The Heist: Stay with me

JJs POV

"You can save him, right?" Willow sniffles while running her hand over my hair. I peel my eyes open and look into her beautiful honey brown eyes, "Oh Jay." She kisses right above my eyebrow before hugging my head.

I chuckle when her tits press into my face. 

"This is a wonderful way to wake up." I mumble into her boobs, she laughs, though it sounds sad, my smile fades when I see the tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry, I promised we'd be okay but..." 

I feel so weak while I lay on some shady doctors kitchen table, this does not make me feel confident about surviving, but I trust Willow, I know she will make sure I'm safe. 

"Lets see this bullet wound." The doctor mutters, "He's bleeding a lot on the inside."

"What does that mean?" Sarah sniffles.

"It means when I go in he's going to lose a lot of blood, and it may kill him."

I can't die. I can't leave Willow and my baby behind, they need me. 

"No no." Willow cries, "No."

"Or it may not kill him. Point is I can't be held liable for this either way." He pauses, I want to look around but I'm so tired right now, and everything hurts,  "And a job like this costs 4k."

Sarah shuffles next to me, then I see the gold being handed to the doctor above me, "This is all we've got."

"You're shittin' me." He drops the gold and picks up a sharp medical knife. 

I can feel the affects of whatever the IV is pushing into my system now as my eyelids get heavy and shut, thankfully the pain mellowed out letting my mind drift into dreamy thoughts. 

I don't regret stepping in front of that bullet, I would do anything to protect Willow because she doesn't deserve to be in pain. She deserves the world and more. I want to prove that to her, I want her to see her worth, to see that she is the best thing that's ever happened to me. To see that she's none of the things I said she was at Barry's, because there is no better girls out there, she's the perfect girl. She isn't nasty, far from it, because she is pure. She's a good girl, who should never have gone through the pain I put her in, so I'd take a thousand bullets for her if it meant she'd get to live. 

She is worth loving.

I hate Rafe for pointing a gun at her and my baby. If he cares so much about her, why is he willing to kill her over her choice to be with me and not him? That isn't love. I know what making mistakes feels like, but shooting someone; that isn't a mistake. It's intentional and predetermined. The fact that he thinks she wants him, especially after I got hit by his bullet, he's delusional. 

Willow is my Princess.

I guess Rafe wasn't lying when he told her 'If I can't have you, no one can.' Which scares the hell out of me, what lengths is he willing to go to to hurt her? I don't want to find out. 

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Willow's POV

I sniffle, wiping my tears that seem to be never ending, "What can we do to help?"

"Just hold this," Dr. Nygard places a medical tool into my hand and gets busy working on JJ.

"Save him, please." 

I softly cry while I sit next to him, my hand idly stroking his hair, my eyes focused on his peaceful face. Sarah stays quiet next to me, her hand occasionally patting JJs, while she watches his chest rise and fall. Minutes feel like hours while Dr. Nygard does his thing, I breathe out when he drops his medical tools on the table next to JJ and sighs.

"Well that was no garden variety extraction, I can tell you that." He starts stitching JJ, his hands moving expertly, "Hand me the scissors, would you?" Sarah nods and hands them to him, "Hand me that salty dog too." 

Sarah and I both share a look, I don't think he should he be drinking while saving someone's life. She complies anyways and hands him the almost empty glass of hard liquor, "So what happens now?"

"We wait." He tells us, while setting his tools down, "And we hope he wakes up." He mutters as he walks off to a different room. 

Sarah and I both stare at JJs motionless body, all I can do is cry and cling to him, because if I do lose him, then it'll be my fault. He was here because of me, Rafe shot him because of me, he never would have left Outer Banks if he wasn't in love with me. He never would have stepped in front of the bullet if it wasn't for him protecting me and his baby. 

Rafe is selfish. The fact that he was willing to risk my babies life to make a point makes my blood boil. I have a feeling he knew JJ would be the one to get shot, he probably expected him to get in the way, which means he's insane enough to think he can force me to be with him. When will it end? How long will he stalk me until giving up? 

"You're going to wake up, Jay." I tell his unconscious body, freezing when I notice how cold he is, when I feel his wrist there's no heartbeat, the monitor starts to ding when his rate drops lower, "Doc!"

"What what?" Dr. Nygard shuffles into the room. 

"I can feel his heart beat in his neck but not in his wrist." 

He feels JJs neck and wrist, "Oh shit."

