#avhalliwell

Jolie had been looking forward to this long-awaited reunion with her best friend before she stepped foot on Catalina for the first time in a long time. Throughout the five years of her prior residency in Newport Beach, the highlighted platinum blonde came down to visit the isle often. While her grandparents lived here, lavishing in the life they created here, she missed being around their company on a daily basis. Along with that, she missed all of her friends that she grew up with and Ava was one included. So once the estate in Ventura was handed down to the only granddaughter of the de Beauvoir legacy after it’s much needed remodel from Margaux, the female saw an opportunity with her work contract ending as well as her relationship with Vince blossoming to return back to her roots once and for all. Of course, moving was something she despised considering it was her fourth time doing it but surely, her last. And nearly a month and a half later, the home was styled to perfection with old items from Newport as well as new purchases because she couldn’t help herself midst it all. Tonight was the perfect evening, not a single weather storm nearby and the stars were outside, to take their beverages in the backyard to submerged themselves underneath the Catalina spring weather, her string lights and the comfort of the day-beds. A bottle of rosé resting in the iced bucket, she even planned out a charcuterie board for them to snack on, even though dinner was not that long ago. Sliding off her house slippers, one of her many things of comfort, she ended up sitting upright against the plush pillows on the left side, taking a glance over at Ava with a delicate beam, “Who would’ve thought all of the years when we dreamed out wanting to get out of Catalina that we’d be back?” She questioned in her angelic range whilst a soft chuckle followed afterwards. Falling in a moment of silence, seafoam hues began to wander around the familiar surroundings of her home ─ yes, her home after all of these years. It was a string of realization this was her life now and only time was advancing on her side rather than making her younger. Lifting her glass to her petals for a minimal sip of the substance, hues flickered back onto her best friend, “How are you feeling? What’s been going on with you?” These were the only realistic questions to ask even though they were picking up conversations from phone calls and FaceTimes to a more of a personal face-to-face interaction. Everything she wanted and needed to know finally had the time because Jolie could give Ava all of her undivided attention.