The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Thirty Five

Mila-Rose's POV

I make it to the mall parking lot and FaceTime Christina. I almost scream when she answers. "Christina!" I exclaim. "Mills!" She says. I open my car door and get out. "Did you just get to the mall?" She asks. I nod and toss my backpack over my shoulder. "Do you have any clue where the other girls are?" She asks. Once the sentence is out of her mouth I get a text from Rosa. "They are at Windsor." I say. "That's a good store. I'll go there too." She says. I walk into the mall and find Windsor. I enter the store and immediately find the girls. "Mills!" Gabbie exclaims. She rushes over to me and pulls me into a hug. "Gabbie!" Christina exclaims from my phone. Gabbie grabs my phone and walks off, happily talking to Christina. Rosa and Mariana hug me and drag me over to the dresses. "We've found a couple we like but we waited for you." Mariana says. "I love your top by the way." Rosa says. "Forever 21 girl." I say. She laughs and Gabbie gives me back Christina. "Let's look at dresses! Who's first?" I say. Gabbie ends up going first. We go through ten dresses before we find the perfect one. When Mariana gets up to go Christina speaks up. "Mills, Corbyn is blowing up my phone. The guys are worried about you." She says. "Give me a second." I say. I pause the call and send a quick text to Jonah. I tell him I'm fine and having a girls day.

"There. Maybe that will help." I say, setting the phone back on the couch so Christina can see everything. Mariana finds her dress relatively quickly so we let Christina go. We go through multiple dresses and come up empty. I spot one in the background that she hasn't tried on and point it out. She grabs it and tries it on and we all agree that it's the dress for her. Rosa goes and finds a few dresses to try. We go through the same thing we did with the other girls and eventually find her a dress. I lay my head on Gabbie's shoulder and close my eyes. "Mills. Mills. Mills!" I jump up and open my eyes. "What?" I ask. "You fell asleep. We can look for your dress another time. Let's get you home." Rosa says. I nod. Gabbie helps me up and they drag me out to my car. Christina had hung up a while ago because she had to do some schoolwork so she wouldn't be behind once she came here. The girls stick me in the front seat and I lean my head against the window. Rosa sits behind the wheel and Gabbie and Mariana take the backseat. I drift off to the sound of the girls talking and the radio playing lightly. I don't know how long we drive but I do know when we stopped. I wake up in Jonah's arms. "Go back to sleep. You overworked yourself today. The girls are spending the night." He says. I nod and bury my head in his shoulder. I feel him set me on the couch. I open my eyes and I'm greeted with Corbyn. "Hey Bean." I say, rubbing my eyes. He sits next to me and smiles. "Only you would sneak out to have girl time." He says. I shove his shoulder. "I got sick of you." I say. He chuckles and I grin.

"Do you ever feel lonely when we all get together?" I ask. "What do you mean?" He asks. "Like when the girls come over. Christina lives in New York and you rarely see her. Doesn't it ever feel weird when we all sit here and act all lovey dovey and shit and you sit here having to watch?" I explain. "Not really. I'm happy my friends all found someone who makes them happy. And it makes me realize how much I value my time with Christina. It may be limited now but I've learned to really appreciate it. Plus you guys never make me feel left out." He says. "I would never leave you out Bean. I love you too much. Plus I love Christina and she needs to know that you're happy over her so she doesn't worry too much over there." I say. I wrap my arms around him and lay my head on his shoulder. "And that's just one of the reasons why I love you so much." He says, patting my arm. I yawn and he pats my leg. "Why don't you go put on some pajamas?" He suggests. "Good idea Bean." I say, standing up. I head upstairs and change into a bralette, a yellow crop top, shorts and socks. I wipe off my makeup and grab my brush and a hair tie. I head back downstairs and find Corbyn still on the couch. "Hey Bean. I have a question." I say. "And what would that question be?" He asks. "Can you braid my hair?" I ask. "I would love to but I don't know how to braid. If you sit, I can play with your hair." He says. "Corbyn Besson you really know a way to a girls heart." I say. I set my brush on the table and sit next to him. He starts to run his fingers through my hair. I rest my head on his shoulder and sigh.