Chapter 16: The Birthday Party
~Sam's POV~
Mom, Adam and I went back home in Canada to get everything rearranged because dad was gone. We decided that it would be a good to keep all of the things we wanted to keep to remember him by. It was just little things. Adam kept dad's baseball cards, which dated back to the early 1940s, that Grandpa started collecting. Mom kept all the things that dad and her gave to each other, like love letters, stuffed animals and such. I looked around and didn't know what to keep and I told mom about this. She said that dad had kept a photo album that he wanted me to keep. It was like a scrapbook of everything that went on in my life. Once I got a hold of it, I took it to the kitchen table and looked through it. I looked at everything carefully and remembered everything that dad put into the scrapbook. I am not sure of what mom wanted to do with the rest of dad's stuff. She mentioned that she was going to call Uncle Mike and Aunt Jane to come visit and pick some things out. It's my birthday and Paul was planning a surprise birthday party for me. I didn't know what was going on with the party. All I know was that Adam and Paul were talking over the phone and planning my birthday. Paul even talked with mom too. I tried many timed to get the info from Adam, but he wouldn't tell me anything. "Adam, you gotta tell me what Paul is planning for my birthday!" I whined.
"Nope! Not tellin' ya!"
"Why not? It's my birthday and I deserve to know what's going on!"
"NO!" he said sternly. He loved to see me squirm especially when it came to my birthday. I stuck my tongue at him and gave him an evil glare, "Have I told you that I hated your lately?"
"No, but thanks for the thought, Sam," he said as he grinned.
"Oh! I hate you for not telling me what's going on with my birthday!"
"Oh, you do not. You're just doing this for attention!"
"I am not!" I said as I stomped around.
"Oh yeah, you do. You love getting attention from mom, me and all of the other Superstars, especially Paul!" Adam replied as he stalked me around the house.
"I do not!" I said sternly, but failing. I ended up laughing and running from Adam. I ran to the kitchen and hid behind mom, "Mom, Adam is bothering me."
"I am not! She was bothering me about the party! She was trying to pry me into me for information after I told her no," Adam replied, trying to catch his breath.
"Adam, leave your sister alone. You know better than to chase your sister around the house," mom replied laughing.
"Mom, that's not fair! You guys are always ganging up on me," Adam replied.
"And you, Samantha, should know better than to pry information out of your brother."
"Mom! He's not telling me anything," I whined, as Adam did his victory dance.
The doorbell rang, and Adam looked at his watch and then looked at me, "Sam, why don't you open the door? It's part of your birthday surprise for you."
"Really? Okay," I ran out the kitchen and opened the front door. I squealed when I saw who was there. Paul stood there with open arms, waiting for me to jump into his arms, which I did. We nearly fell to the ground, but ended up laughing.
"What was that for, baby girl?" Paul asked as he pulled us up.
"That's for being here," I replied as I gave Paul a kiss on his cheek.
Paul got suspicious, "What's the kiss for?"
"I need a favor."
He looked at me knowingly that I only kissed him for a favor in return. "What's the favor?"
"Well, it's two favors, really. First favor is please protect me from Adam. He's trying to kill me because I was trying to get the info from him about the party," I replied as Adam came out and gave me an evil glare. I couldn't help but laugh at Adam. I hid behind Paul because I didn't want Adam to chase after me.
"That's easy. All I have to do is give Adam the pedigree," replied Paul as he got near Adam. I laughed again when I saw the fear in Adam's eyes as he backed away. Then Paul turned around and looked at me, "What's the second favor, baby girl?"
"Well, can you tell me what the plans are for my birthday?" I asked as I gave Paul my puppy dog eyes and pouty lips.
"Well."
"Paul, do not give into this look of hers!" Adam said as I went up to Paul and whined. I looked at Paul and knew he melted.
"Oh, all right! I arranged all of the Superstars to fly in and surprise you. And I arranged for N SYNC and Aerosmith to come in for your birthday," Paul said in defeat as I squealed in victory. Adam just looked really disappointed in Paul. I ran into the house and told mom about it. Mom just laughed at how I made Paul tell me. Mom and I looked at who came into the kitchen.
