Trent's POV:

"Treeeeeent?" Sabrina's high pitched voice filled the garage. The guys all huffed in annoyance knowing this would interrupt band practice. I shot them an apologetic look as I put down my guitar waiting for Sab to come stomping into the room where band practice was being held.

"Trent?" she called again as if she didn't know where I was, she did.

"What?" I bluntly called out as, the boys laughing at the aggravation in my tone.

"Gosh no need to be an ass, I just wanted to ask for a lift," she lectured as she made her appearance at the door with a face full of make up and her curled pink hair drooped around her shoulders. That's odd, she never gets dressed up.

"Forget it, we're practicing," I blew her off turning away to pick my guitar back up. All she managed to let out was a groan before Joel blurted out a mess of words to stand up for her. Of course, the perv has the biggest crush on her.

"Come on man, we can practice tomorrow instead it's not like Ryan's here and you wouldn't want your little sister being stranded and having to walk in the dark," he tries to guilt trip me into it, "Or you know, I could take her," no. I look to Sab who now has glistening eyes at the thought of being alone in the car with Joel. Fuck no. Now I know how Mike must have felt.

"Where do you want to go?" I roll my eyes knowing I have no choice but to take her now.

"Oh you know, just your girlfriends house," she batters her eyelashes like the typical poster girl of innocence pretending she hasn't just dropped my biggest secret in front of my best friends.

"Girlfriend?" all the boys murmur behind us confused. I shoot Sab a desperate look pleading for her not to tell the guys. To be honest, I don't know why I don't want them to know, they already know I like her but this is different. Maybe it's because she's Sab's age and that's a little weird or maybe it's because I don't want Joel to use it as an excuse to get to Sab or maybe, it's just plain and simple, I'm scared as fuck because I don't date and this is all new to me. Whatever it is I just don't want the guys to know but Sab has other ideas.

"Oh Trent didn't tell you guys? Well let me tell you, it's quite the fairy tale romance you see. Boy falls in love with sisters best friend," when I turn around to face the guys they're all high-fiving and jumping out of their seats.

"I told you man, you owe me twenty bucks!" Dan yells as he points teasingly at Joel.

"You guys bet on me and Rory? That's so twisted," I roll my eyes but can't help but laugh.

"Who cares, I won. Now I just need to win the next bet with Ryan," Dan's face falls as he mentions this 'bet' and I know by the look on his face he wasn't meant to say that.

"What bet?" I hiss making Dan squirm back into his seat.

"That Joel and Sab would get together..." he quickly explains. Sab makes some disturbed, excited squealing noise before blushing when Joel shoots her a wink. This is so sickening.

"You fucking pervert," my voice lowers as I stomp towards Joel but before I can get a grip around his collar Sabrina is in my way.

"Oh my god, if he's a pervert what does that make you, Aurora's the same age as me," her hands pushing against my chest were barely enough to hold me back but her words, that's was what stopped me. I knew she was right but I couldn't let Joel win.

"I don't care, he's my best friend he's not allowed to date my little sister," I try to step around her but she follows my every move. All I can see is the smirk plastered across Joel's smug face and I just want to punch it off.

"So? Rory's my best friend and she's dating you, my brother. Plus don't get your panties in a knot me and Joel aren't even a thing," those words alone were enough to both calm me down but better yet, wipe that smile off Joel's face, even if I knew she was lying it was enough to satisfy me. I retracted back into the couch across the room in this dirty garage and huffed in defeat. I knew they text all the time and I could tell she liked him back by the way she was dressed up just because he was here.

"Yeah man, nothings going on so don't go crazy about it," Joel weakly defends himself. Liar.

"Well you don't have to look so disappointed about it," I retort.

"That's no fair man why is it okay for you to have the girl you want but I can't?" he had a point but I scoffed anyway, "I don't want to be miserable like you were before Aurora," just the thought of me, the way I was before I even considered Aurora to be anything to me, was enough to make me cringe.

"You want me?" Sabrina's now quiet voice breaks the silence in the room.

"Well yeah, I mean, how couldn't I?" oh my god, I don't want to hear this. Sabrina is practically running into Joel's arms, her face a crimson red as he pulls her into a tight hug. I couldn't help but fake gag resulting in Sabrina sticking her tongue out at me as if to say 'ha ha'.

It was strange how oddly okay I was with this after my little outburst but I wasn't going to stick around to watch them make out and apparently neither was Dan.

"I'm going home if band practice is turning into a love fest," with a one arm hug he leaves, leaving me alone with the newlyweds, so to speak.

"What do you want to go to Rory's for anyway, I was going over after practice and you'd just be there interrupting everything," I whine like a little child, also making an attempt to break up their little 'love session'.

"One, she was my best friend first so you'd be interrupting us and two, I wouldn't be interrupting your time together," she informs me as if she knows something that I don't, which I don't doubt for a second is true.

