perfect harmony • jj maybank

1.4

"i'll do it tomorrow. i promise. tomorrow." Pope pleaded begging his father to let him go with his friends.

"you think- no, no. hell no. you doin' it right now."

"get in the boat." whispered John B.

"make a run for it." JJ whispered.

Belle moved from her spot so Pope can jump in going to JJ who wrapped his arm around her waist putting the card back in her pocket.

"come on Pope." Belle said crossing her arms.

"boy, if you get in that boat-" Heyward started to say but Pope was already making a run for it to the boat jumping in.

"how does that feel?" JJ asked Pope once he jumped in the boat.

"go, go, go."

"bring your ass back up here." Heyward scolded his son, Belle laughed moving away from JJ sitting next to John B.

"i promise i'll do it tomorrow, dad." Pope told his father once again.

"i'll come help him! you can count on me, Heyward." Belle added so Pope wouldn't be in much trouble.

"when you get back you gonna clean shrimp, you gonna clean fish. you'll clean your dirty ass room!" Heyward yelled.

"we'll bring him back in one piece!" John B yelled back.

"and i don't like your friends!" Heyward finished.

"yeah i'm not helping you clean that stuff you're on your own on that." Belle told Pope who laughed and did their handshake.

the drive to the next dock to pick up Kiara didn't take long, Pope sat at the front of the boat with his legs hanging out, JJ on the side of the boat and Belle and John B were sitting at the wheel taking turns driving.

"there's my beautiful best friend!" Belle smiled putting John B's hand on the wheel so she can go to the bow to greet her friend.

"oh, top o' the mornin' to ya." John B smiled greeting his friend.

"good morning boys and girl." Kie smiled showing the cooler.

"there better be goodies in there." Belle's eyes lit up seeing the cooler she was holding walking over to where Kiara was.

"yeah, whatcha got? you got some juice boxes?" Pope asked.

"you know, just some yogurts and carrot sticks." she replied as Belle held out her hand to help her friend in the boat.

"how about my kind of juice box?" JJ asked.

"yeah."

"brace for impact." John B said in a deep voice starting to speed the boat.

Bella took off her t shirt tossing it into her bag leaving her in her bikini top opening the cooler handing out the beers to Kie and JJ. once they were farther into the marsh the boys threw their t shirts off, Pope started to drive while the others drank. JJ and Belle looked at each other nodding his head to the bow and Belle already knew what he was talking about.