exonerate | a jonah marais x reader story

~ 2 ~

y/n (your name)
e/c (eye color)

~ j o n a h s  p o v ~
when we got into the car, i turned on the radio. all that played were commercials about phone networks, insurance, etc.

"hey do you have any of your belongings with you?" i ask her.

"no they are all at my old house. down in orange county. i have no phone, no clothes, or anything really." she answers back fidgeting with her fingers, looking kind of down.

"well then lets go out to target and buy you some stuff." i tell her.

"like what?"

"well a phone, some clothes, and then maybe we can get something for you to eat." i tell her. it looks like she hasn't eaten in days.

"no i can't let you do that, you are already giving me a place to sleep for a couple nights." she says.

"why not? and why only for a couple of days?" i ask.

"i would have to go back to my boyfriend's house eventually, he's going to find you and kill you." she says worryingly.

"no you shouldn't have to go back to him, and you really shouldn't call him your boyfriend," i tell her. i kinda like her and i don't want someone that hurt her, to be called her 'boyfriend'.

"we will keep you safe for as long as you need. i promise." i told her as i look into her e/c eyes. they somehow are shining so bright even if it's night time.

"but i can't let you buy me a phone." she pauses. "or anything" she sighs.

"it's my money, i don't need your approval" i chuckle

"well, i won't allow you." she giggles. this time it was real.

her giggle is cute.

we pull up into target and find a parking space. i turn the engine off and open the door. she opens the door on her side and walks out.

she seems a bit cold. she has goosebumps all over her body.

"hey would you like a sweater?" i ask her.

"um sure, i'm kinda cold." she says shivering the slightest bit.

i pop open the trunk and reach for a white sweater that says 'why don't we' on the front of it. our band's logo.

"here you go, put this on." i say tossing the white sweatshirt to her.

she catches the sweater with one hand and throws it on. she puts her hands inside of the sleeves.

she looks down at the sweater and asks, "what is why don't we? wait, isn't that a band of some sort?"

"yeah. have you heard any of their songs?" i want to see what she thinks of us before she knows i'm in why don't we.

"yeah i have heard their songs, only a few though. the songs i listened to are pretty good. they are a talented group of young men." she states her opinion.

"what if i told you i am in why don't we?" i ask her.

"no way." y/n says. shocked.

"yeah i actually am apart of the band." i tell her. her faces lights up. her eyes glimmer more than before and she just has this big smile that is so contagious.

"dude, that is so cool! i would love to hear you sing one day." y/n smiles.

"maybe when we serenade you." i say as i hide a laugh.

"are you flirting with me jonah?"

"maybe, maybe not y/n" i chuckle.

once we walked into target i get a cart. i pull it out and y/n asks, "can i ride in the cart?" she grins at me.

"sure why not." i smile back at her.

she climbs into a cart and she yells softly, "onward!" with her hands pointing to the aisles.

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Word Count| 685

i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! we see in this chapter y/n smiling more and enjoying herself. i have a huge plot twist coming in future chapters that i hope you guys would like! feedback on this story is much appreciated! love you guys! ❤️