The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Eighteen

Mila-Rose's POV

I wake up curled up under my blanket, alone. I grab my phone and glance at the clock. 8:37 am. I groan and shove my head back on to my pillow. I almost fall back asleep until I realize that my house is extremely quiet. I glance around my room for any indication that the boys left but I don't find any. I grab my phone and climb out of bed, making my way towards my door. I head down stairs and hear faint voices from the kitchen when I get closer to the first floor. I head towards the kitchen and slowly peak my head in. The boys are all standing around the counter, making food and joking around. I smile at the sight. They are standing around in their pajama bottoms, hair going every which way, with the biggest smiles ever. I snap a couple pictures before creeping back upstairs. I quickly shower and change and head back downstairs. I walk into my kitchen and see many dirty dishes lining my counters. The table is covered in multiple types of food and the boys are in different places. Jonah and Zach are by the stove, Daniel and Jack are setting the table and Corbyn is standing at the refrigerator. I stand in the doorway and admire them. They are a small part of my family but they have made such a big impact on my life. Pancake starts barking at herself in a window, causing the boys to divert their attention to her. I laugh and walk over to her. I pick her up and bring her into the kitchen. I set her down next to Waffle on their shared bed and turn towards the boys. "Good morning boys." I say, walking towards Jonah. "Good morning Mills." They chorus back. Jonah kisses my forehead and ruffles my hair. I swat his hand away and look at the table. "What's the occasion that caused this disaster?" I ask, gesturing towards the messy dishes. "While you were asleep you got a phone call and the person left a very nice message." Daniel says, setting down some silverware.

"Did Jake get Erika knocked up?" I ask, scared for the answer. "No Jake didn't get her pregnant." Jack says. I visibly relax. "Thank god. Did Logan do something then?" I ask. "Nope. Logan didn't call either." Corbyn says. "Who called then?" I ask, sitting on the counter. "Craig Kallman." Zach says. "Who is that?" I ask, raising an eyebrow. "Craig is the chairman of Atlantic Records. He said he is very interested in meeting with you and hopefully signing you soon." Jonah says. "Wait, what?" I ask. "You have a meeting with a record label." Jack says slowly. "You guys better not be messing with me otherwise your balls will have a very nice meeting with your throat." I say. Their eyes widen as they search for my phone. They quickly hand it to me and I open it. I check my voicemail and see I have a new one from an unknown number. I click on it and hold the phone up to my ear. "Hello this is Craig Kallman. I'm calling from Atlantic Records. I hope this is Mila-Rose Paul. If it is can you call me back as soon as possible. I'd like to speak with you about a possible record deal. You have an amazing voice and I'd like to sign you before you get multiple offers." He says. The voicemail ends and I let the phone slid out of my hand and onto the floor. I cover my mouth with my hand and my body shakes with a sob. I quickly scramble off the counter and dial Logan's number. He's probably vlogging but this news is way to important. The phone rings a couple times before he answers. "Hey MiMi, what's up?" He greets. "Logan it happened." I say. "What? What happened?" He asks, sounding concerned. "I got a call this morning from Atlantic Records. They wanna offer me a record deal. I did it Logan." I say, tears running down my cheeks. "I told you. I knew you could do it MiMi. I said you had it in you. I'm so proud of you MiMi." He says. "Can you come over?" I ask. "Yeah. I'll be over soon." He says. We hang up and I sit on the floor with my back against the cupboards. "Everything okay Mills?" Daniel asks, crouching in front of me. I nod my head and wipe my cheeks. "Yeah I'm fine. That just means a lot to me and Logan." I say. He nods and stands up to his full height. He holds out a hand and helps me up.

"I'm really glad I didn't do my makeup yet. Otherwise I'd look like a melting panda right now." I say, chuckling slightly. Jonah wraps an arm around me and rubs my shoulder. "You sure you okay?" He whispers. I nod my head as Logan bursts through the door. He immediately rushes over to me and pulls me into a hug. "I'm so proud of you! I knew you you could do it!" He says, spinning me around. I laugh as he squeezes me. "I also owe you thirty dollars." I say. He stops spinning and sets me down. I grab the nearest thing, which happens to be Jack's shoulder, to steady myself while the rest of the world stops spinning. "Why do you owe me?" He asks. "Well when we were younger you bet me twenty dollars that I would get a record deal before I'm eighteen. I'm still seventeen. The other ten I took and bought some new sunglasses." I say. The world finally comes back into focus so I let go of Jack's shoulder. "Did you tell Jake yet?" He asks. I shake my head. "No not yet. I will though." I say. He nods and pulls me into another hug. This one we just stand there embracing each other. His arms are wrapped around my shoulders and mine around his waist. My head is on his chest and I can faintly make out his heartbeat. His chin is rested on the top of my head. "I'm so proud of you Mila. So proud of how far you've come since I've met you and how far you'll go. I'm glad I get to call you my sister. Biological or not you are my sister." He says. "Thank you Logan. You believed in me when no one else did. You believed in me when I didn't believe in myself. Calling you my brother, biological or not, I love you with every fiber of my being and I'm grateful that I met you when I did. You've done so much for me. More than you know. And I can't thank you enough." I say. Everyone else in the room awes at our cute brother-sister moment. We pull away from our hug and he kisses my forehead. "Can we eat now?" Zach whines. I laugh and nod my head. "Yes Zach. We can eat." I say. He grins and we all make our way over to the table. I'm sat between Jonah and Jack. Daniel is on Jack's right and next to him is Logan. Zach is next to Jonah and next to him is Brendan.