"No way you actually wanted to get me out of jail." John B walked out of county the next morning to see Joey. "Ain't no way!"

"Full of surprises." she hugged him tightly. "You good?"

"How'd you know to tell Shoupe to run test on the bullets instead of the gun?" John B pulled back with an alarming look.

"Dodging a bullet." she hummed, getting an odd look. "Come on, let's get out of here. I know a certain trio that are likely waiting for you."

John B crawled onto the back of Joeys moped, holding onto her waist as she drove down the roads. The wind was cold, but nice, not miserable. She'd always been good at driving, except when she crashed the twinkie once. John B leaned on her back as she took a sharp turn. "Woman!"

"Sorry!" she yelled back at him, hitting the horn as it gave a loud honking tune, one that Mr.Mooney had installed for her.

"Is that Jojo?" JJ looked over.

"Who's on the b-" Kie started. "John B!"

"Joey got John B out?" Pope gapped. "Ain't no way!"

"Guess who's out the clink, boy!" John B yelled with a bright grin.

"My boys out of the can!" JJ yelled, Joey got off the moped.

"We missed you." Kie hugged him tightly.

"I missed you guys too." John B laughed slightly as they all pulled back.

"How'd you get out?" Pope asked with a grin.

"Joey had the idea to get Shoupe to run the finger prints on the bullets instead of the actual gun, Rafes came up. She saved me." John B shook his head with a grin, looking back at Joey as she gave him a soft smile.

"That's phenomenal!" Kie smiled widely, pulling Joey into a tight hug. "You smart, bitch!"

"Heavy on the bitch, huh?" Joey joked as the Pogues group hugged okay. "Too many bodies, too many bodies!"

"Right, right." John B spoke quickly as they all pulled back. "Space, of course."

"So you're telling me I did all that work for nothing?" JJ hummed in disbelief.

"Oh, the most elaborate escape plan of all time?" Pope mocked him.

"Foolproof." Kie continued on.

"Yeah, it was, actually." JJ argued.

"Where's Sarah?" John B looked around for any sight of the blonde.

"Jesus, you were at the station all night?" JJ asked as Joey downed energy drinks. "I could have came to get you."

"Both of us? Shoupe would have lost his mind." Joey gave a small snort.

"So, Sarah just dips and doesn't call?" John B walked over to join them.
"She just left her bag. Didn't tell anybody." Pope looked over toward John B from behind his sunglasses.

"I-I-I really think Ward got to her." he stepped onto the boat. "I mean, the dude tried to have me killed in jail."

"What?" Kie gapped.

"Yeah. He sent somebody to the prison who yoked me up and almost killed me." John B shook his head, putting his hands around his neck to show.

"You serious?" Kie looked in disbelief.

"What the fuck?" Joey looked in disbelief. "Who was this?"

"Yeah, do we know?" JJ looked at him.

"No, I have no idea." John B shook his head. "Dude, I swear to god, one day i'm gonna kill that son of a bitch."

"It's okay." Kie shook her head.

"No, Kie, it's not okay. We gotta find Sarah." he huffed, sitting down.

"No, literally, it's okay. She's right there." Kie pointed behind him, Topper driving the boat over with Sarah on the front. Joeys face fell as she saw the two.

"What the hell is she doing with Topper?" Kie looked in disbelief.

Topper pulled up next to the boat, John B walking over to help Sarah. Topper and Joey tried not to look at each other. "Hi."

"Hey!" she laughed, hugging him tightly.

"Oh my god. I'm so glad you're okay." he hugged her tightly, Joey shifted uncomfortably as she bit the inside of her mouth.

"I didn't know if i'd see you again." she spoke, holding onto him tightly. "What happened?"

"Joey got me out. Got Shoupe to run the bullets instead of the gun." he looked down at her with a shake of his head. "Yeah, no, yeah, I'm a free man."

Sarah laughed in joy, hugging him again. "That's amazing."

She leaned over and hugged Joey. "Oh."

"Thank you." the Cameron girl hugged her, Joey met Toppers eye behind her back.

"I know. It's great, but..But listen, Sarah, they're coming after Rafe." John B broke the news to her gently.

"Good. He's completely unhinged." the blonde shook her head. "He jumped me last night."

"What?" Kie gapped.

"That's why I didn't come back." the Cameron girl looked down to the girls.

"Yeah, man. Rafe has lost his mind. Literally almost drowned his own sister." Topper spoke up from still being on his boat. "Thankfully, I got there..got there just in time."

