Page 124 of Scandalous

“There’s nothing like an English breakfast,” Ezra agrees.

“Cocky asshole,” I murmur, making Aurora laugh.

“All right. Are we watching a movie, or are we lighting the firepit?” Ezra asks, changing the subject.

We all look at Aurora, whose eyes bounce between all of us. “Do I have to decide?”

“Yes,” we say in unison.

She rolls her pretty eyes. “I vote wine and firepit.”

“I’ll get the wine. Santi, you start the fire, Drake and Liam, get the chairs set up and grab some blankets,” Ezra orders.

“What about me?” Aurora asks, batting her eyes with a smile on her face.

Ezra leans down and kisses her swiftly. “You do whatever you need to do to get comfortable.”

Aurora bounces up and steals another kiss before crawling off the barstool. “That I can do.”

Within minutes, the guys and I are outside, fire just starting to go.

“Hey,” Aurora says as she walks toward us.

I turn and look over my shoulder. She put on a sweatshirt that looks three sizes too big.

“Hi,” I say as I hold open the blanket covering my lap.

Aurora curls up into my side on the outdoor love seat.

“Did you have a good day?” I ask quietly as the guys talk among themselves.

“I did. The flight here wasn’t too bad, and I knew I was coming to my guys, so that made it better. You guys spoil me too much though.”

I chuckle and squeeze her closer to me. “Just think, we’re just getting started. Imagine how much more we would spoil you if we were around each other all the time.”

“I would probably lose my mind.” She giggles.

“What are you two laughing about over there?” Santi asks.

“Aurora was just telling me that she would lose her mind if we spoiled her any more than we currently do.”

Ezra gives her a pointed look, his eyebrow ring shining in the firelight. “Princess, if you think this is spoiling, you’re in for a rude awakening.”

“This place is beautiful. I expected to be in the center of the city like in Sydney though. Why so off the beaten path?” Aurora shifts, resting her legs against me.

“We have an apartment in the city when we need to spend more time there, but this has always been our home base. This is where we all met and grew together. Where we became a family, so it felt best that this be the place we have a true home,” Santi tells her.

“I can tell you spend the most time here. It feels lived in. Not that the place in Sydney wasn’t great, but it didn’t feel as homey.”

I nuzzle my face into her neck. “We put an offer down on a house there before we left. Next time we go, you can make it feel like home.”

“Next time?” Her eyes light up.

“Of course. You’ll be there next year with us and every year after, won’t you?”

She nibbles her lip. “What about school? That will be in the middle of my last semester.”

Ezra clears his throat. “Have you considered taking a year abroad or doing online classes?”

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