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Helga's Birthday
It's Helga's birthday and Arnold makes it his mission to make sure that that she has a wonderful time.
March 26th
It was a beautiful sunny March day in the town known as Hillwood, but it wasn't just any day to a particular group of people who lived in this very town. In a certain apartment building in a certain part of the town of Hillwood, a certain young, married woman was in the midst of getting up from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, she saw a pair of sultry green eyes looking back at her, along with a tender smile.
"Happy birthday, honey..'Arnold said as he leaned in an gave her a kiss, just like she had done to him on his birthday a few months back.
It's March 26, Helga's birthday and her first one since they got married.
"Man, now that's the right way to start your birthday...'Helga said in a pleased way, causing her husband to chuckle.
The two spent a few moments in another kiss, before parting, giving each other enamored looks.
"Well, come and get up honey...we have places to be..."Arnold said.
"Ooh, where?...'Helga asked in an interested tone.
"Uh-Uh-Uh...don't want to ruin the surprise...'Arnold said, causing his wife to fake a pout.
The two got up, went to the bathroom to freshen up, got dressed and were soon ready. Helga put on her light pink mini dress, while Arnold wore a his good clothes, much to Helga's confusion as to what he has planned.
'Any hints on where exactly you are taking me for my birthday, before breakfast, too?..."Helga asked in a teasing tone.
"Sorry, but no hints...speaking of which?...'Arnold suddenly pulled out a blind fold.
Helga raised an eyebrow at it, until it registered in her mind what he is suggesting.
"No...'Helga said flatly.
"Come on, Helga...'Arnold pleaded.
"Why? I didn't make you wear a blindfold for your birthday?..."Helga pointed out.
"Come on honey, it will make the surprise all the more fun..."Arnold said and his wife still had a serious look on her face, one that made her looks way too cute right now.
"Arnold, I'm sorry but no..."Helga said with her arms crossed.
"Come on, my sweet...'Arnold said in a deliberately cute voice.
"Being cute isn't going to sway me..."Helga said.
"Come on, my beautiful birthday girl, for me..."Arnold said in an even more deliberately cute voice.
"Arnold, I am telling you right now...I will NOT put on a stinking blindfold just so you can take me to wherever it is you want to take me...'Helga said in a dead serious voice.
Arnold was silent for a moment and Helga thought for sure that she won...except the handsome football headed man sent her a mischievous look, one that made the blonde woman raise her brow at.
10 minutes later
In the car
"I CANNOT believe that I let you talk me into putting on a stinking blindfold just so you can take me to wherever it is you want to take me..."Helga grumbled, while her husband chuckled as he continued to drive.
"Oh come on honey...I know you are having fun..."Arnold said.
"Oh yeah, it's oodles of fun just sitting in this seat with this stupid fold while you continue to drive to wherever...I tell you Arnold, I sometimes don't know what goes on in that wonderfully wide head of yours...'Helga said sarcastically.
"Where almost there, in a few moments...'Arnold said.
Helga sighed and tried to resit the urge to smile in amusement. She actually didn't mind the blindfold, even if she thought it was silly. Arnold did get really cute when he got like this, even if it could be strange at times, with his secretiveness just to surprise her...
"Eh...whatever it, he must really be excited to do it for her...Helga tried hard not to giggle over the antics of her adorable husband.
Helga suddenly could feel the car stopping and could hear Arnold's voice again.
"We're here...'Arnold's voice said.
Helga could hear the door opening and felt her husband help her out of the car...
"Okay, so where is here..."Helga asked as she felt Arnold untie the blind fold.
"Surprise..."Arnold said with a smirk.
Helga looked to see that it was Chez Pierre the same restaurant where they had their first "official" date when they were still kids.
'Arnold...'Helga said in a pleasantly surprised.
"Happy birthday Helga...I thought that to start it off, I'd take you out for a nice brunch here...'Arnold said with a cute smile.
His wife leaned in and kissed him on the cheek, finding his gesture very sweet.
"Arnold baby, this is sweet but this place is more expensive than where I took you on your birthday..."Helga said.
