summary: in order to further both their careers, y/n and jonah have to date for pr purposes. but neither of them expected the immediate connection between them.

pairing: jonah x female!reader

triggers: none

link to original post: https://youngbloodseavey.tumblr.com/post/165727510106/fiction-jonah-marais

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y/n let out a deep breath as her uber pulled up to her destination,  the famous why don't we house. butterflies, (well, they felt more like  wasps), caused a ruckus in her stomach, the overwhelming feeling of  nervousness hitting her like a bus.

but anyone who was meeting their "boyfriend" for the first time would feel that way too.

she  had been contacted by the why don't we team a few weeks ago, asking her  to be apart of a pr stunt they were orchestrating. her role in the  stunt? be one of the band member's "girlfriend". she was to act in love  with a person she had never met, for an entire year.

hell,  she didn't even know which band member she was to date yet. all she knew  is that they were in a band called why don't we, and that she would be  learning the rest of the information in a meeting today.

y/n  was an aspiring actress, and she needed this job. she had little to no  money, living in LA was expensive as heck. she needed a leg up in the  acting world, and having some extra money and a famous "boyfriend" would  sure do the trick. she wasn't a gold digger to any extent, but having  some money to provide for herself wouldn't hurt.

y/n raised  her hand to the doorbell of the large house, hesitating for a moment  before a rush of confidence flew through her and she pushed the button.  she waited with baited breath and she heard footsteps on the other side  of the door and a lock clicking. this was it. there was no turning back  now.

the door opened, revealing a boy with curly brown hair and kind brown eyes. he greeted her with a warm, dazzling smile.

  "you must be the girl who our manager was talking about, come on in,"  if this guy was y/n's fake boyfriend, she sure wouldn't mind it at all.  the boy lead her to a large seating area, where the rest of the group  sat. y/n tentatively took a seat on a couch, setting her purse on her  lap.

"boys, this is y/n y/l/n. she will be one of your  girlfriends in order to promote your new album and tour," one of their  managers gestured to y/n, and she blushed and waved at the five boys  that were all sitting on a couch opposite to her. "y/n, this is why  don't we," the boys stood up and began introducing themselves.

  "hello, my name is zach," a younger looking boy introduced himself,  taking y/n's hand a pressing a light kiss on it. y/n laughed at the  action, taking her hand and cradling it to her chest. the kid was quite  the charmer.

"i'm corbyn, nice to meet you." a taller boy with bleached blonde hair grinned cheekily at her.

"hi, i'm daniel. welcome to the family." this made y/n smile. she was definitely going to become close with these boys.

"hi, i'm jack." the curly haired cutie that greeted y/n at the door gave her another shining smile.

  "and i guess that leaves me. hello, i'm jonah." the tallest one said.  the moment y/n laid eyes on him, she knew he was going to be something  special. he had a messy head of chocolate brown hair, and a jawline that  was chiseled by the gods themselves. but his eyes were a different  story.

they were a captivating grey blue color, like the sky on a  stormy day. they had a unique sparkle to them, one that somehow made it  so y/n couldn't look away.

the two made direct eye contact,  sending a chill down y/n's spine. a strange, comforting warmth rushed  throughout her body, causing y/n to blush.

she bit her lip lightly and sent a smile towards the boys. "it's nice to meet you guys,"

their manager began talking again, rattling off about contracts and  stuff. y/n listened intently, wanting to know all the details about her  new job. she was beginning to grow impatient, all she wanted to know was  which of these boys she was to date. and apparently, the boys wanted to  know the same.

"oh c'mon, cut to the chase. which one of us is  she dating?" jack questioned, making all of them move on the edge of  their seats.

"well, i suppose we'll tell you now," y/n's stomach  was turning itself inside out in nervousness, and she began biting her  lip in anticipation. "y/n and jonah will be in a pr relationship until  september of next year," y/n's breath got caught in her throats as she  made eye contact with the gorgeous boy across from her.

