Sheo♡ It Will Be Us

Chapter 29

MAY 7TH

Theo's Pov

My siblings, their kids, and I are in Miami for the rest of the week at the beach house that Gavin and Cressida rented. Today, Wednesday, we're at the beach. The waves are small, and the sun is blaring hot.

"Uncle Theo!" Alfie yells as he runs toward me. I hug my little nephew tight and pick him up. "C'mon buddy, let's go in the water! But first, go to mommy to put on sunscreen. You got it?"

"Yup!" He squeals and runs to Caroline. I follow behind him, passing a man taking a picture of two guys; one taller than me, and a girl in the middle of them with short hair. Wait...

"Theo, look," Caroline says, nodding toward the people I just passed. "I, I think that's Shailene," She mumbles.

"Wow, I guess it is. Small world, ain't it?" I respond. Caroline frowns.

"That Uncle Theo's girlfwiend?" Clover asks as Cressida, my other sister, rubs some sunscreen on her belly.

"Yes, Clove." Carolina answers, smirking at me.

"Caroline..." I warn.

"What's her name, mommy?" Clover asks. Why is this relevant?

"Shailene, dear." Caroline says, handing Alfie a bag of Doritos.

"Shay- lane?" Clover pronounces. I laugh and spray sunscreen onto myself.

"Just say Shai, Clove." I tell her. She nods, and runs to where Shailene stands, with a now recognizable Ansel and Nat Wolff. Oh shit no.

"Clover!" Cressida calls.

Shai's Pov

I feel a soft tapping at my waist and look down to see a little girl with blonde hair and brown, caramel eyes looks up at me. I crouch down so I'm at her height.

"Hi sweetie, are you lost?" I ask her. She shakes her head and grins, revealing two big dimples. They look just like Theo's, wow.

"You're my uncle's girlfwiend?" She asks me, resting her hand on her shoulder. She has a British accent, which reminds me of someone.

"I, uh.." I look up at Nat who shrugs.

"Clover!" A woman cries and picks up the little girl.

"Jeez, I am so so sorry. Whatever she hears she says." The lady laughs.

"You're Shai Shai? She a pretty girl Auntie Cress." The girl, Clover tells her aunt. How does she know my name? She's like six.

"Um, thank you. I'm Shailene by the way." I decide to introduce myself, even though they probably already know.

"I'm Cressida, Clover's aunt. It's so lovely to meet you, I'm such a fan." Cressida says. Cressida, that name sounds familiar. But how?

"Thank you!"

"Bye Shai Shai!" Clover calls over her shoulder. "Uncle Theo says hi!"

The breath is sucked from my lungs. Uncle Theo? Oh my gosh he's here!

"Wait!" I yell and run over to them.

"Tell Theo I said hi back, and I miss him. Oh and, ask him what is the password." I whisper in Cressida's ear. She nods and walks back to a group of people. I stare at them for a moment, and then I see him, and he's staring at me. I smile and wave, and he does the same. He bends down and breaks our staring contest for a moment to pick up a little boy. The boy points at me and says something to Theo, and Theo says something back, though I cannot hear. I feel tears threaten to escape my eyes so I turn away and begin to talk to Ansel.

Tonight I'm opening that damned journal. I need it.
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okay okay so I'm still freaking out bc I met Chloë today asdfghjkl (I'm keeping my freaking out to a minimum)

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