"Paul, I should have warned you about that. She did the same thing to her father, whenever she wanted to know something," replied mom as she laughed at us.
"Yeah, ok. Helen you know what you need to do, right?"
"Yes, I do, Paul."
"Baby girl, why don't you go and get ready? I planned for you and your mom to get pampered here at one of the top's best spa resort," Paul said.
"Really?"
"Yep, that's half of my birthday gift to you, baby girl," Paul responded laughing. I ran upstairs to get my things ready. I looked at the clock in my room and it was only 11:15 in the morning. I couldn't wait for the party to start. I came downstairs and wondered why mom wasn't ready yet. Paul told me that she had to take care of some stuff in the kitchen before leaving. I understood that. So Paul, Adam and I sat in the living room, talking and laughing. "Baby girl, how you holding up?"
"I'm doing better now. I still have trouble sleeping at night. I'm just hoping that it will go away soon," I replied as I tried not to cry.
"That's good. Well, today it about fun and being happy, so one rule for you, young lady is not to cry, unless you cry happy tears, got it?"
"Ok, daddy" I replied as I rolled my eyes. Adam and mom accepted the idea that I call Paul 'dad.' They're happy that I have someone to look up to as a father figure in my life and they are thrilled that it's Paul.
"Samantha, are you ready to go?" Mom asked as she came into the living room.
"Yeah, I've been ready for the past 15 minutes, mother," I replied sarcastically.
"Ha! Very funny, young lady," mom replied.
"You both don't have to worry about the ride situation because I have a limo here to take you there," Paul replied as we went outside.
I squealed, "I can't believe I'm going to ride a limo on my birthday!"
Paul and Adam laughed at my excitement. "All right, ladies, I will see you in a couple of hours," Paul replied as he opened the door for us.
"Bye, guys. Take care of the house, please!"
"We will, mom. Don't worry so much!" Adam replied.
Then we left to the spa resort. I couldn't believe that Paul had spoiled me like this on my birthday. We got to the spa resort about half an hour later. We gave our thanks to the limo driver and were informed that he will be picking us up after our appointment. We went into the spa resort. "How may I help you?'
"Yes, my daughter and I have appointment arranged by Mr. Paul Levesque."
"Your names?"
"Mrs. Helen Copeland and Miss Samantha Copeland."
"Yes, I do have both of you here. Please follow me," replied the woman. We followed her down the hall and went into a room. Now inside the room had a table in the middle of the room with two chairs by it. There were candles on the table. The walls in the room were painted with different plant like features. I had learned that it was used to help people relax. I was wondering what was going on. "Please sit and be comfortable. Mr. Levesque had ordered a special lunch prepared for you both, then after that you will be shown into the next room to start your pampering."
Mom and I sat down and waited to be served. Moments later, we heard a knock on the door. "Come in," mom answered. Two men had come in with trays. They had put one tray in front of mom and one in front of me.
"Enjoy your meals, ladies," said the headwaiter as he removed the top portion of the ray and left the room. Mom and I were amazed of how Paul has spoiled us. He ordered grilled chicken in Alfredo sauce on top of angel hair pasta with baked potatoes, steamed rice and fresh steamed vegetables. Including butter, chives and sour cream on the side. Mom and I started eating the food an enjoying it. Mom and I just talked and enjoyed ourselves at the spa resort.
~Paul's POV~
After they left, Adam and I started cleaning around the house, just basically waiting for the others to show up. Slowly, but surely everyone started showing up and we started decorating the house. Everyone that was expected to be here was already here. All I was waiting for was the guys of N SYNC and Aerosmith to show up. Before I knew it, the doorbell rang. I opened the door and all of the guys were there. I allowed them to come in and everyone just mingled until Helen and Sam showed up. When I knew it was time, I asked everyone to stand where I told them to stand and wait for Adam and myself to give them the sign. I went outside when the limo stopped. "Baby girl, did you have fun at the spa resort?" I asked as I opened the door for her.
"Yeah, I did have fun. I also feel relaxed. Why are you spoiling me, dad?"
"Because you deserve it for what you have been through, baby girl. So do you, Helen," I replied as I helped Helen out of the limo.
"Paul, you are too much. Like Samantha said, you're spoiling us," Helen replied as we went up the steps.
