The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Thirty One

Mila-Rose's POV

I smile. "Ty!" I exclaim. Tyler Oakley. One of my favorite gay people. "Shanghai darling! How have you been?" He greets. I chuckle. "Superb now that I'm talking to you!" I say. "You flatter me darling." He says. "So whats up?" I ask. "Well it's been forever since we've hung out so I was wondering if you'd like to collab soon?" He asks. "Totally! I have a photoshoot later this week and an outdoor concert, which you are totally invited to, the beginning of next week. So does sometime later next week work?" I ask. "Well aren't you busy. And later next week works. Now tell me more about this concert." He says. "Well I recently got signed to Atlantic Records and I'm doing a concert at the park. You'll get to meet my friends and my boyfriend if you come." I say. "Boyfriend!" He shouts. I laugh. "Yup. Boyfriend. You'll love him. He's the best. He honestly makes me happier than I've ever been." I sigh. "I don't feel totally alone at all." Tyler jokes. I laugh. "I'm telling you. Troyler is the way." I say. He groans. "You are still obsessed with Troyler?" He asks.

"How can I not be? Troyler is adorable and honestly you two together is a blessing to the world." I argue. "Troye is busy being a pop star. You're gonna be busy being a pop star too." He says. "Just text him. He'll be happy to hear from an old friend. Plus he's still Troye." I say. "Fine. I'll text him. Just because I love you." He says. I grin. "Good. I'll text you the details about the concert and we can talk about collabing later." I say. "Okay. Dubai darling." He says. "Bye Tyler. Love you and talk to you later." I say. We hang up and I go back inside. I go back to the living room and sit in between Jonah and Corbyn. "Everything okay?" Mariana asks, turning towards me. "Yeah. Just talking about work with a friend. Collabs and stuff." I say. "Always working." She says. "Well that's just life works. If I don't work than people aren't happy." I say. "They'd understand if you took a break once in a while." Jonah says. "And the Limelight's would understand if you guys took a break too. Hell they complain on Twitter about how much you guys need a break." I say. "We're taking a break right now." Daniel says. "Then tomorrow you'll throw yourselves back into the studio, perfecting every detail for your first album." I say.

"Well it has to be up to at least our standards. We don't want anything less than perfect for our fans." Corbyn says. "I understand that. But you guys aren't even twenty yet. You shouldn't have to stress this much." I say. "You aren't even eighteen. Yet you work harder than anyone I know." Zach says. "That's the life I chose. Becoming a YouTuber wasn't easy. And juggling a singing career with a YouTube career won't be easy either. But I'm prepared to do it. And I'm also prepared to tell people no. I know my limits. You guys know yours. Don't let people pull you in a million directions. Get a backbone and say no. If you don't feel something is right or it makes you uncomfortable, say something. Don't let people push you past your limits if it isn't worth it." I say. "We'll try and remember that. There are a couple things we are being told to do that we don't feel comfortable with." Jack says. "Don't let people push you around. If you do, you'll never be truly happy." I say.

"Well this just got all types of weird." Rosa says. I chuckle. "That was one of the most inspirational things I've ever heard." Mariana says. "Thanks Mari. Now if you'll excuse me, I have ice cream and a movie to finish." I say. "Amen to that." Gabbie says. We settle down and finish our ice cream and movie. Once the movie ends, my phone starts ringing again. I sigh and answer it, not even bothering to check and see who's calling. "Hello?" I ask, sticking my phone between my shoulder and ear. I collect the empty cups and take them into the kitchen to throw them away. "Hey M!" The voice says. I smile. "Hey T! What's up?" I say, leaning against the counter. "Well it's been forever since we've hung out." He says. "I know Todrick. I haven't hung out with a bunch of people in forever. I'm sorry about that." I say, rubbing the spot behind my ear. "I'm not complaining! We are both busy people. Don't be sorry. I completely understand." He says. "I can always count on you T." I say. He chuckles. "Anyways, what do I owe for the pleasure of this call?" I ask. "Well I was wondering if you'd like to work on a video series with me. It doesn't start anytime soon. We're still working on some details. But I'd love to have you in it." He says.