The Gold: The Bahamas

One Month Later 

"You're so drunk." My arms wrap around JJs neck, holding him steady while the beach party carries on around us.

"Just a tad," He laughs before placing a sloppy kiss to my cheek, "we're living the life, Princess, I love it here." 

"I love stars." Sarah dreamily states, her head thrown back to gaze at the dark sky littered with bright dots.

JJ and I both look at her with smiles on our faces, I chuckle at her when she starts to sway, the effects of too many mai-tai's hitting her as the night goes on.

"Stars are pretty cool." My own gaze shifts to the sky, "Did you know that stars are luminous spheres made of plasma? So basically they're a superheated gas threaded with a magnetic field. They're made mostly of hydrogen, which the stars fuse in their cores, it's wild to think about how complex things like this are."

They both look at me with furrowed brows, confusion crossing their faces, after a moment of silence Sarah starts to giggle while JJ presses a kiss to my neck, "You're so adorable, baby."

"You sounded like Pope." Sarah continues to giggle, covering her mouth when she see's my annoyed expression, "Like in a good way."

"I thought it was interesting, thank you for sharing your knowledge." JJ holds back a laugh, I roll my eyes and look back up at the stars, "We just weren't prepared for your biology lesson."

I bust out laughing, Sarah clutches her torso since she can't contain her giggles anymore, when I catch my breath I give him a soft smile, "Babe, stars are astronomy, not biology." 

"Tomato tamato." He mutters with a shrug, "Y'all knew what I meant."

"Oh JJ, you should really pay attention in school," Sarah pats his shoulder, "if we ever make it home in time for school, we've already missed the first few weeks of class."

"I'm sure we will," I tell her, leaning back into JJs embrace while I watch drunk bodies stumble around us, "we just have to avoid psycho Rafe. I really never saw this coming. You know?"

"What," JJ asks, "you didn't think your old pal would refuse to believe you died in the storm and start terrorizing Outer Banks accusing people of faking your death and then come to Nassau to see if you were here to steal the Gold from him?"

"Nope," I respond, "I sure didn't. Like we never had any type of relationship beyond being friends majority of our lives. He never made moves on me or acted like he liked me, at least I never felt like he did."

"I didn't see this coming either." Sarah chimes in, "He had girlfriends around you all the time and never openly expressed any feelings for you. He was a bit touchy but y'all had always been that way."

"Yeah we'd always been close and a little touchy but he was older so I thought he was just looking out for me, you know?"

She nods, "I mean he did watch you a lot though and asked me about you when you weren't around."

"Huh, he did?" I ask, turning to see JJs deadpan expression. 

Sarah hums as a response before focusing back on the stars. 

"Sounds like he did like you," JJ murmurs in my ear, "you were just too hung up on me to realize it." 

I lightly laugh, "I told you that I only have eyes for you." 

"It seems you do." He nibbles my ear, Sarah being oblivious to our quiet conversation while she sips on her drink and stares at the crowd around us, being nosy as ever, "I can't keep my eyes off of you, Princess... fuck, I need you." He pulls me closer into him, showing me how needy he really is, his shorts tight from his dick being painfully hard, "It's been so long since I've had you."

"So shameless, Jay." I tease, "Horny in public?" 

"I can't help it," His breath shallows, "you're so beautiful walking around with this fucking body of yours." 

"I guess it's good we scored the janky motel room then," I bite my lip at the thought of having him inside me after so long, "we could always lock ourselves in the bathroom tonight." 

His eyes light up, "Could you be quiet?" He looks over at our friend who's still in her own world, "We won't be alone." I hum in response, a sly smile on my face, "Hey Sarah, Willow's tired, lets head back to the room and get some rest."

She smiles and steps closer to us, reaching her hand out to rub my arm, "Of course, it's probably not good for the baby to be on your feet for so long anyways." 

"My feet could start to swell during pregnancy if I stand too much." I link arms with her while we trudge through the sand towards the motel, thankfully it's close by, since my body does ache some. 

She sighs, "I miss John B."

"I bet he misses you too." JJ sends her a sympathetic smile, his hand slipping into mine, "At least they know we're alive, that's one good thing." 

"Too bad you dropped the phone in the ocean last week." Sarah laughs when he holds his hands up, "We could have talked to them more."

"I forgot I had it in my pocket," JJ defends himself, "Willows the one that tackled me." 

"I didn't think you'd take the phone in the water." I groan when they laugh at me, "I was just trying to have fun."

He kisses my cheek, "I know, it's not your fault, Princess. And that day was really fun." 

"Here we are." Sarah pulls the key card from her pocket and lets us into the room, "I'm pretty tired too." She yawns and immediately snuggles into her bed, too drunk to care about changing or even washing the sand off of her legs, making me cringe at the thought of laying in a bed covered in sand. 

