Sorry for the delay! After I wrote 8 my mind drew this huge blank so while I was gone I took a note pad and wrote 9, so here it is! 10 should be up by tomorrow as well.

Chapter 9: The Birthday

The morning of my birthday I got the romantic wake up call that I had wanted. I woke up to kissed being trailed from my collarbone to my neck. I groaned slightly before opening my eyes.

"Good morning." Dean said smiling. Then I remembered what today was. I smiled widely and kissed him.

"It's my birthday." I whispered. Dean snickered and pulled me closer.

"I know and you need to get out of bed so you can enjoy it!" He exclaimed. I moaned and pulled the covers over my head.

"But it is my day! Shouldn't I get to do what I want to do?" I complained. He came under with me and had a broad grin on his face.

"Sorry babe, can't let you waste your day lying in bed." He told me.

"But what if I just wanted to lay here with you all day? Would that be so bad?" I pleaded. He shook his head then kissed me softly.

"No, it wouldn't. But we all already made plans for you. So now I am going to have to make you get up whether you like it or not." I didn't have to protest because he lifted me up and out of bed. I squealed in laughter and buried my head into his chest. He carried me into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I was still clinging to him.

"Are you going to stay with me? I whimpered. I was not an easy person to wake up.

"If you want me to." He whispered. I looked into his eyes and nodded before pressing my lips to his.

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It took us about an hour longer to get ready then it should have. But hey, it was my birthday.

The four of us went out to lunch and then Dean and I went for a walk on the beach.

"Dean, do you have any idea what Sam and Gabi are up to? They're acting weirder then usual." I asked. He shook his head.

"No, but we'll figure it out sooner or later. Sammy's pretty good at keeping secrets but Gabi couldn't keep her mouth shut if her life depended on it." He said. I laughed at how true it was.

We walked in silence for a minute. Just listening to the wave's crash against the show and feeling the water graze our feet. I looked down at our entwined hands and saw my ring.

The whole engaged thing hadn't really hit yet. Especially since it was with Dean. I loved the guy more then life itself but I still couldn't believe that he had asked me. I mean he had already had the ring she he must have been thinking about it for a while. I still couldn't grasp it.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked. I looked up and him and smiled.

"You. And when exactly this event we have yet to plan or talk about it taking place." I told him. "I love you, and I want to be with you. But also, the sooner we can do this so I can make sure your safe, the better."

He stopped walking, turned towards me and pulled me into a very passionate kiss.

"I know." He whispered as he pulled back.

"I don't know what I would do if something happened to you." I said honestly.

'I know the feeling." He replied. "But, let's not talk about that not."

I nodded and leaned onto his shoulder as we continued our walk.

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(Gabi's POV)

"So, your dad is flying in and will be here sometime tomorrow morning, and my uncle will be here sometime tomorrow too. So the only thing we have to do is keep those two guys away from Annie and Dean until tomorrow night." I said. Sam looked at me in astonishment.

"I still can't believe you have pulled this together in a week. But even more so, I can't believe this is actually going to work." He said as he shook his head.

"You know, the three of you need to learn to have a little bit more faith in me." I joked. He snickered.

"Ok, so what exactly is the plan again?" He asked.

I went through every little detail of it. I swear I had come up with some amazing stuff in my time, but nothing could compare to this.

"Wait, what are you going to give Annie tonight? You know that she is expecting something from you." He said. I rolled my eyes.

"Such little faith babe." I said as I pulled out a photo album from my bag. "I've been working on it in the car while you all were sleeping in the hotels."

Sam flipped through it and smiled. "You are a genius."

"I know, but no one ever gives me credit for it." I said pretending to pout. He shut the book and pulled me into his arms.

"I can thing of some ways to give you the credit you definitely deserve." He said. I smiled.

"Please, do share." I requested. He leaned down and captured my lips in his.

Oh yeah, this would work.

