favorite daydream | j. orlando / o. rodrigo

six

➜ CHAPTER 6
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THE FOLLOWING MORNING, LIA AND nolan found their entire group of friends gathered around the dining table chatting away. well all but two, the battered boyfriend, and the angry one. jules was still there though.

theo was the first to notice that lia and nolan were downstairs, and so he pointed at the two, causing everyone to look their way, all of them simultaneously exclaiming

"happy birthday lia!"

lia forced out a smile as her eyes swept the room. the blonde's green orbs filled with disappointment and longing by the absence of the person she considered to be her favorite person as she sat down, quietly replying to everyone with

"thanks. where's alex?"

"haven't seen him since we took him to the hospital last night, his parents told us to go home once they saw him" talia replied, pressing her lips into a thin line making lia sigh, taking a seat in between elle and rory

"who let you guys in?"

"your mom, who was in a very good mood today might i add" nico told her, looking over at link and amelia who were laughing with each other in the kitchen

"weird how they're not fighting" nolan remarked, standing next to rory who had her head down on the table. a mischievous grin made its way to nolan's lips, as he sat down on the vacant stool next to her, whispering

"you enjoying your dream about me rodriguez?"

the brunette's head quickly shot up, her eyes went wide before she rubbed them with the back of her palms. she playfully hit the brunet on the chest, rolling her eyes at him before chuckling nervously, replying with

"you wish i dreamt about you taylor"

"i mean, yeah i do wish you do" he teased, throwing her a playful wink

"nolan down. she has a boyfriend" jules, staying true to her role in nolan's life back when they were at home, reprimanded him. nolan rolled his eyes, shaking his head before mumbling

"i was just joking around"

"so what are you all doing here?" lia then asked, tapping her fingers on the table before exhaling sharply, her eyes frequently looking over to the front door as if she were waiting for something

"it's your birthday! we have to celebrate!"

"celebrate what? that i might be single"

"i'm sorry" nolan chimed in, reaching over to give his sister a pat on the shoulder.

"don't, you were just trying to protect me." she said dully, resting her chin on her forearms as she stared blankly at the marble counter

"well, we have board games and movies. maybe we can do that? we can take you to the mall? or we can go bowling. tell us what you want!"

"where's carter?" lia then muttered, completely ignoring nicos's suggestions when she looked over at rory who exhaled through her nose, she shrugged sheepishly before pressing her lips into a thin line, saying