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“Aurelie, was it?”
“Aurora, and it’s fine. She’s no trouble.” I kept my answer vague.
“Yeah, but it can’t be ideal having your teammate’s little sister living with you.”
“It’s really no bother.” I kept my head down, trying to figure out which definition went with which principle.
“She seemed so different compared to Austin. I mean, he’s so… hot and charismatic, and she’s so drab, and I don’t want to sound like a bitch, but it didn’t exactly look like she takes good care of herself.”
“Newsflash, Sam,” I snapped, that protective streak of anger I felt whenever someone talked shit about Aurora zipping down my spine. “You do sound like a bitch.”
“What? I’m just saying she’s—”
“Enough already. I thought we came here to study, not talk shit about Austin’s sister.”
“Geez, pissy much? I was only making conversation.” She gave a little huff, going back to the textbook in her lap.
The silence was awkward as fuck, but I’d take it any day over listening to her talk shit about Aurora.
CHAPTER 21
AURORA
Noah: The coast is clear, shortcake.
I gnawed at the end of my thumb, pacing my room.
A date.
I was going on a date with Noah Holden.
What the hell was I thinking when I’d agreed to this?
Except, I hadn’t been thinking because he’d kissed me into submission with his treacherous lips and dirty whispers.
Damn him.
The chime of my phone startled me, and I snatched it off my desk.
Noah: If you’re not down here in five minutes, I’m coming up. And fair warning, if I come up there, we may never make it to our destination.
Aurora: Noah!!!
Noah: Come on, shortcake. Put a guy out of his misery and get your cute ass down here.
God, how did he do that? How did he make me feel all giddy inside? I still had insecurities—they were always there, hovering under the surface, waiting to strike—but Noah had a way of making me forget them.
He made me feel special.
Beautiful even.
And part of me didn’t know what to do with that because that part could only see this ending one way.
With me getting my heart broken.
Again.
But I craved his attention. His sweet kisses and eager touch. I craved to feel like one of the popular, pretty girls. I craved to know what it was like to be in his orbit, even if it was only for a little while.
