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SPOV
"Chad, just tell me where we're going, PLEASE" I said over the phone. He told me to get ready for an event tonight. I am sitting on my bed, in my robe and I have no idea what to wear.
"Nope" he said, popping the last consonant. I lay on my back and huff. I am waiting for those words; the words I have been waiting for all year. But they haven't come yet, and now, I am not sure they are going to come this year.
"Chad, all you said was wear and dress and be ready by six thirty." I explained. That was the only instruction he has given me early today.
"That is exactly it." He said, chuckling.
"Okay, but how fancy, not fancy, I have to know the environment." I explain.
"Sonny, we are going on a fancy dinner, just like any other night. This day is no special." He revealed. My excited expression changed quickly. 'Just like any other night', I replayed in my head.
"Fine, Chad, is there anything you want to tell me?" I hint.
"Oh yea," he started. I smiled at the thought that he finally figured it out. "Don't wear black" he said. Not the words I was looking for, but whatever. He was a lost cause at this point. "I'll see you later" he said and made a kissy noise before he hung up. I shut off my phone and stared at the ceiling. Chad Dylan Cooper, boyfriend of four years, has forgotten my 21st birthday. He has never forgotten it before; even when we weren't dating. The first year we dated, he actually went to Tawni for help. She told me he practically begged for her help. I went into my closet and rummaged through my limited number of dresses. Behind all my clothes, I found a single dress, in a plastic bag. There was a note stapled to the bag. I ripped it off and read it.
"To my sunshine, for tonight, good thing it's not black" Chad's note said. He must have slipped it in when he was here the other day. I took the dress out of the plastic and admired it. It was gorgeous. It was a petal printed blue dress with a sweetheart heart neckline with blue stones that lined the waist (Pic on Profile). I ran to my mirror and pressed the dress against myself, imagining what I would look in it. I dug out a pair of high heel shoes to match the dress. I looked over to the clock on my night stand and noticed that I only have an hour before Chad comes. I ran to the bathroom to do my hair and makeup. I lightly curled my hair with an iron and kept my makeup to a minimum with some silver shadow. I slipped into the dress and zipped up from the side. I put on my shoes and the door bell rang. I walked over to the front door and took a breath before I opened it. I opened the door and Chad looked up from the ground. I gave him a small smile, a little disappointed that he wasn't even carrying flowers. Nothing that told me he knows it's my birthday.
He smiled and said, "I knew you'd look amazing." He leaned in and kissed me on the lips. "Are you okay?" he asked me. At least he realized there was something wrong.
"Yes, of course." I said, smiling. I grabbed my clutch from the counter and closed the door behind me. We headed outside to his car and he opened the door for me, as usual. Maybe he really did forget. I mean, he's a guy, people forget. Ugh, but it's my 21st, the most important year for a girl, other than the 16th birthday. Chad held my hand while he was driving.
"So, what's the occasion?" I ask. He just shrugs.
"No occasion, it's not our first date Sonny, we always go on dates." He said frankly. We got to the place and the valet opened the door for me. Chad handed him the keys and took my hand. We walked into the restaurant and there was a single table in the middle of the room. He rented out a whole restaurant for "no reason". But it was defiantly not a surprise party. I sighed in disappointment. We sat down and the waiter handed us the menu. A minute later, something happened that I was NOT expecting. The walls of the room started to move. Each wall panel started to turn. Chad looked at me, smiling. People appeared from all around.
"SURPRISE!" they yelled and loud music started playing. My eyes widened and I brought my hands to my mouth. Chad got up and took my hand. The waiter from before came back and wheeled the table away.
"Happy birthday, Sonny." Chad whispered in my ear. I was still looking around. Tawni, Nico and Grady popped into my field of vision. They were laughing and hugging and drinking. I turned to Chad, still shocked at all he has done. I gave him a hug and he looked into my eyes.
"Chad, I-I thought you forgot." I said over the loud party music.
"How can I forget my girlfriend's birthday, who do you think I am?" he said, laughing. He leaned down and gave me a long, sweet kiss.
"Thank you." I said when we pulled apart.