"What's wrong with him?" I cry.

"He's got too much fluid already," He tells me while messing with JJs IV bag, "Anymore would kill him. He should wake up soon." 

Sarah grabs on to my arm and pulls me towards her when I start to feel lightheaded, "What's wrong?"

"I feel.." I pause, "I feel like I'm going to pass out."

"Shit, she's six months pregnant." Sarah tells Dr. Nygard, he nods and walks away to grab something. "Just breathe, Brookie, you need to be okay so the baby can be okay."

Dr. Nygard rolls an ultrasound machine over to me and attaches patches to my belly and chest, "Lets see here," He watches the screen for a moment, "You and baby need to get your heartrates down." 

"Easier said than done." I keep my hand on JJs hair, while leaning back so Dr. Nygard can do the ultrasound. 

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JJs POV

I can tell sometime has passed while I slowly gain consciousnesses but something feels wrong, I know I'm waking up but my body feels like its gone. I flutter my eyes open to see Willow and Sarah hovering over me while the doctor is frantically moving around the room.

"Princess.." I breathe out, "I can't feel anything."

"It's okay." She softly reassures me, though I notice the panic in her eyes when she glances at Sarah, "Don't worry about that right now."

"Are you okay?" I ask, trying to find a distraction so I don't panic either. 

I have to survive this, I have too much to lose now.

Willow smiles, "I am, and our little girl is healthy."

I can't help the smile that crosses my face, "A girl?"

"A girl." She gently kisses my lips, "Dr. Nygard did an ultrasound earlier because I almost passed out since mine and the babies heartbeats were really high."

Panic fully sets in now, I don't need her to go into another panic attack because of me. 

"Please don't worry too much about me, Princess." I stress, my vison starts to get blurry, making their faces look distorted, "I.. I can barely see now."

"Doc, he can't see." Sarah calls out. 

"Shit, okay." Clattering sounds come from a different room while he curses under his breath.

"If.. if I don't make it, then you have to go on our surf trip, Princess." My voice is barely audible now, "I want my girls to see the world. To experiences the things I always wanted for myself." 

"Hey, don't talk like that." Willows soft voice comes from above me while my vision goes black.

"Somethings... wrong."

"Stay with me. Please, Jay, STAY WITH ME." Willow begs, "JJ, please don't leave me. I can't lose you, baby." Her voice is distant before everything goes silent. 

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Willows POV

The flatline on the monitor makes my body go weak, "DOC." I yell, tears rolling down my cheeks once again, Sarah wraps her arm around my back and cries with me.

Dr. Nygard runs in with a device in his hands, "Do you know how to do cpr?" I nod, "Good, press into his sternum, I'll tell you when to stop." I get up on my tippy toes and start chest compressions while he hovers the device over JJs mouth and nose, "Okay." I take my hands away, keeping my eyes on his face while Dr. Nygard squeezes the inflated part of the device, pushing air into his lungs, "Okay go again."

Sarah takes over this round when she notices my panic, I step back and sob, my world crushing me, leaving me vacant as my ears ring. 

Save him. Please.

"Stop." Dr. Nygard demands, a defeated look crosses his face when he stares down at JJs lifeless body, "Stop, stop." 

Sarah pulls her hands off of his chest and drops into a chair, sobs racking her body. 

"What's wrong?" I choke out, "What's going on?"

Dr. Nygard squats down to look at JJs chest, the constant ringing from the flatlining on the machine makes me grit my teeth. My chest aches while I watch JJs chest stay completely still, his body truly lifeless. The room goes silent after Dr. Nygard turns the machine off, pain in his eyes when he glances at me cradling my baby bump. 

My daughter needs her Daddy.

"No," I clutch JJs hand, "Help.. help him." 

"He's just lost too much blood, kid. I'll leave you guys with him to say your goodbyes." Dr. Nygard quietly tells me before disappearing into the other room.

I clench my jaw and grab the device he had been using on JJ moments ago before starting cpr again, Sarah cries with me while getting to her feet so she can help me. We go until we can't do anything more than sob. My boyfriends cold body lays under me when I drape myself across him, my face buried in the crook of his neck.

"Come back, Jay. Please don't die." I raise my voice, "Wake up, Jay. Fucking wake up."

"Come on, JJ." Sarah mutters, her hand holding his, "Your girls need you. They need you here with them." 

