tension//JJ Outerbanks

chapter four

meanwhile john b:

john b headed through the crowd. he downed a couple shots and picked a flower. he ran behind the shed where he told sarah he'd meet her. he waited and waited until she showed up.

"god i've been waiting to see you all day," he said as he wrapped his arms around her. he handed her the flower. "the others are here too. we can find them later."

"oh john b, you didn't have to show up. what if you're caught?"sarah asked.

"don't worry sarah. i've got it under control," he reassured her.

"is that why you've got that stupid apron on?" she joked.

"hey! it's my disguise alright!"

"i'm not sure if you noticed but i can still tell who you are. you're not fooling anyone vlad"

he chuckled, "oh val, has anyone ever told you how stubborn you are?'

she laughed, "you just now"

john b rolled his eyes, "your sense of humor is ridiculous," he pulled her closer, "it drives me crazy."
he pressed his lips against her neck and left a trail of kisses to her shoulder. she gently pushed his head away as if she wanted him to stop, but she really wanted him to keep going. she never wanted him to stop. until she heard her name called.

"sarah? hey sarah! you back there?"topper, sarah's boyfriend, yelled as he rounded the coroner.

"shit, hide...hide!" sarah whispered to john b. he slid under the deck of the house. topper came running to sarah. he knew what she had been doing and who she was with, but didn't tell her he knew.

"sarah honey are you okay? what are you doing back here?"

"yeah yeah i'm fine just needed some air" she said nervously

he wrapped his arms around her, "you sure you okay? there something you wanna tell me?"
she smiled, "of course not." she broke away from his embrace. "i gotta go"
"wait where are you-" but she had already rounded the coroner. topper was furious. he searched everywhere. john b tried to sneak away, but topper caught him. "hey hey john b wait. wait john b!" he grabbed his arm.

john be turned around, "oh uh topper hey bud hey."

"yeah hey buddy what are you doing here"

"i was invited"

"oh invited? yeah yeah by who man?"

john b kept walking away but topper followed, "oh no one you know, i was just going."

"no try me i know everyone here. who did you say it was? sarah maybe?"

john b broke out into a run but topper chased him. he sprinted toward the water but quickly turned, causing topper to trip and fall into the water.