The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Twenty Seven

Mila-Rose's POV

"I'm not proposing. This is just a promise. A promise that I won't leave you. That I'll love you for as long as I possibly can. That when you hurt, I'll hurt with you. I'll celebrate good with you and be your shoulder for the bad. To stay by your side, no matter what. And a promise that one day I will marry you." He says. I open my mouth to say something but he cuts me off. "It's okay if you don't want to take it. I just wanted you to know that." He says. "Jonah, it's beautiful. And thank you. For all of those promises. It means the world to me that you said that." I say. He smiles and grabs my left hand. He gently slips the ring onto my ring finger.

I look at the ring. It's a rose gold band, with diamonds on it. And it forms a little knot on top. "It's a knot ring. It still has space because we haven't tied the knot yet, but it's proof that we plan to." Jonah explains. "Thank you. I love you Jonah." I say. "I love you too." He says. We share a quick kiss before looking at the time. "We should head back." He says. I nod. He stands up and offers his hand. I grab it and intertwine our fingers. Hand in hand, we start to walk down the beach. We make steady conversation until we reach our friends. "And where were you two?" Rosa asks, wiggling her eyebrows. I shove her shoulder. "All we did was talk loser. And I made flower crowns." I say. She grabs my hand. "Then what is this?" She asks, holding up my left hand.

Everyone's eyes widen and I roll my eyes. "It's called a promise ring." I say. "How long have you planning that?" Daniel asks. "You didn't tell them about this?" I ask. Jonah shakes his head. "I thought you guys told each other everything." I say. Jack rolls his eyes. "Is everyone ready to go?" Corbyn asks, cradling both puppies. I smile at the sight and nod. "I have to film some kind of video when we get home." I say. We drag everything back to the car and toss it in the trunk. "Gabbie you are more than welcome to stay with us if you want. There is plenty of room." I say. "I don't have any extra clothes." She says. "We have that covered too." I say. She smiles. "I guess I can stay." She says. I cheer and she laughs. We climb into the car and I don't turn on the radio.

"You guys don't have to but do you think you guys could sing?" I ask. They all share a look and nod. "Any requests?" Zach asks. "Sing Words I Didn't Say." Rosa says. I start off down the street and they warm up a little bit. Jack opens his mouth and starts to sing, filling the silence. I roll down all the windows and their voices fill the car. I smile and relax into my seat. They finish the song and us girls cheer. "Mills should sing!" Rosa exclaims. "I'm not singing alone." I say. "You and Jonah can duet." Mariana says. "You know the Weeknd's part in Love Me Harder by Ariana?" I ask. He nods and I start the song off. He joins in and grabs my free hand. He interlaces our fingers as we sing. I smile and squeeze his hand. We finish the song and the car cheers.

"I know at least one of you was recording that so send me the video please." I say. My phone dings from whoever sent me the video. We get back to my place and drag everything inside. Corbyn puts the puppies on the couch and all the guys head up to a guest room. Jonah follows the girls and I up to my room and he grabs some clothes. He goes down to a guest room to shower and change. I hand the girls some clothes and Rosa shows Gabbie to a guest room so she can shower. I grab a Calvin Klein bra and some cotton shorts before climbing into my shower. I quickly wash off and get out. I slip on the new clothes and tie my hair into a top knot. I grab a WDW Marais hoodie and slip that on too. I grab my camera and head downstairs. I find everyone sitting on the couches talking.

"Is pizza okay for dinner?" I ask. Everyone nods and I quickly order pizza. "I need a video idea." I say. "We can do a series of contests. It's quick and easy." Mariana suggests. "Is everyone down to participate?" I ask. Everyone agrees and I go to grab my camera. I head back downstairs and the doorbell rings. I head over and open the door. "Seven large pizzas and four orders of breadsticks?" He asks. I nod and exchange the money for the food. I close the door and bring the food and camera into the kitchen. I lay out the pizza and breadsticks and grab some plates and napkins.

"Foods here!" I shout. They all come walking in. "Seven pizzas?" Corbyn asks, grabbing a couple slices. "Leftovers. Plus I'm a hungry women. I don't have time to cook." I shrug. He laughs and sits down at the table. Everyone else grabs food and we sit down at the table. We discuss ideas for the contest and finally agree on four and, if necessary, a tie breaker. "What about teams?" Gabbie asks. "We have an odd number. Someone will have to sit out." Jack points out. "I'll film it. That way all the couples can compete and all the teams are even." Corbyn says. I smile. "Thanks Corbyn. Well I guess teams are sorted." I say. "Well let's get started." Mariana says, standing up. I grab my camera and give it to Corbyn. I stand alone in frame first and Corbyn starts filming.

