Of course it was just our luck that we got interrupted. The phone inside started ringing loudly.

JJ pulled away first to look up, though he hung onto my lips for as long as he could. "Someone will get it." I told him before pulling him back down to me by his shirt collar.

Only no one did get it. Bitches.

"I'll be right back." JJ promised, finally dragging himself off of me. I reluctantly got up and followed him.

He picked it up and didn't say anything, just let the person talk. When he hung up, he had a pale look on his face. "Something happened to Mr Heyward." He said.

We didn't waste anytime to run to Kie and Pope, who looked like we broke up a moment as they were hugging.

"Pope! Pope!" We both yelled. "Just got a call from Guffy. Something happened to your pops." JJ told him, out of breath. "What?" Pope questioned as we all 4 started running to the van.

"John B!" I yelled "Sarah!" Kie yelled right after me. "Come on!" We said at the same time.

After all filing in the van, we made it to Heywards. He was all beaten up.

I started fixing up his wounds while they all sat around.

"Let me know if I'm hurting you." I told him as I put a bandaid on his forehead. "You're doing just fine." Heyward replied. Heyward never really liked me until JB went missing and he became my legal guardian. Now he kind of does treat me like a daughter.

"Okay." I said, finishing cleaning him up and patting his shoulder as I moved around to stand against the wall. "Thank you darlin." He told me.

"Pop, what happened?" Pope asked immediately. Heyward sighed. "Oh, I should've known better. He came in just as I was about to lock up. Caught me by surprise. Once he had me down, he put his knee on my chest, and he asked me about that... that... that key from that drawing you showed me." Heyward explained.

"And in case you're wondering, I ain't tell him nothing." He added. "Now did you track it down?" He finally asked. Pope looked at all of us before taking the key out of his pocket and handing it to Mr Heyward.

"I found it in Mee-Maws old apartment above the pharmacy just like you said." Pope told him and sat down. "Shit, boy, you should've gave this to me. I wouldn't have had to take a beating." Heyward said.

"What's the big deal? It ain't worth anything. Why they want it so bad?" Heyward questioned, looking at me as if Pope wouldn't answer himself.

"I don't know. First, I get this letter telling me that I need to go to Charleston. And then I meet this rich lady who wants me to give her a key that I didn't even know was in my family." Pope told his dad.

"None of it makes any sense." I concluded. "Well, don't y'all just sit here whining about it. Figure it out!" Heyward exclaimed. I almost wanted to laugh at how easy he made it sound.

"No. I'm not just gonna give the key to a lady," Pope started arguing with his dad. "No, no, no. Did I raise you to back down from a fight, boy?" Heyward asked Pope.

Pope didn't answer for a second. "No sir." He finally said. "Well, all right. Now I, I didn't think about it before. I admit it. But now..." Heyward pointed to his bloody forehead, "Now? I'm interested."

"Well, why did they say they wanted it?" He asked Pope. "Something about an old cross. I think it might be some kind of lost treasure." Pope replied.

"You know who you should talk to?" Heyward held the key out to Pope. "Your great-grandmother."

~~~

The car ride was very awkward. Sarah and JB just kept making eye contact and it was super weird. No one was even talking and the only sound was the music.

"Guys, the thing that Limbrey said, I don't think she meant to let it slip." Pope finally said. Thank god. "She said the key leads to the cross of Santo Domingo."

"Wait, can I see that?" JJ reached back from the front where him and John B were. Pope gave him the key. "Are we supposed to know where that is?" Sarah questioned. "I'm guessing it's some sort of historical fact of great importance." Pope replied.

"Well, according to google it was a gift from New Spain to the Spanish king." Kie told us. "New Spain? Is there an Old Spain?" JJ asked. John B just gave him a 'dude' look.

"Shit, talk about over-gifting. Look at that thing," Kie showed us a big gold cross. "Looks like a person standing next to it."

"So it's a giant-ass cross." I said. "It was widely considered at the time to be the most extravagant tribute ever from the provinces," Kie kept reading, "It was lost off the coast of Bermuda in 1829."

"Did you just say Bermuda?" JJ asked. "Oh, no. Not the triangle." I sighed, knowing JJ's crazy conspiracies. "It always leads back to the triangle, dude. Like every single time somethings weird, it's Bermuda." JJ started ranting.

"Okay, well, what does a key found above your mee-maws pharmacy have to do with any of this?" Kie asked Pope. "Where do we come in?" I asked.

"I don't know. Good question." Pope replied to both of us.

It was silent the rest of the way there.

When we got there, Pope decided he wanted to go in by himself. "Oh we are all just one big happy family today aren't we!" JJ said as Pope walked off.

~~~

"You remember when life was simple?" I asked J and JB as they sat in the front and I laid down in the back of the van. Sarah and Kie went inside a store. "Yeah, like seven days ago." JB replied sarcastically.

"I mean, dude, think about it. Wards still out there, and he's got the gold." JB started ranting. "I know, I know." JJ replied. "He killed our dad," John B didn't stop.

"John B, I know. And we won't let that go. But I'm worried about you, man. It feels like it's either you or him." JJ told John B. He was right. "And you know who else I'm worried about? Sarah." He said. "I mean, bro. Like, it's her dad. You see what I'm saying?"

I knew what he was saying but I didn't care. Ward was the shittiest person alive. He killed my dad, treats Rafe like shit, treats Sarah like shit, and more, so I had no sympathy for him.

