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Cassie's POV

"Look, he'll come around, all right? It's...He's doing a JJ thing" John B shrugs as we sit inside the Wreck.

"You think he'll go home?" Kiara asks and I frown.

"There's about a zero percent chance that JJ goes home" Pope scoffs.

"You okay?" John B asks Sarah.

"Yeah" She nods "Are you?"

"I mean, I'm in one piece, so..." The brunette drawls off.

"Okay. It's too dangerous to pawn this thing off piecemeal. So our best bet is to go down there and get the rest of it. Bring it all up at once. Put it in- in a safe or a vault or something. I- I don't know. Just until we can find someone who won't rip us off" Pope explains "I can figure it out tonight, get it done, and we can be out there early tomorrow morning"

"All right, let's do it" John B agrees.

"Easy peasy" I chirp.

"What about that thing with my dad?" Sarah asks and my smile turns to a frown.

it's always something

"Shit" John B curses.

"What thing?" Pope asks.

"I have to go fishing with Ward" John B admits and I roll my eyes.

"You can't get 400 mil cause you're gonna go kill fish?" Kiara asks sarcastically and I snort.

"Look, I have to go" John B states.

"Blow it off" I tell him, turning to Sarah "I'm sure that Papa C will understand, right?"

"It's 400 million in gold!" Pope exclaims.

"Make something up!" Kiara agrees.

"Look, I- I have to, okay?" John B huffs "He- he saved me, all right? If it weren't for Ward, I'd be in foster care. So...I have to go"

"Don't worry about it, Johnathan" I assure him, glancing at Pope and Kiara "It'll be better to go at night. Won't it, guys?"

Kiara huffs and Pope hesitated but nods eventually.

"Fine. Fine, go fishing" Pope groans.

"And at least JJ will probably have washed up by then" Kiara adds and I nod.

"Hey, Johnathan?" I hum and he turns to me "Give me a ride home?"

"Sure" He nods, tapping Sarah's shoulder as he stands up.

I ruffle Kiara's hair and peck Pope's cheek, telling them I'll see them later before following John B and Sarah out to the van. We drive in a comfortable silence, listening to the radio and sharing smiles ever so often.

"So welcome to the Pogue life" John B announces "Is it everything you ever dreamed of?"

"And more" Sarah replies enthusiastically.