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"We're gonna go, we'll melt the bricks so they're not traceable" John B explains to Sarah and I as we walk towards the house.

"Yeah" Sarah nods.

"This afternoon we'll take it to the pawn shop and after that, we'll pay for JJ and Sylvie's restitution" He tells us and I nod, liking the plan.

"How many bars?" Sarah asks him.

"I-I don't know. It was all muddy. I think it was like 500" He answers.

"500?" Sarah questions him.

"600" He corrects himself.

"600 bars of gold?" I laugh excitedly.

"I don't know. Could be a thousand. It was all muddy, but it was everywhere. Covering the walls, stacks of it. Four hundred million dollars. It's all there" He grins widely and I share a smile with Sarah.

"Hey, that's crazy!" Sarah laughs.

"We did it. Now we just have to get it out of there" John B declares.

"Right. So how will we do that?" I ask curiously.

"Okay, so, Pope has a plan" John B starts before explaining Pope's plan to us.

"Kinda little in comparison to four hundred million dollars in gold" He then states.

"Hey!" A voice greets us and I freeze as my father appears in front of us.

"Hey" Sarah says as John B says "Hi"

"What are you three plotting?" My father asks and my heart drops.

"Uh...The usual stuff" John B shrugs.

"World domination" Sarah answers.

"That's my girl, always aiming high. It's gonna have to wait a day though, 'cause I'm takin' this kid fishin' tomorrow morning" My father says, looking at John B "First light. Just you and me"

"No, he can't tomorrow" I speak up.

"Why not?" My father asks me rudely and I shrink back beside John B.

"Well, because we have plans" Sarah answers matter of factly.

"Oh, really? What plans are those? Sit by the pool all day?" He asks her.

"No" She frowns.

"Look, that boat needs a first mate and you need to start earning your keep around here, all right?" He says, poking John B's shoulder.

"Dad" Sarah complains.

"What? Sweetie, i'm kidding. He's new to the family. I wanna take him fishing. All right?" He explains but I don't get a good feeling about this fishing trip.

"Okay" She sighs.

"Yeah?" He smiles at John B who slightly nods "All right. It's gonna be good"

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"He said it looked something like this" Kiara tells Sarah and I, showing us a piece of paper as we sit in the back of the van.

I look at the poorly drawn diagram on the paper and my lips tug up at one side in amusement.

"That's 50 feet down, and they're using 100 feet rope. So I guess this little wagon will go straight to the gold room" Kiara shows us and we all burst out laughing, not being able to contain it.

"Who drew this?" Sarah laughs.

"Who do you think?" I giggle and we all turn around to look at Pope who smiles at us sweetly from where he stands next to John B.

"Kie, this better work" I hear JJ speak and I turn to see the boy approach the van.

He drops the bars of gold on the carpeted floor and leans against the van.

"We can't pawn this if there's a giant wheat symbol on it" He adds, his eyes flickering to me for a split second.

"It's gonna work" Kiara assures him, lifting up a blowtorch.

The girl sets up a pot outside before she slips on a pair of goggles and heat proof gloves. I grab the bars of gold and drop them in the pot. Kiara turns on the blowtorch and begins heating up the bars.

I watch as the gold starts to melt and I grin widely, turning to JJ who claps excitedly. The blonde throws his arm around me and I lean into his side as he plants a sloppy kiss on my cheek which makes me giggle happily, pushing him playfully.

Once Kiara is done melting the bars of gold down, we hop in the van and John B drives us to the pawn shop.

"Hell of a job melting it down, Dr. Frankenstein" JJ says sarcastically, hopping out the van as we reach the pawn shop.

"Like you could've done any better" Kiara scoffs.

"I could have. I took a welding class" JJ retorts.

"In your dreams maybe" I laugh and he pulls me back by my hair.

I turn to attack the boy and Pope grabs my arm, pulling me away.

"Whoa, whoa. Hey. Shh! Chill out, okay?" The Routledge boy warns us.

"That's easy for you to say. You're not the one that has to pawn this piece of shit off" JJ grumbles, holding up the chunk of gold "How did I get this job anyways?"

"Cause you're the best liar" Pope answers simply, letting me go.

JJ enters the shop and we follow a little behind. The blonde heads to the desk and we all spread out, listening closely.

"Afternoon, ma'am" JJ smiles at the woman.

"Afternoon" She nods at the blonde.

"I see you buy gold" JJ then observes.

"That's what the sign say, don't it?" The woman with the name tag 'Wendy' retorts and I stifle a laugh.

"Well, I sure hope you buy a lot of it, because I'm about to blow your mind" JJ tells the woman, putting his backpack onto the counter.

"I ain't got much mind left to blow, so have at it" Wendy shrugs.

"How bout them gold apples?" JJ asks sarcastically, placing down the chunk of gold.

"That ain't real" Wendy laughs.

"That ain't real?" He repeats in disbelief.

"It can't be" The woman continues to laugh.

"Feel how heavy it is" JJ replies.

Wendy tries to swiftly pick up the gold but her face twists when she realises how heavy the gold is.

"Mmhm!" JJ hums smugly.

"Let's get some light on that" He adds.

The woman inspects the chunk of gold closely with a magnifying glass and I share a grin with Sarah.

"Spray painted tungsten" Wendy announces loudly.

"Spray painted tungsten? Really? Okay. Why don't you see how, uh, soft it is?" JJ retorts.

"You mind?" Wendy asks, bringing out a hammer.

"No, go for it" JJ assures her.

She checks how soft it is and sure enough she realises that the blonde may actually be telling her the truth.

"Wow. Would you look at that?" JJ says sarcastically and I kinda wanna kiss him.

"Hold your horses. We ain't got to the acid test yet" Wendy grumbles.

"Ooh! The acid test. My favourite" JJ chirps, looking at us all with a grin and I smile in amusement.

The woman drops a little acid on the gold and nothing happens, making JJ grin smugly at the older woman.

"Well, it ain't plated and it ain't painted" She drawls off.

"Ma'am, I'm tellin' ya, this is as real as the day is long" JJ assures her.

"It looks like somebody tried to melt it down" Wendy states.

"My mom" JJ declares with a sad look on his face "She had all this jewellery laying around the house, and she thought it was best to- to melt it down. To 'consolidate' it"

Sarah purses her lips to hold in a laugh and I cover my mouth with my hand to smother my own.

"Seven pounds?" Wendy says, weighing the gold "That's a lot of earrings"

"Okay, to be honest, ma'am...it's really hard to see my mom fall apart with Alzheimer's" JJ lies through his teeth and I look at John B in confusion.

"Alzheimer's?" I mouth at the brunette who just shrugs with a grin of amusement.

"Give me a minute" Wendy says.

"Take your time, ma'am" JJ tells her as she walks off.