sunshine // fillie

- nine -

"i was in love with the sky, and when we sat there on that cliff, your eyes would watch me as i stared at the lilac and rose colours painting the landscape. you loved me."

millie

today was the day. the day of our trip.

i picked up my bag, filled with clothes and toiletries as swung it over my shoulder, skipping down the stairs to the front room. 

"bye, mom! bye, dad! bye, ava!" i called from the foyer into where the remainder of my family sat and at their early morning breakfast.

"bye, kiddo. have fun. be safe" my mom rushed into the room to hug me goodbye.

"i will" i kissed her cheek as i swung around, heading into the now warmer spring air.

i had only just stepped outside when i caught sight of finn's car pulling around the corner.

"ready to go, sunshine?" he smiled at me as he grabbed my bag from my hands, taking it back to his now parked car himself.

"only 'cause i'm with you" i smirked, climbing into the passenger seat.

"you look beautiful" finn smiled kindly, his eyes covered by his black sunglasses.

"you look... hot" i tried to return the compliment, my mind spewing out my thoughts. he laughed at my words and faced the road once more.

"where are we going?" i asked, as we pulled into the highway.

"you'll see" he smirked, as i drifted off once more into the sky.

finn

my heart was as full as it has ever been as i drove down the road, the early morning sunshine peaking through the skyline, the girl i was completely and totally in love with by my side.

i was on the trip of a lifetime, with the best music playing through the car speakers, the warmth of millie brown's left hand intertwined with my right, and the moment just perfect.

"mills, do you miss england?" i glanced over at her in curiosity.

"yeah, i guess. it was my home, ya know? i spent my entire life there. but now, in madison, i couldn't imagine life without you all in it. it's like the almost month i've been here i've become a whole new person, and i like her a lot better" she smiled at me.

"the seventeen years i spent in england couldn't even compare to the four weeks i've spent here. it just goes to show that the best life you can live isn't always measured by years, but by moments" she said, her eyes still focused on the passing cars and the rising sun. 

"i know what you mean. these past few weeks have been the best of my life. it's weird to even think about the life i lived before you. i don't want to ever, ever go back" i replied, appreciating the sincerity of each other's words.

"and so you won't ever, ever have to." she squeezed my hand.

she leaned over in her seat slowly as i concentrated on the road ahead of me, the hairs sticking up on the back of my neck.