!!!!!!!SPOILERS BELOW!!!!

Kie's POV:

I've been anxiously waiting for JJ to come back or at least text me to let me know he was alright. The rest of the pogues were on a mission to find the blue crown thing or whatever John B and Pope put together. It didn't really matter to me because I was worried about JJ. He wasn't the type to just run an errand unless it was a beer run.

I had sent him nearly fifteen text messages and it was getting late. I turned the TV on and sat on the couch anxiously waiting for him to return. I tried not to let myself think worse-case scenario. Luckily, after another hour or so my thoughts were interrupted by the door opening. I turned my head and I saw JJ walk in.

"Oh thank god" I said practically sprinting over to him to hug him

I loosened my grip on my boyfriend when I saw Luke standing behind him. 

"What the hell is he doing here?" I asked completely breaking the hug

"It's a long story, one that I don't got time for right now" JJ said frantically

"Cops are after him and it won't be long before they show up here"

JJ ran inside they quickly worked to gather the necessary items while I just stood there so confused. 

"I'll be back later" JJ said as they ran out the door and I was still trying to process why JJ was with Luke

They took off in Pope's truck and about an hour later JJ walked back through the front door. He looked exhausted and totally defeated. He didn't say anything to me but he looked at me and then slowly walked over to the couch to sit down beside me.

"I thought you'd be with the others"

"You know that I would never leave you behind"

He didn't say anything, but I could tell there was something bothering him. I rested my head on his shoulder and he said, "I gotta tell you something"

"I know, tell me when you're ready"

It took him a second but he pulled out a letter and handed it to me. I read it and it was in cursive so I'm surprised he was able to read it. I put it down on the coffee table in front of us and asked, "So what does it mean?"

"Let me tell you the whole story"

JJ explained how he went to see Barracuda Mike and how Luke was crashing there but the cops showed up. He told me Luke brought him to the lighthouse and he said, "Kie, he's not my dad"

"What do you mean?" I asked confused

JJ was shaking when he said, "He only took me in because it was the right thing to do.... Luke isn't my biological dad... I'm not a Maybank by blood..."

"Who is your father then?" I asked scared to know the answer

"Chandler, I'm part of the Blackbeard family" He said so quietly that I almost couldn't hear him

I froze because if he's biologically related to that family then that means he could have the death curse too. It means that he went through years of abuse with Luke when didn't have to. It means he was lied to his whole life. It means that this huge thing is going to change JJ's entire life. I looked at my boyfriend and I had tears falling down my face. He wiped them with his thumb and he said, "Don't cry, baby..."

I hugged him and I completely lost it in his arms. He was the one comforting me when I was supposed to be the one who was comforting him. I pulled myself together and asked, "How are you processing the news?"

"You don't gotta go play therapist with me, Kie. I'm good" He lied

"I'm your girlfriend, you can't lie to me and I'm calling BS"

He didn't have to tell me how he was feeling about this, I knew. He was wondering what his kook life would have been like, what life without Luke would have been like.

"There are so many thoughts running through my head right now and I'd process 'em right now. Let's just go help the pogues" 

"They are probably already on their way back and it's raining, we're staying here"

He got up and started pacing around and I knew he needed a distraction. So I went and rolled a joint for us to share as we sat on the outside porch couch and passed it back and forth, JJ smoking most of it. We were both high and I leaned over and kissed him. He needed a distraction from this and honestly, I did too, so I was happy to be his distraction. 

We were making out when JJ pulled back and said, "Pogues are gonna be back soon"

This wasn't like him, he never cared about the pogues seeing us. I think it might be one of his kinks, almost getting caught. There was one time we fucked in the kitchen making breakfast before everyone got up. He headed back inside and he took a shower and I just gave him some space. It didn't take long for him to come and sit down next to me and start talking. 

"Just when I finally start enjoying life, I find out I have a death curse. All those years with Luke, there were days when I wished I was dead and now I'm actually dying and my biggest fear is leaving you"

"You aren't dying, I promise you that we will find this crown and break whatever curse there might be. I'm not going to let anything happen to you" 

He hugged me and he broke down in tears like he did a few years ago in the hot tub. I let him cry and he'd say things like, "He isn't even my real dad", "he never loved me, he was just stuck with me", "he let me believe I was going to end up just like him because it was in my DNA"

"JJ, Luke isn't biologically your father, but he's still your dad. He's the man who raised you and I know you had a shitty childhood and he was a horrible dad, but he's the only dad you knew. We can't change the past, but you have the option now to get to know Chandler if you want to and you don't ever have to see Luke again, or you can tell them both to fuck off"

"If he would have just kept me, I would have been a kook. I never would have been beaten by some guy pretending to be my father. I would have a much better life but didn't want me. Luke didn't want me, no one wanted me"

"I want you and I need you, J... So do the pogues"

"It's not the same" He said pissed as he got up and was about to walk outside 

"JJ, please come back inside, it's raining"

He turned around and came back inside and said, "Fine, but only because I just showered"

He went to our bedroom and slammed the door behind him. He stayed there and pogues came back and they were all excited to fill us in on what happened but I stopped them.

"I don't care what it takes, we have to find this fucking crown" I said with tears in my eyes

"We will, Kie, don't worry and if we don't we'll come up with the money somehow and we always have the store" Sarah said 

"No, you guys don't know it yet... The errand that JJ ran, he went to find Luke because he got this letter and..."

JJ cut me off and he said, "Chandler is my real father, Luke is just a piece of lying shit"

"Meaning he could have the death curse" I added

Everyone was stunned and John B and Pope started asking a bunch of questions but JJ didn't want to talk about it. He went to bed and the rest of us started hashing out a game plan and trying to figure things out. It had been about ten minutes when I said, "Guys, I'm gonna head to bed too. I don't think JJ should be alone"

I went into the bedroom that JJ and I shared and I crawled into bed with him. 

An hour later, I was lightly sleeping when he said, "I'm sorry for what I said... I'm making my hypothetical life up to be this amazing life when it could have been, but I wouldn't have met the pogues, and more importantly, I wouldn't have you in my life. All the shit Luke has put me through somehow led me to you and I'd never change it because I love you"

It brought tears to my eyes as I rolled over and hugged JJ. He wrapped his arms around me and I said, "I love you too and I'm here for you. We are going to break this curse, I promise"

He kissed the top of my head and we both fell asleep as we knew tomorrow was going to be a busy day treasure hunting.