"Anything for my Sunshine." He said, pecking me on the lips. People started to walk up to me and wish me a happy birthday. I gave each of them a hug and thanked them. I looked around the room; there must have been at least 200 people here. There was a table in the corner of the room where all my presents stood. Next to it, stood a 300 pound man in a black shirt. Probably to make sure no one stole anything. I looked back at Chad and he was gone. I searched for him, at least trying. The music stopped and I heard a tap, tap through the amp. I looked over to the drop down stage and see Chad with a microphone.
"Hey, hey, hey everybody" he spoke with enthusiasm and everybody cheered. "Thank you all for coming out to m'lady's birthday party." He said pointing to me. "Sonny, come on up here, it is time to give you your birthday present from me." I blushed and walked through the crowd. I walked up next to him and he pulled me into a kiss. He pulled out a velvet box from his pocket and opened it. My hands flew to my mouth to cover my hanging jaw. In the box, lay a beautiful necklace. It had two hearts intertwined. The fist heart had Chad's name engraved on the side and his birthstone in the middle. The March aquamarine was a crystal blue. The next heart had my name on the side and a red ruby in the middle (pic on profile. I designed it but didn't let me save it so you can do it and see what it would look like). He took it out of the box and I turned so he could put it on. It lay perfectly. I turned to him and hugged him tightly while everyone awed.
"Wait, there is more." He announced.
"Chad, it is wonderful, I don't need anything else." I whispered. He shook his head and shushed me. He pulled out another velvet box, this time it was long, meaning it's a bracelet. I smiled when he opened it. It was a silver linked bracelet with a heart. The heart was engraved: 'you are my forever' it read in elegant cursive. (Pic on profile, same deal as before). Chad put it on me and gave me a kiss.
"Have a good time, people. DJ, turn up the music." He yelled and did just that. Chad led me down the steps and toward the bar.
"Chad, they are beautiful." I said, sitting on the bar stool.
"Are you having a drink?" he asked. Now that I am 21, I am officially legal.
"No Chad, you know I don't like that stuff, it's too strong."
"Come on Sonny, one drink, one of those fruity ones. This way, by the end of the party, you will be completely sober." He explained. He had a point. I nodded and he waived over the bartender. His friend Skyler walked up to the bar and ordered another drink.
"Great party man." He said to Chad, giving him a manly hand shake. "Happy birthday, Sonny." He said to me, I smiled. "Chad, you having a drink?" Skyler asked.
"Nah man, I'm driving, got to keep m'lady safe." He said, kissing my head.
"Good man." He said and walked away. The bartender handed me my drink and I thanked him. I took a sip, it was pretty good.
"Chad, everyone is drinking, that's dangerous." I said, worrying.
"The valet has their keys and there are 2 dozen cabs outside and another 2 dozen on call. The bouncer outside will put 3 or 4 people in each cab." He explained.
"I have the best boyfriend in the world." I said smiling. When I finished my drink, Chad led me to the center of the dance floor. We danced until the last person left. The party ended around 2:30. We headed out and waited for the valet to roll the car around. The valet checked Chad's BAC (blood alcohol content) just to make sure he was clean and gave him the keys.
"Chad, today was amazing, how can I ever repay you?" I told him before getting into the car.
"I know one way," he said, leaning toward me. "We can have a repeat of two days ago, we can go to my place, turn on the fire, hmm." He suggested. I laughed; I knew that's what he wanted.
"Well," I started, kissing his cheek slowly in a teasing manner. "That sounds great." I said, kissing the other cheek. "One condition." I was going to kiss him again but he took a step back.
"Awe, come on, Sonny, I don't like conditions." He whined.
"Alright, I guess you won't get any." I said slowly, turning to get into the car.
"Ugh, fine. What is it?" I smiled in victory. I turned to face him.
"I get to drive your car to your house." I said happily.
"You know that no one drives my car, but me"
"But I not anybody, I'm the exception. And the valet just drove it." I state.
"Good point, fine, yes you are." He said handing me the keys. I smile and run to the driver's side. I love Chad's car, I always have. The Lexus LFA is great, and driving it for the first time feels amazing. (Pic on profile) I get in and buckle up; this is going to be fantastic.