"This place is a dump," Danny commented, his lip curled slightly in disgust. The coast guard was no help, and the crew decided to find the owner of the boat by visiting the motel room with the key John B found.
Danny couldn't decipher if the storm caused the damage or if the motel always looked like this.
JJ whistled and then sighed, "I thought the Chateau looked bad."
The sign had fallen and crashed to the ground and the trees and other rubble littered the grounds.
Danny assumed the two guys assessing the damage up front were the owners.
"This place is a shitshow," John B added and cruised the boat closer to the grass.
Kie nodded from her spot on the side of the boat right next to Danny. "Motel or meth lab?"
"You be the judge," Pope responded as his eyes trace over the ruins.
"Doesn't look like the type of place somebody with a Grady-White would stay," John B mumbled and Danny nodded in agreement.
Danny nudged the back of JJ's knee, making him stumble and whirl around with a glare.
Danny smiled innocently as Pope responded, "No. It looks like a place someone with a Grady-White would get killed."
"What does that say for us?" Danny added and shook his head as they neared to dock the boat.
"All right. Here we go," JJ said to John B, who slowed the boat and let it glide into the shallow water.
"This is your captain speaking. HMS Pogue comin' in for landing," JJ said and jumped off the bow and onto land. He tied the boat up. "We're good."
"All right. Here goes nothing," John B said and stood to walk around the wheel.
Pope caught John B's elbow. "Hey," he said and rested his forearms on the mount of the steering wheel.
"Yeah," John B turned back and looked at the boy expectantly.
"Don't let him do anything stupid," Pope responded, and pointed to JJ, who propped his foot on the edge of the boat.
"Oh, we will," he said with a nod and a sly grin.
John B responded with a light shrug. "I'm not making promises."
"Yeah, I know," Pope muttered in defeat and sat back in the captain's chair.
"Uh, be careful," Kie said to John B and handed him the key. Danny stared and raised an eyebrow at their close proximity. "I mean it."
John B laughed lightly and said, "Yeah."
"Have fun!" Danny cheered and waved mockingly at JJ.
"What?" JJ stopped in his steps and looked pointedly at Danny. "Um, you're coming."
Danny shook his head. "No, I don't think I am."
"If I'm going into the meth lab motel, I'll be damned if you are not coming with me."
Danny could understand JJ's confusion. The two did virtually everything together. Where one went, the other followed. Even with something as simple as Danny getting his wisdom teeth extracted, JJ was right by his side and there to take care of him afterward. Or to something as crazy as JJ wanting to go for a joyride on one of the yachts from Brekker's repair shop, Danny was right there with him.
"Oh really? Is that what's happening? It's not because you're scared of the dark and need me to hold your hand?" Danny teased and stood on the bow, his hand shielding his eyes from the glare of the sun.
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Exception // JJ Maybank
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