Endless || Jonah Marais ✓

♪ FIFTY-FIVE ♪

"The book was so much better," Aurora mutters angrily, stealing a tissue from Andy as the end credits of Lone Survivor roll across the screen.

"Agreed," Addilyn nods her head, snatching a pack of gummies off of the coffee table.

As the others begin to argue about what to watch next, Aurora turns her attention back to the closed laptop on her lap, which had been forgotten when the movie started.

"What are you doing?" Jonah questions as she opens it, propping his chin on her shoulder so he can see the screen too.

"Getting on Tumblr," she explains. "I haven't checked it in a few days and Paul probably thinks I'm dead."

"Who's Paul?" Jonah furrows his eyebrows, not recalling any mention of Paul before.

"My Australian friend. And there's no need to get jealous," she teases, flicking his ear. "I'm pretty sure he's more interested in you than he is me."

"Me?" Jonah's eyes widen, not having expected the sentence to end that way.

"No, Casper," Aurora laughs. "Yes, you, doofus. Paul is really supportive of our relationship and everything. But, if you were single, he would have already tried to slide into your DMs."

A pang of guilt hits the boy as he realizes he has yet to inform his fans and followers about the amazing girl sitting next to him.

She glances over at Jonah, noticing the small frown on his face.

Poking his nose, in a high pitched voice, Aurora shouts, "Boop!"

"What was that?" Jonah laughs, jerking his head back in surprise.

"You seemed upset," She shrugs her shoulders casually, smiling. "So I booped you."

××××

"Why is the bus slowing down?" Aurora asks, agitated that she can't see out the windows.

Rain pounded relentlessly against the bus and had done so for the past hour. It didn't sound like it would slow down any time soon either.

"Mikey is talking to Steve," Jack informs us. "He'll have answers in a second."

"Who the hell is Steve?" She snaps, continuing to grow restless as she bounces her leg up and down.

"The guy driving the bus," Addilyn says with a sleepy smile, resting her head on Corbyn's shoulder.

Jonah opens his mouth to say something but is cut off as Mikey comes bounding back into the room.

"We are stopping at a gas station somewhere in Nevada," he says with a proud grin - obviously enjoying being the one with all of the information - as the vehicle comes to a complete stop. "And once we're back on the road, we'll be in LA in five hours."

"How long are we staying at this gas station?" Corbyn questions, resting his head on top of Addilyn's.

"About twenty minutes."

"In that case," Aurora begins, quickly slipping on her shoes that she had kicked off earlier and rushing towards the door. "I'll see you bitches later!"

"Where are you going?" Jonah asks incredulously, following her to the doorway but stopping as she sprints off of the tour bus.

"TO PLAY IN THE RAIN!" She yells excitedly, throwing her arms out and twirling around as she becomes completely soaked in a matter of seconds.

The rain pelts down, freezing cold compared to the weather Aurora had grown used to in LA. But, after nearly developing full blown claustrophobia staying in the cramped tour bus for twenty-three hours, she couldn't bring herself to leave the open space.

"You're going to get sick," he calls out, trying - and failing desperately - to hide his amused grin.

"Nuh-uh," she shouts stubbornly. "I have a fantabulous immune system, Marais!"

Careful to keep his phone out of the rain's path, Jonah pulls up his Instagram, capturing the perfect footage needed to introduce his amazing girlfriend to his fans.

Gratefully accepting the umbrella Brooklyn hands him, Jonah steps off of the bus as Aurora continues to dance in the downpour.

"It's refreshing, isn't it?" The girl narrows her eyes in his direction, the continuous onslaught of rain preventing her from seeing him clearly.

"It feels a lot better under this umbrella," Jonah argues.

"I'll be the judge of that," she decides, skipping across the almost deserted parking lot.

Trying to come to a stop at his side, Aurora ends up sliding instead, losing her balance. The pavement rushes towards her face and she tenses up, closing her eyes as she braces herself for the harsh impact.

A strong arm snakes around her waist, bringing her to a halt. Opening her eyes slowly, Aurora notices the ground is too close for comfort. Jonah pulls her up, keeping an arm around her even after she regains her balance.

He smiles in relief once he's sure she isn't hurt, pulling her into a deep kiss. Aurora's arms instinctively wrap around Jonah's neck as his other goes around her waist, the umbrella forgotten.

Leaning back, he rests his forehead on hers, not caring about the rain as a giddy smile overtakes his expression. She smiles, halfway expecting someone to come along and end the moment.

"I told you I'd catch you next time."