prompt: giant teddy bear via Meg Donnelly's Instagram story
pairing: Addison/Zed
words: 393
original publication: September 21, 2019
rating: K+
~not such an ordinary day~
Addison woke up to a cold and empty bed. She shouldn't have, she should have been snuggling with her boyfriend, especially after the night they had had. It was the morning after his birthday, he had survived yet another Z-Band inspection, and they had celebrated in their favorite way possible.
Addison had fallen asleep cuddling him and should have woken up with him, but he was gone. With a groan, she slid out of bed, heading out of their room and toward the kitchen. As soon as she opened the door, the delectable scent of freshly made breakfast wafted up to her nose. Her mouth watered and her stomach rumbled; she floated down the hall, making her way to the kitchen only to be stopped by the sight in front of her. There was Zed, standing at the stove and cooking, in nothing but boxers and a tee shirt. She forgot all about the food, her mouth going dry at the sight of him. She would never get tired of seeing him.
Zed glanced back at her and threw a dazzling smile at her. "Good morning Gorgeous, breakfast is almost ready," he told her.
Addison hummed, walking up next to him. Zed bent down and planted a kiss on the top of her head.
"I should be making you breakfast," she commented.
Zed chuckled, turning the stove down. "Speaking of, I got you something."
"What? Why? It's your birthday."
Zed smiled and took her hand, leading her to the living room. Sitting propped up on the floor was the largest stuffed bear she'd ever seen, probably even bigger than her. Addison gasped, then shrieked, dropping Zed's hand and running to the bear. She fell onto the stuffed animal, letting its softness embrace her.
"Do you like it?"
"I love it!" she squealed. She turned away from the bear the look him in the eyes and asked, "Why did you get me this? It's not my birthday, it's not our anniversary, and it's not Valentine's Day. What's the occasion?"
"I don't need an occasion to spoil my beautiful girlfriend," he said, melting her heart.
Addison wrapped her arms around the neck of the bear. "How did I get so lucky," Addison mumbled.
Zed gave her an amused smile, going over and giving her a kiss. "I'm gonna finish breakfast. I'll let you…finish in here."