𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐲

III. Not Your Fault.

      

      AFTER THE train ride, the group all finally arrived to Dubrovnik, and immediately began to head to the antique store. The group all head up the stairs, getting near to the place when John B turns to look at them all, "yeah, I'll go ahead and just, uh... just suss it out." The Routledge told them before turning back.

"What?" Jake said and John B looks at him. "No, just, I'll go..." He said quietly. "John B, no. I'm gonna go." The Lennox said as he stood before him and Kie came to his side. "What? Why? I'll go." The Carrera said and Jake looked at her now. "Just, please. I need to do this." She pleads her boyfriend who just glanced back and forth between her eyes, confused. "I got it." She insisted, brushing past him. "Okay. Be careful, please." Jake calls out to her, turning around to watch her walk up the stairs. "Let me know if you see anything." She says.

She turned back quickly to look at them, "tuck in." She waved her hand and the group all listen, except for Jake who stood there, watching his girlfriend head towards the shop. "Jake." Sarah whispered so the Lennox finally moved to stand at the wall, leaning against it. He crossed his arms, staring at the wall across from him with a blank gaze on his face and his arms crossed over his shoulder. They waited for a couple of minutes and he started to get antsy.

Kie rushed over to them, with a phone in hand, "you guys." She whispers when she reached them and Jake immediately pushed himself off the wall. "I heard him on the phone when I came in. Five o'clock tomorrow. Groff's meeting somebody at the museum with an artifact." She turned the phone in hand to show them. "It's gotta be the crown." Jake looks at her.

"Who's the bad gal now?" Cleo says with a proud smile. "Looks like you two are gonna get your shot." Pope told the couple who were looking at one another before quickly looking over at him. "Good shit, Kie." John B told her as Jake reached out, patting his girlfriend's arm. "We should go." He told the group. "Yeah, we should keep moving." Kie agreed.

"Yeah. Ready?"

The group all got up to leave, Jake looking at the phone in Kie's hand, "five o'clock. Muzej... Architecture." He read the details and Kie nods, putting the phone down on the steps. "Let's go." She said, taking his hand in hers before leading him off, following the others.

Later that night, the group were all at some dock and sitting around together. Planning out how tomorrow was gonna go at the museum. "Okay, so right there. That's the museum where we thinm Groff is gonna be meeting at. The only way to get to that museum is through the gondola. The gondola is the only public access up to the museum. Alright? So I think we need to go into town. We need to find some new clothes. We need to blend in." John B said, before looking up and around at the group.

"We need to set up in three spots in the plaza near the entrance to the gondola, and we wait for Groff." He goes on, "we go in pairs, well, one with three people, but regardless, everybody has everybody's back. We good? We got it?" John B looked around at them all again and Jake looked down at his hands. "Yeah, we're good." Kie says when no one says anything. "Let's just talk objectives, yeah?" Cleo brings up. "Alright." The Routledge nods. "We don't know what we're gonna see when we go up there. It could be tons of people. Coppers, mercenaries... We could be in over our heads." She says.

"Look, we're gonna be as safe as possible, alright? But the first objective is the crown." John B told them. "Well, the crown is the only objective, actually, okay? It's the only way we get paid." Rafe said and Jake looked over at him right away. "Yeah, but if we're able to get the crown from Groff, can't we just leave him for the cops?" Sarah now asked the group.

"We're not leaving Groff to the cops." Kie said, standing by Jake and putting her hand on his shoulder. "Hey, crown first. Death vendetta second." Rafe said, glancing at the couple to his left. "Why don't you stay out of it, Rafe?" Jake said, his eyes on the Cameron. "Guys." John B said warningly. "Why don't I stay out of it? What are you talking about?" Rafe got up, so Jake immediately got up.