The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Thirty Six

Mila-Rose's POV

My nap doesn't last long because everyone files into my kitchen and makes breakfast. I roll my eyes and Jack chuckles. "You two are up early." Daniel says. "I've been up since two thirty and that dork has been up since three thirty." I say, smothering a yawn once I'm done. My phone dings and I grab it off the table. It's a text from Chance saying that Brooklyn won't stop asking about me. I tell him to bring her over and he agrees. He asks if he and the guys can hang out and I agree. "I have friends coming over so please behave." I announce. "You won't have to worry about us girls. We're going accessory shopping. And since you look like your about to fall over, we'll make sure to shop for you too." Rosa says. "This is why I love you Rolex." I say. She grins. The girls finish eating and quickly get ready. They leave, giving me a ton of hugs. The boys and I migrate to the living room and watch a movie until the other guys get here. I lean into Jonah's side and he runs his fingers through my hair. We sit in silence until a knock on my door breaks it. I stand up and answer it. Five guys and one little girl greet me. I scoop Brooklyn and she squeals. I kiss her cheek and she hugs my neck. I kiss Chance on the cheek as well and give a one armed hug to all the other boys. I let them in and lead them to living room. "Boys meet other boys." I say. They all turn their attention to me and stand up. "Guys this is Chance, Brady, Sergio, Michael and Drew. Boys this is Jonah, Corbyn, Daniel, Zach and Jack. Be nice and yes, Jack's curls are fake." I say. Jack rolls his eyes and they all take turns greeting each other.

"Also this is Brooklyn." I say. The guys coo over her and she giggles. We all sit and Brooklyn happily stays on my lap. "Cute skirt Mills." Sergio says. "Thanks. I have to dress cute before I get fat." I say. "There's difference between fat and pregnant." Corbyn says. "One gives you a baby that's human and the other gives you endless amounts of shit." I say. Corbyn shakes his head and smiles. "You're pregnant?" Chance asks. I nod. "How?" He asks. "Chance buddy, that is the last thing I need to explain to you. Do I have to remind you of the small person on my lap?" I joke. He shakes his head. I cover Brooklyn's ears and answer him. "I was kidnapped and raped. It's all good now. They guys turned himself in so he could kick my mom's ass." I say. "Mila! That's important news." He says. "The first two days I was home I couldn't stop crying. Plus it's not something I exactly like talking about but it's done and over with. No point in dwelling over it. Granted I'm gonna be having nightmares and hating my self for the rest of eternity but that's normal." I say. "As long as your okay." He says. "I am the last person you should worry about. Do you not remember my third day of freshman year?" I say. "A phone call I can never forget." He says. "Should I even ask?" Zach asks. "She broke a guys leg in three places because he said girls were weak and belonged in the kitchen." Chance explains. "You did once threaten to cut off your brothers genitals because he threw a pillow at you." Jack says. "Not all of us can be angels." I say, throwing a pillow at him. He catches it and sets it on the floor. "How do you know Mills?" Daniel asks. "I've known her since the day she was born. The ugliest baby ever." Chance says. I chuck another pillow at him. "You were two years old. You were afraid of your own reflection because you thought it was a monster." I say. "In the seventeen years I've known you, you've always had some smartass comment." Chance says. "So she's been like that her whole life. That's good to know." Jack says. "You're lucky I ran out of pillows." I say. "She's clumsy too." Zach says. "Tell me about it!" Chance exclaims. "I wouldn't have invited you over if you were just gonna gang up on me." I huff. "It's okay Mills. We still love you." Michael says. I stand up and walk over to them. "At least someone still has some common curtesy." I say. I give Michael a high five and Brady chuckles.

"I didn't say anything. I know better." Jonah says. "Exactly. You're the smart one in the group." I say. "Last I checked, you said Corbyn was the smart one." Daniel says. "Corbyn and Jonah are two different types of smart. Right now I prefer Jonah." I shrug. Jonah chuckles. "I prefer you too." He says. "Watch it. You can be as single as Logan is in about two seconds." I say. "So you're the poor guy who swept Mills off her feet." Brady says. I stand up again. "I have other boy bands I can hang out with." I say. "Like who?" Jack asks. "Wouldn't you like to know." I smirk. I leave the room and head out back. I grab my phone and text my manager. She asks me if I'd like to do my concert in the park tomorrow now that it's safe. I agree and lay on my trampoline. We go back and forth, discussing details about the concert. We agree on a time and I post about it on my social media accounts. I text my friends, letting them know about my concert. I set my phone down and shut my eyes, enjoying the few seconds of silence. It's broken by Brooklyn. "Auntie La!" She exclaims, running over to me. I sit up and smile. "Brookie!" I say, holding my arms out. She falls into them and I set her on my lap. "What's up tot?" I ask. "I'm hungry." She pouts. I chuckle. "Well let's go get some food munch." I say. I stand up and pick her up, carrying her into the kitchen. I set her on a counter and find a box of Froot Loops. I dump some out in a bowl and give it to her. She grabs one and starts eating it. "Hey Brooklyn, wanna see something cool?" I ask. She nods and I take a couple Froot Loops. I tip my head back and start stacking them on my nose. Once I have them stacked, I snap my head forward and catch them in my mouth. She claps and I grin. "Again!" She cheers. "I don't want to steal all your cereal." I say. She shrugs and continues to eat. I get her to move to the table and we end up separating the cereal by color. "Look at the purple ones! They are so pretty!" I say. She nods and eats a yellow one. "Do you like purple Brooklyn?" I ask. She nods.