"No, this can't be happening," I sob into his chest, "just... just come back to me."

Sarah rubs my back, "I'm so sorry. I can't believe Rafe--"

"Don't say his name," I snap, "Please, I can't think about him right now." She nods and continues to rub my back, "Why isn't he waking up?"

"I don't know." Sarah whispers, "He's--"

"I love you, Jay." I hold his face in my palms, pressing soft kisses to his perfect lips, "I love you so damn much it hurts." 

Sarah gasps, making me snap my head up to look at her, "He moved his hand." She takes her hand from his and watches for more movement, his fingers twitch again, making us both let out a loud exhale. 

I feel his wrist and smile, a faint heartbeat thumps against my fingers.

"Doc, come in here." I call out, he rushes in and feels JJs pulse.

"Crazy son of a bitch," Dr. Nygard mutters, he nods at Sarah and I with a small smile, "I'll be damned." He disappears back into his office, leaving us to sit with JJ while his heartbeat continues to strengthen, my fingers stay glued to his wrist.

When he starts to move I shift to be in his line of vision, smiling down at him when he cracks his eyes open, "You're back." He chuckles, a groan escapes his mouth when he goes to sit up, "Hey, hey just rest."

"No, we have to get the gold." He rips the IV from his arm, ignoring our protests to lay back down, "We don't have time to lay around, we have to meet Terrance." 

"No, JJ, it's over." Sarah tells him, "Okay? Just rest right now."

"No it's not," He argues, his eyes flicker to the clock on the wall, "We still have an hour until the cut off time Terrance gave us to meet him." 

I grab his arm and steady him when he stands up, "You just got shot, baby, you need to rest."

He swallows harshly, "I am fine, let's go." 

I sigh when he starts to limp towards the door to leave, I know there's no use in trying to stop him, he's already made up his mind. I link my arm into his, my backpack slung over my shoulder, "Fine fine, okay, lets go." 

"This is not a good idea." Sarah sighs while grabbing hers and JJs backpacks, letting Dr. Nygard know we're leaving. 

We walk down the outdoor stairs before cutting through the carport under the house, abruptly stopping in our tracks when we hear sirens blare past us.

"Shit, are you kidding me?" Sarah whispers, JJ gently pushes me against the wall so I can't be seen from the road.

Dr. Nygard eyes us, "You got a little heat on you, don't ya?" He sighs when JJ nods, "I've been there and done that, but I have an idea." He walks off, when he comes back he passes keys to Sarah, "Any friend of the devil is a friend of mine, take my car, leave it at the docks."

"How bad is it going to be when the meds wear off?" I ask, while helping JJ into the backseat of the car.

Dr. Nygard grimaces, "Mind bending."

"Great." JJ grumbles. He looks miserable, and that says a lot considering he's usually really good at playing off pain and emotions. 

"Time to get out of here." I slip into the backseat with him and cuddle into his uninjured side, letting him lean against me for support, smiling when he wraps his arm around my waist so he can rest his hand on my baby bump. 

"My girls." He presses a weak kiss to my head before leaning his head back so he can rest. 

We head off towards the Wharf to find Terrance, Cleo, Stubbs and the gold. I start to have a bad feeling as we get closer, my fears get confirmed when we notice police lights flashing in the middle of the road where we're supposed to meet them. 

"Leave, Willow, don't stop." 

"No, damnit." Sarah rakes her fingers through her hair while slowly driving, "They got the gold."

I glance out the windshield to see the gold being stacked into the back of a truck with police surrounding the area. Terrance, Stubbs and Cleo no where to be found. Sarah quickly turns down a side road after a police officer points at us and starts yelling.

"Of course its gone." JJ exclaims, anger laced in his tone, his grip tightens on me when Sarah speeds up. 

My eyes land on the cop car far back behind us, "Go, Sarah they're following us."

"I'm going, I'm going." She turns down another road and slams on the breaks causing me to fly forward in my seat, JJ pulls me back into his side, looking me over for injuries.

"Fuck, that hurt." I huff while my hands feel my baby bump, "Are you okay Jay?"

"I'm alright, Princess, how's our girl?" He rubs my belly and pulls me closer into him.

"Good." I kiss his jaw before turning my attention to the girl popping up from the ground in front of the car, "You just fucking hit someone, Sarah." 

Cleo runs around the car and jumps into the passenger seat, grinning from ear to ear, "Good to see you guys, JJ you look alive."

