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"Having fun?" She smiles

"A little bit."

"Yeah?"

JJ notices the admiration swarming in her eyes and it's makes his heart stutter. He looks her up and down before looking back into her eyes, "What?"

"I love you." She says

JJ's face softens as he steps forward, "I love you, too."

Estrella wraps her arms around his neck, pulling him into a kiss. JJ wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her closer before she pulls back slightly. She smiles as her friends cheer from behind them.

"We did it." JJ says

"We did. Somehow." She chuckles

"But we did it. We did it!" The teens cheer as the two step apart. JJ yells as they all step onto the dock, "Get on!"

"Captain Maybank!" Estrella says

"Captain Maybank here!" JJ yells out

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A few days after opening, the teens sat around the shop. Business had been extremely slow, but they all had hopes that they would eventually get their first customer.

"It's a nice day." Kie says

"Yeah." Sarah says as Cleo whistles

"Mm." JJ hums

Estrella picked her head up off of Charlotte's shoulder as she looked out into the water again. Her eyes widen as she jumps up, "Guys. Boat. Boat."

"Oh snap!" Kie says

"It's a boat."

"Hey, hey, hey." Cleo says sitting up

"Guys, a boat!"

"John B, wake up. JJ, wake up." Sarah says

"Somebody's here." Pope says as JJ sits up

"Is that a motor?" He says

"Yes!" Sarah smiles

"Get ready." Cleo says

"Okay, it's our first customer." Charlotte beams, "It's our first customer!"

"Guys, come on! Come on!" JJ says jumping up

"Go!" Estrella says

"I got it." John B says as they rush down the dock to meet the customer

"Howdy, sir!" Pope says

"How you doing?"

"I got your ice right here!" JJ says pulling ice out of the cooler

"And we've got bait." Sarah says

"Bait, beer, a fresh pot of gumbo! What do you want?"

Pope and John B help the man tie off the boat before following him into the shop. The teens watch as he looks down into the bait before looking up, "Holy shit. You've got all this live bait?"

"Big and small." Cleo smiles

"Oh yeah, it's our secret sauce." JJ says

"Give me a whole bucket." The man says

"Coming right up." Cleo nods

"Man, beer, granny-made sandwiches. I wish y'all had opened up sooner." He says as Estrella packs his bag

"We're gonna be opening up 24-7, my friend, so nothing to worry about." JJ says

Pope interjects, "Not actually true. We're not open 24-7."