It Was Always You

Chapter Forty Five

The next four days were crazy for them.

Mila called her parents letting them know she was coming home for good. Her, Jared, Selena and Ian packed the rest of her belongings getting ready for her big move back home. Her aunt and Uncle came by and helped them. When Mila introduce them to Jared her aunt saw the love radiating off her niece and smiled.

"So you're the boy who she never stops talking about." She says to him.

Mila's face went up in flames and Jared gave her a sideways look grinning in return. "She talked about me huh?"

"Oh the girl wouldn't shut up. She thought very highly of you and other things of course." She winks at him as if she had a secret.

"Aunt Sarah!" Mila warns.

Jared's interest perks up. "You know what Mrs. Joyce I think me and you should talk sometime." He laughs when Mila pulls him away from her aunt and made him help pack her bedroom.

During the day they were exhausted from packing everything and during the night they were exhausted after making love. All in all, it was the best time of her life. By the fifth day they were ready to leave.

"I'm having the movers came by later today do retrieve the furniture and your car to California." Jared tells her as they drove to the airport.

"Your aunt and Uncle will be there to make sure everything goes smoothly."

Mila grabs his hand, and he pulls it up to kiss the back of it. "Aww you guys are so cute together." Selena gushes behind them in the back seat, batting her eyelashes dramatically.

"Sel, do me a favor and shut up." Her brother says causally without any meaning behind it.

Mila smiles at their banter, knowing they were never going to hear the end of it from her. They get on the plane and headed home. When they arrive Mila was surprised to see everyone waiting for them. Her parents, grandparents, Evan with Shasta and even Kristan.

"Hey what's going on?" Selena asks, frowning.

"We wanted to see my pumpkin home." Cale states proudly.

"Uncle Jared!" Shasta runs to him, and he lifts her high in the air.

"Hey booger butt.'" he laughs making her squeal with delight.

"All of you?" Mila hugs her grandfather.

"Well I kind of told them that Jared took my grandmother's ring and well there's only one person that he could only ask." Jared's mom answers, smiling for she had already spotted the ring on her finger.

"Mom!" Jared looked a bit annoyed.

"Well did he ask you?" Cale demands watching her reaction closely.

Mila smiles warmly at him. "Oh papa." She sighs then raises her hand to show everyone and they all became excited as they reached for her hand to stare at the beautiful ring.

Cale had the hugest smile she had ever seen. "You knew all this time didn't you?" She whispers to where only he heard.

"Like I said pumpkin, it's no fun if you're told who you're in love with. It's the journey to discover it yourself that matters." He pointedly looks at Jared. "Besides he told me he was in love you when he was seventeen."

Her eyes widen at that.

After all the congratulations went around, other than Kristan who was seething with jealousy, Jared whispers in her ear, "You know we might as well tell them now that they're all gathered around."