"Well then who would?" I asked genuinely confused.

"Well I'm pretty sure the fact the the whole of Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil and her Uncle Alan are at her house would keep her out of the bedroom with you for at least a little while," she tries not to scream the news as she leaps from Joel's grasps and jumps up and down on the tattered carpet.

"We wouldn't even be in the bed-" I find myself defending myself before I realize what she just said. She know's I'm rethinking her words by the knowing smile on her chubby face as she waits in anticipation for me to explode in excitement. "Alan Ashby?" she nods.

"So can we go now?" I don't even answer when I pick up my car keys and race towards it, Sab and Joel following my every footstep. Of course he wants to come, they're his idols too.

***

"She wasn't going to let me come over and meet them you know," Sab explains from the back seat. Joel and I shoot her a quick questioning gaze, asking for more details. "We had a fight because I told her mum where you two went the other night and she was going to use them against me to make me feel bad," this was no new news to me Rory and I were texting me earlier about their fight she just forgot to mention the small fact that she had like eight famous band members in her house.

"I don't blame her it was a dick move on your behalf," I tease her. I couldn't really care less because me and Rory were still together despite Mike's disliking of me. Not even Sab's big mouth could break us apart. The conversation didn't go much further because when we pulled into Rory's street all of our jaws dropped.

"Look at all the fucking cars," I almost blubbered out in awe of all the Mercedes and Range Rovers.

"Those rich fucks," Joel laughed.

"Oh my god, I'm going to cry, or vomit. I don't know which one," Sab was always a hypochondriac.

As we rolled into Leilani's driveway I noticed the car parked across the street and the man inside texting on his phone but I think he was too busy to notice us even drive passed. It was strange but I blew it off, it's probably nothing. Sab was the first person to jump out of the car when I shut down the engine and practically ran to the door and without knocking, let herself in.

"She's eager," Joel laughed as we stepped out of the car.

"She's not the only one, I'm trying so hard to play it cool right now," I nervously joked as we furthered up the driveway.

"Join the club," Joel whispered as we pulled back the front door and stepped inside. I stood in awe as I stared at the room before me filled with tattooed men that I'd listened to for years.

"Ayye Lani, there's some random men in ya house," Oliver's voice was thick just like in all the video's I'd watched of him on YouTube, "and I think they're in shock," him and the rest of the men chuckled as they watched on at Joel and I's blank faces.

"Uncle Oli don't be silly, that's Trent, you know my boyfriend that I told you about," Rory's voice was barely a whisper as she spoke up to him but I heard every word. The word 'boyfriend' made me want to jump for joy but I managed to hold back from looking like an idiot. His mouth formed an 'o' as he gave her a bit of a nudge towards me. She walked forward and her smile alone was enough to take me out of my trance only to pull me back into another as I took in all of her.

Joel wandered off from next to me and introduced himself to everyone, Sab quick to attach herself to his hip but I stayed with Rory. As excited as I was just seconds ago nothing mattered as much as Rory, absolutely nothing.

"Hi," the small word made my insides scream and her bright eyes looking up at me made melt. Her tiny arms wrapped around my waist and automatically my arms retracted around her. Everything was so easy with her, like this was normal for us and we'd been dating for years. I could only wish to be that lucky one day, to say she's been mine for so long.

"Hi," I finally said back before she pushed up on her tippy toes and leaned into my lips. All the background noise disappeared when I shut my eyes, my lips begging for more. Her plump lips pushed harder and harder back against mine and her fingers gripped at my waist. This was almost getting heated and I had to stop myself from ripping her clothes off right then and there. I had to force myself to remember we had company, lots of it.

Mike cough from behind Rory and I instantly pulled away making Rory whine at the loss of my lips but she quickly recovered when she noticed Mike's deathly glare. I stepped forward and offered my hand for him to shake earning an honest smile from him. I gained the courage to step around him now and introduce myself to the rest of the group. Rory's hand was, of course, tightly wrapped in mine.

"Hi," I coughed awkwardly as they all stared at me in silence. Well, this is intimidating, it's like Rory has ten dads instead of one that wants to kill me. "I'm Trent, Aurora's boyfriend," and that's when they all changed. They instantly seemed smitten with me.

"Oooooh, Rory has a boyfriend," they all cooed in chorus. Sab even joined in earning a playful shove from Rory.

Tonight wasn't going to be so bad.

Notes

So you probably all hate me because it's been two fucking months since I've updated and I'm soooo sorry and I doubt most people will even still read this story but it would mean so much to me if you would. My Dad has been in hospital since his surgery to have the tumor removed and has to go under again so things have been very stressful but I'm back, I promise! I love you all for being such great readers and I hope you still love this story as it's starting to pick up to the main point now. Thank you thank you thank you <3