MCSM OneShots

Ocean View (Romeo & Xara & Stella)

for : winterblitzz23 (sorry i took so long) XD i couldn't decide what to write. but hey, i hope this is okay. WRITERS BLOCK.

"I'm sure you can move on from this, Romeo." the blond haired woman patted his back as he sighed.

"I don't know, Stella.. we've.. been together for so long." his voice grew fainter at the last few words, still hurt by Xara's final words to him as she left him for Fred. The third guy in their trio.

"I know," Stella sighed, still petting Romeo's back as he clutched a cup of tea. "But you're strong enough to get through this! I mean, look what you've accomplished!" she gestured to the walls, "You always told yourself that you could never live alone but now you've got your own house."

Romeo looked at the carpet, his bare feet drawing patterns as he thought about Stella's words. The blonde always seemed to be there for him, supporting him and sometimes inviting him over for lunch back at her place.

But Romeo couldn't help but feel like a burden to her. "I'm sorry Stella," he rubbed his eyes with a piece of tissue, "But I-I'm fine now."

Stella raised an eyebrow, grabbing a piece of tissue as well. She seemed to hesitate a little before gently reaching out to wipe away a tear which Romeo had missed. "Really?" she asked, looking at him.

Romeo nodded glumly, breaking the eye contact. "Uh huh... I think I need to take a walk, like you always suggest.."

Stella smirked, "I'm surprised you actually remember, to be honest," she flipped her hair. "Well, let's get going and clear that empty head of yours." she stood up, resting her hand on his shoulder of a moment before heading into the kitchen.

Romeo leaned back in his grey couch, looking out the window to see the balcony, where there were potted plants and gardening tools dumped at the sides.

Ever since Xara returned from her trip to California, many many years ago, she had reunited with Fred and Romeo. And when Xara accepted to actually marry Romeo... well.. everything went downhill from there.

And he didn't know what he did wrong.

Sure, the first few months were alright. The two had always had many moments of laughter and happiness and even spent their first Christmas together.

They turned their apartment balcony into a miniature garden, all because Xara loved the outdoors. They bought this house together, hand in hand as they moved in.

Romeo did everything he could to make her happy.

And all that changed when Romeo found out about her secret admirer, Fred. Their old friend...

Turns out, the two had been exchanging letters back and forth. Not as pen pals, but...

"Don't think about it too much," Stella nudged his shoulder, making him look up at her from the couch. "If you do, you're never gonna get over her." she told him as she held out a hand.

Romeo took her hand, feeling a little uneasy since the last time he held someone else's hand, it was Xara's.

Romeo had many qualities. He was sometimes selfish, self centered and he loved attention. But he wasn't a cheater. He didn't have an unfaithful bone in his body so he naturally didn't feel comfortable holding another woman's hand.

Stella seemed to notice though, because she gently let go of Romeo's hand, letting it drop by his side. "Sorry.." she apologised. Without a word, Romeo nodded, feeling empty without Xara by his side.