"She knows what he did." I said, not making eye contact with either one of them.

"Alright, so what's the deal with this Limbrey chick?" John B asked, steering the conversation in a different direction. "Pope said she has evidence on tape that could put Ward away, right?" "Mhm," JJ nodded.

"On the other hand, though, she did try to kidnap Pope, and-" John B cut JJ off. "But think about it, all right? If we can get that evidence, it's done. We could put Ward away for good and finally get justice for my dad. This could all be over in just one shot, J."

"I get it. It's dangerous." John B continued. "Good thing your best friends JJ Maybank," J replied with a smirk. "God," I sighed. "Cause I already got a plan." JJ said.

"Hopefully it's better than springing me out of jail," John B sighed also. "Nah, this is my best yet. Listen." JJ said. He told us his plan. I mean it wasn't bad.

~~~

We went to go get Pope and he got in with a sign. "How'd it go?" I asked him. "Shit just got wayyy more personal." Pope replied.

Pope told us a LOT of the personal shit. He was related to the Denmark Tanny.

"I still can't believe you're related to Denmark Tanny." John B said as we all sat on a dock, drinking. "Uh-huh," JJ agreed. "Are we in the presence of a Royal?" I questioned as I stood next to John B. "A king?" J asked from the other side of me.

"We shall crown him! All hail the lord of Tannyhill!" J did a bad english accent and acted like he was putting a crown on Pope.

We all started bowing as a joke. "Alright, everybody, can we relax?" Pope asked us.

"Relocate to Cats Ass, question mark?" Sarah said. "I'm with that," J replied. "How soon can we move in?" Kie questioned. "Cause I don't have a place to stay." JJ added. "Me either. Bunk beds?" Kie told JJ.

"Bunk beds. Cheers to that," JJ said as they drunk.

I spaced out for a second but I'm pretty sure they were talking about finding the cross and splitting the money.

Then Limbrey showed up. Fantastic. We all stood up defensively besides Sarah and Kie who were still sitting down.

"You assaulted my father," Pope stepped closer but the guy pushed him back. "Oh, I didn't assault anybody." Limbrey replied.

"He can identify the psycho from a mile away." I told her, looking at the man. "Why would my employee assault your father?" Limbrey asked like she was dumb.

JJ looked at me and John B and winked. The plan was in motion I guess.

"That's absurd." Limbrey said. "Listen, we can keep on negotiating but the fact is that I want the key. And I won't stop until I have it." The man was holding back Pope as he was getting aggressive.

JJ only slightly stepped in front of me.

"I don't have a choice, which means you don't either." Limbrey continued.

"It's Limbrey, right? Is that right?" John B asked, holding up a fake key but only me, J, and him knew. "Yes." Limbrey said with a smile.

"Is this what you're looking for?" JB asked. "Yes, it is." Limbrey replied. "Looking at the tide right now, Id say it's about 20 feet deep out there." John B told her. "So, if he just threw it in the channel, the probability of you finding it again is slim to none," I added.

"You wanna give it a shot?" I asked John B. "Lets see what happens," John B smiled, "Ready." He walked closer to the edge of the dock acting like he was going to throw it. "No! Hey!" Limbrey yelled.

"Please don't do that." She told him, trying to act calm as JB stepped back. "Get him to back the hell up," John B pointed to the man.

"Of course." Limbrey told him to move. "As I told you from the beginning, I am willing to be reasonable," She looked at Pope.

"Okay." Pope decided, looking at me and John B as he had caught onto our plan. "Okay?" Limbrey questioned. "I'll give you the key, but I want the tape." Pope told her.

"Of course," Limbrey quickly agreed. "Pope. Hey, hey, hey, hey," I said. Me and John B were the best at acting out a lie. It's why we were always the main piece of JJ's plans.

"You don't have to do this, okay?" I told him. "No, it's okay," Pope played along. "No, dude, this is your family." John B stepped up to me as we kept the skit going.

"Hey, it's fine. It's okay." Pope said. "It's about your dad. That's way more important." He told us.

John B handed Pope the fake key. "Oh, you're a good friend." Limbrey sighed.

"The tape." I told Limbrey. "Yes, give him the tape." Limbrey told the man. The man gave Pope the tape and swapped for the key.

"You know, I wish that you'd come to this decision earlier. We could have avoided all this unpleasantness." Limbrey told Pope before leaving.

"Nice to meet you." John B called sarcastically. "See you around, Pope." The man turned around. "Rather not." I replied with the same amount of sarcasm as JB. There is a reason we're twins.

"How long do you think we have before she realizes she has your fathers old key?" JJ asked me and John B once they were out of hearing distance. "Ten minutes." I replied as me and JB leaned on either side of JJ.

Pope turned around with an open mouth. "Whose idea was the fake key?" He asked, looking around. "Shockingly, not mine." Kie replied.

"Hmm, I don't know. Should we tell him?" John B asked us, putting his arm around J. "Wow," Kie said, "I'm impressed!"

"Maybe you are good for something." She added. "Did hell freeze over?" Pope joked. "Even a blind pig can find an acorn at times." JJ replied.

We all laughed. "I actually don't know what that means, I saw it on Reddit." JJ added, making us laugh more.

"We gotta take this tape to Shoupe," JB got serious. "Yes sir. Ward Cameron we're coming for you, big boy," I replied as I followed JB off the dock, J and Pope right behind us with their arms over each other's shoulders and Sarah and Kie behind them.