"Yeah, he did." Sarah agreed.

"He tried to drown Joey too." John B agreed.

"Yeah, I know." Topper said back. "Guess he's got a thing for trying to drown your girlfriends."

"Well, ex girlfriend." Joey pointed to herself with an awkward look. "Kinda like Sarah's your ex girlfriend."

"Uh, well, I guess I owe you one, Topper, don't I?" John B hummed in his direction, but it was clear it killed him to say it out loud.

"It's all good." Topper gave a minor laugh. "I mean, somebody has to rescue your girlfriend, right?"

"Uh, that's funny because she's not actually my girlfriend, right?" John B looked down to Sarah.

Joey looked over oddly. "What?"

JJ and Pope shared a look.

"Uh, well, what is she then?" Topper laughed.

"Tell him." John B encouraged.

Sarah looked between the two with an awkward look. "I-I'm with him."

Topper gave a sudden laugh, Joey squeezed the bridge of her nose. "Gotchu. You're with him. Okay, yeah. I just, like, needed a little clarity there. You guys clear on that?"

"I think it's clear you gotta go now." JJ hummed, scratching the side of his face.

"Yeah, think i'll head out. It's about that time." the blonde hummed in response.

"Topper. Thank you." Sarah walked over, hugging him. Joey inhaled, laughing to herself as she straightened her back.

"Yeah, of course. I'm just glad you're okay." he hugged her back gently.

"Okay." Joey hummed as they pulled back. "Bye."

"Bye." Topper said back.

"Why did you hide that from me?" Joey asked John B in disbelief as they stood in the chateau together. "You tell everyone else but not me?"

"Because it's different." John B pointed out. "I didn't know how you'd react."

"You think because I use to bone you that you can't tell me that you got married?" Joey asked in disbelief with a glare across her face.

"This is what I was afraid of!" he defended himself by pointing at her.

"I wouldn't react this way if you wouldn't hide it from me!" Joey yelled at him in disbelief. "This is why I always yell at you!"

"Oh, is it?" he nodded his head. "So all the other times you yell at me is because I got married too?"

"Probably!" Joey yelled back at him.

"Guys!" JJ ran in.

"Not now!" the two yelled back on sync.

"Popes pops got hurt, we gotta go now!" JJ ignored them, the pair sharing a look before running with him.

"Let me know if i'm hurting you." Sarah spoke as she bandaged up Hayward's bruises and cut face.

"You're doing just fine." he gave a small groan. "Thank you, darlin."

"Pop, what happened?" Pope leaned on his level.

"Did you clean it first?" Joey looked to Sarah, getting a nod.

"Oh, I should've known better." Hayward shook his head. "He came in just as I was about to lock up. Caught me by surprise. Once he had me down, he put his knee in my chest, and he asked me about that-that-that key from that-that drawing you showed me. And in case you're wondering, I ain't tell him nothing. Now, did you track it down?"

Pope pulled the key from his pocket, showing it to his dad. "I found it in Mee-maws old apartment above the pharmacy just like you said."

"Shit, boy, you should've gave this to me. I wouldn't have had to take a beating." Hayward looked his way with a shake of his head. "What's the big deal? It ain't worth anything. Why they want it so bad?"

"I didn't know. First, I get this letter telling me that I need to go to Charleston. And then I meet a rich lady who wants me to give her a key that I didn't even know was in my family." Pope explained quickly with wide, panicked eyes.

"None if it makes any sense." Kie shook her head.

"Well, don't y'all just sit here whining about it." Hayward looked toward the girls. "Figure it out!"

"No, i'm just gonna give the key to that lady. It's not worth-" Pope began, being cut off.

"No, no, no, no. Did I raise you to back down from a fight, boy?" the older man shook his head at him. Pope shook his head. "Well, all right. Now, I-I didn't think about it before. I admit that. But now..now? I'm interested. Well, did they say why they wanted it?"

"Something about an old cross." Pope explained."I think it might be some kind of lost treasure."

Hayward nodded. "You know who you should talk to? Your great-grandmother, Mee-maw."

Joey stood up, looking at the first aid kit. "Here, Hayward. Clean this wound every few hours and always, ALWAYS, wash your hands first."

"Got it." he nodded. "ALWAYS."

"Joey, come on." John B waved her over.

"Oh, are we going wedding dress shopping?" Joey followed with a gapping look. "I better not, wasn't invited to the wedding. Didn't even know they got married. Wouldn't want to be rude."

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