fearless

ten; we protect each other

As the sun lowers itself behind the trees and darkness blankets the OBX, Lettie's worries don't completely disappear. But with a movie playing, Jj holding her, and two of their best friends accompanying the young couple, Lettie allows herself to forget about the trouble her boyfriend may have gotten himself into.

    The brunette shifts in Jj's arms slightly, craning her head back to look at him, "Are you comfortable?" She whispers, trying not to disturb Pope, who is beside them with his eyes fixed on the screen.

    Jj looks down at her and nods, "I'm good, are you?" Lettie gives him a positive hum, leaning back further into the boy's chest, he tightens his arms around the girl, a content smile taking over her face at the action. Lettie adjusts the light blanket she had positioned over her lap before sipping the last of her 7Up.

    Lettie focuses back on the black and white film playing just as Kiara makes a comment about how unrealistic the plot is, drawing a low chuckle from the group.

Pope offers Lettie some chips from the snack selection she had brought to share. She smiles as she takes some, "Merci," She chirps, munching on the snack.

"De rein, (You're welcome)," He says back, and Lettie is happy she's been teaching Pope french. She hopes that if they continue, he'll be fluent one day. He offers some to Jj too, but he denys. Gunshots go off in the movie and Lettie's muscles instinctively tense up, despite the fact that she knows they aren't real. Jj kisses the top of her head to try to relieve some of the tension, it works.

After a few more minutes Pope leans towards the blond, "Jj," He whispers, drawing the boy's attention and a glance from Lettie, "I gotta take a piss."

"Charmant (Lovely)," Lettie mumbles under her breath.

"Hold it," Jj demands.

Pope shakes his head, "I can't hold it. I drank too much soda."

"It's too exposed, they'll totally see us."

"I gotta go," Pope and Jj turn, making Lettie whine in protest. She looks towards to kook trio, seeing their eyes fixed on the screen. Except for Rafe, who is staring at them intently, making Lettie's skin crawl, "They're blocking the bathrooms."

Lettie looks between Pope and Jj, who look clueless, before letting out an amused chuckle, "You guys know you're boys, right? You can aim," Pope looks at her, a nervous brow raised as she continues talking, "Just go for a walk and pick a spot. It doesn't seem that hard."

The two boys are silent for a second, considering it. Then Jj says, "Come here, I know where."

Lettie scoots forward so she's out of the way as Jj starts to get up. However, he and Pope are both stopped by Kiara, "Hey, where yall going?"

Both boys look over at her, and Jj shrugs, "We gotta wring it out."

As they turn to walk away Kiara calls, "What? You gonna hold it for each other?" Lettie laughs, and when Kiara looks at her, she just shrugs. Lettie looks up at the screen, trying to immerse herself back into the drama of the movie. But, a yellow shirt in her peripheral vision distracts her. Was that Rafe? Did he go in the same direction as Jj and Pope?

Shaking her head, Lettie tells herself she's just being paranoid. They're just gonna pee, then they'll be back, nothing to worry about. But then, Lettie remember's Pope's words from before, It might go down tonight.

"Is it just me, or have they been gone a long time?" Lettie asks, turning to face Kiara.

The curly headed brunette looks away from the screen and considers the question, "I guess."