SWEET NICOTINE | CHAPTER FOUR (FAKE KEYS AND EXPLODING BOATS...)
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"I still can't believe that you are related to Denmark Tanny" John B let out and AJ leaned against the post behind her with a small laugh.
"Are we in the presence of a royal?"
"a king?" JJ's bad British accent making the others laugh too. Pope looked more than done with their antics but it didn't stop them. The beer in AJ's hand was raised in cheers. "We shall crown him. All hail the lord of Tannyhill" JJ continued and AJ pretended to grab a crown from the empty spot next to her and place it on the boy's head.
"We are not worthy"
"We are mere peasants. All hail" AJ praised the boy as the others joined in bowing.
"all right all right everybody relax. Please" Pope glared at them and AJ almost couldn't hide the way her eyes lingered on him longer than she intended. Sarah's question about relocating the 'cats ass' or whatever the hell that was pulled AJ into reality.
"how soon can we move in?" Kiara asked, their conversation drawing further from the king of Tannyhill. Something Pope didn't seem to notice, the boy lost in his thoughts.
"cause I don't have a place to stay"
"me either, bunk beds?" Kiara and JJ went back and forth but AJ was having a hard time keeping her attention from wavering back to the boy next to her.
"I just keep thinking about the letter, the one that Limbrey sent. It had the wheat symbol on it. that must mean it has something to do with the royal merchant" His voice was the one thing AJ could focus on.
"yeah something seems fishy" JJ voiced.
"but if we find that cross, we can split it like we were gonna spilt the gold" Pope suggested and AJ could hear the way his words trailed off and feel the way his eyes turned to her.
"and live happily ever after?" The woman approaching tore AJ's attention from the boy next to her, and the words he spoke. The uncertainty, the wavering, the way he spoke those words. It weirdly hurt her but she was thankful for the distraction from those feelings.
AJ and the others stood straighter and she saw what JJ meant earlier by the crutches she was using. A man trailed behind her, holding her umbrella like a henchman.
"you assaulted my father" Pope moved forward but the henchman at the lady's side pushed him back. AJ moved over slightly, not totally sure why but she was now positioning her shoulder between the man and Pope.
"oh, I didn't assault anybody" The lady, Limbrey spoke.
"He can identify the psycho from a mile away" Kiara argued but the woman waved her hand slightly.
