Ryder sighed in a frustrated tone before pulling his phone out of his pocket. He dialed the numbers of Kieran and Aurora in a voice call and put it on loudspeakers. "You jerks" he screamed as soon as the line got connected. "Why are you calling me that?" Aurora said in a whiny tone. "Is it until I have to come get you from your offices? Or should I use a carriage to bring you to the meeting room?" Ryder asked. "On my way already," Kieran said before cutting off his own side of the line. "That rude jerk" Ryder commented lowly. "I am not coming," Aurora said before cutting her side of the line too. "Why did I ever agree to do business with these nutcases?" Ryder remarked loudly. The door opened and Kieran walked in striding slowly to sit down. "Don't sit Don't sit" Ryder said as Kieran tried to sit down. "What?" Kieran asked checking the chair behind him maybe something might have stained the chair. "Go get Aurora," He said when Kieran stood up straight. "Me?" Kieran asked p

"Me?" Arabella asked in shock. Was it possible that she would be given such an important task during her first few days of work? "Yes you and me" Chole answered overjoyed. "That being said can we all get here early and get everything you might want to pitch to her ready beforehand," Ryder said standing up. "Arabella and Chole, I am sure you would do a good job" Ryder added. "I would do my best," Arabella said standing up too. It felt surreal to her that she would be meeting Michelle Michigan just a few days after she landed in Crescent Bay. If she knew she had such great luck she would have played the lottery and won a load truck of money. "We are all counting on you," Kieran said standing up too. "Meeting dismissed. We can all leave for the day so we can get everything we need before tomorrow" Ryder said walking out. "Yes, Michelle Michigan," Aaron said standing too. "I do hope you aren't planning to make a move on her?" Mia asked standing to face him. "What do you mean? She

"Come on it makes sense that we end up together. Why not just do it earlier?" Aurora asked. She did not know what came over her but asking Kieran to marry her when he had said no to all her lettering seemed logical to her. "How does it make sense that we end up together? What is the reason for your conclusion?" Kieran asked his eyebrows going up in curiosity.No matter how he thought about it there was no reason for them to be together. Maybe hearing her logic would make him see some sense in what she was saying and not call her crazy. "We have known each other for the longest time. Our friends expect us to be together and I have liked you for the longest time too. I know that you would eventually cave in and we would be together. So why wait?" Aurora asked. Her self-confidence was skyrocketed. She felt confident. Her reasons were reasons why young people get together. She has been friends with Kieran for fourteen years and had liked him that long too. Everyone rooted for them and

"You are being extremely weird," Kieran said looking back at her. "Bullying her too is a different kind of low. I would not sit back and watch you bully her into quitting her job as you did for Mary" he added. Aurora felt her blood boil. Who did he think he was? Turned her down multiple times after he had been there for him and then now has the guts to defend another woman in his presence. "All I ever did was show you my love" Aurora responds. She can feel her heartbreak and her chest constricts as she watched him turn back and walk out. She sits back and screams out loud startling the other customers in the restaurant. She puts her hand through her hair angrily and bangs her fist against the table. She hears whispers of the other customers calling her a psycho. She has been loud enough that anyone could tell what conversation she had with Kieran. The waiter cautiously walks toward her and stands before her. He rubs his hand over his outfit nervously before mastering the courage

"Hello Mom," Arabella said over the phone. She had decided before now that she would put up with whatever Aurora threw her way. Now that she was angry at Kieran she was sure all the pent up aggression would be coming her way. She would blame her even if she was not at all. The bullying would get worse and might even get physical. Aurora looked much more heavier and healthier than her so there was the probability that if they got into combat she would lose. "Why does your voice sound like that?" Ava asked as soon as she heard her daughter's voice. Ava had been in her children's space continuously for fourteen years. She could tell by her voice that something was wrong. "My voice? Nothing. Maybe it's the stress?" Arabella said asking. "Are you asking me?" Ava asked her back. "No Mom, I am not asking I am telling it just sounded like a question" she quickly defended. "So what is wrong with you? Don't say anything as usual but just tell me the whole truth" Ava asked. "Why would y