The weeks went by, stretching into a blur of months as I continued to here nothing about Amethyst's recover, save for bits and pieces of second-hand information given to me by Amethyst's many siblings.

I still struggled with staying hopeful in these hopeless times, but the sheer amount of time forced me to try and resume life as normally as I could.

It was another slow day at the cafe, where Lapis and I were working. Much like the day I first met Amethyst, Lapis was sweeping the floor, singing a soft song, something about far-off beaches or something. My mind was in a far-off state, it was almost like I was in a trance. I found myself drifting off more and more as time went on.

Steven and Connie were working at the farthest table from the counter, where I was. I could tell that they were talking, but their conversation was inaudible to me.

At some point, Lapis set her broom on the ground and walked over to the window. With a shutter and a click, the window was opened, and a cool spring breeze filled the entire cafe.

I sighed, then walked out from my station to grab a chair from one of the empty tables dotting the cafe. On my journey back to behind the counter (accompanied by my chair), I was greeted by Lapis.

"You doing alright?" she said, a false cheerfulness to her voice.

"I'm fine." I responded as I pulled the chair up to the counter and sat in it. "Just thinking about stuff."

Lapis nodded in approval, then resumed her sweeping. I slumped over onto the counter, resting my head in my arms. All the emotion I was feeling was starting to take a toll on my health, as I was getting considerably less sleep in the last few months. I let myself drift into a light sleep.

After twenty minutes of sleep, I was woken by the sensation of someone touching my hand.

"Hey." whispered a sweet, familiar voice.

I bolted upright. "Amethyst!"

It was, in fact Amethyst, just as beautiful as the day I met her.

I clumsily stood up and walked over to Amethyst, then immediately hugged her. "I'm so glad- you're really- you're back!"

Amethyst returned the hug. "Yep. I'm back. What has it been, three months?"

"I'm so glad you're back- I" All the joy and love I felt was making it hard to speak.

Amethyst smiled. "I love you. And I'm so, so glad to see you again."

I blushed. "Y-yeah. I don't think I can follow that with anything more poetic, but I love you too."

a/n-   kinda short but I've got an epilogue planned for tomorrow. I'll save the sappy ending stuff for then 

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