CH 14: Birthday FUN
"Okay one…two…three…Happy Birthday baby!" Ares shouted as he removed his hands from Athena's eyes as the family stood outside of their home.
It was February and there was still know on the ground but there in their little driveway was a bright cherry red Volkswagen with a purple bow on top of it. Ares' truck was parked on the curb.
"Oh Ares….oh it's so cute!" Athena squealed and turned wrapping her arms around him and kissing him on the lips sweetly.
"I'm glad you like it. I know we said my truck was good enough on our salaries…but what the hell you deserve a treat mama lion," he grinned.
"Oh…oh Ares this is going to make my gift to you so stupid," Athena stated looking teary eyed.
"No it won't…what is it?" he asked.
She sighed and went to the garage. She came back out of the door a few minutes later with a tiny box she handed to her brother as the children kept playing with the snow still on the ground. Ares grinned and opened the box to find a beautiful gold pocket watch with a dove and crow etched on the front.
Inside were the numbers in big roman numerals and the flip side of the clock showed Athena, Emily, and Brad and their where abouts. All were pointed to home. On the back of the watch read: You are mine and I yours. We are there for each other always. Love, Thea
"I love it it's perfect! It's just great now I can know where everyone is when I'm not home," Ares grinned kissing her head.
She smiled at him before they were hit by snowballs.
"Oh…oh it's on!" Ares growled as he jumped off the porch and chased the six year olds.
"Agh! No!" the two kids shouted laughing as they dashed off.
The family spent a wonderful day in the snow building a big snowman family they decorated to look like each other and had a grand snowball fight before Athena had everyone come in for hot chocolate.
"Brad what are you doing with that?" Ares laughed holding the door open as his son came in with a snowball.
"Today was awesome. I want to keep it till next year," Brad stated.
"Okay will stick it in the freezer," Ares smiled as they entered the kitchen and put the snowball on a plate that they stuck in the back of the freezer.
They spent the rest of the afternoon and evening eating birthday cake and drinking hot chocolate while watching movies.