Surprise Party

"You're lying," Phil said setting his cards down and looking over at Tommy "you can't lie to save your life."

Tommy threw his cards down and glared at Phil "I could lie if I wanted to without it being completely obvious."

"Yeah right, T. Since I've known you, you haven't been able to pass one lie by us." Chuckie said with a laugh.

Tommy crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair, shaking his head as Dil started talking "You couldn't even keep a secret."

Phil started laughing "Your proposal to Lil was hard enough for you. She thought you were cheating on her!"

"It wasn't the first time" Tommy said with a laugh.

It was Phil and Lil's sixteenth birthday their Sophomore year of High School. Phil didn't want a party but Lil was a different story. She wanted one and Phil and Tommy were the two planning it. So far, things were good. Tommy was able to keep it a secret from her, which was hard for him seeing as they told each other everything and that he was a bad liar.

Phil and Lil were walking through the halls of the school and Lil was all smiles "We're sixteen, Phillip! Finally!"

"Yeah, how great." Phil said, forcing a smile. He looked over at Lil and shook his head "Being sixteen isn't that exciting. It's just like being fifteen."

Lil stopped walking and turned to face Phil "You're kidding me, right? We'll be driving soon!"

"That's the only difference" he said with a laugh before he continued walking.

Lil shook her head and laughed before walking over to Tommy's locker, where he was putting some of his books away. She walked over to him with a smile and he returned it "Good morning" he said and shut his locker before fully turning to her.

"Morning!" she said throwing her arms around his neck and giving him a kiss.

Tommy couldn't help but notice how cheerful she was this morning, and it actually made him curious "What's making you so happy?" before she could answer he pushed away from him "What day is it?"

"Wednesday?" she said giving him a weird look.

Tommy gave her a smile before backing away from "I can't talk to you today!"

Lil's jaw dropped as she watched him walk away. She quickly turned around and walked over to Phil and Kimi "What's wrong with Tommy?"

Kimi turned to her and raised an eyebrow "What do you mean?"

"I was talking to him and he pushed me away, asked what day it was, and then told me he couldn't talk to me today." she frowned and stared and the ground trying to figure out why he wouldn't want to talk to her.

"That idiot" Phil said shaking his head before walking away from them.

Lil and Kimi watched him walk away and Kimi rolled her eyes "He's probably just... Stressing over a test or something."

Lil crossed her arms and looked at her best friend "There's something up. What if he's cheating?!"

"Lillian! It's your birthday, Tommy loves you, and why would he only ignore you today if he's cheating?"

Lil sighed in frustration and leaned on the lockers "I guess you're right. As my best friend you need to find out what's wrong with him."

Kimi laughed and grabbed Lil's arm, pulling her towards class "Stop worrying about it, okay? I'll find out what's wrong with him and let you know. Now go to class." she said pushing Lil into her class and walking towards hers.

Kimi walked into her class and slammed her books on Tommy's desk "You can't talk to her today?"

"I wouldn't be able to keep the surprise from her all day! It's better if I just don't talk to her today"

Kimi shook her head and sat down in the seat in front of him "She's convinced you're cheating."

Phil started laughing and Tommy and Kimi turned to him "Tommy Pickles? Cheat? Oh come on, Lil is smarter than that. You wouldn't cheat on anyone, or anything!"

Tommy shrugged "He has a point. I'd end up telling her if I was cheating"

Kimi laughed and nodded "That's true. But I guess because she's so worried that didn't even cross her mind."

"But listen, T. You're the only one that can get Lil to come to the Java Lava after school. So you kind of have to talk to her"

Tommy put his head on the desk "Yeah, yeah, I know."

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"Lil," Tommy said walking over to her locker "I want to-"

"Why haven't you been talking to me today?" she asked, interrupting him and turning to look at him.

"You'll know later." he said with a sigh, trying to avoid any eye contact with her "I want to take you on a date after school."

"I want to know now."

Tommy closed his eyes and shook his head "I can't tell you now."

Lil crossed her arms and glared at him "Are you cheating?"

Tommy opened his eyes and laughed "Yeah right." he put his hands on either side of her face "I love you, Lil. You have to trust me, okay?" he pleaded her with his eyes and when he heard her sigh he smiled and gave her a kiss "I'll see you after school."

Before she could say anything he walked away. Lil shook her head and turned to walk to Kimi's locker "He's taking me on a date after school. But that doesn't change the fact that he's still ignoring me."

Kimi chuckled "It'll be worth it knowing Tommy."

Lil shrugged and started walking off towards her class "It better be. He hasn't even told me happy birthday"

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Tommy met up with Lil after school "Are you ready for that date?"

Lil smiled and nodded "This better be worth it."

Tommy put an arm around her as they started walking towards the Java Lava "It will be, trust me."

Lil wrapped an arm around his waist. She looked up at his face and couldn't figure out why, but she felt almost... Awkward around him. That's never happened before. She shook all thoughts of Tommy cheating out of her head and sighed, facing forward "You know, there's something you haven't told me yet."

"What would that be?" Tommy asked. He knew what it was, but he felt like he wouldn't be able to say it to her until later.

"It's my birthday, and you haven't told me happy birthday yet. You even told Phil." she said looking up at him and pouting.

Tommy looked away from her and over at the houses "That's because I wanted yours to be more special. I kind of love you more than Phil." he said with a nervous laugh.

"So, you aren't going to tell me now?"

Tommy shook his head and looked at her "I will by the end of the day." he kissed her cheek and pulled his phone out when it vibrated. He smiled to himself before putting it away.

"Who was that?" Lil asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Kimi."

Lil tensed up "What did she want?"

"Nothing." he looked down at her "Why?"

"Well, I know that she use to like you and you use to like her, and you're obviously keeping something from me, and you just smiled when you read the message and it's-"

"I'm not cheating on you. Especially not with your best friend" he said with a laugh "Just.. Push the thought out of your head."

Lil pulled away from him and crossed her arms "It's hard to when you're keeping something from me. You're really bad at hiding things"

"Yeah, I know." he said rolling his eyes and pulling open the door to the Java Lava.

"Then what is it?" She begged as she walked in and stopped in her tracks when she saw the happy birthday banner and all her friends and family there yelling surprise to her. She smiled and turned to Tommy "You planned this?"

He shrugged and walked over to her "With a little help from Phil." he put his arms around her waist and pulled her close to him "Happy birthday, Lil."