Eliza yawned softly as she stretched, feeling arms wrapped around her waist, a slight moment of panic sized her before she realized that it was just Rafe holding her close to him, as memories of last night flooded through her mind she turned red from embarrassment and shame alike. She slowly slide from under his arm, that woke him up. "Leaving?" He asked in a rough morning voice making her heart skip as she turned back to look at him. "Yeah...I need to get home before my parents wake up. I'll see you around Rafe, thank you." She whispered to him, leaning over and pressing a kiss to his cheek before gathering up her clothes that were thrown to the floor the previous night. Rafe smiled softly. "Anytime Bunny." He told her as he laid back down, now hugging the pillow instead of her.

Eliza held her shoes as she tried to creep down the stairs, her head hurting from the drinks last night at the bonfire. "Rafe is that you?" A deeper male voice asked making her freeze. She turned and started heading up the stairs as fast as possible without making much noise but she wasn't quick enough. "Oh hello." That's when she knew she was caught.

She turned around, already brandishing her best smile. Her eyes landed on a older man with greying hair and kind eyes, Ward Cameron. "Hi sir, I was um..I was just leaving." She spoke nervously as she stayed on a higher step, not wanting to walk further down towards him. "No need to rush off, go wake up Rafe and join us for breakfast." He kindly offered, Eliza didn't trust his kind smile but she was to nervous to worry. She didn't want to make him angry to where he would call her parents so she just gave him a small nod and shy smile .

Eliza dashed back upstairs and into Rafe's room, she didn't slow down as she jumped on the bed. The boy bouncing some with the suddenness as he sat up quickly, his eyes going towrads Eliza with a confused look crossing his face. "What's up Liza?" He asked with a small frown. "Is something wrong?" Now he was fully wait as he sat up straighter. "Your dad caught me...I was sent to wake you up for breakfast.." Rafe looked at her and gave a small groan at that, he knew his father would try to pry into this even though there was nothing to be told.

Rafe got up and got dressed, Eliza waiting for him so she wouldn't have to be down there with Ward alone, as they walked down the stairs he kept his hand against the small of her back, guiding her forward.  The smell of bacon, eggs and toast reached her noise making her stomach growl softly. She didn't think it was that loud until she heard Rafe laugh softly. "Shut up." She grumbled with a small smile on her face.

"Ah there you two are, I thought I'd have to send a search party." Ward joked as he put the breakfast on plates. Rafe looked at the meal suspiciously as this wasn't in his father's nature, he wondered what he was planning with all of this. Ward placed the plates together on one side of the table, so Rafe and Eliza sat down side by side, the girl's leg bouncing nervously as she watched the older man move back towrads them with a cup of coffee steaming. Sensing her nervousness Rafe reaches over and curled his fingers around her knee in a gentle squeeze.

The girls eyes going over to Rafe, the boy offering a half smile that calmed her down. Ward walked over to the table sitting down across from the two. "So..Elizabeth how long have you been sneaking over here?" He asked, watching the scarlet red blush fill her face. "Dad." Rafe started but the older man held up a hand to quiet him. "I'm only teasing you. You're a nice girl, I've seen you around. But if you have to come over at least use the door, do you know what that is?" He asked with a smile returning to his face.

Eliza nodding her head at that. "Yes, sir." Her voice was soft and low, her eyes cast down as well. Eliza moved her hand under Rafe's that still rested on her knee, needing something to hold onto in the moment. "Perfect, let's eat." He said enthusiastically as he cut into the egg.

After breakfast Rafe walked her to the door. "I'm sorry about him," He apologized as she stepped outside, turning to face him. "It's okay..just unexpected." She said with a soft laugh. "I better get going.." She said it but she didn't act upon it, lingering in the doorway. Rafe smiled at her, placing is hand against her face as he leaned down and gave her another kiss. "Yet you aren't moving." He whispered against her lips.