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(Annie's POV)

"Dean, what are you doing to me?" I asked laughing. He had blindfolded me and was leading me to some unknown origin.

"You'll see when we get there." He said. Even though I couldn't see it, I could feel that mischievous grin spreading across his face.

I groaned and sat back in my seat. After a while the car finally stopped and he came over to help me out.

"Ready?" He asked from behind me.

"Duh…" I replied. He laughed a little and pulled off my blindfold.

What I was beautiful. We were in these woods in the middle of no where. There was a small cottage like house with flowers blooming wildly around it. It was obvious that no one had lived there in years. The sun was setting, sending pink, purple, and orange rays through the tree tops.

"Dean…" I whispered as I started walking around. "What inspired you to find this?"

"Promise you won't laugh?" He asked.

"Promise." I said. He sighed.

"Well, I knew I promised you a real date. But I wanted it to be special and different. But I couldn't think of anything. So then when you and Gabi made me watch that movie the other night, which is still lame by the way. But the part when he takes her to that big abandoned house gave me the idea. Plus you told me it was your favorite part." He explained. I smiled widely and jumped into his arms. He picked up and spun me around.

"Now please don't ruin this by telling me that the real reason you thought of this was because of what they do in the house." I joked. He ginned cockily.

"Well hey I'm still me aren't I?" He replied. I playfully slapped him on the arm and headed towards the cottage.

"Are you coming?" I turned to asked. He smiled and followed me in.

Dean had gotten food and already set it all out. We are and talked for a while.

"Oh wait…I have one more thing." He told me. He disappeared for a minute then came back with a piece of cheesecake (my favorite) with a candle lit on it. I laughed as he sad down.

"You went all out on this didn't you?" I asked.

"Yeah well, I figure if I did this awesome on your birthday then on mine I would have something to look forward to." He joked. "But now, I think you need to make a wish."

I smiled, closed my eyes and made my wish as I blew out the candle.

My eyes met his when they opened. I smiled and took the candle out of my cheesecake.

"What did you wish for?" He asked. I kept his gaze and moved closer.

"You…" I whispered. "But I got that a long time ago. So the only thing left to wish for was that I wouldn't lose you."

He pressed his lips lightly against mine. "I love you." He whispered.

"I know the feeling." I whispered back.

After that… the cheesecake was long forgotten.

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(Gabi's POV)

Dean and Annie had been gone for hours. I mean Dean had told us his plan and said not to wait up but still; I wanted to give Annie the album so she would be shocked tomorrow.

"Gabi, I am sure they are fine." Sam said. I turned to him and looked into his eyes.

"I am to. But I want her to come back so we can get today over with and tomorrow can get here faster!" I exclaimed. He laughed.

"Well babe, I really wouldn't expect them back any time soon." He told me. I huffed and sat down on the bed.

I was not a patient person.

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(Annie's POV)

Ok, so Dean had gotten what he wanted. But I had wanted it to, so it was ok.

"Should we head back now?" Dean asked. I shook my head and snuggled in closer to him. The floor wasn't very comfortable, but we made due with what we had. Luckily there had been some blankets in the car. September nights were cold.

"No… I want to stay with you." I whispered. He pulled me close and kissed my head.

"They will worry about us…" He said. I frowned and looked at him.

"It is still my birthday for another six minutes. They can worry all they want to." I said. He laughed at me.

"You know they never even told me what they got you either. I think that may be the big secret they are hiding." He said. I liked that idea.

"Well it must be a damn big surprise if Gabi has been able to keep it a secret." I replied. He nodded.

"Four more minutes, anything else you want to do?" He asked. I thought for a moment then I smiled and kissed him softly.

"I want to do that." I said quietly. He smiled and kissed me back.

"That can probably be arranged." He said. He kissed me briefly then pulled back. "Happy Birthday Annie."

I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"This has been the best birthday of my life." I told him. He pulled me close to him and held me for the next two minutes until the clock struck midnight.