Disclaimer: I do not own Bates Motel nor do I own the characters
Summary: Dylan plans something special for Emma's birthday
Author's Note: Thank you so much everyone for reading this story... A Guest reviewer said this was one of his/her favorite fanfics and I got SO happy so THANK YOU! I hope you and everyone enjoys this chapter. OH and since White Pine Bay is not a real place, lets pretend it's by Ashland Oregon.
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The next following days, Emma and Dylan don't have much time to spend together, Emma was working at the motel, had some doctor's appointments, and still had home school. Dylan, meanwhile had to get things ready for his legal medical marijuana so he was busy with Caleb and Gunner. Speaking of Gunner, Dylan could barley look at the guy since Emma told him about the two of them over the summer. He was curious as to what exactly happened with them but he didn't wanna come off as a jealous boyfriend when they never even went on their date yet. In his spare time he's been planning something special for her birthday and he wanted her to have the day of her hopefully long life.
They texted each other constantly though, at least a couple times a day. It seemed like neither of them could go a day without talking to the other.
It was the day before her birthday when he finally called her.
"Hello Dylan." She answers smiling. It was slow at the motel so no one was around to see the girlish grin on her face when she saw Dylan's name appear on her phone screen.
"Helloo Emma." He says with a goofy voice making her giggle. He's missed her sweet voice the last few days.
"How are you? I haven't seen you in awhile." She asked casually stroking her fingers against the counter in a nervous habit. She was trying to be cool but on the inside she was so happy having him call her. Tomorrow was her nineteenth birthday and she definitely wanted to see him on her birthday.
"I'm good. I was wondering what your plans are for tomorrow?" He asked in a suave tone. He hopes he didn't sound like a complete dork, but he couldn't seem to keep his cool with her around. She brought out his dorky side he's kept buried for a long time.
"Nothing really. My dad has to do some taxidermy thing for that gentlemen's club so we're postponing our plans. Why?" She asks smiling. He remembered her birthday! He didn't have to say anything for her to know he remembered. She's never been happier that her dad had to postpone their plans for a nice dinner.
"Well if you don't get any better offers, I was hoping you would spend the day with me." He says and she giggles again. God she hopes he doesn't think she sounds like a school girl dork.
"There are no better offers. I'd love to spend the day with you." She answers honestly and Dylan's heart soared. A typical reaction whenever he talks to this beautiful woman.
"Then I will pick you up at 8am Miss Decody." He says like a proper English gentleman.
"I look forward to it Mr. Massett. I like how formal we are with each other now." She jokes making him laugh.
"Until then." He promises and when they hang up they both can't wait till tomorrow.
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Emma woke up at 6am on the dot, jumped out of bed to get ready for her birthday. When she gets to the kitchen she sees colorful balloons with flowers tied on her chair along with a big package wrapped up with a big orange bow on top. She looks at the card and she holds a hand to her heart.
Baby girl,
I hope you have an amazing birthday with Dylan. Be safe and have fun! I'm overjoyed you found someone who inspires you so much. I' sorry I won't get to see you today but know I love you so much. You are the light in my life darling
Love,
Your old man
She smiles and wipes the tear that fell from her eye and places the card next to her gift. Her father was such a sweet man. She knows he worries about her but she is happy he is letting her live her life to the fullest with people who seem to care for her. He may not have much money to give, but everything her father gives her is from his heart and that's all she cared about. He was the greatest dad she could ask for.
She slowly opens the gift to see a nice red Nikon camera with a case. On the case there was a note that said "Take lots of pictures today. PG rated PLEASE!" She blushes as she puts the camera down. Under the camera was a beautiful green journal with lots of colors that looked like a watercolor painting. Her dad knew she loved to write, and to her, a beautiful journal was ten times better than a Michael Kors purse. The last thing in the box was a copy of her favorite book, A Walk to Remember. She had a copy a couple years ago but had to throw it out when it got so worn from her reading it so much. Inside the book there was one last note: "Make your own novel worthy life"
She shakes her head smiling as she puts her gifts back in the box and brings them to her room. She puts the camera in her bag so she won't forget it and proceeds to get ready for her exciting day.
By ten to eight, she was ready. She pulled her hair in a high bun with some of her natural curls framing her face, she put on her favorite floral print pants with a forest green shirt. She wasn't really sure what Dylan had planned but she wanted to be prepared to be comfortable all day. She put some eyeliner and mascara on but not much, just enough to bring out her chocolate brown eyes. She was not one for makeup but she wanted Dylan to think she looked pretty.
