It is barely dawn and Jo and the rest of her friends are sitting outside.
Jo is sitting beside JJ and Kie as they watch the rest of the Chateau collapse to the ground.
The fire is still going, but more calmly.
"It could have been a faulty electrical wire." Pope guesses.
"The place was all wood. A tinderbox." Kie comments.
Jo leans her head on JJ's shoulder.
He wraps his arm around her shoulder.
"Thing just went up." Cleo says.
"Just out of nowhere. I'm just glad we all made it out safely." Jo says.
"Verdict is in bro. Whoever is up there does not like you." JJ comments.
Jo swats his arm.
Thunder cracks against the sky.
The friends quickly run down to the dock so they can take shelter.
The rain is pouring down pretty hard.
"When did you say the pilot is getting in?" John B asks Sarah.
"Probably in like an hour. Once he's here, my dad said we can leave whenever we want." Sarah tells them.
"Okay, well as much as I would love to ghost my parents again. I can't." Pope states.
"Pope, we're talking about El Dorado here. Can't you just slip out the back maybe?" JJ retorts.
"Great advice." Kie jokes.
"It's always worked for me." JJ mumbles.
"I agree with Pope. There's a couple of stops I have to make first." Jo locks eyes with JJ.
She quickly averts her gaze.
"Ok. Let's do what we need to do and meet up at the airstrip in an hour." Kie comments as she jumps down from the railing.
"One hour Pope. Not a second later."
JJ yells after him as Pope and Cleo walk away from the dock.
"I promise one hour." Pope yells back.
"I'm gonna go pack some stuff and break the news to my parents." Kie states as she starts to walk off behind Pope and Cleo.
"Do you need one of us to go with you?" Jo asks her.
Kie shakes her head.
"No. I can handle my parents. Besides you guys gotta pack to. I'll be okay."
Jo pulls Kie into a hug.
"See you soon." Jo says with a smile.
Kie walks off the dock.
"Do you need me to go with you? You know in case things get ugly."
JJ pulls Jo closer to him by her waist.
John B and Sarah share an amused look.
"I'll be okay Jay. You dont need to worry about me." she tells him.
"You know I always worry about you." he tells her.
They lock eyes and for a minute they forget that theyre not alone.
John B clears his throat breaking the two of them apart.
"Okay, well since you don't need me. I'm gonna swing by the shack for old time's sake." JJ says breaking the tension.
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*Pogue for Life* Outer Banks Book 3
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