MACKIN' ON MACK

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"Or what Rafe?! Don't seem so tough now do you?"
JJ threatened from Mackenzie's right, John B standing with his arms crossed to her left.

"Let's just go man," Topper leaned over to Rafe trying to convince him to leave the little Pogues alone. "they're not worth our time."

The truth was, Topper didn't actually want Mack to be hurt again. He decided even at his young age that no girl should be treated so poorly. And he needed to find another way to get her to like him. So at that point he just wanted to leave.

Rafe decided to agree with Topper and started to walk away, Top and Kelce on his tail.

"Ummm hello?? Kinda still up here guys!"
"Rafe, you can't just leave me in this tree with a bunch of strangers! How am I gonna get home??"

The Kook boys just pretended not to hear Sarah's cries and continued down the dirt road back to Figure Eight.

"Some brother you've got there blondie." John B yelled up to Sarah who was still trapped and hanging over the 3 best friends.

"Hey! I thought I was blondie..." Mackenzie pouted.

"Mack, there's a lot of blondes in this world, you can't just claim the nickname, blondie." JJ piped in from beside her.

"Well I want a special nickname! Like you know, one that isn't just a short version of my name something original..." The tiny girl complained, repositioning her stance to have a better grip on the rope.

John B chuckled at the girl's childish behavior looking over at her and JJ as they bickered over the silly topic.

"Can you guys give me an estimate on when this whole stupid nickname conversation will end? Cause it's pizza night and I would rather not miss that." The Cameron girl huffed.

"Well maybe if you'd be quiet I'd consider it."
Mackenzie Mocked.

"Come on Kenz, let the poor girl down—"

Once John B said that Mack quickly released the rope in her hands only to jump to get hold of it again laughing at John B's panicked expression.

"—SLOWLY!"

John B called out giving Mackenzie a glare for her reckless antics.

"sLoWlY!" Mack mumbled in a baby voice.

Once that was said, JJ chuckled being the only one to hear it and went to the blue eyed girl's side to help her lower Sarah from "the bully trap." As John B went under the net just in case his small friend pulled another stunt and the Cameron girl actually fell.

"This is a nice rig you got going on here beanie."
JJ complimented the crafty girl.

"Beanie? Is that my new nickname?" Mack beamed at the Maybank boy.

"I mean if you're okay with it? I know you said you wanted it to be creative and I thought since you're small and skinny, you're like a little string bean..." JJ scratched the back of his neck nervously as he explained Mackenzie's possible new nickname.

"I like it Jay." Just as they had set Sarah down, JJ sent a smile Mack's way, taking note of the new nickname she just gave him and shook his head.

John B helped Sarah Cameron out of the net and held out his hand to assist her in getting back on her feet. When the little Kook girl was pulled up, her and John B ended up closer than planned sharing a little moment that included some very awkward staring. Which was ended by Sarah stepping back and clearing her throat.

"Do ya think you can find your way back okay? Wouldn't want to be late for Pizza Night."

Mack snorted at JJ's comment towards the young Kook.

"Yeah I think I'll be alright. And Mackenzie? I'm sorry about my brother and his idiotic friends..." Sarah looked down at her feet feeling partly to blame just being related to one of the bullies.

"Nah! Don't sweat it. I'll be okay with dumb and dumber here having my back, I think I'll manage just fine." The little blue eyed girl slung her arms around the boys she'd grown to know and love. As they rolled their eyes at her "dumb and dumber" comment, but nonetheless feeling accomplished that she knew they had her back.

The Cameron girl laughed and sent the 3 Pogues a small wave before walking back to her big boats and Pizza Nights in Figure Eight.

"So whose gonna tell her, her house is that way?" JJ asked as he pointed in the opposite direction of where Sarah was walking.

"Ehhh, she'll figure it out." Mack shrugged patting the Maybank boy on the back and going over to dismantle the rope and net from the tree so her mom wouldn't yell at her for it later.

John B and JJ looked at each other, shrugged, and went over to help their small friend put the remains of her rig into its original place in the shed out back.

"Oh! Beanie, John and I's original reason for stoppin'  by was so we could give you this," JJ then handed Mack a black walkie talkie. She in return gave him a questioning look at the little device in her hand.

"For whenever you need me—" JJ got cut off by John B clearing his throat rather loudly.

"For whenever you need US!" JJ sent John B a glare earning a thumbs up from his brunette friend before he continued.

"Channel 1 is me, and channel 2 is John B." JJ explained while demonstrating to Mackenzie.

"Thanks Jay—" Once again John B coughs to be included.

"—and Johnny." Mack smiled and rolled her eyes.

John B smiles back as he nodded, "Anytime."

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AN
Hey guys! So I decided to add this little back story before I get into the actual plot of the show for the next coming chapters so I could add things into the plot of the show from this backstory portion.

So that means that I will be following the Outer Banks plot but adding in Mackenzie's story. I will be trying to directly quote from the show so the only original points will be Mackenzie's lines (obviously) and extra scenes I decide to include between Mack and the other Obx characters.

Since this is my first book I would really appreciate comments of suggestions or encouragement for inspiration.

Thanks for reading!! ❤️❤️

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