if romina was being honest, she missed the sun. as much as she couldsometimes casually complain about the heat, she was a warm weather enthusiast, and if it rained for too many days in a row her mood could very easily drop. which is why as soon as the rain stopped and the sun had come out again romina had decided to take advantage of it and lounge by the pool, a magazine in hand as she headed over. she could hear music playing so the girl was anticipating company, but what she wasn’t anticipating was for it to be solana. romina had found the sun after all but it wasn’t the star in the sky, it was her sun, the girl sprawled out on a chair not even a few feet away from her as she halted in her tracks. she avoided looking at the other, as if this too could blind her if she stared directly. romina avoided her eyes, which were probably filled with a pain raw enough to match her own, a pain she certainly wasn’t ready to decipher in fear it didn’t mean what hers did. she avoided looking at the exposed skin on display thanks to the other’s swim suit, the same tanned skin romina had brushed her fingers across more gentle than she’d ever done with anyone else before. instead her gaze was foolishly trained on the speakers, wishing for a moment the music had been a little louder so she could have pretended not to hear the other’s greeting. she hated everything about this, but most of all romina hated how she couldn’t bring herself to turn back and go inside. because if she was being honest then she’d have to say she missed being around solana, and even now when everything hurt there was still something so good about hearing her voice, about seeing her so close once more. “ hey. ” romina greeted back, still awkwardly standing there. she forced herself to move, still avoiding eye contact as she plopped down into the seat next to the other. “ don’t jinx it, i’ve been waiting for the weather to clear up for days. ” romina admitted, a half laugh passing from her lips.
Despite knowing how it’d affect her, she couldn’t help but look at the female, her long aureate locks the first the thing to catch her eye. Then her long slender legs, flawless skin, and a face possessing a classic type of beauty. It was the kind of beauty that became even more eminent in the sunlight, her shine putting Solana’s title of “Golden Girl” to shame. The kind that made people stop and stare, the kind that somehow always made it seem as if you were looking at her for the first time. And it hurt. A lot. A small part of her did wish she could go back to the beginning, do things differently. Maybe there was an alternate universe where they weren’t split, put aside the petty drama and opposition to realize that they were better together, and that their love was one of the best things to happen to either of them. It sounded cliche and unrealistically ideal, but it was something Solana thought about often. And she hoped and she prayed that one day that it’d happen. That she’d be able to look at Romina one day and feel nothing but joy.
But that day had yet to come. So for now, she was still hurting, the wound left from their split still fresh. Seeing her now stung like hell, but she wouldn’t never let it show---not in her face anyway. She wore a natural grin and chuckled brightly at her comment. “Some paradise,” she said, shaking her head. Before letting her gaze linger on her for too long, she tore her eyes away and shifted them to their view ahead. “Yeah, it really is beautiful out today,” she stated, staring at the line where the sky met the sea. The two seemed so close, but in reality were miles away. “If only it could just stay like this.” Glancing at Romina, she still had the grin plastered on her face as she attempted to briefly initiate small talk. “How’ve you been? You know, besides the fickle weather, have you been enjoying the trip so far?” She’d been so focused on trying to be cordial that she didn’t notice herself fiddling with her feet, a clear sign of uneasiness to those that knew her.