She laughed softly as she blushed. "Yeah, yeah. I'll go." Eliza turned to walk but he grabbed the back of her shirt, pulling her to him. His arms wrapping around her, turning her around to give her a more proper kiss goodbye. "Now you can go,"

Eliza was fearful yet blissful as she walked towards the Château, wondering what Ward would, would he call her parents and tell them that she snuck into the Cameron house hold, staying the night with Rafe? She took a deep breath at that possibility but she would push that away.

She rounded the corner towrads the back to see John B was pacing seemingly deep in thought. JJ sitting on the glass table throwing rocks towards the marsh, his eyes flickering towrads Eliza, a slight smile crossing his face upon seeing his princess.

Kie lightly playing the bongos in the background, adding a ambiance to the situation. "Look, I'm calling it off. All right?" John B said catching everyone's attention. Eliza arching a eyebrow at that "Peterkin said, if I find stay out of the marsh, she'll help me with DCS."
"And you believed her?" JJ asked as he looked towrads him, Eliza moving to stand beside him but she had to move away as she felt guilty creeping back in. What did she feel guilty for? JJ loved Kie so if Eliza wanted sleep with Rafe then she was allowed to..right? 

"Yes, I believed her, JJ." John B shot back as he turned to look at the blonde haired boy. "How do we know she's honest?" Eliza asked, crossing her arms.
"An actual cop, John B. You believed a cop. Goose has a point with that you know, she's smart." JJ said with some disappointment as he threw another rock. "All I gotta do is stay out of the marsh for a couple days, and she'll help me out and it doesn't help that your ass was the one shooting a gun." John B argued looking at the reckless boy.

JJ looked at him throwing a rock . "You know what i should have done? Just let Topper drown your ass." John B huffed a laugh. "Topper was gonna drown me?"
"Sure looked like it. I mean have you looked in the mirror?" Eliza asked as JJ walked over towards John B and her.

"Tell me some more. Come on." John B said rather sassily. "They always win, don't they, man? Kooks versus Pouges. They always, always win! Goddamn!" JJ said angrily as he punched the floater for fishing nets. "Look, it's okay!" Kie said trying to calm him down. JJ turned back around to look at them. "No, it's not okay! It is not! They don't want us to go down into the marsh. That means there's something valuable down there, and you know it." He said pointing at John B, Eliza listening to JJ, clinging to the words he spoke because they were true.

"I'm know you do. And I understand why you don't want to go." His attention now going to Pope. "You're the golden boy. You got to much to risk. And you--" He turned to Kie. "I mean, you're already rich as fuck anyway. Why would you bother? But you, Eliza and me, man, we got nothing to lose! We really don't all right?" John B looked away from him. "JJ..." He muttered but the blonde kept going. "And I know it didn't use to be that way for you."
"I don't want to talk about this. I don't want to talk about it." John B said getting up. JJ looking at him. "So that's it?"
"Just get out of my way, bro." John B said pushing JJ to the side. Eliza stepping forward seeing JJ pushed, she would always defend him.

"John B listen to me. I have a plan." JJ said, Pope and Kie sharing a glance. JJ following after John B. "You got the key to the Cameron's big boat, right?"
"No JJ.."
"There's scuba gear inside man. We just borrow that was and we go down to the wreck this afternoon and that's what's gonna save you, man. You don't see rich kids going into foster care, do you?" He asked. John B looking over at him, contemplating.

You know, I should have learned a long time ago to never listen to JJ. He's full of bad ideas, like stealing from my rich boss. But this time he was right. I had nothing to lose. My dad said the island was like America on steroids. The haves and have-nots like anyplace, but magnified and multiplied. The was I see it, the games rigged. Maybe it always has been. But with no parents, no money and no one looking out for me, I got no chance. ..........unless I make my own.

Eliza watched the group, her phone beeping in her pocket. She pulled her phone out and her heart felt like it stopped. It was her father that texted her. It simply reading

"We need to talk"