♪ FORTY-THREE ♪
"What do you want to do?" Zach asks Carmen as Aurora reenters the living room, now in dry clothes that don't reek of the aquarium.
The younger girl taps her chin, pretending to think. "Can we have a Reign marathon?"
"YES!" Aurora shouts, effectively startling Jonah, who had been dozing off on the loveseat. "FRANCIS TIME, BITCHES!"
"What's Reign?" Jonah questions, rubbing his eyes tiredly.
"Only the greatest show ever created," Carmen answers, reaching for the remote. Zach hands it over immediately, not wanting her to stretch her bad arm too far. "But it'd be even better if Conde appeared in season one instead of season two."
"Absolutely not, he's a little bitch," Aurora argues, snuggling into Jonah's side as the first episode begins to play. "But, I will admit that he's a pretty little bitch."
"Should I be worried about this guy?" Zach asks, watching warily as Aurora whoops loudly upon Francis and Sebastian coming onto the screen.
"Nah," Carmen says nonchalantly. "But, if there wasn't a nine year age difference, I'd marry the guy that plays Condè the second I met him."
"Age is just a number," Aurora points out, a new idea forming. "We should invite him to the Halloween party!"
Zach groans loudly in protest, dropping his head into his hands.
"Has anyone else realized that they've only invited guys to this party?" Daniel asks, dropping onto the couch next to Callie and Jack.
"That's not true," Aurora protests. "Caramel and I invited Addi."
"He has a point," Jonah intervenes. "We need to balance the list out."
"Fine," she huffs. "We'll invite the Sprouse twins too."
"And KJ Apa," Carmen chuckles.
"What about Kaya Scodelario?" Callie suggests. Noticing the confused look Jack gives her, she explains further. "She plays Teresa in the Maze Runner."
"And we can invite Ki Hong Lee, Dylan O'Brien, and Thomas Sangster too!" Aurora adds, clapping her hands together excitedly.
Zach sighs in exasperation. "Why do we even try?"
"Calm yourself, Heroin," she chides. "The only guy on this list that's close to Caramel's age is Thomas Sangster."
"He's not close to my age," Carmen disagrees, furrowing her eyebrows together. "Thomas is older than the guy playing Condè."
"No fucking way," Aurora rebuts, her eyes widening in disbelief. "The kid is like seventeen! SOMEONE GOOGLE THIS!"
"Calm down," Jonah soothes, worried she might spontaneously combust. "I've got it.'
It's silent as everyone watches Jonah pull out his phone. A few seconds later, chaos erupts again as they have their answer.
"Thomas Brodie Sangster is 27 years old."
"THAT'S BULLSHIT!" Aurora shrieks, jumping from her seat. "FUCK THIS, I'M OUT. SEE YOU FUCKERS LATER!"
"Aurora, sit back down," Jonah calls to her retreating figure "Where are you going?"
"EITHER TO GET ICE CREAM OR TO COMMIT A FELONY, I'LL DECIDE ON THE WAY THERE!"
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"Did you buy me any Dairy Queen?" Jonah asks as Aurora drops into her seat next to him, a blizzard in her hand. When she shakes her head, he gasps, feigning a wounded expression. "Am I not good enough for Dairy Queen?"
"Don't use my own arguments against me," she retorts, sticking her tongue out at his childish antics.
"Has anyone-"
"Someone is here," Daniel accidentally cuts Zach off, pointing to the extra car sitting in their driveway.
Nearly dropping her ice cream in Jonah's lap, Aurora practically throws herself off of the loveseat and hurries to the door, recognizing the car as Addilyn's Yukon.
"IT'S ABOUT TIME!" She yells, sprinting out the front door and latching onto the girl's arm. "Come on! There's people you need to meet!"
Addilyn chuckles, allowing herself to be pulled over the threshold. Going down the hallway, they come to a stop in the middle of the living room, where almost everyone is still watching Reign.
"I found this thing on the side of the road," Aurora jokes, gesturing to the girl. "Can we keep her?"
"You already have a puppy," Jonah laughs.
She stick my tongue out at him before redirecting her attention. She point at the three people on the couch Addilyn had yet to meet.
"The poodle haired shithead is called Jack, but I affectionately refer to him as asshole and jackass," Aurora begins. "The girl next to him is Callie, his girlfriend, and the loner on the edge is Daniel. You've already met Caramel, Zach, and Jonah."
Addilyn waves to the new people before noticing the absence of a particular blond. Carmen smiles knowingly, finally done sobbing.
"Corbyn is in the kitchen," she informs her. "Right around the corner."
"Good to know," Addilyn says. "It was lovely to meet you three, but I am going to go scare Corbyn."
Without waiting for a reply, Addilyn guides herself into the kitchen.
As Aurora reclaims her spot next to Jonah, Carmen resumes the episode. At the exact moment, Corbyn's high pitched scream resonates throughout the room.
"Did you see your reflection again, Blondie?" Aurora shouts, not getting a response.
"How do you plan on contacting everyone on this list?" Daniel asks.
Carmen doesn't answer, too interested in the show.
"What you don't know, won't hurt you," I
Aurora winks.
"You're not allowed to blackmail anyone," Jonah tells her, wrapping his arm around her waist and handing back her ice creams as he does so.
"Damn, Marais," she gasps, sounding offended. "Have some faith in me."
"Why don't you go get some gummies," he suggests.
"So now you're trying to get rid of me?" She questions, her voice raising into borderline hysteria. "Are you tired of me, Marais?"
"That's not what I meant," Jonah quickly amends, becoming flustered. "I just thought you would want some fo-"
"No, I get it," she cuts him off, pushing herself out of her seat. "You know, I heard Aaron Carpenter is currently single."
"You're joking, right?" Jonah asks, scrambling off of the couch to follow me.
"No, I'm Aurora," she teases.
"Aur-"
Aurora puts her hand over his mouth to silence him as they reach the kitchen, wanting to eavesdrop before the couple noticed their presence.
"Mr. Besson," Addilyn smiles. "Are you asking me on a date?"
"If I said yes, would you agree to one?" Corbyn questions hopefully.
"Absolutely."
"I HEARD A YES!" Aurora shouts, prancing into the kitchen and making her presence known. "JONAH, GET IN HERE! SHE SAID YES!"
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