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"LOOK, I'm calling it off. Peterkin said if I stay off the marsh, she'll help me with DCS." John B told them the next morning.
"And you believed her?" JJ asked.
"Yes, I believe her, JJ."
"An actual cop, John B. You believed a cop." JJ said.
"All I gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days, and she'll help me out." John B threw down the stick in his hand. "It doesn't help that your ass was the one shooting the gun!"
Before JJ could defend himself, Spencer piped up. "John B, shut up. You'd be dead if it wasn't for J. So shut the fuck up. Think for once."
"Think? Me? Maybe think the next time you decide to tackle a man twice the size of you to the ground!" John B said.
"Hey, I did that for you!" She snapped. "Come on." She paused and picked at her nails. "Dickhead was asking for it as well."
"Topper wasn't even gonna drown me." John B said and Spencer rolled her eyes. "Sure looked like it. I mean, have you looked in the mirror?" JJ asked.
"Tell me some more. Come on."
"They always win, don't they, man." JJ said, propping his arm up against the wood. "Kooks versus Pogues. They always, always win! Goddamn!"
"Look, it's okay!" Kie interjected.
"No, it's not okay!" JJ exclaimed. "It is not! They don't want us to go down into the marsh. That means there's something valuable down there, and you know it." He pointed at John B. "I know you do. And I understand why you don't wanna go. You're the golden boy. You got way too much to risk." He indicated to Pope then Kie. "And you - I mean, you're already rich as fuck anyway. Why would you bother?" He turned around and looked back at Spencer. "And you have nothing, Spence. Nothing to lose. Except a drunk dad." Spencer winched slightly at the mention. "I'm sorry, but it's true." He looked back at John B. "See? Me, you and Spence. We got nothing to lose, man!"
"JJ-." John B started but was cut off.
"And I know it didn't use yo be that way for you." JJ continued.
"I don't wanna talk about this. I don't wanna talk about it." John B said, quietly. He tried to walk past JJ and pushed him while he did. "Just get out of my way, bro."
"John B, listen to me. I have a plan." JJ called after him. "You got the key to Cameron's big boat, right. There's scuba gear. We just borrow that and then we go down to the wreck this afternoon, and that i what's gonna save you, man. You don't see rich kids going into foster care, do you?"
"You know," Spencer spoke up, looking at the boys in front of her. She smiled at JJ. "You're kinda smart, sometimes."