"I'm going to shower." I whisper to JJ, though Sarah seems to already be passed out.

"I'll be in a second." He whispers back while digging in one of the bags that holds various clothes we stole from some of the small local shops. 

I grab comfy clothes and shut myself into the tiny bathroom, running the water so it warms up while I strip my sandy clothes off. My hands circle around my baby bump that's a lot bigger now since I'm a bit skinnier than I probably should be. The lack of food we can get our hands on doesn't help my case with staying healthy. 

I sigh and step into the shower, using the small soaps JJ stole. I guess that's another positive, JJs the best klepto I know, having him here with us has made things easier. He's taken a few rich dicks wallets and money clips so we got the motel room and various things we've needed. 

I jump when arms wrap around me, JJ chuckles from behind me, placing a kiss to my shoulder while he pulls me into him, "Hi pretty girl." 

"Hi." I breathe out, my hand slipping between us to carefully run along his dick, "Someone's eager." 

He hums, "I bet you were wet as soon as I said I needed you earlier."

My teeth sink into my lip for a moment, "Maybe I was, it's been a while." 

He trails kisses up my neck, sucking at the sensitive spot behind my ear causing a moan to escape me, "Remember to be quiet, Princess." 

I nod and turn in his arms, connecting our lips while my pussy throbs in anticipation, "I need you." I moan when he teases my entrance, my leg hikes up around his hip, my arms wrapping around his neck, "Please."

He smirks and pushes into me, gasping when he bottoms out faster than we had expected, "Shit, Princess, so fucking wet for me." He thrusts into me again, taking his time, dragging the sensations out while I hold back my moans, "That's right baby, let me make you feel good." 

I quietly gasp when he speeds up, my insides gripping him with every stroke, "I love your dick." I blurt out, he chuckles and snaps his hips up into me again, hitting my g-spot, causing my leg to go weak. 

He grabs my waist, pulling my other leg up around his hip and pins me to the wall, "I know you do," He murmurs in my ear, "all yours, Willow, it's all yours." 

"All mine." I quietly moan. 

Our breath goes heavy while he slips in and out of me, the sound of the water pelting the shower floor drowns out the sound of our skin smacking together. My body clings to him, our chests touching, arms holding each other, my legs quivering around him as pure bliss courses through every nerve in my body, stringing me out, making me want to scream his name. 

Fuck I've missed this, we haven't had sex since before he stole Barry's money. 

"I'm close." I whisper into his ear, my lips connecting to his wet skin on his neck, sucking delicately before my body tenses, muscles locking up, a moan rippling up my throat. "Oh~"

"Me too, Princess." JJ groans, his thrusts quicker now, the strain in his voice alone lets me know how close he is, I ride out my sex-induced high while he nips at my neck, then he slams into me, releasing his cum deep inside of me while we both let out a shaky breath. 

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Two months Later

My legs kick out in the sand, digging my toes in while chowing down on the plate of food in my lap, "Well, Jay, you're getting your lobster on the beach, how is it?"

He smiles at me, swallowing his food down, "It's unreal, to be honest."

"Agreed. If I were told at the beginning of the summer that we'd be fugitives in the Bahamas, eating lobster and mangoes in the sand and that I'm pregnant with your baby, I wouldn't believe it." 

"Oh me too," Sarah agrees, "And I wouldn't believe if someone told me my dad and brother were murderers."

I chuckle, "For real though." 

"I'm loving every minute of this though." JJ happily sighs, his eyes on me while I stuff my face with more food, feeding for two has been rough, so I eat whatever I can get my hands on these days, "I've got my beautiful girl by my side, our baby cookin' in her oven, and then... Sarah." 

I let out a loud laugh, "Well said."

Sarah scoffs, "Um okay, rude."

He laughs with me, "I wasn't being rude, you're you and you're here with us."

"Am I least considered a friend to you now, JJ?"

I can tell she's trying to play it off as a lighthearted question, but deep down I know she wants acceptance from the pogues, she wants John Bs closest friends and family to like her and want her around. Especially after her rough start to being welcomed into the crew because of Kie being angry at her. 

"Yeah, Sarah, you're a friend." JJ finally tells her, "Basically a sister now, honestly. Guess we've bonded and shit being stuck here together." 

She grins, "So you think I'm a pogue now?"

"Of course you are," I smile, "you've been one since you stood by us back in Outer Banks. Ditching the Kook life for the pogue life and standing against your family definitely qualifies you to be apart of our crew.. our family." 

JJ nods in agreement, absentmindedly wiping his dirty fingers on his shorts after finishing his lobster he stole, "Pogues for life."

