[COMPLETED] Mila Wilson is quiet, anxious and a little bit of a mess. When she finally starts college despite her mental health issues, she meets the dark, mysterious, yet intriguing Jace Evans, who is covered in tattoos and the most beautiful boy s...
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"Happy birthday honey! My baby's 21!" mom says squealing, embracing me in a hug once she opens the door.
"Thank you momma" I chuckle at her, hugging her back.
"Jace, good to see you" she says, quickly pulling him in too. He has gotten used to the affection from by mom by now.
"Helen" he answers politely, before stepping through the door.
"Please, come in you two. Everything's ready" she says, ushering us inside. Of course it is. My mom spoils us every time me or my sister come back home. I feel bad that she had to prepare all the food for our family, since I'd be old enough to do so myself by now. But I know she doesn't mind.
"Finally. You can legally drink with me. Happy birthday" Ava smirks, as we make our way into the living room. She embraces me in a hug, and I chuckle at her remark. Even Jace has to smile.
"Thank you" I tell her genuinely.
"Sorry Ryan couldn't make it, he's back in Cali" she says, with a sad face. I know she wouldn't want to admit it, but the long distance relationship is really getting to her.
"That's okay. Tell him I say hi" I let her know, as we place ourselves on the sofa.
"I will. And this is for you. Open it" Ava says, handing me a little brown box. I feel bad that she got me something. I didn't expect her to, and I'm bad at receiving gifts in general. Doing as she told me, I open the box to find beautiful golden earrings. My eyes go big, they're gorgeous.
"I love them, thank you so much" I tell her, embracing her in another much needed hug.
"I'm glad. I sort of have something else to tell you" Ava says quietly, quickly glancing at Jace.
He gets the message right away, and leaves us some space to talk. "I'll be helping Helen" he says, leaving after giving me a quick kiss on the head. I take a big breath, already anxious about what she has to say.
"Okay, so I've been talking to Ryan, and I think we really want to take the next step. I'll be moving to Cali with him next month" she says, wanting to get it off of her chest.
My eyes grow wide for the second time today, and my heart sinks. "Really?" I say, almost in disbelief. "Move in with him, as in the same apartment?" I ask again, just to make sure. Even though Ryan and Ava have been together for a long time now, Ryan has always been scared to take the next step. I know he loves my sister, but I was always unsure about his intentions with her. Ryan clearly needs Ava and can't be without her. Sometimes he just gave us the impression that he wanted to be in a relationship, but have all the advantages the single life comes with. Not sexually, but in terms of doing whatever he wants whenever he wants to. He's living his life and Ava has to adjust.
My sister nods her head at me. "Yeah, it was a long conversation, but we're doing it. I have the opportunity to work in film over in San Francisco, and I really want to take it" she says again.
