Chapter 41*
Monique and Amy are treating Kirsten for a birthday dinner. They are in Kirsten's favorite Italian place.
"You guys really didn't have to do this?"
"Girl, it's your twenty second birthday...of course we did." Amy replied.
"I can't believe your 22 K. I can remember you being born." Monique was getting a little emotional.
"Aww...my big sister, the sap."
Monique threw her napkin at Kirsten. "Lay off."
"Well chickies, let's blow this joint." Amy and Monique split the bill and the three girls head back to Amy's.
They arrive at Amy's and they're making there way to the door.
"Now, why are we going back to your place Ames?"
"K, I've already told you I forgot your gift. I want to give it to you now."
"Right...got it. I still say you can give it me tomorrow."
"But then it wouldn't be your birthday."
Kirsten holds her hands up in surrender "whatever you say."
Amy opens up the door, followed closely by Monique and Kirsten.
"Hey K, can you switch on the lights?"
"Amy, you are starting to worry me. First, forgetting the present...and now you don't turn on the lights when you come in." Kirsten turns on the lights and is shocked at what she sees.
"SURPRISE!"
"Oh my god!" Kirsten has the deer-in-head lights look on her face. In front of her are all her good friends from Jersey, and all of her new friends in North Carolina...including the Hardys'.
"Are you surprised?" Amy asks.
"I'm relieved that you haven't officially lost your mind." Kirsten laughs. "You guys didn't have to do this."
"Of course we did. It's a known fact that you miss your friends from Jersey, you couldn't celebrate your birthday without them."
"Yea, that's true."
The party is in full swing. Kirsten is busy catching up with all of her friends and having a great time. Jeff walks over to Monique with a glass of punch in his hand.
"Everything is going to according to plan." Jeff whispers while he hands Monique her drink.
"Yea, everything but the fact that Kirsten is too swamped to even talk to your brother."
"It will work out."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because I'm an optimist." Jeff says with a knowing smile.
Amy sits next to Matt. "Everything ok?"
Matt looks at Amy, "yea, everything is fine." Matt sounded less than enthused.
"She will come talk to you."
"Yea...right."
"Have you noticed the way she keeps on looking over here?"
Matt looks up at Kirsten and sees her looking at him. She smiles and then joins in the conversation with her friends.
"How long has she been doing that?"
Amy chuckled, "all night buddy. All night." Amy gets up and joins the group of people.
Monique and Amy are treating Kirsten for a birthday dinner. They are in Kirsten's favorite Italian place.
"You guys really didn't have to do this?"
"Girl, it's your twenty second birthday...of course we did." Amy replied.
"I can't believe your 22 K. I can remember you being born." Monique was getting a little emotional.
"Aww...my big sister, the sap."
Monique threw her napkin at Kirsten. "Lay off."
"Well chickies, let's blow this joint." Amy and Monique split the bill and the three girls head back to Amy's.
They arrive at Amy's and they're making there way to the door.
"Now, why are we going back to your place Ames?"
"K, I've already told you I forgot your gift. I want to give it to you now."
"Right...got it. I still say you can give it me tomorrow."
"But then it wouldn't be your birthday."
Kirsten holds her hands up in surrender "whatever you say."
Amy opens up the door, followed closely by Monique and Kirsten.
"Hey K, can you switch on the lights?"
"Amy, you are starting to worry me. First, forgetting the present...and now you don't turn on the lights when you come in." Kirsten turns on the lights and is shocked at what she sees.
"SURPRISE!"
"Oh my god!" Kirsten has the deer-in-head lights look on her face. In front of her are all her good friends from Jersey, and all of her new friends in North Carolina...including the Hardys'.
"Are you surprised?" Amy asks.
"I'm relieved that you haven't officially lost your mind." Kirsten laughs. "You guys didn't have to do this."
"Of course we did. It's a known fact that you miss your friends from Jersey, you couldn't celebrate your birthday without them."
"Yea, that's true."
The party is in full swing. Kirsten is busy catching up with all of her friends and having a great time. Jeff walks over to Monique with a glass of punch in his hand.
"Everything is going to according to plan." Jeff whispers while he hands Monique her drink.
"Yea, everything but the fact that Kirsten is too swamped to even talk to your brother."
"It will work out."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because I'm an optimist." Jeff says with a knowing smile.
Amy sits next to Matt. "Everything ok?"
Matt looks at Amy, "yea, everything is fine." Matt sounded less than enthused.
"She will come talk to you."
"Yea...right."
"Have you noticed the way she keeps on looking over here?"
Matt looks up at Kirsten and sees her looking at him. She smiles and then joins in the conversation with her friends.
"How long has she been doing that?"
Amy chuckled, "all night buddy. All night." Amy gets up and joins the group of people.