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"Hey, guys, so like, my dads already gonna kill me. So what's this mandatory meeting about?" Pope asked as he looked around at the group who were sitting around a fire, the heat keeping the mosquitoes away while warming them up.
Lila sat with Kie, their legs touching each other as Lila pulled the black ring on and off her finger. Kie eyed it slightly, seeing it before but not being able to put her finger on where or when.
"Might as well tell him, man, before we're gaffed." JJ spoke up as he looked at John B with a knowing look.
"Why are you two getting gaffed, exactly?" Lila spoke up with a frown of her eyebrows, looking at the two boys.
"You ready for this?" John B asked, looking at the three as they all nodded.
"Yeah." Kie said to him inpatiently.
"So, the gold never went down with the Royal Merchant." John B said as Pope rolled his eyes, Lilas fidgeting stopping as she stare at him like a deer in headlights.
"Oh my god, here we go again with this." Pope said annoyed, clearly wanting to drop the topic once again.
"No. All right, wait. Hear him out, all right?" JJ asked Pope in a soothing voice and a nod to his head as Pope sighed and looked to John B. Lila though it was sweet how JJ could get Pope to do anything he wanted as long as he stayed calm, it was a good bromance, a healthy one.
"It's been here the whole time. It's on the island." John B said softly as he looked at the three dumbfounded teens, his face illuminating a nice honey glow. Lila thought he looked beautiful, would have easily told him that if it weren't for the serious moment.
"Are you serious?" Kie asked in shock as she looked at him.
"Why did we not think of that before? All those scuba dives for what? Nothing." Lila pointed out as John B nodded in agreement, giving her a half smile.
"I'd like to voice my skepticism." Pope spoke up as he folded his hands.
"Hit us with your best shot, like the song." Lila nodded his way with a point of her finger.
"I'm sure you would, Pope." John B huffed as he stood to his feet.
"Can I please present you with my evidence, sir?" John B asked sarcastically as Lila held back a grin, messing with the ring on her finger again. She knew Rafe was mad at her, knowing she embarrassed the living hell out of him when she took off with a bunch of pogues. Apart of Lila felt guilty for living him there, knowing his hatred for the party. But then again she didn't, because these were her friends. And maybe it made her a bad girlfriend but she'd choose them over him. Or so she tried to tell herself.
"Proceed." Pope said with a sigh as he waved John B off.
"All right. So, in my backpack, I have a letter from Denmark Tanny." John B said as he pulled a vanilla piece of paper from the small side pocket.
