A/N: This is for my fic wifey ZenOne's birthday! ILU BB!
This is un-beta'd so please be kind if there are any mistakes.
Alas, the beautiful Edward and his love Bella are not mine.
Bella tosses her keys on the table and sighs heavily as she drops down in the hard, wooden kitchen chair. Today is her birthday, and while she should be happy and laughing with her friends, she simply feels sad and alone.
Every year she tells her friends and family not to make a big deal out of it, but secretly she is waiting for someone to care enough to disregard her request and shower her with affection. In the past ten years it has yet to happen, but she is too stubborn to change now.
She casts her eyes in the direction of her answering machine, no messages, not even from her boyfriend Edward. Not that she told him that her birthday was today, but then again, he never asked either. Finally acknowledging that this year is going to be as lonely as the last, she stands up and heads for the freezer, her favorite Ben and Jerry's ice cream waiting to cheer her up.
Only the ice cream is suspiciously missing. Pouting at the loss of her favorite comfort food, she closes the freezer door and takes a deep breath to fight back the lonely feeling. She contemplated calling Edward, but he can usually read her like a book, and the last thing she wants to look is needy.
She decides that she needs a nice hot soak in the tub and heads back toward her bedroom to grab her plush robe and some comfortable clothes. However the sight that greets her as she opens her bedroom door erases the thought of comfortable clothes from her mind.
There before her, in the tiniest gold undies and holding a sundae made of her Ben and Jerrys, covered in Lucky Charms marshmallows, is her boyfriend Edward. He smiles brightly as he reaches over and grabs a lighter, lighting the candle on top of the sundae that she hadn't even noticed was there.
Completely speechless, Bella begins to walk toward the bed and the delightful sight before her. Edward wags his brows suggestively and begins to stand, holding the sundae close to his chest. His voice is low and husky as he begins to sing to her.
(Sung to the tune of Fever)
Never know how much I love you,
Never know how much I care,
They tell me that today's your birthday,
So we'll celebrate with all the flare.
You're so hot, you overwhelm me,
You're so sweet, you make me plead,
Won't you let me, make you happy,
Won't you let me, make you see.
So let me wish you happy birthday,
Let me wish you the best day,
I'll love you always and forever,
And I hope things always stay this way.
He finishes his song and holds up the sundae, the candle light reflecting off of the tears in her eyes.
"Make a wish Bella." He tells her.
She closes her eyes, puckers her lips and sends a soft breeze over the candle, extinguishing the flame and sending the wish off with the smoke.
"Thank you baby." She says as she opens her eyes.
"Happy Birthday beautiful." Edward says as he takes her hand and leads her to the bed. "I promise you, this is just the beginning."
The End
A/N: I hope you enjoyed your present Zen!