He laughs, "Thought I was dead for a minute but I'm good now."

Sarah hits the gas, tearing off to find somewhere for us to hide, while I press kisses to JJs chest every few seconds, my guilt nipping at my mind when I see him cringe from the pain. 

"I have a boat you can take, take a left up there and go straight down to the docks." Cleo points to something up ahead, "Girly, left right here, don't miss it."

She quickly turns, almost missing it even with her clear directions, "Okay okay backseat driver, chill."

Cleo laughs, "You don't listen well, Barbie. Or drive well either." 

She scoffs, "I drive fine."

"This is the first time I've ever seen you drive." I nervously exclaim, "You don't even have a drivers license."

"What?" Cleo looks at Sarah with a terrified expression while clinging to her seat when we hit a curb, "I am going to die." 

After a few minutes the car slows, Sarah parks us in a dark vacant parking lot near the docks, I help JJ while he painfully gets out before we slowly trail after the girls. I had my doubts when I saw the boat we're supposed to take all the way home, it's barely bigger than the HMS pogue. I've already swam in the ocean once, I really hope this boat can get us all the way there, I don't think salt water on fresh stitches will feel nice for JJ.

"I guess this is goodbye." Cleo sends us a sad smile when we start to drive away.

"Bye, Cleo, I hope to see you again." I wave as we get farther.

"Make a pit stop here when you travel, Willow!" She yells across the water.

I send her a thumbs up before sitting down next to JJ on the bench seats in the back of the boat, he moves to lay down, his head in my lap, "Wake me up if something happens."

"We will." Sarah quietly tells him while driving us away from the place we made amazing memories at for the past three months. 

