. I mean, I'm scared shitless for that kid, but it takes a village, right?"

John B's gaze flickered up to hers, a small smile sliding onto his face. "It took a village with you."

"Oh, shut up." She responded, rolling her eyes as she shoved his arm away. "You were just the only one old enough to actually sign off on it."

He simply smirked. "And yet, now that I'm not, I'm still your legal guardian."

Kori's middle finger raised in the space between them.

Then her impish grin was vanishing, eyes widening. "Wait, holy shit. Sarah's pregnant."

Without another thought, the blonde bolted from the room. John B sighed as he quickly followed after her. Who knew what she was capable of with the information she now had. But as he came into the room she'd run into, a step behind her, he couldn't help but smile.

"You're pregnant?" She squealed, throwing herself into Sarah's startled arms. "I'm so happy for you!"

Logan stood nearby, having just been talking with his sister. At the sight of his girl in her arms, he felt like the world couldn't get to them. Not here. Not now. Not in this moment. Sarah just confirmed her excited question with a quiet yeah as she wrapped her arms around Kori. It was a sight for sore eyes, really. The way that Sarah Cameron and Kori Maybank had become not friends or even best friends, but sisters.

From hatred to tolerance to love– life was funny that way.

"This is insane !" Kori hissed, pulling away to look at her. "You're, like, pregnant pregnant?"

Sarah just laughed as her shoulders were lightly shaken. "Yeah, like, pregnant pregnant."

"This is literally crazy."