When the doorbell rang, she all but ran to the door to see Dylan standing there looking shyly at her holding a bouquet of beautiful and colorful flowers.
"Happy birthday!" He says softly but happily. The look on her face was worth him spending over an hour looking for the perfect set of flowers for her. He knows flowers were kind of her signature so he wanted her to have some real ones today. A lot of real ones.
"Oh Dylan, thank you so much they are beautiful!" She says pulling him inside and giving him a big hug. It was so sweet of him to bring her flowers. No one has ever brought her flowers before besides her dad and it meant so much that Dylan was the first.
"Well I know how much you like them." He says when they break apart and she smiles at him. He takes a white daisy from the bouquet and softly places it in her bun.
"The girl with the flower in her hair." He mutters almost to himself but it makes Emma's breath hitch in the most pleasant way.
"I'm just going to put them in water then we can go...wherever you want to go. Come in." She says as she goes into the kitchen to get their only vase on the top of the shelf. It was very dusty so she quickly washed it before placing the beautiful flowers in the center of the table.
"So where are we going?" She asks innocently making Dylan laugh at her coy attitude.
"Well first we are going to breakfast...then the rest is a surprise." He teases and she just shakes her head laughing.
"The rest?" She asks
"You didn't think I picked you up so early just to have breakfast did you? Oh no Miss Decody I have plans for you." He laughs and she laughs with him. He holds out his arm for her and she immediately loops hers through it and holds her oxygen tank in the other hand.
"I can't wait." She says honestly as they walk out together.
They go to a tiny little diner a little outside of White Pine Bay to have breakfast. As Emma digs into her pancakes, Dylan can't help but smile at how beautiful and adorable she is. She was eating very little but she just did everything so...cute that he couldn't help but smile whenever he saw her.
"This is amazing. I never knew this place existed! I think they put cinnamon and maybe some vanilla in here, it's just too good." She moans in delight as she eats making him laugh softly at her.
"I'm glad. I heard good things about here so I thought you'd like it." He says and she beams at him. He is so sweet. It was just breakfast but she can tell that Dylan put a lot of thought into today.
"It's amazing. This has been the best birthday ever and it's only 9am!" She says sincerely and his heart is bursting with happiness at her statement.
"Well the day isn't over." He points out and she shakes her head at him.
"Doesn't matter, we can just go back watch old horror movies and I'd be on cloud 9. Just spending time with you makes this a great day." She says shyly looking down at her plate. Dylan takes her hand in his making her look up at him.
"I know the feeling." He says softly and she looks deep into his eyes and sees nothing but honesty there.
"You do?" She asks uncertain.
He simply nods and she smiles softly at him.
They eat the rest of their meal in silence, pay their bill, and make their way to his truck. They make a quick stop to a convenience store where Dylan tells her to get her favorite snacks.
"Why?" She asks curiously and he just smirks at her.
"Because we have a little bit of a drive and I want you to have some snacks, so get picking! I don't want us to be late." He teases and she looks at him questioningly but gets some water, gummy bears, Twizzlers, and some Hershey Kisses. She hands them to him and hopes he gets her not so subtle hint on what she REALLY wants him to give her.
He smiles to himself when he notices her purchases but says nothing. While he wants nothing more than to kiss her until he takes both of their breaths away, he made a plan and wants to stick with it.
After getting their snacks they make their way on the road. During the drive, they listen to old music singing along to the lyrics and Emma dances in the passenger seat making Dylan look at her with such adoration. She was so perfect for him. How did he get so damn lucky?
They talk about little things like how their week was and how some drama has thankfully passed. Norma was still hesitant to let Caleb in her life, but everyone was just happy they spoke to each other. It was a lot of trauma she went through and no one was asking for the moon and wanted the siblings to become best friends. Norman however, has spent the last week locked in the basement, barely coming out to talk to anyone even Norma. Apparently he spoke to a shrink and it didn't exactly go well. While they both worried for him, they were too happy with how their lives have been going to jump into a Norma/Norman drama again.
It took a little over three hours for them to reach their destination. When Emma realized where they were she holds onto Dylan's arm as she tries and catch her breath. He brought her to the Lan Su Chinese garden in Portland. It was breathtaking in the best way possible.
"You brought me here?" She whispers to herself with tears in her eyes. This was truly magical. How did he even know she's always wanted to come here?!
He looks at her shyly but smiles at her reaction. This was exactly what he was hoping for. For her to get a memorable birthday.
