Yours, Forever

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Xavier looked at her with surprise. She didn't seem like the type who would be terrible at cooking. She was probably exaggerating.

"I know, I'm literally a child trapped in a 26 year old body," added Aurora when Xavier's face held a look of bewilderment. "The kitchen and I just don't really get along."

"No, it's not that," Xavier denied quickly. "I just- you just don't really seem like the type who can't cook."

"Oh believe me, I'm literally a walking fire hazard." Aurora let out an unladylike snort, to which she quickly covered her mouth, her eyes wide in shock. Why she covered her mouth, she didn't know.

Xavier was amused and let out a small chuckle.

"Stop laughing at me," mumbled Aurora, pouting. She quickly covered her face with her hands in embarrassment.

"Don't be shy, it was cute," Xavier reached over and gently pried her hands away from her face.

Their eyes met, both refusing to look away. After a couple seconds, Aurora was the first to break his gaze and looked down at her plate. She couldn't help but feel attracted to the man sitting in front of her. There was just something about him that made her feel drawn to him.

It was odd to see a gentle Xavier and she seemed to notice that he was the complete opposite while working.

Xavier couldn't help but to remember the conversation he had accidentally heard earlier. "You seem very close to your brother."

Aurora quickly snapped out of her trance and brought her gaze up to meet his gaze. She grabbed a slice of bread and ripped a piece off. "We are pretty close. He's always there for me even though he doesn't live in LA anymore."

"Where does he live now?"

"Boston,"Aurora took a couple seconds to chew. "He's a hockey player."

Xavier froze, the gears in his head turning.

"Your brother doesn't happen to play for the Boston Bruins does he?" He asked as he came into realization..

"He does, actually."

"No fucking way, your brother is Connor Young?"

Aurora was genuinely surprised as she nodded. Xavier didn't seem like the type who would be a fan of hockey.

"Are you fanboying over my brother right now?" Asked Aurora teasingly. "I didn't peg you as a hockey fan."

"Before my dad's company relocated to LA, we lived in Boston. They're my dad's favorite team and I guess the rest of us just went along with it," Xavier explained, still surprised. Throughout the years, he had watched Connor come up rising as one of the best players in the NHL, but the news never mentioned him having a sister. "You two don't really look alike- well, now that I'm looking at you, there are some similarities."

"He looks more like my dad, while I look like my mom," acknowledged Aurora. "You can barely tell he's actually half Taiwanese."

"No wonder," Xavier nodded as it began to make sense. "I don't think the media has ever mentioned him having a sister."

"I like my life to be private, so he tries not to mention me," explained Aurora. "But now that I'm starting to get my name out there, I think people will start putting two and two together."

Xavier nodded. "The media can be overwhelming sometimes."

"Yeah I really don't know how you do it," Aurora admired his strength to deal with the media everyday.

"I guess I just learned to tune them out," shrugged Xavier.

Growing up with his face plastered all over the media alongside his older siblings and parents made Xavier accustomed and immune to the media. He was glad his parents decided to keep his younger siblings away from all the attention until they were older.