“He’s calling you again.”Aurora looked down to her phone that was on the counter before she picked it up and shoved it in her back pocket. “Should’ve left it in my purse,” she said, handing out another takeout order she just packed. She was really good at what she does. She loves her job so much and everything is going so well at the coffee shop except the part where her boss has feelings for her. “He’s a real creep, you know? I kinda feel like he’s up to something,” Brooke uttered spontaneously. She was sitting on a bar stool, her arms crossed over her chest. Aurora sighs as she shakes her head. There wasn’t any new customer yet, so she joined Brooke by the bar stool and grabbed a seat. “I don’t know. I just feel like he’s just obsessed with me that he can’t leave my sight. This morning, I found him sleeping by our door. He literally spent the night there. Ben told me he’d ask him to leave but Blake stubbornly refused to.” Aurora sighed tiredly. She doesn’t even know how she feel
Her eyes fall again when he sighs. His hands are in his pockets but his eyes never averted from her face. "Is it Max?" He asked, attempting to hide the massive jealousy running through him.Her lack of response makes him assume that's his answer. He brings his hands out from his pocket and gently grabbed her shoulders, making her to look at him. "You're in love with Max, right?"His voice sounds pained, but when he makes eye contact with her, that pained sound is nothing compared to the turmoil in his expression. "I'm not in love with Max. He's my best friend and that's how things are going to be between us for the rest of our lives," she affirmed. Her eyes were staring back at his as she furrowed her brows. "Then who is it?" He's being paranoid now and overreacting. This was one of his behaviours she couldn't see herself coping with. He's a bit insecure and worries too much. "Is it that guy that came the other night?"She knew he was talking about Kendrix because she doubts if he
"Could you believe those two? Could you believe my mother? I mean, I couldn't sleep last night because of them. If I could just get my hands on Jim," he said mimicking strangling him in the air. He was pacing back and forth, throwing his arms in every direction and fuming with anger. Aurora understood how Max was feeling because if she was in his position, she would've acted the same way or even did worse. Seeing Max this angry really scares her and makes her worried about him if his mother decides to actually marry Jim. Max never gets upset over anything. He's always calm and quiet. He never let things get to him. But seeing him this angry means he's really upset. Jim's a good man. He lost his wife and only kid in a car accident years ago and he hasn't found love until now that he has met Shannon. In some aspects, Aurora doesn't see any negative side of their union. Max isn't even giving them a chance. "But... they seem so happy," Aurora said, trying to lighten up the mood but it
She brushed the extra flour from her apron before pushing the oven door shut for the following badge. She enjoyed baking, especially with her mother, and missing her at this moment makes her miss home. She uses it as a diversion since she needs one from Kendrix and Blake. She didn't want to be thinking about either of them because it hurts her head and she despises having flashbacks to unpleasant memories. She doesn't want to recall the way Kendrix regarded her after learning that she was still in love with Blake. She doesn't want to recall going to apologize to him and then making matters worse. She doesn't want to recall the way Kendrix regarded her after learning that she was still in love with Blake. She doesn't want to recall going to apologize to him and then making matters worse. She doesn't want to recall Kendrix's expression when he told her that she was the last thing he wanted to see right then and there before turning her off. She last spoke to him eight days ago, and e
2 months later...She folds the last dress and puts it on top of her suitcase with the rest of her clothes . With a heavy but happy heart, she zips the suitcase close and dropped it on the floor. Looking around the room, Aurora didn't want to leave but it's what she decided because that’s what’s best for her. She doesn't belong here. She doesn't belong in the outside world. She belongs with her family and her kind—even if it meant she'll never get a mate. She'd rather be with her family and friends. She's safer there. She slides open the door and stepped out to the balcony. The rain had stopped and what's left of it was the cold breeze and the smell of rain. She smiled, inhaling the scent—she loves the smell of rain.She took steps towards the ledge and grabbed it as she looked down the street. She could spot the coffee shop. Her smile fades because she didn't even tell Ryan she was leaving. She couldn't find the bravery to tell him ever since they talked things through and they wer
She misses Kendrix...But he doesn't...He doesn't even seem to care about her existence anymore. He doesn't look at her the way he used to whenever he spots her.He just doesn't seem interested anymore. Maybe she should just go back to New York and spend the rest of her life there...As if she could..."What about baby pink?" Azra was holding up a light pink silk fabric. She attached it to her body and twirled. "C'mon, I think this is it," she said persuasively, checking herself out in the mirror. "I'll wear that," Auburn says with a shrug. They've been in the shopping mall, buying stuff for Jim and Shannon's wedding. It's just three weeks left and they were just picking out the colors they were going to wear at the wedding. "Pink is beautiful," Aurora said, waving it off. She'd not been herself all day. She loves shopping but whenever she makes an attempt to do the slightest thing, Kendrix's face jerks up in her head and she gets a reverie of the phone call he answered when he pi
ParaphraseShe replied, rubbing her hands together and saying, "I'll be right there." She steps out of the kitchen and lets out a long sigh. “Aurora.”She comes to a stop and looks at Auburn. “Yeah?”"Your face and hair are covered in flour." She smiled mockingly at her and took a mouthful of the freshly frosted cupcake. Aurora hurried to the dressing area and glanced in the mirror. She sighed and thanked Auburn for stopping her from acting like a fool in public. She cleaned her face and styled her hair before making a quick exit. “The apron." Auburn called out. Right on, right on. After pausing, she released the tie on the back. Before moving approaching the door, she seized it and hung it over her head. She became increasingly anxious as she neared the door. He finished his breakfast half an hour ago, so why did he just decide to return? When he could simply come back here and talk to his mother, why did she only refer to him as a visitor? Maybe he was afraid that if his mother
She wished she could believe that he wanted her as much as she wanted him. She wished she could believe the words coming out of Auburn's mouth. It's so believable especially knowing that she's his sister. Perhaps he told Auburn that he still had feelings for her. Or maybe she heard him admitting that. Aurora disregards this thoughts but it's so hard to especially seeing him walking towards them now. He's looking at her while he approaches them. He isn't smiling and he wasn't frowning either. His face was just relaxed—it's the same look he gives her whenever she was blabbering something to and he was giving her listening ears. Azra and Auburn both got to their feet when they noticed him. Aurora doesn't even though she knows they weren't supposed to be here. He's frowning now but he wasn't looking at Aurora anymore. His eyes were now on his sister while she tried to man up and show him she wasn't afraid of him. "What the hell are you guys doing here? Do you have any idea how dangero