It was getting harder to see due to the water collecting on the frames of my glasses, but I was certain that it was her, and she was beautiful.

"Hey, Amethyst." I greeted. "What are you doing out here in the rain?"

Amethyst stepped closer to me. "Lapis texted me that you hadn't come back."

"But I did come back!" I stammered. "I gave her the chocolate she asked me for!"

Amethyst shrugged and chuckled. "Well, I'm here now, so there's not much you can do."

"Yeah...." I replied, looking down at the rain covered ground. "What now?"

"Wellll........." Amethyst trailed off, spinning around on her heel. "We could walk around the city. Like we used to."

"I thought you were gonna say, 'we should go home and get dry'." I responded, slightly shocked. 

Amethyst laughed again. "Who do you take me for, Pearl?"

I nervously laughed alongside her. A million nervous thoughts raced through my mind- that I had said the wrong thing, that our relationship was going to end up like Jasper's and Lapis'- broken and alone. All my worries seemed to melt away when Amethyst wrapped her hand around mine.

"C'mon, I know a good popsicle place just a few blocks from here." Amethyst said, dragging me in the opposite direction I had been planning on walking.

"Isn't it still a little cold for popsicles?" I remarked as we made our way through the storm.

"It's never too cold for popsicles, Peri!" Amethyst laughed as she started to run, pulling me along with her. I was tossed into a frenzy of emotions, all positive. The rain felt so good on my face, like it was washing away all my insecurities, all my doubts. Amethyst's hand never left mine- a reminder that I wasn't alone.

I burst out into joyous laughter for what seemed the first time in years.

Amethyst and I eventually reached the famed 'popsicle place'- a one person-operated vending cart equipped with a blue and white umbrella- underneath which stood a vendor. Amethyst guided me under the umbrella and asked the vendor for two mango-lemonade popsicles, which in total costed 4.03. Upon receiving the frozen treats, Amethyst handed one to me and started eating her own.

I started to eat my own popsicle, pleased in the way the tropical taste reminded me of summer.  After a few more moments spent under the umbrella, Amethyst once again dragged me out into the rain.

We walked until our feet were sore and found ourselves on the very bridge Amethyst has shown to me on the first date we went on together. The scenery before ya was familiar yet completely different.

"Hey Amethyst?" I whispered- I didn't need to say it any louder because we were standing so close to each other.

"Yeah?" She responded.

"I bought you a card, but it's probably ruined now."

Amethyst laughed. "That's an oof. Sorry."

I laughed along, then paused. "Hey Amethyst?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."