Staring out into the horizon, she felt at peace with the world, and herself.
She could hear the seagulls in the distance, the waves lightly crashing against the shore, and the far off voices from down the beach.
She could see the cloudless sunset from where she sat and stared out at the colors blending together. She watched as they formed deep reds, bright yellows, and dark blues. Fading into the deep purple night sky that would soon be filled with bright stars.
Taking a deep breath, she could smell the salty air of the ocean, the faint smell of hotdogs that came from Rico's shack, and a mixture of something else in the light breeze.
Sliding her hands over the deep gashes that lined the rock's surface beneath her, she felt as if, somehow, everything in her life would turn out to be all right.
Eyes closed and deep breathing. She could feel the presence of the only person who could give her chills just by being in the same room.
She could smell the scent of lilies mixed in the breeze that filled the cells of her skin.
She could taste the tension in the air. It was mixed with confusion and compassion mixed with a bit of hesitance.
"Miley?"
Opening her eyes, she drank in the beauty of the blonde who stole her heart two years, seven months, five days, ten hours, seventeen minutes, and forty-two seconds ago…
"Lilly..."