"Ok, now before we go in, I want Sam to close her eyes," I instructed. I laughed because she had the look of fear in her eyes. I reassured her by saying, "It's all good, baby girl. You don't need to be scared or anything, ok?" She nodded and closed her eyes. Then I held her hands and led her into the house.
~Sam's POV~
When I closed my eyes, I felt Paul take my hands and lead me into the house. I heard mom gasp and I was close to opening my eyes until I felt Paul use his free hand to cover my eyes. I whined because I wanted to see what was going on. I heard Paul laugh because of my actions. Then I heard him say, "All right, is everyone ready?"
"Yes," they said in unison.
I felt Paul wrap his arms around my waist, "Ok, baby girl, you can open your eyes." I opened my eyes and looked around. I gasped and I became teary- eyed to see everyone there for my birthday. I cried even though I already knew what was going to happen. Then Paul signaled everyone to move, which they did. And I saw N SYNC and Aerosmith standing in the middle of everyone, smiling. I looked up at Paul and he knew what I wanted to ask him. "Yeah, baby girl, they're actually hear for you," Paul replied as I hugged him. As I broke off the embrace, Steven Tyler had come up to us.
"Samantha, I heard that your father passed away recently and I was informed that there was a song of ours that was between your father and yourself. I would like to sing it for you, if you would like," he said.
"Yes, please," I replied, trying to control my tears.
"What was the name of the song?"
"'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.'"
"No problem. Let's get it on guys," they had gotten their things together.
I looked at Paul and asked him, "Daddy, may I have this dance?"
"It would be my honor, baby girl," the song started as Paul and I danced together. Slowly, there were couples joining us.
I could stay away just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
When you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lose in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing
During the song, I was thinking of my father, the man who raised me and I knew that I had to let him go, but I didn't want to. Paul and I made eye contact I immediately started crying. Paul pulled me into a hug and held me. I whispered into his ear, "How can I let him go? I don't want to let him go." He held onto me tight. He knew that I still had a hard time. I gathered myself and broke off the embrace. "Mr. Tyler."
"Call me Steve."
"Steve, thank you for singing that for me."
"No problem, Samantha," he said.
"Call me Sam," I said.
"All right, since we're all here, let's get this party started!" Paul yelled. I looked around and was happy that everyone was here to celebrate my birthday with me. As the party started, everyone started to come up to me and wishing me happy birthday. N SYNC and Aerosmith had taken turns to sing and sometimes do an improv singing. It was a lot of fun and it's something that I will never forget. Finally about 2 hours later, everyone found a place to sit around. I was sitting in front of everyone. My back was facing the fireplace in the living room and on my right hand side were all the gifts. "All right everyone. We just need your attention for a few minutes. Please quiet down!" Paul yelled over the noise. After a few minutes, everyone quieted down. "Baby girl, as much as we all love you, you can see for yourself how much we love to spoil you," Paul replied as everyone laughed. "I had already given Sam half of her gift earlier today and right now I would like to give her the other half of my gift," Paul walked over and handed me an envelope. I opened the envelope and pulled out what was inside. I looked over what I pulled out and screamed.
"Paul! You really shouldn't have done this! I can't believe that you're actually giving me a $200 gift certificate to my favorite clothing store," I got up and gave Paul a huge hug. Now my favorite clothing store is Ross. Then I started opening the other gifts that the Superstars had bought me. One of my favorite gifts was from Jeff. He had given me a teddy bear, a promise ring, 2 dozen roses, and a CD mixed with all of my favorite love songs. Another favorite gift was from Steven was a collection of all of their albums that they had made. I was totally thankful for that because I was becoming a fan of theirs. After all the gifts were open, we went back the party and had so much fun. Everyone left the house at about 11 to midnight. It was out of respect for mom. Paul, Adam, Jay, Matt, Jeff, Lisa and Chrissy and some others stayed awake to clean up. They had allowed me to go to bed early and sleep. They all could tell that I was exhausted when everyone had left. I went to sleep peacefully and with a smile on my face. I knew that I was going to have good dreams tonight.