"Hey guys! It's Mila and today I'm doing a competition video. I have some friends here with me so let's get them over here." I introduce. Everyone comes running into frame and I start to introduce everyone. "If you watch any of my other videos you will know Jonah, Jack, Daniel and Zach from Why Don't We. Corbyn is here too. Say hi Corbyn." I say. Corbyn turns the camera towards himself and waves then points it back at us. "And then I have three lovely ladies with me. This is Rosa, Mariana, and Gabbie." I say, as they wave.

"Okay now we are doing a series of mini contests today. We already picked teams. Team one is Jonah and I, team two is Jack and Gabbie, team three is Daniel and Rosa and team four is Zach and Mariana. We have four contests, each worth a point. Whoever has the most points at the end wins. If two teams have the same amount of points there is a tie breaker round." I explain. "What if we all suck?" Zach asks. I snort and cover my mouth with my hand. "Then we all suck." I say, smiling. "Let's get started." I say. Corbyn stops recording and we set up the first contest, a two legged race. We all tie our legs together and Corbyn starts recording again. "First contest, a two legged race. If you don't know what this is, it's pretty simple. The team members have one of their legs tied to the other person. Two teams will go and the winner from each race will compete in a final and whoever wins that is the winner overall." I explain.

First to go is Zach and Mariana versus Daniel and Rosa. I explain that they can't touch the other team and both people have to stay standing. Corbyn stands where the end is and they start. Rosa and Daniel start in the lead, but quickly slow down because they don't have a system. Zach and Mariana quickly take the lead and win. "Round one winners are Zach and Mariana. Now round two, Jonah and I versus Jack and Gabbie." I say. We stand at the starting line and Corbyn shouts go. Both teams quickly take off and no one leads. Suddenly Jack trips and him and Gabbie go down. Jonah and I finish and I untie myself and rush over to the two. "Are you guys okay?" I ask, kneeling down. Gabbie rubs her head. "I'm fine, but no more races where I loose both legs." She says. I smile and help her up. "Jack? You okay buddy?" I ask, sitting next to him. He sits up and I notice the blood rushing out of his nose. "Oh my god!" I exclaim. I grab his hand a pull him to the house. I hand him some paper towels.

"No more races where you loose both legs either. I don't want anymore injuries on set." I say. He chuckles and I roll my eyes. I notice the small cut above his eyebrow and sigh. "You really are prone to getting hurt." I say. I run upstairs and grab my first aid kit. I go back to where he sits on the counter and clean his cut. "Since you have that out, do you think you could clean my hands?" He asks. I raise an eyebrow and he shows me his bleeding hands. "What did you land on?" I ask. "A couple sticks and rocks." He shrugs. I sigh and grab his left hand. I clean it and wrap it. He holds out his other hand and I do the same to it. He pulls the paper towel away from his nose and wipes away the dried blood. "You okay now?" I ask. "Yup. Let's get back out there." He says, hopping off the counter.

I roll my eyes. "Okay dork but no more getting hurt. I don't always tell people this but I actually like you." I say. He fake gasps and holds a hand over his heart. "Really? You mean to tell me that THE Mila-Rose Paul likes me?" He exclaims. I laugh and bump his shoulder with mine. "I hope you do know that I love you dork. You're another older brother to me. I'd be lost without you." I say. He wraps and arm around my shoulders and pull me into a side hug. "I love you too Mills. And don't forget I'm here for you. No matter what." he says, kissing my forehead. "Thanks Avery. Means a lot." I say. He smiles and we walk outside. "You okay bro?" Daniel asks, walking over. Jack nods. "Mills patched me up. She can be really helpful sometimes." He jokes.

"Watch it Avery. I may love you but I can still whoop your ass." I say. Jonah laughs. We finish the race, Zach and Mariana winning over all. We do the other competitions, Jonah and I taking the win each time. Luckily no one else got hurt and we all head inside. I grab my laptop and start to edit before quickly posting the video and putting something on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat about it. I curl into Jonah's side and focus on the movie when my phone rings. I leave the room to answer it. The conversation doesn't last more than a minute and I push the call to the back of my mind, pretending like everything is perfect for the rest of the night.