Lilah pouted as she munched on a sugar cookie she made earlier, right after her talk with Sarah about the Royal Merchant. She was a stress baker and was she stressed out today with getting arrested and finding out she might be getting real gold. Now, she had a batch of cookies that she didn't even eat, just put them in a ziplock container and kept them in the cabinet.

     She was going to be nice and give them to JJ and John B for their house but after her and JJ's small argument, she didn't want him to have them. She knew that was petty but she didn't care.

     She waited on the couch for Sarah who was grabbing this map for John B. Lilah didn't know what map nor did she care but she had to drive Sarah to Hawk's Nest so that she could give her boyfriend the map. The thing was, Sarah wasn't getting the map yet, she was touching up her makeup.

     Ward was about to make his way upstairs when he saw his oldest daughter wallowing on the couch. "Hey, Sweetie. You okay?" He asked her with a confused expression on his face. She just shrugged and grabbed the ziplock container to hold it out to him, "Cookie?"

    Ward laughed under his breath and grabbed one before sitting next to her, "What happened?"

     "Midsummers was a bust. Everybody was annoying me."

     "Honey, everybody always annoys you."

     Lilah thought for a second before shrugging again, "Touché"

     Ward smiled sadly, "Who made you this upset though?" He watched as his daughter sighed and placed the container on the coffee table, "Julian. And JJ. Both of them, to be honest. God, what is up with these J names." She scoffed at the thought which made her dad chuckle.

     "Julian is just so gross! I cannot believe I ever dated him, Dad. He kept talking to me like I was some prize he won which meant he gets to keep me forever. I don't want that."

     "Good. I don't want that for you either."

     "He doesn't understand me or what I've been going through. Going through the process of not feeling like myself has been just so shitty but he doesn't know the real me. He only knows Kook me. The one who goes to parties and demands people around but I don't like that version of me."

     Ward slowly nodded at his daughter's words, "Well, that's why you broke up with him. I told you once and I'll say it a million times, Lilah, he doesn't deserve you. The real you."

     "I know. And the way I saw his life going down...I just didn't want any part of it. The treating me like trash, the drugs, and the name calling I mean.." Her dad stopped her, "Woah, woah, woah. That was a lot, one step at a time. Drugs?"

     Lilah slowly nodded, "Yeah, the night we broke up I caught him doing coke, Rafe was right there along with Topper and Kelce and they didn't do anything. Well, Rafe told him to stop when he said something bad about Sarah and I but-"

     "What the hell did he say about you and Sarah?"

The Cameron girl inhaled sharply, "He just said something not very nice."

Lilah couldn't tell her dad the whole story for two reasons. One, the twins snuck out so she couldn't snitch on her and her sister because he probably wouldn't be the happiest about that and two, she was embarrassed about the whole situation. When the memories come back from the party, she feels embarrassed that she took him back so many times.

So, instead, she just moved on with her conversation.

"You know how I am, Dad. If someone says anything bad about Sarah or Wheezie or even you, they're immediately on my shit list — sorry for cussing."

Ward waved her off, not caring for once about her wording because he understood. "I've been telling you, Lilah, that's why you're my favorite. You and me, kiddo, we get the feeling where all you wanna do is protect the people you love. We work hard, cherish the family around us, and get respected for it."

She smiled tightly, knowing her dad was right. He always told her that she was a carbon copy of him and she had always believed him. She hoped that she would be like him when she was older. Successful and having a family of her own to love and protect.

"Who cares about 'Kook' Lilah. You know yourself better than anyone. Deep down, you've always been a strong independent girl, even when you were little. That's who you are and the people who you surround yourself with matters as well and frankly, I like those group of Pogues."

She snapped her head towards her dad, "You do? JJ was so embarrassing tonight." She scoffed at the memory but hearing Ward laugh out loud shocked her, "Highlight of the evening. They were having fun, I can't necessarily blame them."

"But they ruined your night?"

"Obviously they didn't because I still had a great time. Stop worrying over things you can't control, Kid."

Lilah hummed softly before smiling again, "Thanks, Dad." Ward wrapped an arm around her and side hugged her before standing up, "You're welcome, Sweetie."

She watched her father walk upstairs before grabbing another sugar cookie to eat while she scrolled on her phone.

