Endless || Jonah Marais ✓

♪ ELEVEN ♪

"Are you ready for today?" Aurora questions, sliding into the passenger side of the red Corvette.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Jonah shoots her a nervous smile. "So, where do they live?"

Aurora gestures to Mark's car pulling out of the driveway in front of them. "Just follow Mark."

Jonah nods, following her directions. A comfortable silence fills the car, the duo each preoccupied with their own thoughts.

After Mark announced yesterday that he was taking Elle to meet their parents, Aurora immediately invited Jonah to meet them too.

With things between the two moving so quickly, she wanted to have their approval before moving any further. Jonah, to her surprise, had happily agreed to the proposal.

"Is there anything I need to know about your parents before we get there?" Jonah asks, taking her hand in his.

"Yeah, about that-" she admits slowly, squeezing his hand in return as she bites her lower lip. "You're gonna see that I look nothing like Mom or Dad because, technically speaking, they're not biologically my parents. They're Mark's."

"Oh."

Jonah was at a loss at how to respond to to her confession, leaving the girl to frown. She desperately wracked her mind for a way to change the subject to something lighter.

"But, Mark does have a little brother around Zach's age!" Aurora continues brightly. "His name is Jellybean!"

He smiles, briefly glancing over at her before directing his attention back to the road. "And what is Jellybean's real name?"

Aurora frowns, looking around as though that would help her to remember.

"I don't remember," she finally says. "I kind of forgot Jellybean isn't actually his name."

Jonah laughs, pulling into a driveway directly behind Mark's car. Jumping out, he quickly rushes over to Aurora's side to open her door for her. The brunette can't help but to smile, watching as Mark does the same thing for Elle.

Dragging Jonah past the happy couple, she throws open the front door - promptly causing a child to hit the floor as the door slams into his face. In unison, the two lean around to see who she had accidentally knocked over.

Laying on the floor is a teen boy, younger than both of them, that Aurora has never seen before. Mark and Elle appear next to them, taking in the crime scene as well.

"Damn, Aurora," Elle chuckles. "We've been here for five seconds and you've already killed someone."

"Fuck off," Aurora mutters, looking around the otherwise vacant room. "JELLYBEAN! I THINK I KILLED YOUR FRIEND!"

In a matter of seconds, a slightly smaller version of Mark comes running down the hallway. Brushing past his brother, he nearly tackles Aurora to the floor in a hug, squeezing her waist tightly.

"Oh, I see who the favorite is," Mark pouts. "It's good to see you too, James."

"JAMES!" Aurora shrieks, shaking Jonah's arm excitedly. "His real name is James!"

Finally pulling himself off of the ground, the new kid holds a hand over his nose and looks around at the group.

"Two questions," he begins, holding up two fingers. "Who are these people? And why did the loud one call you a jellybean?"

"Aww. Did you hear that, Jonah?" Aurora coos, nudging his side. "He called me loud."

Jonah smiles, wrapping an arm around her waist as James introduces everyone.