Just Be With Me [COMPLETED]

Chapter Seventeen

(Part Two)

"Hey guys." Colton walked up to us with a beer in his hand, "you guys didn't tell me you were meeting earlier than usual."

"Sorry, must have forgotten to update you," Harley said.

I heard his feet shuffle towards Harley and Blake.

"So what are we playing?"

"Never have I ever." Blake told him,

"And whos turn is it?"

"Well we were going from oldest to youngest but since you just arrived, your older than me so technically its your turn." April frowned,

Colton chuckled, "it's alright April, you can go."

She perked up, "Okay, never have I ever said the wrong name during sex."

I lifted my gaze from the fire to see who drinks. Only Harley and Colton drink.

I was kind of curious as to why he drank but I quickly avoided my eyes the second he looked my way.

"Alright, never have I ever kissed someone of the same sex."

Me and Bella drank.

"What the hell! When?" Harley was intrigued,

Me and Bella both began laughing, "It was before me and Kat went to florida. We were both really drunk but we still were fully aware of what we were doing."

His mouth dropped, actually everyone looked taken aback.

"You kissed Kat?" Peter asked,

I shook my head no, "no, me and Bella made out." We looked at each other and laughed again.

"It was actually my first kiss and I was happy I gave it to my best friend." I smiled her way and she smiled back.

"The honor was all mine." She took another sip.

I looked up to see sadness and regret show in the reflection on Colton's eyes as he stared at me. I broke the gaze when Kats voice rang out,

"Never have I ever fantasized about someone at this bonfire."

Me, Kat, Harley, Colton, Bella, and Blake took a drink.

"Oooo, can you tell us who?" Kiara clapped her hands.

Kat shrugged, "I fantasized about Houston, George and Colton."

Harleys shoulders sagged, he looed defeated.

"I thought bout Houston," I laughed, "I think I made that obvious though."

Houston burst out laughing with me because he knew this was going to be the start of a great friendship.

"Blake, what about you?" Camilla asked,

He looked at George, "dude don't get angry. I was like 12."

It took a while for George to comprehend that, then he smiled and looked at his pregnant wife, "she is beautiful isn't she?"

He kissed Kiara and I avoided the scene.

I really wish one day that happens to me.

I wish one day Ill find the love my brothers have for their wives.

One day.

The game started to quiet down and everyone started new conversations.

Harley had the balls to ask Kat to speak with her alone, after a few words back and worth between the two she finally agreed and they headed in the direction of the dock.

As I watched them walk away I felt someone come and sit next to me.

I turn to see the last person who I never wanted to speak to.

We sat in silence for awhile before I spoke up.

"I was there that night," I pull my sleeves down over my fingers,

"Huh?" he looked at me,

"I was there," I looked at the fire again, "the night she asked you for my nickname and for you to not speak to me again,"

I heard his intake of breath, "I heard you call her that name at the family meeting you called for."

He was still quiet.

"My heart broke because that was a name you gave to me but you easily gave it to her." I grunt, "Wanna know something funny?"

He remained quiet.

"I was in love with my best friend but he went and broke my heart twice."

I felt a tear fall down my cheek.

"Rory..I,"

I gave a slight laugh, "I was foolish to think you could have a best friend and a girlfriend. I should've known it wasn't going to end well." I quickly wipe the fallen tear away, "but silly Aurora, I waited even after I left to Florida, I just waited."

"You waited?"

I ignored his question and kept talking, "I turned down so many guys because I had hope that my best friend would finally open his eyes and see me. But you never did. You never called or contacted me. So I slowly moved on."

"I'm sorry." He got on his knees in front of me and pulled me in his arms. I tried pushing against his chest to get him to let me go but he was too strong. And I missed being in his arms again. "I am so sorry."

I cried and let all the pain he caused me out.

"I'm sorry Tink."

The second he said those words, I used all my strength and pushed him and he fell back on his ass.

"Don't call me that name." I stood and sneered at him, "I waited for you. I thought our friendship was something worth more than a temporary girlfriend."

We had everyone's attention now.

"You can't put all the blame on me, Aurora. You didn't say anything, and you were the one to end our friendship then you go and ignore me for 8 years! Our friendship was everything to me."

"If it meant everything to you why didn't you call or try to reach me? Huh? You hang out with my family every fucking day."

He stood up, furious now, "don't you dare throw this back on me. I could simply ask you the same questions, why didn't you call me? Why didn't you try and contact me?" he stepped closer to me, "Why didn't you stay all those years ago at thanksgiving? If you had stayed instead of running away you would've found out that me and Carrie broke up. You would've found out that she had an affair with my own damn father!"

My eyes widened at the new information.

"If you didn't have that fucking stick stuck up your ass.."

I slapped him. His hand shot up to his cheek as his head snapped to the side. He looked at me and I slapped him again.

My face was hot and I knew I was crying.

"Fuck... you, Colton McKinley."

With that I took off for MidNight. I jumped on his back ignoring everyone's cries for me to come back. 

But I ignored them.

I knew he was right. I was being stubborn, but so was he.

He wasn't the one with the broken heart.

I was.