More Than a Soldier

Chapter 10 - Piedmont Park

Scarlett's POV:

Today's our last full day with Y/n before she flies back out tomorrow. I'm dreading saying goodbye to her again. Especially after everything that lead her to coming home to us in the first place. It just reiterates how dangerous it is for her. I've tried to not show her how nervous I am about her leaving. If I think about it too much, I get flooded with panic and I feel physically sick from it all.

These last few days have flown by, and I almost don't want to accept that she's leaving tomorrow. That we'll wake up on Sunday together still, knowing that our lives are starting a new. But instead, I've got 10 weeks of worrying about her. The only bright side is I'll have lots to distract me with. In two weeks, we finish filming and Ava, and I are going to spend a few days by the beach in South Carolina before flying back to LA.

Ava then starts back up school whilst I continue or doing some post-production work for Infinity War. With Ava's birthday too look forward to as well, I'm hoping that I'll be able to keep my mind busy whilst we wait for time to tick on when Y/n is finally home with us. For good.

I can't help but feel like an awful fiancé at the moment, however, as I have to work tomorrow. I really can't change the call time, so Ava and I are having to say goodbye to Y/n before we leave for set. It breaks my heart that I can't go to the airport with her. But Y/n said that it's probably best that we're not with her as we'll have something to focus on rather than the fact she's left.

Though there is no way that she isn't going to be on my mind all day. For the last three months, she has constantly been on my mind, wondering what she's up to. Is she sleeping, ok? Is she safe? Is she thinking of us? She plagues my mind all the time regardless of the way in which we say goodbye.

Today we've planned to have a picnic at the park with Y/n's parents and siblings. Then we're having a night in watching movies just the three of us. Just like we did before she left last time. Y/n and I have both noticed that Ava has been a bit down over the last two days. She is clearly dreading her mom going back as much as I am. I know that I need to be there for her as much as I can so she can see the positives.

We're hoping that going out today will do her some good and help to cheer her up. We know that tomorrow is going to suck, but that doesn't mean that today has to. It seems to be working already as we dance around the kitchen making the food for our picnic. Y/n is dancing like a complete goof, and I find myself getting distracted as I enjoy watching her being so carefree.

He picks Ava up at one point and swings her around as the both of them sing at the top of their lungs to Taylor Swift. These are the moments that I try to commit to my core memories. So, when I'm having those down days, I can remember this and look forward to when I'll get to see it again. I really need to try and stop getting caught on the negatives of what could happen.

When a slow song comes on, Y/n places Ava down on the floor and walks straight over to me. "May I have this dance m'lady?" She asks, giving me a little bow, which just makes me giggle. I take her outreached hand as she pulls me into her body. He hands rest on my hips as I rest mine over her shoulders, playing with the baby hairs on the back of her neck.

We slowly sway around the kitchen to the sound of Christina Perri's A Thousand Years. Our eyes locked on each other. "All along I believed I would find you. Time has bought your heart to me. I have loved you for a thousand years. I'll love you for a thousand more." Y/n quietly sings, making my heartbeat faster. She leans down and rests her head on mine as we enjoy this moment of being close together. It's like everything in the real world is gone and it's just the two of us in this moment with no care in the world about anything else.

As the song comes to an end, Ava starts cheering and tugs at my shirt. "I want to dance with Mama!" She says with a big smile. I bend down and pick her up easily. "I've got the perfect song!" Y/n says excitedly, grabbing her phone and finding it on Spotify. When I hear the intro to the song, I look up to Y/n and tears instantly fill my eyes.