TW:SEXUAL HARASSMENT
It was summer vacation in Hawkins. You'd think that Jonah would finally have some time to relax and be happy for once in his life.
Wrong.
As soon as summer started Jonah realized he needed a job. Derek's way of paying bills was gambling and stealing money from innocent people. Jonah wanted to pay his bills his own way, and a job was the only way he was gonna do that.
Starcourt Mall.
The hottest thing in Hawkins at the moment. Where pretty much everything was there in one building. Jonah really didn't care about the mall, he just needed a job. And so when he managed to score one at Red Lobster, he couldn't be anymore relieved. Plus Steve, Ben, and some new girl named Robin worked a couple stores down from him so he could go visit whenever he wanted.
Only one problem.
Jonah's boss, Daniel was a total creep. It's probably why he only hired teenagers who look fresh out of high school or going into their senior years. Jonah really didn't talk with Daniel much until a problem arose. But Daniel seemed really determined to talk to him. Jonah tried his best to keep his distance but nothing really worked. It started off subtle at first. Daniel would sometimes let his hand linger on Jonah's shoulder as they had a conversation.
But then it got much worse. Daniel would place his hand on Jonah's waist and refused to stop no matter how many times he begged and pleaded. Then it came to a point where Daniel would pin Jonah up against the wall and attempt to sweet talk him.
Jonah knew it was wrong, and he should quit his job, but he really had nowhere else to do. He wanted a job for his own, a job where he could be independent. Jonathan worked across town at the Hawkins Post, and Jonah couldn't be anymore proud of him. Jonathan was finally moving forward with his dreams. Jonah's dreams were to become a detective, or a private investigator. Which is why he desperately needed to keep his grades up for Senior year.
Anyways, flash forward to today. The mall was a lot more busy then usual, which wasn't shocking considering the fact 4th of July was soon. Jonah was pretty much running around the restaurant, making sure everyone was catered too and alright.
"Hi, I'm Jonah and I'll be your waiter for tonight. Can I get you started on any drinks?" Jonah sounded exhausted and out of breath causing the woman to frown.
"Are you alright sweetheart?" She asked. Jonah's eyes immediately widened and he quickly nodded his head.
"Of course! Just busy night."
"Well alright. I'll take a water."
"Water coming right up." Jonah wrote down the order on his notepad before making his way over to the back.
"Excuse me! Could you come over here for a second?" A man asked snapping his fingers at Jonah. The boy clenched his jaw, hating when people did that.
"What can I help you with sir?"
"Do you maybe think I could switch up my order? This tastes a little dry."
"Dry?" Jonah repeated with a raised brow. The man nodded and pushed the dish away. Jonah took a deep breath, trying to keep his anger at bay. He never knew a job could test his patience this much.
"I got your back Parker. Go get the lady her change." Nora Taylor walked over to the table, patting the boys back. Nora and Jonah immediately became friends when Jonah started working at Red Lobster. Nora was extremely smart, like, almost Einstein smart. She was looking at a full ride to Costal California next year. Jonah wondered why she worked at Red Lobster if she was so smart, but she claimed she had nothing better to do with her life. Nora actually came from a pretty decent home, with both of her parents still living together in a two story house. Jonah sort of envied the girl in a way, but he could never let that be known. Nora was sweet and he didn't want to mess their friendship up.
"Parker. How's it going out there?" Daniel asked as he walked throughout the kitchen to reach Jonah. His breath immediately hitched, wanting to be anywhere but here.
"F-Fine." Jonah replied, not making eye contact with the man. He poured a glass of water, and before he could pick up the cup Daniel grabbed his wrist harshly causing a gasp to escape from the boys mouth.
"When I talk to you I expect you to look at me."
Jonah slowly turned his head towards Daniel who just gave a sick grin at him. "Good boy. Now, get back to work."
Good boy.
Something that Jonathan used to call Jonah. It was completely ruined now, all because of stupid Daniel. Jonah took yet another deep breath and walked out from behind the kitchen, placing the cup in front of the woman along with a straw.
"Are you ready to order?" Jonah questioned.
"Oh, yes. I'll have the Shrimp Linguini Alfredo." The woman replied looking over her menu.
"Of course. Anything else?" Jonah wrote down the order before looking at the woman once more.
"Yes, also an order of biscuits if that's alright with you."
"It's alright. Your order is coming right up." Jonah sent the woman one more smile before walking off. Nora grabbed his arm, pulling him to the side and away from everyone.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"You're the second person who asked me that tonight."
