Jo POV
“What are you doing?” I ask Leo as he pulls me by the hand down the hotel corridor. I can’t help but giggle at the emergency in his action. We reach the door, and he opens it, exposing the most beautiful sunset I have ever seen. We had been in Mexico on vacation for one week, and I thought he would propose to me, but soon after we arrived, I realized I was mistaken.
All we have been doing is radical activities but now… Now he is guiding me through the beach to a small tent. Everything is white with flowers. I look around, and there are massive pillows on the floor and a beautiful table with colorful food.
“Oh My God, Leo, this is beautiful,” I say, and when I turn around to look at him, he is on one knee, holding a small black velvet box with a ring inside.
“Jo, you are the sunshine of my life. You brought to light when the darkness was consuming me, made me want to live again, and I owe my life to you and your love. You are the most amazing woman I have ever met, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” he says, and tears start to stream down my face while my hands cover my mouth. “Jo, will you do me the great honor of becoming my wife?” Leo asks me, and I nod my head a thousand times.
“Yes. Yes, I will marry you”, I say, jumping towards him and wrapping my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me and kissing his lips. I can’t believe this is happening to me. I never thought I would love someone as I love Leo, and this is the happiest moment of my life. Leo is the most important person I have ever had in my life besides my family.
I start hearing lots of clapping, and when I turn around, I see my parents and, my sister, my friends. Layla is looking at me with the biggest smile on her face.
“Congratulations, my dear,” my mom says as she walks towards me and wraps me into a tight embrace. “Come on, let us see the ring,” she says, and I show her my left hand, still not really believing this is happening.
“Is this a dream?” I ask at no-one in specific, but Leo is the one to reply.
“No, my love, this is not a dream,” he says, wrapping his arms around my waist as waitresses and waiters show up with champagne glasses and start serving everyone. I still don’t understand how this is happening. How did he pull this off?
“Dad,” I let out as he has a single tear rolling down his eye and pulls me into a tight embrace.
“I always knew you would find someone that would love you almost as much as I love you, sweetheart,” he says. I love my parents more than life, and I would do anything for them. They always took care of Layla and me. My sister can be a pain in the ass, but I guess it’s normal to feel like that about my sister. She is two years older than me, and we never really got along as children, but as we grew older, we became closer.
“Bangs,” my sister says, pulling me into an embrace, and I scrunch my nose at the nickname she has been calling me since I was twelve. My mother had the most horrible idea of cutting my hair herself and gave me awful bangs, and now I can’t stand them. I look at the old pictures, and I cringe. I looked like an alien with a bad haircut.
“Sissi,” I say, smiling as she holds my hand and looks at the ring.
“I knew he would choose something good,” she says, and I go wide-eyed.
“Do you really think he planned for all of this? The man had no clue how to create an intimate and romantic setting to propose, and he wanted to do it as soon as you landed here, no preparation, nothing”, Sissi says, and I can’t help but laugh. That does sound like Leo. My beautiful Leo. My future husband.
The party starts to get more agitated, everyone eating and drinking, and I go talk to Layla, that is standing there with Edward.
“How long till you propose?” I ask him smacking him on the arm, and he smiles, looking at Layla with loving eyes. I have never seen any man look at her the way he does. They have been together for about two years now, and he treats her like a queen.
“Someday,” he says, and Layla smiles as she wraps her arms around his neck, and they kiss. “Ewww,” I say, walking away from them. I can’t stand Public demonstrations of affection, call me old school, but I think certain things should be done behind closed doors and inside of four walls.
“How are you feeling, future Mrs. Adams?” Leo asks, and I smile. I can’t think of anything that I would want more than to be called Mrs. Adams, to be his wife, and live the rest of our lives together.
“I am feeling great, happy,” I say, and he smiles, looking at me and pulling me into a kiss. I smile against his lips as everyone around us starts clapping once more, making me feel special and loved.
“Thank you all for coming, but right now, I want to be alone with my future wife,” Leo says to everyone, and I start blushing. I look at him with a smile on my lips as he guides me back to our hotel room, which is now fully decorated with white flowers and roses everywhere.
“This is beautiful,” I say, and Leo pulls me towards him.
“Not as beautiful as you.”
