Jayden (POV):
Time moved by slowly as I held Aurora tightly in my arms. The smaller woman had been practically impossible to calm down. Ever since Alice and Violet had gone missing a couple days ago she hadn't been able to stop crying. It broke my heart seeing her so distraught, the only thing that seemed to help was when I held her in my arms. Jasmine on the other hand had been fuming up until she met with her father. When she had returned from speaking with him her whole demeanor had changed. Instead of being filled with rage she was now quiet. I knew she was just trying to think of what we should do next. Her visit with her father hadn't been as helpful as she had thought it would be.
As much as Luci had wanted to help us, his hands were tied. He wasn't allowed to interfere with anything that happened on earth, which meant we were on our own. He could offer us support but nothing more, no matter how much it hurt him to see his daughter utterly destroyed. Jasmine had kept mostly to herself since, I knew she was struggling since she had bonded with Alice. I was the only one who was able to keep a level head when it came to the situation, only because I wasn't able to feel the mate bond. Yes, I was extremely upset by the situation, but I knew if I let my emotions get the better of me I would be no help.
Years of training with Kellan had helped me learn to put my emotions on the back burner so to speak. So as much as it killed me that Alice and Violet were missing, I was able to separate my emotions from what needed to be done to find the two women. Which led me to the idea of getting Kellan, Seth and Victor to help us track down the missing women. Aurora had mentioned asking my mum and Sophie for help but when I had tried calling them I was unable to get a hold of either of them. It was unlike them not to answer a call or return one for that matter. Sophie specifically always answered, the fact that I hadn't heard anything from either of them made me slightly uneasy. Aurora shifted in my arms bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Rory, maybe you should take a bath. It might make you feel a little better." I murmured into Aurora's hair.
"I don't want you to leave me." Aurora's voice cracked slightly as more tears rolled down her cheeks. Her hand was still gripping my shirt as though her life depended on it. "I just need you to hold me." She hiccuped.
Instinctually I held her tighter and gently began rocking her. "I'm not going anywhere. If you want I can sit in the bathroom with you." I said placing a kiss on the top of her head.
Her grip loosened slightly. "Can you come in with me?" She said barely above a whisper.
Her question caught me off guard slightly. I had never been naked in front of anyone, other than my mum when I was a small child. Not that I thought Aurora would care about what my body looked like. I knew Aurora loved me more than anything and having a dick wasn't something that bothered her at all. The problem was that I hadn't mentally prepared myself for something like this. Being naked around any of my mates hadn't been on my mind since Alice and Violet had gone missing.
Aurora pulled back to look at me, clearly my hesitation had been enough to make her realize my dilemma. "You can wear your boxers if you want." Aurora said before I could respond.
"No, I just haven't done this before." I said as heat rushed to my face.
Aurora tilted her head slightly, her lips twitched slightly as though she was going to smile. "You've never taken a bath?" As the words left her lips a small smile lit up her tear streaked face. Aurora's smartass comment was enough to make me laugh at the situation.
"No smartass, I've never had a bath with someone before." I chuckled.
"Well if it makes you feel any better neither have I." She said shyly.
