The five teens found their way back to town and they saw there was a lot of police and some of them were carrying a body.
"Who's that?" John B wondered next to Blair. She was sitting down beside him.
"That's Scooter Grubbs. He was out during the storm" a girl told him "Check this pic I got" she said showing them a photo of the dead body
Blair looked away not wanting to see.
"What kind of boat did he have?" JJ asked
"Somehow, that dirtbag copped a brand new Grady-white. Everyone's out looking for it" the moment the girl finished speaking, they all looked at each other
And with that everyone just stood up and made their way to John B's house.
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"So we didn't see anything" Pope said stressed out when the gang got to The Château "we don't know anything. We need to have complete amnesia" he continued on
"Actually, Pope's right for once" JJ told his friends "See I agree with you sometimes. deny, deny, deny" JJ said as he grabbed a beer.
"Guys if we just lay low. No one will suspect of a bunch of kids" Blair told her friends as she sat down next to John B who put an arm around her shoulders
"But we can't keep that money" Kie said with Blair agreeing.
"Definitely not" she said
"Not all of us can afford unlimited data plans girls" JJ spoke to both of them.
"We should at least give it to Lana Grubbs" Kie said "otherwise it's bad karma"
"Bad karma to be implied in a felony too, we gotta go dark" Pope said
"If that means we get to keep the money, I agree" JJ said
Blair noticed John B next to her was oddly silent.
"You okay?" Blair asked him softly
"I don't agree" John B looked at JJ making Blair smile since she didn't agree either. She took his hand in hers causing him to smile.
"What? Why?" JJ turned to him
"Just think about it. This is Scooter Grubbs we are talking about, same dude that's buying individual cigarettes at the Porthole" John b said
"We are talking about a dirtbag marina rat who's never had more than 40 in his pocket and all of a sudden he's got a Grady-White. I mean how much that does cost?" John B asked.
"And how could he get that money?" John B looked to JJ and Pope
"Smuggling, they were straight smuggling" JJ told them "and I guarantee there is a serious amount of contraband in that wreck"
"For the record, if that's an smuggling ship with illegal contraband on the inside, it probably belongs to someone else" Pope said.
"Minor details" Kie said
"They could come looking for it" Pope continued on
John B then noticed it was Blair who was silent now.
Her cheeks were a bright pink almost looking sunburnt but the redness seemed to now appear all over her body. Blair felt heat boiling through her veins.
"Hey you okay?" He asked her whispering and tightening his grip on their interlocked hands. Noticing how warm she felt.
"Isn't tonight a full moon?" Blair wondered out loud. Sweat dripping down her forehead.
"I don't know, why?" John B looked at the girl now getting worried. "You look hot, let me get you some water."
"I'm fine" she said pulling her hand away from his when she noticed how much heat she felt within her body.
"Can you two stop flirting and focus, please guys, we are scheming here" JJ interrupted the young pair.
"Right so, what's the plan?" Blair asked them
"Lay low" JJ told her. Doing a double take noticing her appearance.
"That's exactly what I said at the very start of this whole conversation" Blair rolled her eyes at him feeling slightly more annoyed for some reason.
"But how do we do that?" Pope asked both blondes
"Kegger?" Kie asked
"Kegger? Tonight?" Blair started to panic feeling the heat radiate off her body and stood up abruptly.
"B? Did you get sunburnt you don't look too good." JJ commented.
"No I did not get sunburnt JJ! I can't do the kegger guys. I just can't." Blair began to panic remembering what is to come. She tried to control her breathing when John B stood up.
"Hey hey, it's okay let me help you-" he reached for her arm but winced when the heat burned his skin at the touch.
Blair's heart dropped when she realized she had hurt John B. She backed away not wanting to hurt anyone else. She brought her hand to her head.
"I have to go." was all she could say before she ran off.
"Blair wait!" John B called after her. Before he proceeded to go after her Kie stepped in front of him.
"It's okay, I got it." She reassured John B and ran off to find Blair.
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Wanderlust
Fanfiction~ This started out as a treasure hunt, but now she's the treasure everyone wants. ~ If you love the shows Outer Banks and H2O you'll love this story. :) John B x OC