~ Author's Note: 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' by Aerosmith used again. ~
~Sam's POV~
Mom, Adam and I went back home in Canada to get everything rearranged because dad was gone. We decided that it would be a good to keep all of the things we wanted to keep to remember him by. It was just little things. Adam kept dad's baseball cards, which dated back to the early 1940s, that Grandpa started collecting. Mom kept all the things that dad and her gave to each other, like love letters, stuffed animals and such. I looked around and didn't know what to keep and I told mom about this. She said that dad had kept a photo album that he wanted me to keep. It was like a scrapbook of everything that went on in my life. Once I got a hold of it, I took it to the kitchen table and looked through it. I looked at everything carefully and remembered everything that dad put into the scrapbook. I am not sure of what mom wanted to do with the rest of dad's stuff. She mentioned that she was going to call Uncle Mike and Aunt Jane to come visit and pick some things out. It's my birthday and Paul was planning a surprise birthday party for me. I didn't know what was going on with the party. All I know was that Adam and Paul were talking over the phone and planning my birthday. Paul even talked with mom too. I tried many timed to get the info from Adam, but he wouldn't tell me anything. "Adam, you gotta tell me what Paul is planning for my birthday!" I whined.
"Nope! Not tellin' ya!"
"Why not? It's my birthday and I deserve to know what's going on!"
"NO!" he said sternly. He loved to see me squirm especially when it came to my birthday. I stuck my tongue at him and gave him an evil glare, "Have I told you that I hated your lately?"
"No, but thanks for the thought, Sam," he said as he grinned.
"Oh! I hate you for not telling me what's going on with my birthday!"
"Oh, you do not. You're just doing this for attention!"
"I am not!" I said as I stomped around.
"Oh yeah, you do. You love getting attention from mom, me and all of the other Superstars, especially Paul!" Adam replied as he stalked me around the house.
"I do not!" I said sternly, but failing. I ended up laughing and running from Adam. I ran to the kitchen and hid behind mom, "Mom, Adam is bothering me."
"I am not! She was bothering me about the party! She was trying to pry me into me for information after I told her no," Adam replied, trying to catch his breath.
"Adam, leave your sister alone. You know better than to chase your sister around the house," mom replied laughing.
"Mom, that's not fair! You guys are always ganging up on me," Adam replied.
"And you, Samantha, should know better than to pry information out of your brother."
"Mom! He's not telling me anything," I whined, as Adam did his victory dance.
The doorbell rang, and Adam looked at his watch and then looked at me, "Sam, why don't you open the door? It's part of your birthday surprise for you."
"Really? Okay," I ran out the kitchen and opened the front door. I squealed when I saw who was there. Paul stood there with open arms, waiting for me to jump into his arms, which I did. We nearly fell to the ground, but ended up laughing.
"What was that for, baby girl?" Paul asked as he pulled us up.
"That's for being here," I replied as I gave Paul a kiss on his cheek.
Paul got suspicious, "What's the kiss for?"
"I need a favor."
He looked at me knowingly that I only kissed him for a favor in return. "What's the favor?"
"Well, it's two favors, really. First favor is please protect me from Adam. He's trying to kill me because I was trying to get the info from him about the party," I replied as Adam came out and gave me an evil glare. I couldn't help but laugh at Adam. I hid behind Paul because I didn't want Adam to chase after me.
"That's easy. All I have to do is give Adam the pedigree," replied Paul as he got near Adam. I laughed again when I saw the fear in Adam's eyes as he backed away. Then Paul turned around and looked at me, "What's the second favor, baby girl?"
"Well, can you tell me what the plans are for my birthday?" I asked as I gave Paul my puppy dog eyes and pouty lips.
"Well."
"Paul, do not give into this look of hers!" Adam said as I went up to Paul and whined. I looked at Paul and knew he melted.
"Oh, all right! I arranged all of the Superstars to fly in and surprise you. And I arranged for N SYNC and Aerosmith to come in for your birthday," Paul said in defeat as I squealed in victory. Adam just looked really disappointed in Paul. I ran into the house and told mom about it. Mom just laughed at how I made Paul tell me. Mom and I looked at who came into the kitchen.
"Paul, I should have warned you about that. She did the same thing to her father, whenever she wanted to know something," replied mom as she laughed at us.