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  jonah bit his lip as the other boys gave him pats on the back, which  was kind of weird in his opinion. he was going to have to lie to his  fans, the whole world, all to promote their album and tour.

it was the first ever pr stunt their management had orchestrated, but jonah was glad that y/n would be his fake girlfriend.

she  was undeniably beautiful, from the way she blushed to the way she bit  her lip when she was nervous. he had only known her for an hour, but  just looking at her made him feel like he'd known her for a lifetime.

if he had to go through all these lies, at least he had to go through them with this gorgeous girl by his side.

they  sat there for a few more minutes, waiting for the meeting to end. once  the meeting was finally over, jonah sighed and leaned back into the  couch he was sitting on, slowly taking in all the information he was  given. a whole year. a whole year of fake dates, fake posts, fake love.

"so  y/n, why don't you stay here and get to know the boys for a while,  since you will be spending a lot of time with them," their manager  advised, before picking up his briefcase and walking out of their home.

"uh,  i know i've already been introduced, but i'm y/n y/l/n, and i'm an  actress." she ran a hand through her hair, before placing it back in her  lap. jonah was mesmerized by her every move, he licked his lips lightly  before replying.

"and you already know this but we're why don't  we, and i'm jonah marais, and i guess i'll be your boyfriend for the  next year," jonah smiled at her, causing y/n to blush and look down. she  was clearly shy and introverted, but she had a sparkle in her eye that  drew everyone to her.

for the next three or so hours, y/n and the  boys conversed, talking and laughing their asses off. they had all  clicked immediately.

"you really did that?" y/n choked out, her melodious laughter ringing throughout the room.

  "yup," corbyn said in a fake cocky tone. "underwear and all," they  broke out in laughter again, y/n's abdomen beginning to ache from the  sheer amount of giggling she's done in the past few hours.

  corbyn opened up his mouth, about to tell another story when jonah's  phone went off. jonah furrowed his brows, taking his phone out of his  pocket and looking at it. his eyes scanned the screen for a few seconds,  and he typed out a reply before sending it and setting his phone on the  coffee table.

"management wants us to become public today,  something about an instagram post. august is gonna be here in a few to  take the photos," jonah explained, making y/n nod. the group was quiet,  their silence being interrupted by knocking on the front door.

daniel stood up and left the room to answer the door, returning a few seconds later with august the photographer in tow.

  "so the backyard?" y/n and jonah nodded together in reply, getting off  their seats. y/n followed jonah to the backyard, which was absolutely  beautiful. august put them in a few poses, all of which looked absurdly  unnatural.

august finally gave up, telling them to 'do whatever  feels natural'. jonah stayed still for a moment, before leaning down and  whispering in y/n's ear.

"hey, i'm gonna do something a little  weird but don't freak out okay? just go along with it," just before she  could process what he had said, his lips were on hers.

she froze  in shock, taking a few moments to fully melt into the kiss. his lips  were soft and plump, feeling like velvet on her own. their lips moved in  perfect harmony, pure passion being exchanged through their soft  movements. his hands snaked around her waist, pulling her closer as her  hand went up to cup his cheek.

"uh, guys? i got the shot, you  guys can stop now," august called out awkwardly, forcing y/n and jonah  out of their moment. they stood there blushing, frozen in their  compromising embrace. y/n finally snapped out of it, quickly pulling  away from jonah. she stared at her shoes in embarrassment, not even  deciding to pay attention to the fact that the rest of the band was in  fact spying on them the whole time and was cheering at what was  basically her and jonah making out.

"wow," jonah mumbled, causing y/n to turn bright red knowing that jonah had been just as affected by the endeavor as she was.

  "wow indeed," y/n mumbled under her breath, but jonah had heard what  she had said. he smiled, about to say something else when his phone went  off again.

he read the message and sent his reply, his brows  furrowed every so slightly as he looked back to y/n. "we have to go out  tomorrow, management is calling the paps. so i guess it's a date?" jonah  told her, his hand instinctively going up to rub the back of his neck.

  "well, it's a date then. i have a meeting soon, so i gotta go now. see  you tomorrow jonah," y/n smiled brightly, a new wave of confidence  washing through her. she leaned up and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek,  enjoying the astonished expression that formed on his face. she left  with a wink, saying quick goodbyes to the rest of the boys before  leaving the why don't we house with a swing in her step.

she  hopped into the uber, sighing contentedly as the why don't we house  faded into the distance. this was for sure gonna be a wild ride.

(a/n i wrote this literally in september of 2017, so that's why august is their photographer and not zack. just wanted to clarify that!)