go get her - jojo x reader
in which jack helps jojo get the girl
you had been close with jack ever since he brought you to the lodge and made you a newsie a few years ago. you were younger than him by a couple years, so he quickly became a strong big brother figure to you when he took you under his wing.
you met jojo the day following your first night at the lodge. the first night, you had been so tired that you fell asleep almost immediately after being assigned a bunk. the next day while you were getting ready, you had your first contact with him. he leant you a hat, seeing as you didn’t have one, as well as a shirt. it didn’t fit perfectly, of course, but it looked much better than the clothes you previously had. you were more than grateful, and the two of you became close friends from that point on.
it didn’t take long for you to catch feelings for him. how could you not? he was adorable, kind, considerate, and was always, without fail, there for you when you needed him. you were completely oblivious to the fact that he felt exactly the same way about you. jack, on the other hand, was not.
he was protective of you like any big brother would be, but he also knew that jojo would treat you right. if anyone would be a loving, faithful boyfriend, it was jojo, and jack was fully aware of that. his solution was to help jojo ask you out.
this job was easy for jack. why? because he knew that you were heads over heels for jojo, too. it was pretty obvious to everyone sides the two of you, really. some of the boys even had a bet running to see how long it would take for the two of you to finally get together.
“yeah, jojo, she likes you back,” jack whispered.
“no, there’s no w-” jojo argued, shaking his head.
“this isn’t up for debate, bud. you can ask any of the guys in here, okay? every single one of ‘em will tell you exactly the same thing,” jack insisted, placing a reassuring hand on jojo’s shoulder. he nodded in comprehension, decided to take jack’s word for it, and glanced over at you before taking a deep breath and preparing himself for jack’s plan.
“she’s not a hard one to please, alright? she doesn’t need anything fancy,” jack explained, motioning with his hands the whole time. “she just wants you.”
“but she deserves more than just me,” jojo countered in a small voice.
“come on jojo, have i ever let ya down before?” jack questioned, staring at him expectantly.
“i… no, i guess you haven’t.” jojo sighed in defeat. “so what do i do?”
“so, you just… just go up to her, ask if you can talk to her. make sure she knows it’s nothing bad; you know how worried she gets. then, just tell her how ya feel and ask her to be your girl. that’s easy enough, right?”
jojo nodded and looked over at you once again.
“go get her,” jack whispered, nudging his shoulder.
“hey, y/n, can i talk to you real quick?” jojo asked, hugging you from behind and resting his head on top of yours. you turned around and looked up at him, his contagious smile making your face light up.
“sure! what’s up?” you asked. he gently guided you away from the group and fidgeted with your hands, which he had taken into his.
“so… i think you’re pretty great. no, i think you’re really great. i’ve had, uh, feelings for you ever since we met and i’ve been told that you feel the same about me so i was wondering if maybe you’d wanna be my girl,” he rambled, gazing adoringly into your eyes. you paused, comprehending what he said.
“i’d love to!” you beamed, throwing your arms around him in a tight hug. he chuckled, out of both joy and relief, and hugged you back, glancing over at jack, who shot him a wink.
all the boys cackled and money was exchanged, but they were all ecstatic to see the two of you finally together.
