CHAPTER FIVE

"GOD DAMN, SHE GETS more gorgeous everytime i see her." joey whispered to aurora as they entered the club. harley was standing around a high top table with another girl and two guys.

"you're obsessed." aurora chuckled. "don't be creepy."

they approached the group and harley smiled wide at the sight of joey. "hey, joey! i heard you surprised rory last night." she pulled the boy into a hug. once they pulled away she turned to the group. "this is willow, lucas and oliver. guys, this is rory and joey."

"nice to meet y'all." joey smiled at everyone. "who needs a drink?"

"me!" harley smiled. "let's go get another round." she grabbed joey's hand and pulled him towards the bar. he sent a wink in his sister's direction before letting the girl drag him along.

willow grabbed lucas and pulled him towards the dance floor, leaving aurora with oliver. "it's nice to meet you." he said as he extended his hand for her to shake.

"you too." she smiled at him.

"harley talks about you a lot." he stated. "all good things, i promise."

she laughed, "i'm sure there's been some bad things as well, but that's just who i am so i'm okay with it."

he only laughed before finishing off the beer he had. joey and harley returned with the new beers, handing one to oliver and aurora before harley wandered off to find willow and lucas on the dance floor. she returned a few minutes later for her own beer, clinking bottles with joey before she took a sip. "wanna dance?" she asked joey and the blond boy eagerly nodded, letting the girl lead him to the dance floor.

"are you the dancing type?" aurora asked oliver and the boy laughed, shaking his head.

"definitely not." he eyed her. "i'd dance with you if you wanted me to though."

"yeah?" she raised an eyebrow. he only nodded and she shrugged her shoulders. "let's give it a shot." she stuck her hand out for him to take and he placed his in hers, letting her drag him onto the dance floor with their beers in their other hands. she spun so that she was facing him and got close to him, smiling at the boy as she swayed her hips to the beat of the music. they danced for a couple songs before deciding on another beer.

after being there for a few hours they decided to all go back to harley's house to sit around her fire pit. she said her dad was working late that night, so aurora felt a little at ease not having to see the older man. her heart practically exploded in her chest every time she saw him now. harley grabbed some beers from the fridge, handing them out to everyone as oliver and joey started the fire.

oliver pulled a chair up next to aurora, plopping down beside her. the two seemed to be getting along well, but the blonde haired girl could not get tim out of her head. she was struggling big time. once everyone ran out of beer aurora offered to grab more. she made her way inside and pulled them all out of the fridge, placing them on the counter while she pulled her phone from her pocket to answer a text from her mom.

"you need any help in here?" she turned to see oliver.

"sure." she nodded, handing over a beer to the boy as he stepped within reaching distance of her. he stepped a bit closer so there wasn't much space left between them. "woah there," she laughed.

"i'm interested in dating you." he blurted out. "i want to take you out sometime."

"oh." she was caught off guard. "i–"

she was cut off by someone clearing their throat. they both turned to see tim standing in the doorway of the kitchen. "oh, hey, mr. bradford." oliver smiled at the man, taking a step back from the girl. "how're you doing? harley said you were working late."

tim nodded, his gaze shifting from aurora to oliver. "i got everything done early, so they said i could leave." he answered. "i'm going to head upstairs. just let harley know i'm home, please." he looked back at aurora for a split second before turning on his heels, exiting the kitchen.

"that was weird." oliver mumbled.

"what?" the girl asked.

"he seemed very short tonight. he normally stays and talks longer." oliver shrugged his shoulders. "just think about what i said, no pressure."

"thanks." she gave him a small smile. "can you actually grab all of these? i have to run to the bathroom."

"lucas just went to the one down here." he responded, collecting all the beers into his arms.

"that's okay, i'll use the upstairs one." she waited until he exited the kitchen to make her way towards the stairs. once she reached the top of them her legs moved her into the direction of tim's room instead of the bathroom. she knocked lightly on his door and was greeted by a shirtless tim standing in nothing but sweatpants. she didn't even get a word in before he yanked her into the room and closed the door behind her.

"i was not a fan of how close oliver was standing with you down there." he stated, walking away from her. he raked his fingers through his short hair and shook his head. "it pissed me off."

"why?" she furrowed her eyebrows. "nothing happened."

"he wants you. i can tell he does." he sighed, sitting on the edge of his bed. "i hate that i can't have you. i don't want you to be with anyone else though. it's so frustrating."

"i don't want him, tim." she stated, walking over to him. she stood in between his legs, resting her hands on his shoulders. "i can't stop thinking about you."

"we said we weren't going to do anything anymore. we can't do anything because you're friends with harley. she would hate both of us if she found out." he shook his head.

"i know we said that." she nodded in agreement. "but neither of us want to."

"fuck, aurora." he sighed, his hands reaching out to rest of her hips. "you are way to intoxicating." he shook his head, "and seeing you with oliver just then really pushed my buttons. i'm not okay with that. i know i can't have you, but i really don't want him to have you."

"so what does that mean?" she questioned, running her fingers through the back of his hair.

"this can't be a thing." he said, gesturing between the two. "but i really want to kiss you again."

"then kiss me, tim." she pleaded.

there was a small silence between them as he looked like he was trying to figure out what he was going to do. "sure thing, sweetheart." he pulled her to him and kissed her like he'd never kissed her before.

i love themmmmm bye