"Yeah, ok. Helen you know what you need to do, right?"
"Yes, I do, Paul."
"Baby girl, why don't you go and get ready? I planned for you and your mom to get pampered here at one of the top's best spa resort," Paul said.
"Really?"
"Yep, that's half of my birthday gift to you, baby girl," Paul responded laughing. I ran upstairs to get my things ready. I looked at the clock in my room and it was only 11:15 in the morning. I couldn't wait for the party to start. I came downstairs and wondered why mom wasn't ready yet. Paul told me that she had to take care of some stuff in the kitchen before leaving. I understood that. So Paul, Adam and I sat in the living room, talking and laughing. "Baby girl, how you holding up?"
"I'm doing better now. I still have trouble sleeping at night. I'm just hoping that it will go away soon," I replied as I tried not to cry.
"That's good. Well, today it about fun and being happy, so one rule for you, young lady is not to cry, unless you cry happy tears, got it?"
"Ok, daddy" I replied as I rolled my eyes. Adam and mom accepted the idea that I call Paul 'dad.' They're happy that I have someone to look up to as a father figure in my life and they are thrilled that it's Paul.
"Samantha, are you ready to go?" Mom asked as she came into the living room.
"Yeah, I've been ready for the past 15 minutes, mother," I replied sarcastically.
"Ha! Very funny, young lady," mom replied.
"You both don't have to worry about the ride situation because I have a limo here to take you there," Paul replied as we went outside.
I squealed, "I can't believe I'm going to ride a limo on my birthday!"
Paul and Adam laughed at my excitement. "All right, ladies, I will see you in a couple of hours," Paul replied as he opened the door for us.
"Bye, guys. Take care of the house, please!"
"We will, mom. Don't worry so much!" Adam replied.
Then we left to the spa resort. I couldn't believe that Paul had spoiled me like this on my birthday. We got to the spa resort about half an hour later. We gave our thanks to the limo driver and were informed that he will be picking us up after our appointment. We went into the spa resort. "How may I help you?'
"Yes, my daughter and I have appointment arranged by Mr. Paul Levesque."
"Your names?"
"Mrs. Helen Copeland and Miss Samantha Copeland."
"Yes, I do have both of you here. Please follow me," replied the woman. We followed her down the hall and went into a room. Now inside the room had a table in the middle of the room with two chairs by it. There were candles on the table. The walls in the room were painted with different plant like features. I had learned that it was used to help people relax. I was wondering what was going on. "Please sit and be comfortable. Mr. Levesque had ordered a special lunch prepared for you both, then after that you will be shown into the next room to start your pampering."
Mom and I sat down and waited to be served. Moments later, we heard a knock on the door. "Come in," mom answered. Two men had come in with trays. They had put one tray in front of mom and one in front of me.
"Enjoy your meals, ladies," said the headwaiter as he removed the top portion of the ray and left the room. Mom and I were amazed of how Paul has spoiled us. He ordered grilled chicken in Alfredo sauce on top of angel hair pasta with baked potatoes, steamed rice and fresh steamed vegetables. Including butter, chives and sour cream on the side. Mom and I started eating the food an enjoying it. Mom and I just talked and enjoyed ourselves at the spa resort.
~Paul's POV~
After they left, Adam and I started cleaning around the house, just basically waiting for the others to show up. Slowly, but surely everyone started showing up and we started decorating the house. Everyone that was expected to be here was already here. All I was waiting for was the guys of N SYNC and Aerosmith to show up. Before I knew it, the doorbell rang. I opened the door and all of the guys were there. I allowed them to come in and everyone just mingled until Helen and Sam showed up. When I knew it was time, I asked everyone to stand where I told them to stand and wait for Adam and myself to give them the sign. I went outside when the limo stopped. "Baby girl, did you have fun at the spa resort?" I asked as I opened the door for her.
"Yeah, I did have fun. I also feel relaxed. Why are you spoiling me, dad?"
"Because you deserve it for what you have been through, baby girl. So do you, Helen," I replied as I helped Helen out of the limo.
"Paul, you are too much. Like Samantha said, you're spoiling us," Helen replied as we went up the steps.
