The lime green apron hugs her body in all the right spots. It shows off her curves and she loves it. She'd wear it outside of the kitchen, but she knows that's very unconventional.

But hell with it, she's very unconventional as it is.

She only got so far though. She placed all the food on the tray; only vegan. She learned to cook vegan a when they first moved in together. Occasionally she eats vegan as well, but she likes her awful diner food every once in a while.

Walking towards the stairs, she's met with the creek of the steps.

Great. I was going to surprise her.

She's met with messy hair that's in a bun and half-open eyes. It was a beautiful sight.

"Why are you awake so early, Ange?"

Brennan's hand rests on the banister, four steps above floor level.

"It's your birthday. You should know that."

Brennan ducks her head and walks down to see the tray in Angela's hands.

"You know I'm not partial to gifts, or surprises of any kind."

Angela shrugs and turns out a smile.

"I know, but I figured you deserve a day off. You haven't stopped working since I met you. You deserve to be treated."

Brennan takes the tray from Angela's hands and walks it to the nearest table to place it on. She walks back to Angela and grabs her hand.

"Well the social and cultural views of a birthday come with asking for whatever I want within boundaries. So what I want is to sleep for another hour, and you are more than welcome to join, if you accept my offer."

Angela's smile widened. How could she say no to Brennan? Those deep swirls of blue's and green's in her eyes pleading into the pools of brown in Angela's.

"How could I say no?"