Dylan POV"Are you for real right now?" I ask Savanna as she applies her lipstick. I watch as her eyes go wide, looking at me in the mirror. "Yes, I am for real, Dylan. What the hell is wrong with you? You know how these things work. I need to go to London. My career depends on it", she says, and I roll my eyes. Career, she doesn't even know the actual meaning of the word. All she does is screw around and live out of her trust fund money. "You could've said something earlier. We have dinner at my parents' house tonight", I say, and it's her turn to roll her eyes. "Come on, pumpkin," she says, using the nickname she knows I absolutely despise, "You know I have to go to London fashion week," she finally uses the fashion week as an excuse. She walks towards me and wraps her arms around my neck, pulling me into a kiss. "Will you miss me?" she asks, and I hate to admit it, but I actually will. I know people see me as a player, but I do like Savanna and would like to stop this nonsense
Jo POV“I won’t be home for dinner,” I hear my housemate Layla say. I raise my head from the couch as Leo holds me tightly against his chest. He is as curious as I am. We both look at Layla, and curiosity takes over. I stand up and walk towards her.“You’ve got a date?” I ask as I raise my eyebrows, looking at her. All of a sudden, Layla starts laughing, and I look behind me to see my boyfriend pretending to be making out with someone. I can’t help but laugh with her at his pathetic attempt to pretend to have someone making out with him. “Guys, come on, no, it’s a work dinner,” Layla says, and I can’t help but smirk. Right, work. She brings her coffee to her lips, and I watch as she starts to daydream. Work my ass, and she wants to fuck her boss badly. I go back to sitting with Leo. He wraps his arms around my body pulling me close. I am not working today, but he has to go out and meet some friends. I hate when he goes out to meet his old friends, he is an addict in recovery, and th
Dylan POVWaking up alone is really the thing I hate the most. I hate when Savanna travels and leaves me alone. The bed she chose in my house feels so big without her. I roll to the side and hold her pillow towards me, but I can’t remember the last time she actually slept here. I stretch my arms above my head and stand up. I need to man up and stop being a love-sick puppy running around Savanna. Maybe I should act cold towards her, see if it works, and she gives me more attention. After my shower and getting dressed, I grab my phone from charging and call her, but it goes straight to voicemail. I close my eyes, momentarily pinching the bridge of my nose. This woman is going to be the death of me.I walk out of my room, and I can hear Mrs. Alma in the kitchen. She is the best housekeeper in the world. She treats me like her son, and her food is to die for. I dare to say that it’s better than the one I eat at my mom’s house. But I don’t think mom has cooked once in her life. “Good mor
Jo POVI look at myself in the mirror, and I can’t help but smile at what I see. My long hair falls down my back into thick curls, and I am wearing Layla’s red lipstick. I am ready to go back to dating after everything that happened with Leo. I believe in love, and I believe that I can find someone good that will treat me well. The doorbell rings, and I look at my reflection one last time before I go open the door. And there he is, Josh. Wearing a dark gray suit that breathes money. “Hello,” I say as he takes one step toward me and kisses me on the cheek. “You look beautiful,” he says, and I smile. “Let me just grab my purse,” I let out before I walked back into the house and grabbed everything I needed. He is taking me to one of the new and very popular restaurants in Manhattan, and I am not going to lie. I am very excited about it. “Are you ready?” he asks as I come back out, and I nod. I lock the door behind us and follow him to the car outside. “This is Alf, my driver,” he says
Dylan POV“Excuse me, I need to freshen up,” Jo says as she stands up, and I follow her. I stand up, doing button of my jacket, watching as she blushes, looking at me. As I said, I was raised to treat women like queens. Joshua stands after he realizes what I have done and copies me.“I need the restroom too,” I excuse myself following Jo down the restaurant towards the bathroom area. She walks into the lady's room, and I look both ways and notice no one is watching me. I stop her from closing the door and step inside, locking the door behind me. I can’t get caught with Jo in here, not while we both have dates outside.She is the only woman that makes my blood boil more than Savanna, and I have to say that I find that intriguing. I have only met her twice. Once in the hospital and the second time at Layla’s house when I went to vis
Jo POV "Where are you going?" Layla asks me as she opens the door and finds me grabbing my jacket as I pull a suitcase behind me. I look at her shaking my head. "I'm going to see my parents for a couple of weeks," I say, and Layla frowns. "Mom wants me to spend Thanksgiving with them," I say, and she nods. Her eyes go sad, and I regret mentioning this to her. Her mother is a bitch, and her sister has been making things really difficult for her forever. "Have fun," she says, walking past me without even glancing at me. "Layla?" I say, and she stops walking, turning to face me and crossing her arms in front of her chest. "I know we had plans for Thanksgiving, but you have a boyfriend now, a man that kisses the floor you walk on. He is going to ask you to spend it with you, and I know you would say no because
Jo POV Waking up in my childhood room feels different, normal, and good. I roll to the side, looking out of the window, and I smile. I remember the boy that used to live across the road, and his name was Mark. He never liked me, always teasing me and making sure I never had fun when he was around. My mom used to say he was treating me like that because he had a crush on me. That’s so wrong to think that a boy mistreated a girl because he liked her. I roll on my back, resting both my hands on my stomach, and I close my eyes feeling the tears burning. Memories from my past come crashing, and I try to avoid them, but it’s been far too long, and they need to resurface. I had a boyfriend in high school. I thought he was it for me. So stupid. I had no clue what love was, and looking back, neither did he. **Memories** “Layla, I need you to do me a favor,” I tell my best friend, and she closes her book looking at me. She raises an eyebrow, and I take a deep breath looking both ways. The
Jo POV “What time is dad going to be home?” I ask my mom as I put on my jacket that is hanging by the back door in the kitchen. “He will be home around six. Where are you going?” she asks, and I smile at her doing the zipper of my jacket. It’s freezing outside. “I’m going to Mrs. Jackson’s farm,” I say, and mom smiles, nodding her head. I grab the keys for the truck and walk to mom, kissing her softly on the cheek. I walk out towards the truck, my temperamental truck. I have her since I was sixteen. I know that my dad is always on top of her, trying to get her to work, but sometimes she decides not to work properly. I start the engine and smile at the noise, and it’s familiar. I place both my hands on the steering wheel. “I missed you too, girl,” I whisper before I start driving. The drive to Mrs. J