"Ok, now before we go in, I want Sam to close her eyes," I instructed. I laughed because she had the look of fear in her eyes. I reassured her by saying, "It's all good, baby girl. You don't need to be scared or anything, ok?" She nodded and closed her eyes. Then I held her hands and led her into the house.
~Sam's POV~
When I closed my eyes, I felt Paul take my hands and lead me into the house. I heard mom gasp and I was close to opening my eyes until I felt Paul use his free hand to cover my eyes. I whined because I wanted to see what was going on. I heard Paul laugh because of my actions. Then I heard him say, "All right, is everyone ready?"
"Yes," they said in unison.
I felt Paul wrap his arms around my waist, "Ok, baby girl, you can open your eyes." I opened my eyes and looked around. I gasped and I became teary- eyed to see everyone there for my birthday. I cried even though I already knew what was going to happen. Then Paul signaled everyone to move, which they did. And I saw N SYNC and Aerosmith standing in the middle of everyone, smiling. I looked up at Paul and he knew what I wanted to ask him. "Yeah, baby girl, they're actually hear for you," Paul replied as I hugged him. As I broke off the embrace, Steven Tyler had come up to us.
"Samantha, I heard that your father passed away recently and I was informed that there was a song of ours that was between your father and yourself. I would like to sing it for you, if you would like," he said.
"Yes, please," I replied, trying to control my tears.
"What was the name of the song?"
"'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing.'"
"No problem. Let's get it on guys," they had gotten their things together.
I looked at Paul and asked him, "Daddy, may I have this dance?"
"It would be my honor, baby girl," the song started as Paul and I danced together. Slowly, there were couples joining us.
I could stay away just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
When you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lose in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure
I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing
During the song, I was thinking of my father, the man who raised me and I knew that I had to let him go, but I didn't want to. Paul and I made eye contact I immediately started crying. Paul pulled me into a hug and held me. I whispered into his ear, "How can I let him go? I don't want to let him go." He held onto me tight. He knew that I still had a hard time. I gathered myself and broke off the embrace. "Mr. Tyler."
"Call me Steve."
"Steve, thank you for singing that for me."
"No problem, Samantha," he said.
"Call me Sam," I said.
"All right, since we're all here, let's get this party started!" Paul yelled. I looked around and was happy that everyone was here to celebrate my birthday with me. As the party started, everyone started to come up to me and wishing me happy birthday. N SYNC and Aerosmith had taken turns to sing and sometimes do an improv singing. It was a lot of fun and it's something that I will never forget. Finally about 2 hours later, everyone found a place to sit around. I was sitting in front of everyone. My back was facing the fireplace in the living room and on my right hand side were all the gifts. "All right everyone. We just need your attention for a few minutes. Please quiet down!" Paul yelled over the noise. After a few minutes, everyone quieted down. "Baby girl, as much as we all love you, you can see for yourself how much we love to spoil you," Paul replied as everyone laughed. "I had already given Sam half of her gift earlier today and right now I would like to give her the other half of my gift," Paul walked over and handed me an envelope. I opened the envelope and pulled out what was inside. I looked over what I pulled out and screamed.
"Paul! You really shouldn't have done this! I can't believe that you're actually giving me a $200 gift certificate to my favorite clothing store," I got up and gave Paul a huge hug. Now my favorite clothing store is Ross. Then I started opening the other gifts that the Superstars had bought me. One of my favorite gifts was from Jeff. He had given me a teddy bear, a promise ring, 2 dozen roses, and a CD mixed with all of my favorite love songs. Another favorite gift was from Steven was a collection of all of their albums that they had made. I was totally thankful for that because I was becoming a fan of theirs. After all the gifts were open, we went back the party and had so much fun. Everyone left the house at about 11 to midnight. It was out of respect for mom. Paul, Adam, Jay, Matt, Jeff, Lisa and Chrissy and some others stayed awake to clean up. They had allowed me to go to bed early and sleep. They all could tell that I was exhausted when everyone had left. I went to sleep peacefully and with a smile on my face. I knew that I was going to have good dreams tonight.
~ Author's Note: 'I Don't Want To Miss A Thing' by Aerosmith used again. ~
