"Hey! Are you gonna need someone to take y'all home?" he shouted at their retreating backs. Nina stopped and turned around, still holding Fabian's hand. What? He thought.
"Um…sure. Yeah, that's be great," Nina said, giving him a small smile before turning around and leading her friends inside, Jonah staring at Nina and Fabian's intertwined hands. Jonah took off his hat and hit the truck with it before getting back in. He quickly pulled out of the drive and back the way he came, this time though he turned the opposite way down the road, not stopping until he reached a long drive way, leading up to a large, white house sitting on a hill.
"Ayla! Ayla!" Jonah called out the window as he recklessly pulled into a drive way. Ayla looked up and smiled.
"Heeeeey, what's up babe?" Ayla called back. Jonah jumped out of the car and ran up to the porch.
"Did you know?" he asked
"What are you talking about?" she asked, giving a laugh at his wide-eyed look. He hopped over the railing next to her, grabbing her arm.
"Did you know Nina and that foreign dude are dating?" Ayla's smile fell from her face. She turned back to the flowers she had been watering.
"Um, yeah, she might've mentioned something like that."
"And you didn't tell me?" he exclaimed.
"I guess I, like, forgot about it or something."
"Forgot about it? Ayla, you said you would help me get back in Nina's good graces!"
"I know what I said!" Ayla snapped. "Besides, you're the one you screwed up anyway. I mean, really, after what happened to her parents you really thought it would be a good idea to hit on her drunk? Yeah, that's the way to do it," Ayla said sarcastically, rolling her eyes as she spoke. She walked across to the other side of the porch, Jonah following right behind her.
"You were the one who gave it to me in the first place! If you knew it was such a bad idea, then why did you do it? Where you trying to sabotage us or somethin'?" Jonah demanded.
"I don't need to sabotage you, you're doing a great job of it by yourself. Besides, most people know when they've reached their limit. Obviously, you don't." She put the water can down and started walking away, but Jonah snatched her arm again, this time gripping it tighter.
"Are you saying you are trying to sabotage mine and Nina's relationship?" he asked, glaring down at her. Ayla rolled her eyes.
"Please, Jonah, there is no relationship. If you hadn't noticed, Nina goes to school in England. She lives in England. And we both know how Nina doesn't do long distance; not with friends, not with her Gran, and certainly not with boyfriends," Ayla retorted, pulling her arm out of Jonah's grasp and walking off the porch towards an old barn. Jonah stood staring after her, opening and closing his mouth, trying and failing at thinking of a witty comeback.
"You're just jealous!" he finally called after her.
"And you're an asshole!" she yelled back. Jonah cracked a smile.
"So does this mean I'm forgiven?" he asked. Ayla turned around so she was walking backwards, using her hands to shield her eyes from the sun.
"Why not," she replied, smiling.
"And you'll help me with Nina?" he asked hopefully. Ayla looked away, and then back at Jonah. Instead of replying, she simply nodded her head. Jonah cheered.
"You're the best, A!" he called before running back to his truck and driving off leaving Ayla staring after him long after he disappeared from sight.
[A/N] I know, no Fabina in this chapter, and no discovering secret treasures from boxes, but the plot line did unfold a bit more! And you're slowly learning more about the characters...not that you really need to know anything more about Jonah than he's an asshole, but still.
And I would just like to say this is so short BECAUSE it is just filler.
And that I never put a disclaimed.
So here it is:
I do not own HoA. Or Ossian. Or Indiana and it's airport. Or a truck.
I opted for a car. [A BLUE CAR! YEAHHH!]
Or any of the names, because if I did I would be earning some serious copyright cash right now instead of babysitting!
Thanks for the reads/reviews! :)
-Mere