"Pogues for life." Sarah and I say together, smiles crossing all of our faces when we do the three-way handshake we made up last week. 

"How do you feel about being a dad, JJ?"

He slides his hand on my belly and smiles, his eyes soft when he looks at me, "It makes me happy. I feel like it's exactly what I needed in my life to get me straightened out." 

I smile and place my hand on top of his, "I'm happy too."

"So, Willow," Sarah looks at me, "have you forgiven him?"

I glance at JJ, noticing the hopeful look in his eyes, "Yeah, I think I have."

His famous lopsided grin crosses his face, "Does that mean you're officially mine again?"

"Is that what you want?" I grin.

"Yes."

"Then yes." 

He swiftly pulls me onto his lap and connects our lips, deepening it when I part my lips, his hands cradle each side of my baby bump while we indulge in our sappy moment. We ignore Sarah's cheers and hold each other as close as we can before breaking apart to breathe.

"It's about time, Princess." JJ peaks my lips before I slide off his lap, "You just made my day."

"I had to make you work for it." I tease, "Couldn't let you get away with having me back to easily."

JJ rolls his eyes playfully, "I've been gravelling for weeks." 

Sarah laughs, "Tis true, it's been fun to watch." 

"I've enjoyed the Princess treatment." I joke with a small shrug, "And I wanted to make sure you really wanted this babe." 

"My beautiful Princess." He sighs and pulls me into his side, his arm wrapping around me so his hand can rest on my belly, "I'll do anything for you." 

"I believe it." I lean into his side, reminiscing on all the sweet moments with him over the past few weeks. 

He's been focusing on communicating better, making sure he takes a moment to think before doing things and watching his anger. I've been really proud of the improvement from him, I feel like he really wants to be a better man for me and our baby now. 

I just hope he stays this way when we get back to Outer Banks. I need this stable, reliable side of him to be permanent because our baby needs that in their life. I can't be worried about him throwing tantrums every time things get hard and then running off after shoving me to the side, or belittling me when he's mad at me. 

"Do you think John B loves me?" Sarah quietly asks, her voice full of emotion while she looks out at the sunset, "Like really truly loves me? I know he brought up love when we told Kie about us, but like does he actually want me to be his forever?"

"Yeah," JJ speaks up first, "I think he does."

I nod in agreement, "Whether he knows it yet or not, deep down I think he does."

Her smile reaches her eyes, playing with the sand next to her while her mind wanders thousands of miles away to her man, who's sitting at home waiting for her return. Well actually I hope he's busy trying to clear my name, but that's besides the point. 

"I love him." Sarah glances over at us, "I really really do."

"I am so happy that it's you that he ended up with Barbie." I laugh when she hits my arm.

She groans, "Stop calling me that, Willow, I am not a Barbie. And I'm not with Topper anymore so the whole Barbie Ken doll joke doesn't apply anymore."

I laugh again, "It's just so funny, cause you're always so poised."

JJ chuckles at us, "Barbie is a fitting nickname for you, Sarah."

"Not you too." She shakes her head, though the smile on her face lets us know she isn't offended, I think she secretly loves it, the Kook side of her does at least, "We should figure out how to get home, even if your name isn't cleared yet, Brookie."

JJ furrows his brows, "She could get arrested and thrown in jail. So that's a hard no from me." 

"We can hide her," Sarah argues, "I doubt the cops are looking around anymore since everyone still thinks we're dead. The three of us can stay at the Chateau until her name is cleared." 

"No, Sarah, we can't go back yet." He sternly tells her, his grip tightening around me while his fears creep in. 

I know he struggles with the idea of me being detained, especially while I'm pregnant. I feel split between them on this topic though, I want to stay here and enjoy this vacation of sorts but I also want to go home and see the pogues. 

If I go home then we have to basically isolate ourselves to the Chateau, no one could see us. If we stay here then we still have to lay low but we have more freedoms, except if we get caught here, that would just as bad, especially since JJ and Sarah would be in trouble too. We're here illegally after all. 

"All it takes is someone recognizing us here, JJ," Sarah continues, "we've seen the international wanted posters, Willow's was on that one shops wall. And the crewmates from the ship that rescued us are still looking around for us so they can get that bounty on her head."

"I know, Barbie, but we've been doing good laying low. Lets just enjoy it while it lasts." JJ sighs and kisses my cheek, "I'm tired, can we go back to the motel?"

"Yeah, of course." She gets to her feet and stuffs our towels into her beach bag she stole, while JJ helps me stand. 

We walk back to the motel in silence while reality comes back to us. I'm still a fugitive, I can still be locked away for life for a murder I didn't commit and my baby will be motherless. All while Rafe walks away like it wasn't him that caused this. 

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