"Don't say that...you made me breakfast in bed and made me feel like a king all day...the only reason I didn't do that is because I know you don't like my cooking...'Arnold said, causing his wife to giggle.
"I never said that I don't like your cooking..."Helga said.
Sure, Arnold could cook some stuff, like toast and eggs, and even some microwave stuff but cooking from scratch, well...okay, Helga loved him with all of her heart but there have been times that his abilities in that area left a little to be desired. He, however, didn't look upset, judging from his wide smile on his face.
"Come on, we both know that between the two of us, you are the master chef...I can't compete so I did the next best thing..."Arnold said with a smirk.
Helga smiled and leaned in to his him on the cheek .
"I love you..." Helga said with a smile.
The two soon went to the maitre D and they were soon seated at a table. Even though this place was usually a fancy French restaurant, they do serve brunch, as well as lunch and dinner. To make things even better, they were seated at the same table where they had their first date.
'Ah, so many memories here...good and bad..."Helga commented.
"But mostly good..."Arnold said as he handed her a menu.
"Yeah..."Helga agreed as she read what the menu had to offer for her birthday brunch.
Soon both ordered from the breakfast/brunch section, Helga ordered some fancy french omelets and Arnold asked for the french toast. Soon the young couple was waiting for their meals and during the meantime, the husband and wife were spending their time talking. Arnold then requested that the waiters sing to Helga for her birthday as they brought them her meal, in both English and in French, which made the wife giggle.
When the waiters all finished singing and delivering their food, including a slice of complimentary cake since it is her birthday.
"Merci beaucoup..'Helga said with a smile.
"Merci..."Arnold said as he sighed, he always did love it when Helga spoke french.
Her French had improved tremendously since she took the class in high school and due to her interest in the language, eventually became fluent enough at it. Enough to make her husband look like a lovesick puppy upon hearing it, each and every time.
"You sound so beautiful when you speak french...'Arnold sighed, making his wife giggle.
"Merci, mon amour..." Helga purred, saying "Thank you, my love" in french, which ended up making Arnold look even more lovesick.
The two shared another kiss, before they began to enjoy their fancy breakfast together.
"Delicious...'Arnold said.
"It better be, with the way they charge here...'Helga quipped.
"Hey, it's our birthday and I can afford this...'Arnold said.
"I know but just to let you know, I still would have been happy as long as we got to spend my birthday together...'Helga said sweetly to her husband.
'All I can say is that it's going to keep getting better, my sweet..." Arnold said, making her smile before the two shared another kiss.
The two lovebirds continued eating , joked around and flirt in both English and French, along with slipping in a few more kisses here and there...and even if Arnold refused to tell her exactly what these plans for the rest of the day are, the blonde wife is just happy as long as whatever it is, she will be spending it with him...
Later
After the fancy brunch, Arnold paid the bill and then took Helga to all of her favorite places in Hillwood, including that little dance club she loved going to with Phoebe and the girls a few times.
"Glad to see those moves haven't gotten rusty yet, Mr. Shortman...'Helga giggled as she continued to dance with him.
"And I'm glad to see that you are still light on your feet, Mrs. Shortman..."Arnold said as he playfully dipped her.
"Oh Arnold...'Helga giggled as they continued to dance up a storm.
Suddenly the Deejay put on a more fast paced song and Helga grinned widely.
"Oh, now that's my jam...'Helga said as she excitedly began to bust some moves, with her husband now following her.
'They danced, had a couple of drinks which were half off for them since it was Helga's birthday and then the DJ, Rick, who had been a personal friend of Helga's, played her favorite song for her, per Arnold's request.
"Man, Arnold...this is one heck of a birthday...'Helga said.
"And it's not over yet..."Arnold thought with a smirk as they continued to enjoy themselves.
After a few more hours and drinks, the couple soon decided to head home, with Helga in positively high spirits. She could always enjoy a fun afternoon at her favorite club.
"Ha! Oh Arnold...that was a total blast..."Helga said, still feeling top of the world.
"I'm glad you had fun, honey..."Arnold said, discreetly checking the time and smirked.