     Lilah parked in the lot as Sarah was giggling in the front seat. "Okay, I'll wait for you whenever your done." Sarah nodded, "'Kay, Love you." She smiled before getting out of the car with the map in her hand. "Be careful please!" Lilah shouted and rolled her eyes when she saw Sarah scoff.

     A couple minutes go by and she suddenly was blinded by headlights as it drove into the parking lot. She squinted and realized it was the Pogues. She looked in her backseat at the ziplock container that was in the middle seat.

She ended up bringing them after her talk with her dad. She was still annoyed at JJ with how he acted but she had a bunch of cookies that she could give to the others. She took a deep breath before grabbing them and getting out of her Jeep. She made sure to lock it and made her way over to the beaten up van.

     She knocked on the window with one hand as the other held the container. She geard shuffling inside as the door slid open to reveal Pope who opened the door, "Jesus, you scared us. Get in here."

     "She can stay out there."

     "Do you want me to strangle you?"

     "Okay..." Pope trailed off as he looked at the two blondes who were glaring at each other. Lilah was the first to move her eyes away to look at John B, "Sarah's waiting for you with the map." She crawled in the van and grimaced at the sight of the inside with the dirt and mess.

     John B nodded as he looked at his friends, reminding them what he just told them about, which was that he was going to do it alone and that he wasn't seeing Sarah. He hoped in his head they wouldn't mention it to Lilah because he knew that she already knew they were together.

     After all, Lilah was practically all Sarah talked about on the cargo ship. He knew how close they were.

     John B got out of the car as Pope groaned, "I can't believe he just left us in this car. It's so hot." Lilah opened the container and put in front of Pope as she was sitting next to him, "Do you want a sugar cookie?" She asked him and suddenly, she felt happy to see him smile and take one.

     "Kiara, want one?"

     "Did you poison them?"

     "You think I would tell you if I did?"

     Kiara hesitated but grabbed one anyway and took a bite. She immediately hummed in satisfaction, "These are good. Where did you get them?" Lilah laughed at the girl's question, "I didn't buy them, I made them myself."

     She watched as JJ raised his hand to grab one but before he could she slapped his hand away and shut the container.

     "What the hell?!"

     "Assholes don't get one."

     "You know what-!"

     Pope put his hands in his head, "Oh my god, I thought you guys made up. Why are you two arguing again?" Both of blondes just crossed their arms across their chest, not answering his question. Pope looked at Kiara for help who just held up her hands in surrender, not knowing what to do.

JJ shook his head and started talking about what happened with Rafe during Midsummers. Lilah was listening but not responding, she just played with her acrylic nails as JJ explained how Kelce choked him out while Rafe berated him in the locker room. Before he could finish, Kiara freezes, "Wait, do you guys hear that?"

The three on the floor of the van stopped and waited until they could hear what Kiara heard. "Please. Somebody help!"

Once they realized Sarah was yelling for help, Lilah Cameron was the first out of the car, running as fast as she could in heels. She thought her sister was hurt and it scared the shit out of her. She heard footsteps behind her but she kept running. She stopped to see that it wasn't Sarah hurt, it was John B.

"Sarah, what happened?" Pope asked as he now stood next to Lilah with his eyes widened at the sight of Sarah cradling John B in her arms.

"I don't know what to do. He needs help. Topper shoved him."

"Of course he fucking did." Lilah scoffed as JJ clenched his jaw, "Where the hell is he?"

Sarah sobbed out, "Oh, please, please, please get help, I don't care who. Just call someone." She looked at Pope with tears in her eyes and JJ immediately pushed Pope to the van, "Go!"

Lilah took a proper look at John B as Kiara yelled for Pope to hurry. Sarah continued to sob for John B and suddenly she placed a kiss on his lips, hoping he would be okay.

     Lilah looked at the two Pogues in worry just to see that they were staring at the new couple. JJ scratched the back of his neck awkwardly as Kiara looked a bit hurt. Lilah didn't know why they looked like that but she couldn't think about that right now. She inhaled before yelling out,

     "Pope, come on!"

BEAU SPEAKS !

lilah is the PETTIEST bitch of all and i kinda love it

ALSO don't worry jj and lilah will be making up not next chapter but the chapter after that!! 🤗

these ward and lilah scenes make me sad but im afraid they're needed :(

hope u guys enjoyed this BORING ass chapter omg