Dylan: Okay, I’ll message you once we land.
Aurora: I’ll be looking forward to it.
* * *
I pocketed my phone and climbed out of the limo and made my way to the changing room to grab my stuff.
“Sorry, school ran late today. I wanted to get back over to Vancouver to say good-bye before you left.”
I closed my eyes. I’d wished we could see one another before we left as well, but because things had gone crazy at the arena after practice, it was probably better this way.
“Is everything okay?” she questioned. “You don’t sound like yourself.”
“Yeah, I guess I’m just tired. Practice was brutal,” I lied.
I was worried about how Aurora may react when and if she saw the news. Things had just seemed to sort themselves out after the night at the club. I didn’t want this rumour to cause things to go sideways again.
“Maybe I should let you get some rest.”
“No, I’m good.”
“Can you hang on one minute. I have another call coming in. It could be Lorelai she’s out with some girls.”
“Sure thing.”
I lay there as the phone went silent, waiting for her to come back. I placed my free hand behind my head and turned the TV on. I was about twenty minutes into a movie when Aurora finally returned.
“Sorry about that.” She sniffled.
“What’s wrong?” I asked immediately. I could hear she was upset.
“It’s nothing…really.”
“Aurora, come on, talk to me.”
She went quiet, and then I heard her blow her nose. “Sorry, that was Greg.”
Who the hell was Greg and why was he calling my girl. “Sorry?”
“Greg, my ex.” She sniffled again.
Was she crying? I rolled over, giving her my undivided attention. “Aurora, what happened?”
“Nothing. It’s stupid. Don’t worry about me, I’m fine.”
“No way. You’re upset. What happened?”
“He’s just an asshole. When he broke things off with me, he gave me zero reason. He apparently heard from Lorelai’s ex, Hugo, that I’m dating again.”
“So, what did he want?” I questioned.
Aurora was quiet for a few minutes.
“I’m afraid to tell you because I don’t want you to think I’d ever?—”
“Aurora, just tell me.”
“He called me up to see if we’d be able to work things out and get back together.”
