Trust

Annoy Me

I hear Gavin's motorcycle start up and the engine gets softer and softer as he drives away. I try to hide the blush on my cheek as I bravely make my way towards the front door. I breathe deeply before entering and coming face to face with Liam.

"Hi..." I say. "Um, how was your day?" I ask, driving him away from the obvious topic.

"Good, but I think the real question is how was yours?" He says, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. I unwillingly blush.

"Where are the other boys?" I ask, again avoiding the subject.

"Niall and Louis are at the super market. Harry is watching a movie and Zayn is listening to music. Don't worry. No snoops." He says, winking. "You can tell me all about your secret boyfriend."

"Boyfriend?? What?!? I don't have a boyfriend!" I exclaim.

"Well, you two were a bit too cozy for just friends." He points out. My blush reappears. He grins victoriously. His face slowly fades.

"Aurora, can you listen to me for a minute? I know you won't agree with a word I'll say, but it has to be said. I'm not going to tell you that you can't date that guy, but I have to tell you that it isn't a good idea. He'a probably nice and all right now, but soon he'll turn into a big jerk. Judging by the age difference and his general cockiness, it probably won't take that long. Just be careful around him." He says. My eyes narrow to slits.

"Cocky? Jerk? You haven't even met him!" I snap.

"Aurora... I..." He starts. I just spin on my heels and walk into my room, slamming the door shut.

Who does he think he is? He hasn't been in my life for 14 years! Who gave him the right to strut in and take over?!? Gosh! He hasn't even met Gavin! And we aren't even dating! Even if we were, I can date whoever I want!

*Louis' POV*

I chuckle at Niall's childish antics as he cleans up the groceries he dropped because of his wanting to prove that he could carry all the bags in one trip. We put up all of the groceries and I waltz into the living room to see an annoyed Liam.

"What's wrong mate?" I ask. He sighs.

"Aurora hates me." He states.

"What? Why?" I ask, baffled.

"Because I said something she didn't want to hear so she stormed off to her room. You need to talk to her, Lou."

I nod and get up to talk to her.

"Wait! Not now, she's had a long day so she needs to recover. Give her some time." He says.

"Okay..." I say, slightly confused. I walk up the stairs to find Hazza. I walk into his room and see him scramble to pause his movie and act like he isn't crying.

"Another chick flick, lad? How manly..." I say, chuckling. He strikes a pose.

"You know it! Macho manly man is here!" He exclaims. We burst into a fit of laughter and doing different 'manly' poses. We slowly recover.

"So, what's up?" He asks. I sigh.

"There's something wrong with Liam and Aurora but neither will tell me what. Well, I haven't actually talked to Aurora. Li said she needed some time."

"Well, Liam is always right! Give her some time and then find out the whole story from her." He suggests.

"Okay, thanks lad." I say.

"Thanks is not necessary. Just help me make dinner! Like manly men!" He says in a deep voice. We laugh like madmen as we run down to the kitchen.

We start on spaghetti and meatballs. Yum! After a little while, Aurora peeks her head in the doorway.

"Can I help?"she asks. We look at we surprised.

"Sure! Why?" Haz asks.

"Well, I'm 15... I think I should learn how to cook." She says. We nod and put her to work grating cheese. Between the three of us, dinner gets done quickly. We call everyone down and dig in. We make light chatter. I can't help but notice how Aurora is purposefully avoiding eye contact with Liam. I bite my tongue so I don't say anything about it. We finish dinner and everyone scurries their separate ways. I sprawl out on the sofa and begin to channel surf. I soon find myself drifting to sleep with Big Bang Theory in the background