Mialotte: Eternal Sweethearts

37. Buonanotte

A/N: Hi guys! Thank you sm for 30k views, damn it was literally less than a week ago I was thanking you for 20k. Any Station 19 Marina stans will see the cheeky reference in the title lmaoooo. This is a very fluffy chapter, we have had a lot of fluff recently, ngl part of it is because I do not have any ideas left for anything spicy. If you want that, I'm going to need suggestions (i am literally begging). Anyway, enjoy! Please note there is adult humour in this chapter, but nothing vulgar, or too disturbing (i think) so don't worry.

= A continuation of "34. Mile(s) high in the sky?" Mia and Char spend their penultimate day in Italy. They are out and about exploring from Milan to Florence, and cherish every second together.

Mia had awoken Charlotte at 4 in the morning, which the younger was not so chuffed about. But she got to sleep as Mia drove to the unknown destination. So it was okay. Charlotte had spent very little time trying to figure out where her redhead was taking her.

She would tell us that she spent little time trying to figure it out because she trusted Mia with her entire life. Which wouldn't be a lie, but we all know the real reason was that she just was too sleepy to bother, just yet. When she was no longer half awake, and it read 07:04 on the dashboard, she was eager to know what was going on.

"Oh come onnnn Mia you can't hide it for much longer, pleasseeeee. I let you get away with it because I was tired. Tell meeee!" Charlotte was getting impatient because she had absolutely no idea what to expect.

Mia smirked and whipped out two tickets from behind her back. "Sooo... I know you've always loved Florence, and I also know that you have always loved the opera~"

Charlotte's jaw dropped and she blinked rapidly at the woman right in front of her.

"Stop it..." Her voice broke, no way! She had literally mentioned that to Mia when they weren't even friends. She had talked about it the time she was flirting with Mia, in attempt to fire her, which was so so long ago, the brunette had forgotten even telling Mia about it...

"Mhm, we're going to the opera, here in Florence my love. Trust me, that's just the beginning, so take advantage of the couple of hours we will be spending sitting down."

"Mia, I think I might just faint." "I told you this so long ago? How on God's green earth did you remember this?"

"Sweetheart, why do you think I picked Italy, why did we stay in Milan? Everything happens for a reason."

Charlotte gazed at Mia a little more, "That's true, everything happened so I'd be here with my beautiful girlfriend, everything does happen for a reason."

The pair walked up to the ticket booth hand-in-hand. Confirmed their seats and sat down for the show to begin. Charlotte turned to Mia and gave the redhead a loving kiss on the cheek.

In the dimly lit opera house, their eyes glistened with excitement. As the performance began, the powerful voices of the performers filled the grand hall, creating an atmosphere of elegance and emotion. Mia leaned in close to Charlotte, whispering a playful comment about the elaborate costumes, causing Charlotte to stifle a giggle. They exchanged amused glances, their laughter blending softly with the music. Every now and then, Mia's hand would find Charlotte's, their fingers intertwining in a gentle, reassuring hold. They revelled in the shared intimacy, feeling the bond between them grow stronger with each passing moment.

During the quieter, more poignant parts of the performance, they sat in comfortable silence, their bodies slightly leaning towards one another. Mia's thumb gently traced circles on the back of Charlotte's hand, a small but intimate gesture that made Charlotte's heart flutter. When the opera reached its most dramatic peaks, they would exchange wide-eyed looks, silently sharing their awe and admiration for the performers.

Amidst the grandeur and emotion of the opera, they found their own little world, filled with laughter, love, and the simple joy of being together.

Once the performance was done, the pair shared an intimate kiss, before Mia slowly but surely dragged Char back into the car, awaiting their next adventure.

Adventure after adventure endured till the sun went down. The two lovers were now sitting on the hotel's beach, sharing ice cream together. Mia got vanilla, a classic. Whilst Charlotte embraced her inner child and caved in to get chocolate.

Mia decided to order at the desk and shortly brought it over for the pair to share, in a bowl.

She handed the bowl to Charlotte, who raised an eyebrow at her. "Vanilla, huh?" she teased, her voice dripping with playful sarcasm. "I didn't know you even knew what vanilla was, given your... preferences."

Mia chuckled, shaking her head. "Oh, I know what it is," she replied, leaning in closer, her tone equally teasing. "I just thought it would be nice to give you a break from all the excitement."

Charlotte laughed, the sound light and carefree. "A break? From you? As if that's possible." She took a bite of the ice cream, savouring the sweet simplicity. "But I have to admit, you do make even vanilla seem interesting."

Mia grinned, pleased with the banter. "Just wait until dessert round two," she whispered, her voice low. "You might find I can make vanilla very exciting indeed."

The two continued to share immature jokes, slipping into occasional reminiscient talk about how this holiday meant everything to them, and as it got dark, they decided it was time to head back to their room.

Mia spoke softly, "Let's go back, we're both exhausted, here let me put the bowl back, you collect our stuff and I'll come back and carry it."

"Okay, yeah. Thank you again for today, I love you." Charlotte gave Mia the most passionate kiss all day, startling her a little.

"Wow sweetheart, that was full of gratitude." She was blushing. "I love you more, be back in a sec!"

Time passed and finally, they were inside.

The two flopped onto their bed, letting out deep sighs; they had barely sat down after they had gone out on their day-trip, amidst the small time they spent at the beach, the only sitting they had done the entire day was watching the opera, Mia was right! The pair were absolutely knackered, both drifting in and out of sleep.

"Mmm we need to pack tomorrow bambina~" Mia groaned, stretching.

"I know, I just don't want to leave here with you, it's so peaceful and calming. I think the only reason I'm going back is because I miss my girls..."

"How about we bring them with us next time?" Mia suggested, attempting to solve the problem.

"But then we wouldn't be able to do some of the things I loved doing this weekend~" Charlotte looked up to Mia, shifting her head up from lying on Mia's chest. She stared right at the redhead and slowly bit her lip.

"Charlotte, you do realise there are many contacts I have that would be readily available to take your girls for a day or two, take them to an amusement park or something..."

"You're also acting like we haven't literally done it in a hotel bathroom before." Charlotte choked on air upon hearing Mia's honesty. That was very upfront. But also very true.

Mia smirked a little. "Didn't know you valued 'some of those things' so highly sweetheart."

"With you, anything is pretty cool." Charlotte was bluntly honest, it was true, doing anything with Mia brought her immense joy.

"As much as I'd love to stay up and chat, let's get some rest sweetheart, we have a busy day tomorrow." Mia leaned over to give Charlotte a soft kiss, to which the brunette hummed contently.

"Buonanotte, bambina." Mia had picked up Italian quite well alongside a mass of other languages due to all her travels, but she was hoping Charlotte would begin to understand something as simple as the word for 'goodnight.' Even if she wasn't such an avid traveller.

Charlotte scrunched her face a little, amidst falling asleep, much to Mia's disappointment, not understanding a single word out of the two Mia had spoken. "Ok~"

Mia chuckled to herself, and took no offence to her sweetheart's response. Maybe she would catch on to the Italian next time they'd come here.

(Awh, my mama calls me bambina, still to this day, I love it. It's probably one of my favourite 'nicknames.' This chapter was sooo cute no? I loved it. The dirty jokes were so funny to me, I had to include them lmao.)