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"Do you know where his van would be?" Rose asked. Rose remembered his van, they spent a lot of time together there.

"I don't know." Amethyst answered. "Maybe at his Car Wash?" Amethyst questioned.

"I do remember him parking his van there." Rose giggled from past memories.

"Then it's probably there." Amethyst walked beside Rose on the beach.

"You have grown so much." Rose started talking. "You have such long hair and you act more… what's the word." Rose was sort of rusty with words.

"Mature." Amethyst stopped walking.

"I believe that is the word." Rose stopped as well.

"I had to grow up. Steven was born and he was the youngest." Amethyst never shared these thoughts with anyone.

"You still are my sweet little Amethyst." Rose smiled trying to lighten the mood like she always did.

"I had to be there for him. I was there for him." Amethyst was sharing her thoughts. "The others think I'm just lazy and don't care about anything, but I do. I care about Steven." Amethyst smiled a little.

"Oh Amethyst." Rose knelt down to give a Amethyst hug. "I knew you would be a good sister to him. I never had a doubt." Rose brought tears to Amethyst's eyes.

"He needed a balance in his life. I am the fun one." Amethyst wiped away her tears before they could escape her eyes. All she ever wanted to hear was that she was doing a good job.

"It fits you." Rose loved seeing how all of them changed for Steven. How they all protected him and cared for him. That's what she missed out on and that was another reason she is keeping him inside their gem. She thinks she's protecting him.

"'Thanks. Now let's go find Greg." Amethyst grabbed ahold of Roses's hand and started running down the boardwalk.

"Careful Amethyst! You might fall." Rose always acted like a mother to Amethyst.

"Nah, we're okay." Amethyst giggled.

"Alright." Rose agreed knowing that if she fell and got hurt she could just heal her with her tears.

"I see his van." Amethyst stopped running and pointed to his van.

"Good eyes." Rose petted Amethyst on top of her head.

"Do you want me to stay here?" Amethyst questioned awkwardly.

"No, please come." Rose smiled and waved her hand as she jumped and floated over to Greg's van.

"Whatever you say." Amethyst smiled and jump floated over there as well.

"Is he inside there?" Rose questioned looking at the van. It brought back so many memories.

"I think so." Amethyst laughed a little to herself hearing Greg's snores.

Rose tapped on the van gently, but nothing happened. She kept calling his name and nothing happened.

"Here, try this." Amethyst jumped on top of Greg's van and started stomping.

"Hey! I'm sleeping here!" Greg pushed open the back doors and ran out of his van to see who it was.

"It's just us." Rose smiled kneeling down.

"I'm sorry Rose. You never know who is trying to break in." Greg rubbed the back of his neck nervously and laughed.

"We didn't mean to scare you." Rose looked into Greg's eyes. Those were the eyes she fell in love with.

"Sorry dude for jumping on your van. It was the only way to wake you up." Amethyst apologized, but didn't really care.

"It's alright." Greg yawned still feeling tired. "What…what brings you here?" Greg felt awkward around Rose even though she was his wife.

"I wanted to speak with you." Rose answered.

"About?" Greg questioned.

"Steven." Rose's face went serious.

"Oh, right. Could you just give me a moment?" Greg asked.

"Sure." Rose giggled a little.

Greg wanted to look more presentable around his wife. He also wanted to be comfy in the back of his van. He wasn't so sure he was ready to talk about Steven.

"What's he doing in there?" Amethyst questioned while kicking a rock.

"I don't know exactly." Rose smiled. Greg was so cute.

"Are you sure you want me here? I think you should talk to Greg in private." Amethyst more so felt awkward being there.

"Maybe you're right." Rose looked at Amethyst.

"I'll go wait for you on the boardwalk." Amethyst was slightly sad that she didn't get to speak with Rose as much as she wanted to.

"I shouldn't be too long." Rose waves Amethyst goodbye.

"I'm all ready!" Greg jumped out in a new outfit. He was wearing a sweater and jeans.

"Wow." Rose has stars in her eyes. "Aren't you hot in that?" Rose understood a lot about humans.

"Kind of, but it's a nice hot." Greg smiled. It felt like old times.

"Okay." Rose laughed.

"Do you want to sit in the back of the van and talk to me?" Greg turned his head towards the back doors of his van.

"I was thinking we could watch the stars like we use to." Rose looked at Greg and smiled.

"That sounds even better." Greg smiled back at Rose. She was just as beautiful as he remembered.

Greg and Rose laid on the grass that grew next to the car wash. They looked up at the shining stars together.

"This is nice." Rose laid on her side facing Greg.

"Just like old times." He smiled.

"About Steven." Rose began to talk. "I'm not trying to keep you from him." She felt like he was upset with her.

"I know Rose. You're trying to protect him." Greg laid on his side facing Rose.

"It's just that everyone else got to protect him." Rose explained. "This is my way of protecting him." Rose looked down at her gem. "Am I doing the right thing?" Rose asked looking deeply into Greg's eyes.

"I-I can't tell you that. It's your choice Rose and if you are doing the right thing, you will know. You can feel that you are." Greg wanted to hug his son so bad and tell him how much he cares and loves him, but he knew Rose felt like she was doing the right thing.

"You always give great advice." Rose admired that about Greg.

"You think so?" Greg smiled.

"I know so." Rose laughed.

Greg felt the urge to tickle her and hear her laugh. They use to attack each other with tickles all the time. This to Greg, seemed like a perfect time.

"I'm going to tickle you!" Greg rolled over quickly and started tickling Rose.

"Haha, stop!" Rose uncontrollably laughed. "Greg!" Rose kept laughing.

"Hehe, say the magic words." Greg laughed along with her. Her laugh was so pure and beautiful.

"Please stop!?" Rose kept laughing as Greg tickled her.

"Nooo." Greg wasn't going to stop ticking her until she said the magic words.

"Please stop tickling me, Mr Universe!" Rose and Greg had an inside joke.

"Sure, Rose Quartz." Greg laughed and stopped tickling her. "Did you want to stay the night?" Greg asked Rose.

"I would, but Amethyst is waiting for me." She remembered.

"Maybe another time?" Greg kissed her cheek.

"Of course." Rose laid there watching Greg.

It was just like before Steven was born. Just him and Rose with no one in the way…expect Pearl. He kind of liked Rose being back, but he had a hole in his heart. He missed Steven.

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