I feel a sense of sadness run through me, I'll miss the Bahamas. Even though we had scary moments, I will still miss all the simple fun moments with Sarah and JJ. We lived a carefree life here, even if it was super short. But now we can finally go home and see our loved ones, so I don't let myself dwell on the sad. Though a life stuck in the Chateau doesn't really sound all that appealing, maybe we're making the wrong decision by going home. 

~~~~~

"Princess." JJs voice pulls me from my dreams.

"What?" I groan when the sun blinds me. 

He smiles and kisses my lips, "We made it to Charleston, we need to go get gas. Come on." 

I nod and let him pull me up to stand, watching him while we climb out of the boat onto the beach, he looks like he's masking his emotions. I'm sure that mind bending pain should been hitting him at some point. I wish there was something I could do to take his pain away, I don't like seeing him like this. 

"How do you feel babe?" I ask while we walk towards the sidewalk at the edge of the beach. 

He shrugs and links our hands, "Alright right now." 

"How are we going to pay for the gas?" Sarah passes one of the gas cans to me.

"Yeah we're fresh out of mula."

"Just follow my lead." JJ walks up to a rich couple eating at an outdoor café and bumps into the table, "Sorry, my bad." 

They both give him death glares, which makes my stomach twist in anger. I hate when rich folks think they're better than us just because we're obviously broke teenagers, shoot we look homeless by how dirty we are right now, they should care about that and want to help us. Not judge us. 

My eyes land on the dudes money clip on the table, if they want to be assholes, I can be one back. While the couple scolds JJ, I quickly snatch the money before tucking it into his back pocket. He apologizes to them again then we quickly walk away, Sarah and I following him to the gas station on the corner of the street. 

I turn to JJ while Sarah sets the gas cans down, "Jay, go get me some food and pay for the gas."

He laughs, "You are so perfect for me, Princess. You steal just as good as I do." 

I chuckle and push his towards the doors. 

"I can't wait to take a shower and see John B." Sarah starts to pump the gas when she sees JJ paid already.

"Me too, Barbie, me too." I lean against the pump and look off in the distance, taking in the gorgeous old style homes that line the street. These houses make Figure Eight look like the middle class, which is insane to me, how do people even have that kind of money? 

"I got us hot dogs." JJ hands us both our food and water bottles.

I greedily take a bite, "Damn, this tastes good."

"Gross, close your mouth." Sarah grumbles, "Grab one on these, Brookie." She picks up one of the gas cans and starts to walk, out of no where she ducks down behind the gas pump and motions for us to hide, "The couple is right there, I think they're looking for us."

"Run, Willow."

"There they are!" The lady yells out.

JJ grabs the gas can I was supposed to get, we take off running, my hotdog tightly in my free hand. We turn down a street behind a giant old style home right as a truck comes barreling down the wrong way street, recognizing the driver immediately, I can spot my idiot brothers face anywhere.

"Johnny!" I scream, Sarah looks up and smiles.

"Kie! Pope!" She yells out but they kept driving.

Damn.

We continue to run away from the snobby rich people, I almost lost my hotdog a few times, which had me stressing until JJ stole a bike with a cart on the back. He sets the gas can on the floor of the carriage and hoists me inside, my body plops down in the seat while he helps Sarah in, then he jumps onto the bike seat, peddling us away. 

The rich dude screaming for us to stop the entire time he chases after us. All of this over a few bucks, good grief. 

Now that I'm sitting I can finally breathe again, I distract myself from the chaos by eating my hotdog. I've barely ate in the past few weeks, so this hotdog is amazing. I almost choke when JJ screeches to a stop, the world slows down while we stare at the three people we almost ran over.

"Hey bro bro." I mumble while chewing the rest of my food.

John B laughs, "Hey Will."

Pope tosses Kie up into the cart, she squeezes between Sarah and I, giving us both hugs while John B switches spots with JJ, who looks completely wiped out and in pain. Pope and JJ hang off the sides of the cart while John B struggles to pedal and gain speed.

I look back to see another dude chasing us now, "Who's that guy?"

"We'll explain later." Pope breathlessly tells me.

"Ew, get off." Kie shoves the dude off the back of the cart when he tries to hold on.

We all cheer as we leave the two guys in our dust, I smile up at JJ when he looks down at me. I'm just happy he's alive and with me. I don't ever want to go through the pain of thinking he's dead again, that was the worst feeling ever. 

 Once we got to the beach John B slowed down and parked in the sand.

"Pope, help grab the gas cans. JJ doesn't need to be carrying anything heavy right now."

"Princess, I'm not fragile." JJ mutters, but he hands the can to him anyways, then he helps me out of the cart.

Pope looks between us in confusion, "What happened?"

"He was shot." Sarah blurts out, everyone went silent while they stare at JJ.

"I'm good, I only died for a few minutes, I'm all patched up now." He says while pulling his shirt up to show them the bandaged area.

"How?" John B furrows his brows, "Who did that?"

"Rafe." Sarah quietly tells him, "We tried stealing the gold back, he tried getting Willow to go with him. He was mad she was choosing JJ over him or whatever, when he tried to shoot her in the stomach, JJ stepped in the way to save her and the baby."

"Oh my god." Kie states in a daze.

JJ gently puts his hand on my baby bump, "We found out what the baby's gender is at the doctors though."

"Ooo, tell me tell me." Kie pleads, "I have been dying to know." 

I smile up at JJ before looking at our friends, "We're having a girl." I place my hand on his over my belly, "Just like we wanted."

When I look back at JJ his lips crash into mine, I gasp but quickly melt into him while his hands steady me, we pull away after our friends start laughing. "Fuck off, I thought I was dying, I can kiss my girlfriend if I want to."

John B pats him on the back, "Thanks for protecting them," He gestures to me and my belly, "looks like you're proving yourself just fine." 

JJ smiles, "We're back together."

"Don't hurt her again." My brother warns, "I'm cool with it, but only if you've got your shit straight this time."

He looks over at me, "I do, bro. I learned my lesson, I won't ever hurt her again." 

My arms wrap around his torso, being careful not to touch his wound, "He knows better than to try to push me away again. We're perfect together." 

"Yes we are." JJ kisses my head as we start to walk, "I have my Princesses, that's all I need." 

"Alright let's go before the guys catch up to us." Pope hurries us, "I'm happy you're alive, guys but I don't want to be here any longer."

I laugh, "Thanks bro." 

Off to Outer Banks we go. 

"Don't go home." 

My heart sinks. 

Why?

"It's not safe, Willow." 

Why though? I'll stay hidden from the cops while we try to clear my name.

"It's not just the cops you need to worry about."

My eyes flicker over the excited faces around me while we cruise the bay towards home, I don't want to ruin the mood or cause stress. I know how stupid it could be to go back, but it's what everyone else wants. We can be careful, I trust that my crew will protect me and look out for me. 

It'll be okay.

"You should listen to me more, I'm only here to help." 

I don't understand why you try to help me or how you know things.

"You'll understand soon enough."

I am seriously losing it. 

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