You and the pogues were on a boat, returning to the Outer Banks after days of fighting, scavenger hunts and killing.

You were driving the boat, when JJ showed up behind you. "Hey hey hey" he said. "How's it going behind the wheel?"

"Well, I didn't think I had a hidden talent for steering ships-" you replied, as JJ chuckled.

Then you turned around. "However if the Kooks were to attack us, I would defeat them one by one" he said out of blue, as he started doing stupid ninja moves. You started laughing.

But as he was making another move, he slipped on you. He was about to fall, but you caught him just in time, by the waist.

That was a bit of a weird moment: JJ instinctively put his hands around your waist, and you looked into each other's eyes. "One by one..." he repeated, in a lower tone than usual.

Meanwhile, Pope was climbing the internal stairs to give you a warning. "Guys, we are about to arrive at the port of-" he stopped talking when he saw the position you were in. "Oh..."

"Wait, Pope- It's not what it seems!" JJ tried to explain, to no avail, as he immediately pulled away from you.

He immediately felt like a bad friend: he knew that Pope liked you, yet he let himself be carried away by the moment...

"No...you don't need to explain.." Pope muttered, colder than he would have liked, feeling suddenly sad and vulnerable. He went down the stairs and back down.