"And he had the audacity to touch my Cheez-its!" Aurora complains, dangling upside down on the couch as she keeps her phone pressed to her ear. "But, apparently, I'm crazy for taking them ba-"
"Who are you talking to?" Jack questions, interrupting the girl as he and Callie wander into the living room.
"Your parents."
"Oh, oka- wait, WHAT?" He shrieks.
"Chill out, Poodle. I talk to them every day," Aurora states as though it's the most normal thing in the world. "I also got them tickets for a Caribbean cruise. They deserve it for putting up with your sorry ass."
Jack scoffs indignantly before taking the phone out of her hand and checking the screen. The contact name, 'Mummykins', stared back at him.
"Mom?" He asks, putting it up to his ear. "Why are you conspiring with the enemy?!"
"I enjoy the girl," Mrs. Avery answers calmly on the other line. "She actually calls us, unlike that crazy son of mine."
"But-"
"Your dad and I are actually thinking about adopting her," she continues, oblivious to the meltdown her son is having. "But, we'll probably have to fight Corbyn's parents for her."
"I don't know why Jack is so baffled. I talk to the parents of everyone in this house," Aurora says, glancing up at Jonah. "Which reminds me, I'm supposed to go shopping with Caramel's mom on Wednesday."
****
Jack and Callie enter the Avery household quietly, hoping to surprise his parents and sisters. Entering the living room, he drops his bags with a huge smile.
"Surpr- oh, come on! You have got to be kidding me!"
Sitting on the floor in front of the couch was Aurora, having a Harry Potter marathon with Ava and munching on Cheez-its while Isla sat on the couch and braided her hair.
"First, you corrupt my parents," Jack shrieks, waving his arms indignantly. "Now, my sisters!"
"I like Aurora better," Isla comments casually. "Your stuff is already in boxes outside. She's moving in with us."
"It's true," Ava agrees. "We're repainting your old room tomorrow."
"But, I bought you tickets to Disney World!" Jack argues, looking to Callie for support.
"I don't care," Isla shrugs. "She actually calls."
"That's my girl," Aurora praises, high fiving Isla.
"She's got a point," Callie says, walking over to braid Isla's hair. "If you had just called more often, this wouldn't have happened."
"MOM!" Aurora yells through a mouthful of Cheez-its. "SOME CRAZY POODLE IS IN THE HOUSE!"
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Timeless || All Stories
Fanfiction❝ A S E N D L E S S A S T H E O C E A N A S T I M E L E S S A S T H E T I D E ❞ A miscellaneous book for miscellaneous chapters that didn't make the cut from all of my stories
