It may have came across that Olivia and David weren't upset about this whole cancer ordeal but, I just haven't explained it yet which is what this chapter is about. Also, the whole doctor skipping the blood tests and going straight to the MRI is my fault for not researching better. My apologies. I hope you guys keep reading and reviewing! It means a lot!
Olivia looked over and saw that David was already sound asleep. She sighed to herself and tried to get comfortable but, it just wasn't working. She had too much going on in her mind for her to get any rest. Throughout the whole night she couldn't stop thinking about what the doctor had said. 'Possible cancer.' She sighed again and tried to force the thoughts away so she could at least get a couple of hours before the sun came up. She decided that nothing was going to work so she got out of bed, careful not to wake David, and walked into the living room. She sat down on the couch and turned the TV on, covering up with a small blanket.
She flipped through the stations on the TV but nothing sparked her interest. Everything was either an infomercial or some cartoon for children. Then Olivia came to a channel about expecting mothers. What she would give to have a child. Then once again her mind went back to the cancer. If she had cancer, she would never be able to have kids.
"What are you doing awake?" David asked bringing Olivia out of her thoughts.
"I couldn't sleep," Olivia answered honestly, "What are you doing awake?"
David walked over to the couch and sat down by Olivia's feet, "I couldn't sleep either. I was too busy thinking."
"Me too."
"What were you thinking about?" David asked picking up her foot and beginning to rub it.
"Cancer," Olivia answered sadly.
David stopped giving her feet a massage for a moment and looked at her in the eyes, "That's what I was thinking about too."
Olivia sighed, "You shouldn't have to worry about it. I understand it… you don't want to… you know."
"Liv," David said clearly upset by what he was hearing, "I'm not going to leave you if you get sick. I love you and I can't believe you would even begin to think that."
"I don't," Olivia added, "I just… knowing my luck something like this would happen."
"We don't even know that it is cancer yet," David said going back to rubbing her feet, "Even if it is, I'm not going anywhere."
"You mean that?"
"Of course," David said, "Now do you think we can go back to bed? I have an extra special surprise for you tomorrow."
Olivia playfully groaned, "I hate surprises. Especially on my birthday."
David just laughed and playfully pushed her into the bed, "Go to sleep."
"Goodnight," she said giving him a kiss, "Love you."
"Goodnight," he replied, "I love you too."
David went back to sleep feeling slightly excited for Saturday. It was Olivia's birthday and her first birthday where she would have a party. David had things planned down to a T. Even if they didn't know anybody in Louisiana, she was still going to have the party of her life. Once he saw that Olivia's breathing had evened out and he heard her start to snore lightly, he reached over to his alarm clock and turned it on, setting it for 5 o'clock. He hoped that Olivia would sleep through it because he needed to get up before her. He had to run to the store and pick up the cake and return home before Olivia was able to wonder and ask questions. He would hide the cake in the back of the fridge behind boxes of soda. He knew he had to get Olivia out of the house for awhile and that was the part he was still thinking about. He wasn't sure where he could send her that would give him enough time to get the house ready.
He let out a breath of air and closed snuggled close to Olivia as he closed his eyes. He knew that he had a long day ahead of him.
"Who's the lucky birthday girl?" the woman at the bakery asked.
"My girlfriend," David smiled, "She's never had a birthday before so, I'm throwing her a surprise party."
"That's so sweet," the woman said. The woman didn't look a day older than twenty-five with her shoulder length black hair.
"Thank you," David said grabbing the cake, "Have a nice day."
"You too."
David carefully positioned the box that held that cake into the passenger's seat so that it wouldn't tip while he was driving. He had rented a car for the day so that he could get all of his errands done. Before he shut the passenger side door, he opened the lid of the box to see the cake. It was a chocolate cake covered in strawberry icing and on top it said' Happy Birthday Olivia.' David personally thought it was a beautiful cake and he couldn't wait until Olivia got to see it. He closed the lid again and shut the door making his way to the driver's side so he could get the cake home and into the fridge.
It was still early in the morning when David got back to the house and Olivia was still in bed, sound asleep. He hid the cake the best he could and shoved things in front of it so Olivia wouldn't be able to see. He grabbed a soda before he shut the refrigerator door and made his way to the couch. He flipped on the TV and the channel that popped up was a medical show where they were talking about cancer.
He sighed and thought about what would actually happen if Olivia was diagnosed with cancer. He remembered awhile ago when one of his distant cousins was diagnosed with cancer. He recalled being told that she had melanoma and that they weren't sure if she would make it. He then remembered attending her funeral not much longer after that. He felt his eyes get teary as he thought about losing Olivia. He loved Olivia and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. If she had cancer, he was sure that would put things on hold. A tear slipped down his cheek as he thought about attending Olivia's funeral. He tried to push the thoughts out of his head but they seemed permanently etched in.
"David," Olivia said quietly entering the living room, "You're crying."
He pulled out of his thoughts to see Olivia sitting next to him and holding his hand. Without saying anything he wrapped his arms tightly around her. "Happy Birthday."
"Thank you," she said, "But why are you crying?"
"No reason," he said still not letting go of her, "I just… I love you. That's all."
Olivia smiled, "Well, I love you too but you don't see me crying about it."
David laughed and pulled away from her to look her in the eyes, "You're right."
"Do you want to tell me why you were really crying now?" Olivia knew better than to believe that he had been crying just because he loved her. She figured she knew why he was crying but, she didn't want to go there today.
"We can talk about it tomorrow," he said simply, "Right now, you have a spa to get to." David reached into the pocket of his jeans and pulled out a slip of paper.
"One free day at the spa," Olivia read as the smile grew bigger on her face, "David, this is wonderful. Thank you." She leaned closer to him and gave him a big sloppy kiss.
"You're welcome," he said, "Now you better get going, you want to spend as much time there as you can."
Olivia rolled her eyes playfully and hurried to put on her day clothes so she could get to the spa and get her royal treatment. She had only ever been to the spa once before and her time was interrupted by a case at work. She still had half of her facial on when she stormed out of the spa and walked into the precinct. The guys laughed at her for weeks.
When Olivia was gone and David was home alone he walked to the hall closet and started pulling the bags out of them. Two days prior he had snuck out to the store while Olivia was taking a nap and got everything he needed for the party. He got balloons, and noise makers, and party hats, cups and matching plates, presents, and he even rented a bouncy house. He wanted Olivia to get the full experience of what a real birthday party was like.
