16 - Malibu Pt. 4

                                    

                                          
(A/N - Last Malibu title I promise!)
                          
*Aurora's POV*
                          
"Did you hear about Becca and Geoff?" I asked Shawn, propping myself up on my elbow so that I could look at him instead of the stars.
                          
He nodded. "Yep, I'm really happy for them. They seem to be ideal for each other."
                          
"I agree, even with the age gap and all," I murmured.
                          
"The age gap isn't even such a big deal, to be honest. The older they get the less weird it will get. It's just weird how Geoff is my age - older even and he's dating an 18 year old but it's unacceptable for me to date an 18 year old if I'm teaching them," he gabbled, not making eye contact with me but focusing on the stars.
                          
I cleared my throat. "Is there any specific 18 year old we're talking about?"
                          
He left the question unanswered for a long time, the silence being rather awkward. "Maybe," he finally said.
                          
"Tiffany?" I quizzed, raising my eyebrow slightly.
                          
He guffawed, "No way in hell. I've dated girls like her in the past and the outcome wasn't good. Too self obsessed for me."
                          
I nodded slowly, I wanted to question it further but I didn't want to make things awkward.
                          
"This girl is really making life hellish at the moment for me," he muttered under his breath. I heard him and tilted my head slightly, feeling confused.
                          
"How? Is she treating you badly?"
                          
"The opposite actually. Fuck, there's times where I'm just like 'fuck it, if the school finds out then oh well, I'd rather take my chance than regret it in the future' and other times I worry about my career and do nothing even though I want this girl to myself SO badly," he blabbered, he looked me in the eyes for a short moment while he said it before shifting his focus back into the stars.
                          
"Can't say I've been in that situation before," I shrugged. The cool air was actually making me feel kind of cold as I was still wearing my bikini and of course, Shawn was still shirtless. I shivered slightly, rubbing my arms to get warm.
                          
(A/N - I'm listening to lights on rn and it's really not helping...)
                          
"I'm so torn between doing the right thing or doing what I want to do and it's actually driving me insane," he admitted, groaning slightly.
                          
"Would you rather live a life filled with regret though, knowing that you never took the risk?" I quizzed.
                          
"Fuck it, you're right."
                          
"So go tell this girl how you feel, Shawn," I encouraged, sitting up as my elbow was getting sore.
                          
"Oh, I already am," he smirked, sitting up and crossing his legs.
                          
I tilted my head slightly, pretending to be confused even though I was well aware about who he was talking about and it made my heart flutter like a bird trapped in a cage.
                          
"Fuck it, Aurora, let's just fuck it," he whispered, leaning in and tilting his head slightly so that our lips connected perfectly and shivers were sent down my spine, it was electrifying.
                          
He placed his large hands round my waist, pulling me in onto his lap. I put my arms round his neck, kissing him with everything I had to give. The kiss quickly became heated and Shawn slipped his tongue into my mouth, our tongues fighting for dominance. It was new to me but fuck, I never knew kissing someone could be so good. After a few minutes, we pulled away, his lips swollen from the kiss. He wrapped his arms round my shoulders and kissed my cheek gently.
                          
"You're worth the risk, Aurora," he whispered into my ear before putting his head against mine and just holding me close.
                          
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The trip was a whirlwind of adventures. Shawn and I sneaked glances at each other throughout the whole trip and whenever we had a moment alone, out of the watchful eyes of the students and the teachers on the trip, we would make out as if our lives depended on it. It was wild. Soon, it was the last day of our trip and the very next day, we would be travelling back to Canada. Becca was blissfully unaware of anything happening between me and Shawn, as were the rest of the group. 
                          
"Hey Rora," Cody said, perching down on the poolside as I swam in the pool.
                          
"What's up?" I asked, tossing my wet hair out of my face. 
                          
"All of us wanted to have a party to celebrate the great week we had today. You and Becca will come right?" He questioned.
                          
I shrugged. "Maybe, depends if she wants to go."
                          
He nodded. "Okay, cool let me know. There's going to be no teachers so it's gonna be pretty lit. I may even save you a dance," he joked, winking at me.
                          
I chuckled, shaking my head in what seemed to be disbelief but in reality, it was a clear no however he was unaware.
                          
There was definitely going to be no way of me not going to this party because Becca absolutely loves to get wasted every once in a while, plus she hadn't attended a high school party in a long, long time. This means that I'd be roped into going obviously.
                          
Great.
                          
What could possibly go wrong?