18
The phone rang at Marquis Wayridge's. Relena viciously snatched it up.
"Hello?" she answered desperately.
"Hello, Miss Relena," said a smooth female voice.
"Dorothy?" Relena exclaimed, utterly shocked.
"Hey! How ya doing, Lena?"
"I'm fine Dory, just…so surprised to hear from you."
"Who were you expecting? Heero Yuy?" Dorothy said with hysterical laughter.
"No, no I wasn't," Relena lied, "What's up?"
"I wanna see you. Come to 641 Carrier's Lane. I'm staying with a couple of friends and they'd love to have you."
"OK! That sounds great! I'll be there in two hours, ok?"
"That's great, Lena. I'll see you then."
"Bye, Dory."
"Bye Lena."
Relena pulled out a map and tried to find Carrier's Lane. It was a short street on the other side of the colony.
"Péggin!" Relena called her butler.
"Yes, ma'am. Miss Relena?"
"Can you take me to 641 Carrier's Lane in a little while?"
"Certainly ma'am, but whatever for?"
"I wanna see my friend." Relena said, heading toward her bathroom. Relena shaved her legs, painted her nails, did a masque, painted her toenails, washed her hair and styled it into a fancy up do. She came down looking much happier than before. Péggin greeted her and drove her to Carrier's Lane. They arrived at a small house labeled 641.
"I'll call you, Péggin." She promised, getting out of the car. She ran up and rang the bell. Dororthy answered it, hugged her and pulled her in. The door closed and Péggin drove off. Relena noticed the house was a little dark.
"Hey Dorothy, you wanna hit the lights?"
"Sure, Lena." Dorothy switched on the lights. Relena's jaw dropped.
"SURPRISE!" Heero, Duo, Trowah, Quatre, Wufei, and Dorothy shouted, popping up. Everyone hugged her and wished her happy birthday over and over again.
"Oh, my God, thank you guys so much!"
"Come on!" Duo pulled her by her hand over to the couch behind the coffee table full of pizza, gifts and cake. Quatre put a nice-sized box in Relena's lap.
"Open mine!" he insisted. Relena tore off the paper. A pair of black evening pumps that Relena needed badly.
"These are great. Thanks Quatre." Quatre blushed and looked away with a smile. Wufei handed her his gift. She opened the longer, flatter box.
"Gorgio Armani!" she gasped, holding up a thigh-length black dress, "Oh, my God they match my new shoes perfectly! Thank you, Wufei!"
He smiled and nodded. Dorothy handed over a pretty little silver bag.
"Thanks, Dory."
"No prob, Lena."
Relena pulled out a bottle of expensive perfume and a Kenneth Cole purse.
"How did you know?" Relena gasped.
"You told me." Dorothy laughed. Relena had always wanted a KC purse but had just never gotten one. Trowah reached behind the couch and brought back a two dozen white rose bouquet. He handed them to her.
"They're beautiful," she uttered.
"Beautiful flowers for a beautiful woman." Trowah said.
"Awwwww!" the room cooed. Since he was right next to her, Relena kissed his cheek. Trowah better watch his back, Heero thought behind his smile, kissing my Lena…. Duo handed his gift to Relena. She opened a square velvet box.
"Oh, Duo," she gasped, showing off a pair of sapphire earrings, "they're gorgeous." Relena kissed Duo on his cheek, too.
"Heero's turn!" Quatre announced. Heero gave Quatre a look. He stuck his hand in his pocket, and pulled out a gold heart locket on a thin gold chain. He went around behind her, and put it around her neck.
"Thank you, Heero." She thanked, quietly, lovingly.
"I just wanted you to have something to remember me by; something you'll keep close to your heart."
Nobody said 'awww' or anything; nobody breathed very hard at all. Heero and Relena never stopped staring into each other's eyes. Finally they had found each other.