• Time Out • outer banks

It's a boy plan

"No effing way!" Kie refused pacing the porch before us all. "You brought her here? So what -she's in on this now?!" Kie glowered at John B then looked to us for guidance.

I glanced to Sarah who sat moody but silent letting Kie go on.

"Look, all I care about is her cut," JJ points to Sarah, comes out of your share."

I rolled my eyes back. Squeezing them shut, I began trying to figure out what actaully goes through JJ's head before he speaks.

"You know, I don't remember taking a vote." Kie adds turning back to the new couple. "This is our thing- A Pogue thing!" She snapped her face getting a little pink in her anger.

"I gotta say, I'm just a tad uncomfortable with all this." Pope nodded looking to John B.

"Oh when are you not uncomfortable?!"

"I dunno. I rode here on the back of JJ's bike pretty comfortably." Pope retorted sticking up for himself backed by JJ, "it's true, most relaxed I've ever seen him ."

I giggled at their little moment while JB too the words out of my mouth. "That's cute guys." He muttered in annoyance.

Kie nods to Sarah again, "You know, we were all extremely comfortable until you brought her."

"Stop talking about me like I'm not here!" Sarah complained.

"Then leave!" Kie retorted.

Sarah scoffs looking from me to John B. "I told you."

"Told him what exactly?" Kie jumped in.

"That you're a shit-talking bitch Kiara!"

I rolled my eyes as both girls began to go at it.

"Place a bet?"
I turned to JJ and Pope hoping I hadn't heard right and I ripped the money from their fingers shaking my head. "What the hell?" I complained.

"Fair is fair!" JJ cried to me while Pope begged I let them carry on.

"Everybody shut up!" John B yelled grabbing all our attention.
I threw the bills back at the boys turning to face him.
"Kie, your my best friend, and Sarah your my...."

They shared a look and Sarah smiled at him encouraging softly that he "Say it"

"Are we in 6th grade?" I muttered.

"She's my girlfriend." He finally finished.

"Oh that's new." Pope said while we all shifted uncomfortably.

"She's your girlfriend now?" Kie laughed bitterly. "What was all that talk about, you were just using her for information?" Kie reminded him. "Get a map, cut her loose?"

"You said you were using me?" Sarah frowned at her new boyfriend, while he scratched his head awkwardly.

"No." He answered staring at the floor.

"Yeah you did." Both Pope and Kie answered.
"It's kinda true." I nodded.
"You did... say those things." JJ spoke up too.

"No! Look love just walked in, okay?!" He thee his hands up. "I didn't expect it —it just kind of happens... I'm not gonna deny it."

My eyes narrowed at this shitty ass speech that Sarah deserved to slap him for delivering.

"Corny." Pope whispered.

"Cut the bullshit, John B. If she's in, me and Tri are out."

John B and Sarah looked to me as if I would argue against her.