T E E N A G E G O O N I E S

T H R E E

"Hey do you mind dropping me off back at the Chateau?" Nixi asks as the Pogues are heading back to the marina. "I wanna make sure my pops is okay."

"Yep, course." John b says while steering the boat up  to wharf outside the Chateau. 

"After I'll just hang out here until you guys get back" She says while getting out of the boat. The rest of them nod and wave while then pull out into the channel going towards the marina. 

Nixi walks past the Chateau and across the street towards her house.

"Hey sweetheart" her Pops says as she walks in the door. 

"Heya Pops" she says while giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

"You kids staying out of trouble?" He asks, "Always" Nixi replies with a laugh while walking upstairs.

When Nixi gets to her bedroom she gets some clean clothing and heads to the bathroom. Since her Pop and her live in a tiny two bedroom shack they have to share the bathroom. But she doesn't mind, that's just the Pogue life. Lifting up her shirt she serves the bruising on her stomach and winces when she pokes at it. "Shit" she mumbles.

While she  showers she starts to think about what happened at the motel with JJ. When she was younger she had a massive crush on him but as they grew up it started to fade. I mean, they were together 24/7 and have been through so much together. pushing the thoughts of her and JJ together aside and finishes up with her shower and chooses something to wear the rest of the day.

Nixi has never been one to care what she wears so it was as simple pair of jean cut offs and a old band tee that was her fathers. Letting her hair air dry and not bothering with makeup she starts heading back downstairs to say good bye to her pops and go back to the Chateau. 

Nixi doesn't have wait long until everyone else arrives, JJ sits down next her and starts to play with his lighter. "Scooter is dead" He says and her mouth just drops. she looks to the rest of them and right on time Pope bursts in after tying the boat down.

"Okay so, we didn't see anything" Pope says while panting, "We don't know anything, we need to have total and complete amnesia" He finishes as he sits down next to Kie.

"Actually Popes right for once, see i do agree with you sometime" JJ says while standing up and walking towards John b, "Deny, deny, deny."

"Guys we cant keep the money" Kie says, "Okay, not all of us can afford unlimited data plans Kiara" JJ says while Nixi nods. Shes gets what Kie is saying but also kind of agrees with JJ. She would love to be able to help her Pops with the bills.

"We have to pass it off to Lana Grubbs, otherwise its bad karma" She says, "Yea, its bad karma to be implicated in felony too." Pope says, looking towards John b. "We gotta go dark."

"If that means we get to keep the money then i agree" JJ says. John b finally looks up and pats JJ on the shoulder, "I don't agree" he says.

"What, why?" JJ asks. "Think about it" John b starts, "This is Scooter Grubbs we're talking about, the same guy who's been buying individual cigarettes at the porthole. Shit one time i saw this dude begging for change in the Save-A-Lot parking lot because he needed gas. We are talking about a dirt-bag marina rat who has never had more the $40 in his pocket and all of a sudden hes go a Grady-white? just saying" John b says as he finishes his little rant. The rest of the teens nodding along. 

Nixi starts to add the pieces together and when they are all out on the wharf later in the day John b starts talking about it again, "Alright, so think about it Pope. How does a Marina rat get a Grady-white?" he asks while sitting on the edge of the wharf.