He still had one more step before he was finished with his mission to make sure his wife had a great birthday...and the next step is just about to start. The two soon made it to their apartment complex and Arnold tried to keep his grin from being too obvious but with no luck as his wife noticed.
"What's with the face, darling?...'Helga asked, with a smirk.
"Oh, nothing...except that it's almost time to give you your present..."Arnold said, making his wife blink.
She had been having so much fun today, she actually did forget about the birthday present..weird...
'Arnold baby...you spoil me...'Helga quipped.
"I can't help it, it's fun..."Arnold said as he took her hand and lead her up to their apartment.
The two made it up the stairs and Arnold unlocked the door.
"Ladies first..."Arnold said.
"Oh football head...still so gallant..."Helga said with a giggle as she went inside.
However, the second the married woman took a step inside her home, the lights turned on and many people suddenly appeared.
"SURPRISE!..."They all shouted.
"For me...'Helga said with a smile.
"Happy Birthday, honey...'Arnold said.
"Oh, you...you really got me...'Helga giggled as she kissed him on the cheek.
She had an inkling that her husband had been planning a party for a while now, he's not so discreet but she pretended to be oblivious for his sake. The wife looked to see Gerald and Phoebe, Rhonda and Curly, Harold and Pattie, Arnold's parents and grandparents, her sister and her family and some of her co-workers.
"Happy birthday, Helga..."Phoebe said as she gave her best friend a hug.
"Thanks Pheebs...'Helga said as she hugged the smaller woman back.
Soon more of their friends and family came to wish her a happy birthday and Helga smiled each time before she turned to her beloved husband. He really is something special isn't he.
"Thanks everyone...so...what are we waiting for? Turn on the music and let's party!...'Helga shouted, causing everyone to cheer and people did just as she said.
"That's my wife...'Arnold thought in amusement before Helga pulled him to dance with her.
"Still got some more dance in you, Football head...'Helga said with a smirk.
"For you, I'd dance the night away...'Arnold said to his wife.
Very soon Helga and her husband were dancing, along with all of their family and friends as well.
Later
Helga had a marvelous time at her surprise party. She danced with her beloved husband Arnold, mingled with her good friends, blew out her candles and enjoyed her delicious birthday cake and received quite a bit of gifts from her friends and family. The party continued until very late in the night and she was now alone with Arnold, needing a moment away form the others.
"I hope this party has been to your liking..."Arnold said playfully to his wife.
"You know me so well Arnold...'Helga said, having had a great time today.
"That delicious brunch, that dance-a-thon at the club and now this...you sure know how to give your wife a good time on her birthday...'Helga said in an approving way.
"There is still the matter of your present...'Arnold said as he pulled out a rectangular, wrapped package with a bow.
"Oh, Arnold... you shouldn't have...'Helga said gleeful as she took the present.
"I wanted to...'Arnold said.
He then watched his wife eagerly tear the present open, to see what it is that she got. Once inside, she saw a pair of beautiful, sapphire earrings, ones that looked too beautiful to describe that Helga was actually speechless.
"Arnold...'Helga said.
"It took me over a week to find the right kind of earrings for you...'Arnold said.
"What do you mean?...'Helga asked.
"These one's are the same exact shade as your eyes, I had to go to over 12 different shops until I managed to get the right one.."Arnold said, making his wife sent him an adoring smile.
"Happy birthday...'Arnold said.
Helga smiled widely and felt her heart racing. She didn't think it was possible but he managed to make her love him even more, just by being his wonderful, wonderful self.
"Oh, come here you big lug...'Helga said as she pulled Arnold in for a loving, heated kiss, that he quickly returned.
The husband and wife engaged in a passionate make out session, before they parted for a moment, just so say these words to each other.
"I love you..."Helga said.
"I love you too..."Arnold said back before they went back to their kissing.
Their make out session continued for a long time, before they went back to rejoin their own party, and Helga kept smiling for the rest of the evening...which in turn made her husband smile even more.
He managed to keep his promise to himself and made sure that Helga's first birthday as his wife had been wonderful...
Looks like his mission has been accomplished...
-To be continued-
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