42. ~Aurora~

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"And you believe him? Rory, don't be so naive!" Eric said on the phone.

I stood at the deck watching the sun rise. It was a peaceful and beautiful morning and no one was up after yesterday's celebrations. So I had the deck all to myself.

I knew the peace would not last for long because the morning event was supposed to take place at the deck so the organizing team would be here in a few more minutes.

"I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, Eric. After all, he too has a lot to lose here."

"You think it's worth the risk?" He asked solemnly.

I loved how protective he was of my younger sister. It made me feel at ease.

"We did not have any plans to begin with, Eric. Obviously we will not let our guard down but yeah, I think we can at least be at a bit of ease right now. He seems to be preoccupied with other things."

He seems to be preoccupied with me. I wanted to say this. Especially after last night. We had had sex twice before but both tim