"I've missed you so much, honey." She kisses Aurora's cheek again and gave her a side hug. Aurora chuckled, loving the affection she was getting from her mother but it was getting too much. "I've missed you too, mom."They were sitting in a restaurant, eating dinner all together. Max picked them up from the airport and they came to Aurora's working place to pick her up. Ryan was there when they walked in and hugged her. He introduced himself to her parents but not as her boss. Now, her father won't stop asking questions. "That boy back there seems a little bit too serious for you, don't you think?" Anakin says and it made her to roll her eyes. "Dad... he is not my boyfriend. He is my boss. Max, help me out on this," she said, turning her head toward Max.He shrugs his shoulder. "He's my neighbour and I don't think there's anything between them." He also wanted to tell them that Aurora and Ryan had kissed on Easter while they were at his parents but he shrugs it off because Aurora
Aurora puckered her lips and rolled her eyes back in her head. As they wait for her response, she takes another glance at her screen. She hesitates to respond because she hasn't grown used to talking to Auburn about men besides Kendrix. Even though Auburn reassured Aurora that she doesn't care—her happiness is what matters—Aurora would never adjust to it despite the fact that she seems so calm about it. He really is hot, I mean. I can't, however, claim to like him in that manner. Auburn called it "Bull-crap," I believe. Through her phone, Azra nodded. Yes, you shouldn't expect us to take your remarks at face value. I mean, take another look at him.She ought not to have emailed a picture of him to them. They are now refusing to let her sleep until she divulges every detail about him. Have you two ever kissed? Aurora gaped and gasped in response to Azra's exuberant question. He is my superior."But he's hot," Auburn said. Azra sighed dreamily, "Imagine spilling ice cream all over
“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