Double Life • Scarlett Johansson x Y/N

Best Five Years

FEW HOURS LATER

"You have a beautiful voice, Scar." Y/N said, smiling.

It's been a few hours, but for them, it feels like they just saw each other again, even though it was already spent with lots of talking, smiling, and laughing together. They got to know more about each other and talked about everything and just random things.

For the time being, Y/N has forgotten the darkness that surrounds her heart. It's not like she's trying to catch her breath every time it consumes her. It's definitely a new feeling, all because of Scarlett.

"Thank you, Y/N." Scarlett said, smiling.

Scarlett brought out her acoustic guitar, and they've been jamming under the moon and the stars. It's perfect.

"You should sing." Scarlett said.

Y/N chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh, no. If you want to keep hearing, then I will do you a favor and shut my mouth." She said.

Scarlett laughed, "Shut up. You have a beautiful voice! Every time I'm at your place I would hear you singing, especially whenever you're in the shower and you have an amazing voice." She said.

"Thanks," Y/N said, then she smirk. "But you're hanging around while I'm taking a bath, huh?" She teased.

Scarlett blushed, rolling her eyes. "Shut up."

Y/N laughed, "I mean, you can just knock if you want to see me naked." She said, winking.

Scarlett hit Y/N's arm, "Stop it! It's not like that!" She said, and she's red as a tomato.

Y/N laugh, "Okay, okay."

"Now you really have to sing." Scarlett said, pouting.

Y/N chuckled, then she grabbed the guitar. "Sure, Scarlett. What song?" She asked and smiles.

"Anything you want." Scarlett said, smiling widely.

Y/N nodded her head, "Okay, let's see..." She said and starts strumming the guitar, trying to think of a song.

Then Y/N smiles a little, and starts strumming the guitar.

(Play Ronan by Taylor Swift (Taylor's Version) 🥹)

"I remember your bare feet, down the hallway
I remember your little laugh
Race cars on the kitchen floor, plastic dinosaurs
I love you to the moon and back..."

Y/N sang.

Scarlett smiles a little, watching Y/N.

"I remember your pretty eyes looking into mine
Like we had our own secret club
I remember you dancing before bedtime
Then jumping on me, waking me up
I can still feel you hold my hand, little girl
And even the moment I knew
You fought it hard like an army girl
Remember I leaned in and whispered to you..."

Y/N sang, changing some of the lyrics. She can feel herself about to cry, but she held it in and looked up at the night sky.

"Come on, baby, with me
We're going to fly away from here
You were my best five years..."

Scarlett smiles, wiping her tears. Y/N's daughter was five years old when she died, that's why Y/N sang it that way and it breaks her heart.

"I remember the drive home
When the blind hope turned to crying and screaming, "Why?"
Flowers pile up in the worst way, no one knows what to say
About a beautiful girl who died
And it's about to be Halloween
You could be anything you wanted if you were still here
I remember the last day, when I kissed your face
And whispered in your ear..."

Y/N stops singing for a second, but she keeps strumming the guitar. She can feel tears falling down her face, as much as she tries, she can't stop them. It's her daughter. Her baby.

She closes her eyes and continue singing.

"Come on, baby, with me
We're going to fly away from here
Out of this curtained room and this hospital gray
We'll just disappear
Come on, baby, with me
We're going to fly away from here
You were my best five years..."

Scarlett bit her lip, she can hear the pain in Y/N's voice and it hurts her too.

"What if I'm standing in your closet trying to talk to you?
And what if I kept the hand-me-downs you won't grow into?
And what if I really thought some miracle would see us through?
What if the miracle was even getting one moment with you?"

Y/N frowned, opening her eyes and looking up at the night sky. All these years later, she still has a lot of what if's; what if her dad didn't continue with his investigation? What if they didn't go to her parents' house that day? And many more what if's. She can't help it. She lost half herself when her daughter died.

Y/N took a deep and shaky breath before singing again.

"Come on, baby, with me
We're going to fly away from here
Come on, baby, with me
We're going to fly away from here
You were my best five years..."

Y/N bit her lip.

"I remember your bare feet, down the hallway
I love you to the moon and back..."

Scarlett wiped Y/N's tears.

Y/N closed her eyes, feeling the wind hit her skin. Mommy remember everything about you, my little girl. Every single thing. She thought.

"Hey..." Scarlett whispered, caressing Y/N's cheek.

Y/N opens her eyes and looked at Scarlett, "Hey." She whispered back.

Scarlett smiles a little, "I..." I love you. She thought. But she decided not to say it, not yet. "I'm proud of you for choosing to be strong." She said.

Y/N just smiled, leaning towards Scarlett's touch.