[1] Good Trouble - JJ Maybank - Rafe Cameron - (An Outer Banks AU)

Chapter 43

"She's dead. She got shot." Ward whispers.

"Jesus! By who?" Rose asks, shocked.

"Where are the kids? Rose?" Ward asks, deflecting.

"I don't know. They're up in their rooms." Rose says, pointing upstairs.

"Okay.." Ward says, quietly.

"Ward, who shot her?" Rose asks, concerned.

"I'll be right back." Ward says, continuing to deflect.

"Wait where the hell are you going? Ward?" Rose asks, confused as to why she wasn't being told anything.

"Hey, no! Get back here! I need to know what's going on!" She yells.

"I don't give two shits what you need right now, okay?!" Ward screams back at Rose.

THE THORNTON RESIDENCE

Violet woke up from her nap, sober but still a little woozy from the Fentanyl, but she was doing alright.

That was when she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in!" Violet yells, rubbing her eyes.

"Princess Violet!" Lily says, jumping onto her bed and hugging her. Her family was still going to be in town from the rest of the week.

"Hey!" Violet says, laughing.

"Are you coming to dinner with us?" Lily asks, her face hopeful.

"Uh- Princess Violet is feeling a little sick right now." Violet says, not wanting to go to dinner with the rest of her family.

"Where?" Lily asks.

"Just my tummy." Violet says, brushing it off.

"Can I help?" Lily asks.

"Yeah, sure." Violet says, nodding.

"Okay!" Lily says, bending her head down and kissing Violet's stomach.

"Feel better?" Lily asks.

"Yeah, so much better." Violet laughs, poking her little nose.

"Can you come to dinner then?" Lily asks.

"No, not tonight. Eat a big slice of cake for me, okay?" Violet asks, hugging her little cousin.

"Tomorrow?" Lily asks.

"Yes, I'll come with you guys to dinner tomorrow." Violet nods.

"Pinky promise?" Lily asks, holding up her pinky.

"Pinky promise." Violet says, making the promise.

THE WRECK

Kiara jumped out of the Twinkie and went inside The Wreck, which was full of customers at the moment. It was a busy night for them, and a busy night for the Outer Banks as it was in it's peak in tourism.

"Hey! Mom!" Kie says, running to the back.

"Where have you been? We've been full the entire day! Put on an apron." Her mom says, plating some food.

"Mom I need to see Violet." Kie says.

"Come on! Put on an apron and get to work!" Anna yells, not really paying attention.

"No- mom this is serious I need to see her for something." Kiara says.

"I sent her home a few hours ago, she was feeling sick." Anna says.

"What?" Kie asks.

"Okay now put on the apron and get to work Miss." Anna says.

"I'll be right back." Kiara says, running out back to the Twinkie.