Aurora Collins

I stare at Aaron with wide eyes when my moms screaming doesn't stop he dashes towards the stairs with me following behind. "Mom!?" I yell and curve through turns and hallways.

Aaron throws open my parents door and he shouts, "Oh fuck!" My fathers not moving.

"Daniel call an ambulance!" I yelled and run towards him. I take his head and place it on my lap. "M-mom what happened?" I ask frantically.

"I don't know," she sobs. "I came into the room and he was so still and quiet." She puts a hand on her heart and sit downs bawling.

"He's not dead, no, no he's not dead." I murmur and caress his cheek.

"Dad? Wake up." I whisper with blurry vision.

"Daniel where's the bloody paramedics?" Aaron hisses and grabs a fistful of his hair.

"On the way!" He says back and bites his nail anxiously. "I c-can't stay here." Daniel stammers and sprints out the door.

I soon start crying. "Please. No." I whisper. He can't be dead.

Taking me by completely utter surprise and nearly stopping my heart, my father sits up.

"Ha, I got you!" He laughs loudly with a grin and stands up.

My mother shrieks and cries harder from relief. My eyes are wide open and my mouth parted.

Aaron sighs deeply and drops his head into his hands. Him nearly suffering a heart attack too.

"Dad! What the fuck! That's not funny." I yell angrily and stomp out the room. I wipe my eyes on my sleeve and pass Daniel in the hallway.

He's laughing loudly and clutching his stomach. "M-me and your dad planned t-that." He wheezes between breaths.

I kick him in his shin and he falls to the floor clutching his leg. "Guess I deserved that." He mumbles against his pants.

"Screw this, I need a bagel." I mutter and walk into the kitchen.

The Next Day

"Want to go somewhere for lunch?" I ask Charlotte while we're just lying in my bed looking at the ceiling. She glances at me weirdly and shrugs.

"I don't know. I'm feeling pretty tired." She trails off. I squint my eyes at her and nod slowly. "Well, let's go shopping tomorrow." I suggest again.

"Sure I'm down for tomorrow." She agrees.

"Okay then." I say suspiciously.

"Aurora?" My Mom asks from the door.

I reply and she comes in with her hands on her hips. She's finally recovered from that stunt my father pulled yesterday.

Daniel still snickers when I see him.

"In honor of Golden/Knight Corp flying through the roof these couple of months, there's being a charity event held. This Saturday." She says with a smile.

"Hmhhh." I say distractedly.

"And we're all going."

"No!" I sit up immediately.

"Yay!" Charlotte sits up immediately.

"Aurora." My mother says sternly with that motherly look that says I can't defy her. This Saturday means in two days!

"I'm an adult mom!" I whine and stuff my face into a pillow.

"Not in this house." She shakes her head. "Better get started on dress shopping." And with that she leaves the room.

Great another 'ball'. Just minus James and Becca.

A knock is heard on my door again moments later and soon after it opens. "What?" I ask the person.

"Erm, Miss Collins? Mr Knight is waiting for you downstairs." Maya the maid says.

"Go see what he wants." Charlotte insisted and pushes me off the bed.

"Waiting for me?" I mumble and hop off. I pull on a Colombia sweatshirt and leave on my black tights and jog down the stairs.

"Your still here?" I say in a bored tone and put my chin on the railing when I spot Aaron near the door focused on his phone.

"Your father and I had to discuss something." He replies back monotonously.

"What do you want with me?" I ask curiously.

"Come with me somewhere." He ordered and motions me over with his hands.

"Why?"

"Just because."

"But why?"

"I can't take you out as a civil, mature adult?"

"Where?" I roll my eyes.

"Don't know yet."

"When?"

"...right now?"

"Eh, sure."

I hop off and slug towards him. I put on my black Bailey Bow Uggs and follow him outside.

It's not too cold outside today. It's slightly sunny.

He holds open the passenger door to his Black Corvette and I slide in graciously.

He starts the car and the engine roars to life.

"Where to Knight?" I ask and fasten my belt.

"You hungry? We can get some Five Guys." He glances at me.

"What about McDonald's?" I suggest with happiness. That's my happy place.

"That works too." He smirks and picks up on speed.

"What?" I ask.

"What?"

"Why'd you..smirk?" I insisted.

In response he just smirks again.

Damn him.

"So your holding a charity event?" I start conversation and focus on my freshly manicured dark red nails that I did back in Florida.

"Oh yes, that's what I have to talk to you about." He answered thoughtfully as if he just remembered something.

"And that is?" I lean forward in interest.

"Be my date." He demanded, looking at me with those piercing green eyes.

My eyebrows fly up to my forehead and I stare at him. Partly from shock, partly from flattery.

Now it's my turn to smirk at him. "Date huh? What if I already have one?" I rejoiced nonchalantly.

He looks at me with a deadpan face, "We both know thats not true."

"Okay yeah. But why do you want me to be your date?" I ask of out suspicion and curiosity.

Okay now he just looks awkward and is that pink I see spreading across his cheeks?

"Well, I don't have many lady friends that I can ask."

"Aaron I know there's hundreds of models that know you." Now I deadpan.

"But I don't necessarily enjoy their company." He replies without thinking. "Not that I enjoy yours, which I don't. You annoy me." He adds on flustered slightly.

My laughter booms throughout the car and his face turns to a scowl.

"Okay,okay. I'll be your date." I lilted and wiped my eyes.

"I can't stand you." He groans and looks out the window.

"Where's my McDonald's?" I chimed and clasps my hands.