The Beautifully Reckless

Chapter Thirty Seven

Mila-Rose's POV

We had finished our shopping trip and the boys of In Real Life plus Brooklyn had gone home. The boys and I are currently at my house, happily playing a game of team Uno. It's regular Uno but you work with one other person and only one of you has to be out for you both to win. We all immediately changed into pajamas when we got home and made snacks before starting. I'm on a team with Corbyn, Daniel and Jack are a team and lastly Jonah and Zach. Popcorn and various candies are on the table and music is playing from my small TV in the kitchen. Corbyn and I look at each other's cards, forming a plan to win. Daniel lays down a draw four. "The new color is blue." He says. Jonah rolls his eyes and draws his cards. Zach lays down a blue five and I look at Corbyn. He points at my draw two and I lay it down. He sets down another draw two, meaning Jack has to draw four. Or so we thought. He lays down one and Daniel follows. Zach and Jonah both play a draw two as well. "Whatcha gonna do now princess?" Jonah asks, smirking. I smirk back as I play another draw two. Corbyn laughs and plays one as well. Meaning Jack now has to now draw sixteen cards. He sighs and starts drawing. We finally get down to a few cards and Corbyn points at another card. He plays a card, leaving him with only one. "Uno!" He shouts, before anyone else can.

We keep going and Corbyn ends up winning it for us. "I told you they'd win." Zach says. "What made you so sure of that?" I ask. "You guys are just that smart. You had strategies." Jack says. "You need strategies to win." Corbyn says, collecting the cards. "What else can we play?" Daniel asks. I tap my chin and go to the game closet I have. "You wanna play Cards Against Humanity?" I ask. They agree. As I'm trading the Uno cards for those, someone knocks on my door. "I'll get it!" Corbyn says. He walks to the door and opens it, only to be greeted with Christina. "What are you doing here?" He asks. "Happy to see you too." She says. I chuckle and he smiles. He pulls her into a hug. "I'm so extremely happy to see you." He says. She kisses him and she walks in the door. "Chris!" I shout, running over to her. "Mills!" She shouts, opening her arms. She balances herself once I've crashed into her arms. "I'm so excited for your concert! I can't wait to hear you." She says. "I can't wait for you to hear me. This is going to be amazing." I say. She nods. Corbyn goes to close the door but Rosa stops him. Behind her are Mariana and Gabbie. "Christina!" Gabbie exclaims. She hugs the other girls, happily telling them about her trip. I hang back and wait for Corbyn. "Was that your doing?" He asks. "Me? I would never." I exclaim. He laughs and pulls me into a hug. "Thanks Mills. It means the world." He says. I grin. "I don't thank me yet Bean. I have a surprise in store and it's gonna be good." I say. "I'm just happy Christina is here." He says, looking over at her. I smile at him. He seems so at peace and happy now that she's here.

"Are we playing the game or not?" Jack asks. I laugh. We all walk into the kitchen and Jonah and Corbyn get more chairs. I end up squished between Jonah and Daniel. Corbyn and Christina sit across from me. We get more snacks and Gabbie starts dealing the cards. I grab my stack and lean back in my chair. Jonah lays an arm across the back of my chair. I grab his hand and he gently smiles. We start playing the game, laughing at all the stupid cards people put down. It's Daniel's turn to be the judge so we all start slapping cards down. I scoot my chair closer to Jonah and lay my head on his shoulder. He lays his hand on my stomach and rubs it gently with his thumb. I look up at him. "I'm really happy everyone is here right now." I whisper. He smiles. "I think we're all really happy we're here right now." He says. "Good. I don't any of these people to be sad." I say. He kisses my nose and I poke his side. "Watch it Marais. I'm already pregnant." I say. He laughs. "Trust me. I know. You already decorated the nursery." He says. I shove his shoulder and sit up. "Can I not be excited?" I ask. "You can be. Most people wait until they know the gender. Or when they're a few months in." He says. "Good point. What am I supposed to do when I get bored? Just redo the whole thing?" I ramble. "I doubt you'll get bored." He says. "Hey love birds, we'd like to play the game." Jack says. "No ones stopping you." I say. He rolls his eyes and I smile as I feel Jonah kiss my forehead. We end up playing for a couple hours with Jack and I tying for first place.