"Daniel the prick strikes again, didn't he?" Nora also had a few encounters with Daniel, such as one time when the restaurant was closed and everyone was cleaning up. Nora accidentally dropped a glass plate and Daniel screamed at her for ten straight minutes and attempted to slap her before Jonah stepped in. Nora knew she should've went to the cops, then again the last thing she needed was to make the situation worse. The two had always had each other's back and always will.
"Better take this order. You took care of him?" Jonah nodded his head towards the man who still looked displeased with his dish.
"Yeah. Nothing satisfies him. I'm so close to telling him to take a hike and go somewhere else."
"Careful, Daniel wouldn't like that very much." Jonah mentioned causing Nora to laugh and hit his arm. The two walked inside the kitchen where Daniel was yelling at an innocent cook that spilled water all over the floor. Luckily the sound of sizzling and guests laughing drowned out all of the screaming that was going on behind closed doors.
"Hi Amy. We got the order for you." Jonah placed the paper down and she nodded her head.
"Coming right up."
"Thanks." Right before Jonah could turn around the power suddenly went out, causing his eyes to widen.
"What the hell?" Nora mumbled. The lights went back on two seconds later and the teens looked at each other with a confused look.
"The hell was that?" Jonah asked the girl who simply shrugged.
"Maybe it was because of all the power the building was using. I mean sometimes circuits stop.....circuting?"
"What?"
"I don't know. My brain is on level zero after I listened to some asshole rant to be for ten minutes about how his coke was flat and that he was gonna Sue this place." Nora ranted throwing her hands in the air. Jonah let out a low groan and threw his head back. God Jonathan was so lucky to have a job he actually enjoyed.
As soon as Jonah and Nora's shifts were over they immediately made their way to Scoops Ahoy. Ben was behind the counter, arguing with Erica Sinclair and her little posse.
"Look, we're about to close up. Isn't mommy supposed to come pick you up?"
"First of all you blonde bastard, until this shop closes you're supposed to serve us. So I'll take the chocolate chip sample please."
"Erica, why don't you go home?" Jonah suggested patting her back. Erica glanced at him for a second, but his stern look was enough to make her roll her eyes and make her way out of the shop.
"You amaze me everyday." Ben commented as him and Jonah did their handshake.
"When you're on babysitting duty for two years you come to learn your kids pretty well." Jonah replied. His eyelids were dropping and he took a seat on one of the chairs they had in the back.
"Whats up Parker?" Steve greeted slapping his back causing the boy to groan.
"Someone give me ice cream." Jonah muttered throwing his head back. When Steve mentioned he would have to pay for the ice cream, Jonah sat up and glared at him.
"I saved your life. Free ice cream is mandatory."
"Right. Free ice cream coming right up."
Steve walked out from the back and turned to face Nora who was leaned against the wall.
"That bad huh?" He asked.
"Super bad." She confirmed closing her eyes. Ben was now scrubbing down the tables and his brows furrowed when Nora said those words.
"Bad how?"
"Our boss is a total perv lord." Nora scoffed as a reply.
"Shocker. I think I saw him staring at some girls ass the other day."
"Wait, seriously?" Steve questioned raising a brow.
"Don't sound too excited Steve."
"Whatever." Steve walked to the back and was met with the sight of Jonah snoring loudly with his head down on the table.
"Parker. Parker wake up!" Jonah sat up with a jolt, being met with Steve who gave him a worried look.
"You need a ride home?"
"That would be nice."
*******
Jonah stumbled inside Jonathans room, being met with the sight of his boyfriend slowly falling asleep.
"Finally. I was about to go and get you myself." Jonathan said before standing up and pecking Jonah on the lips.
"Hi. You look really sexy right now." Jonah commented as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Jonathan frowned and cupped Jonah's cheek.
"You smell like coke and shrimp."
"So I've been told." Jonah rubbed his eyes and attempted to snap back into reality, but nothing was really working.
"Ok, shower, then bed."
Jonah nodded and walked inside the bathroom with Jonathan following. The boy sat on the toilet seat and talked to Jonah to make sure he didn't fall asleep in the shower.
"How was work?" Jonathan asked.
"Fine." Jonah answered, though his voice didn't really sound like it.
"Anything interesting happen?"
"The power went out. And I met this sweet old lady. I think she adopted me as her grandson. She even wrote it on the tip!"
"That's sweet." Jonathan mentioned and Jonah nodded despite the fact Jonathan couldn't see. Once he got out the shower the two boys cuddled in bed, with Jonah staring at the alarm clock.
"You're gonna reset that right?" He asked.
"Yeah. Get some rest." Jonathan kissed Jonahs forehead the the boy hummed before falling in a deep sleep.
Word count:1,856
welcome to the first chapter of season three!!
ben and nora will be apart of the scoops troop while jonah will be heading off with jonathan and nancy