"I know how much you like flowers." He restates gently from this morning and Emma looks at him with tears running down her face. She wraps him up in a bone crushing hug and Dylan quickly hugs her back.
"Thank you so much Dylan." She whispers into his ear. This was a dream come true.
"Anytime." He whispers back kissing her softly on top of her head. He lets go of her and quickly parks and opens the door for her.
When they reached inside, Emma took out the camera her dad got her and started taking pictures of everything. The Chinese architecture was so beautiful with all kinds of flowers everywhere. She's never seen so many colors at once. While Emma was taking photos of the scenery, Dylan couldn't tare his eyes away from her. She looked so happy in that moment and for him to cause that happiness made him feel like the greatest person in the world. In this moment, he was no longer an abomination. He wasn't the unwanted child, he wasn't a scummy ex drug lord; he was just Dylan Massett, a guy who was falling for a beautiful and extraordinary girl.
After an hour of looking at some of the 40,000 square foot garden, Dylan declares he needs to take pictures of her to show her dad. He takes so many pictures of her around the flowers and Chinese buildings. She looked like pure sunshine, her bright smile never leaving her gorgeous face.
"I need some with you too Dylan! Please?" She begs him holding her hands out in a prayer. He laughs but nods his head making her squeal in happiness. She quickly takes the camera from him and asks a nice older couple if they can take their picture.
He stands by her, putting his arm around her shoulder and she snuggles up close to him as they take a couple pictures. Both having goofy grins on their faces but too happy to care how dorky they look.
"You two look so adorable. We wish you love birds all the happiness in the world." The older couple says smiling sweetly as they hand the camera back. They don't contradict the couple just smile and thank them for their help.
"This is amazing." She says for the millionth time. She was in complete awe of everything.
"Yeah. It's very pretty." He says but looks at Emma instead of the garden making her blush.
"We should get going, we have a long drive back and the night still isn't over yet." He says and she looks at him in disbelief.
"You mean there's more?" She asks shocked. No way! She's not letting him spend a fortune on her. This was more than she could have ever asked for.
"Of course. I owe you a dinner don't I?" He smiles and she smiles back but still shakes her head.
"You don't have to do all this Dylan. This is already a dream. I don't want you spending a small fortune on me." She swears and his smile just brightens.
"I wanted to do all this Emma; you're more than worth this. So no arguing." He jokes as he takes her hand in his as they leave the beautiful garden.
They drive halfway home before he stops and takes her into a small restaurant called La Luna. It was small, but beautiful and very comfortable. There were small lights dangling from the ceiling looking like stars with a painting of a full moon on the ceiling as well. It was so beautiful Emma wanted to picture this moment forever.
Dylan pulls the chair out for Emma who smiles and thanks him as she sits down. They give each other happy and content smiles before the waitress comes over to take their order. When she leaves, Dylan finally knows it's time to make his move.
"So, good birthday?" He asks nervously making her laughs.
"I think today has been the greatest day I can ever ask for. I can't thank you enough Dylan. Today has been...like a fairy tale." She admits smiling at him.
"Then that's all I could ask for." He states happy with himself. He did something right.
"Can I ask you something?" She asks after a minute of silence.
"Anything." He promises.
"Why me? Why do all these amazing things for me? I have to know before I read too much into this." She says almost fearfully. He has been so amazing for her and she really likes him but she was afraid to put herself out there if he doesn't feel the same.
Instead of answering her, he takes a box out of his jacket pocket and puts it on the table. Emma looks at the box her heart hammering in her chest. He motions for her to open it and she takes the box with shaky hands. Inside was a 10k gold sun necklace the size of silver dollar. She looks up at him with tears in her eyes.
"Look on the back." He says simply and when she does she holds back a cry.
There in the circle of the sun is an inscription. It says: "Will you be mine?"
She laughs through her tears as she looks up at him. He had a nervous look on his face but no other words were needed. With them, it was just a series of small gestures that turned bigger and spoke louder than any phrase of words could.
She clumsily gets up from her chair and grabs her oxygen tank before grabbing his face and kissing him. He kisses her back just as passionately, one of his hand going to her waist while the other holds her cheek. They kiss until they could faintly hear an applaud around them making them break apart and laugh as everyone in the restaurant cheers them on.
"Is that a yes?" He asks hopefully.
"That's a hell yes." She whispers before kissing him again only this time gently. A promise of many more.
She goes back into her seat and they spend the rest of their time in La Luna in silence; their hands never unlacing.
This was by far, the best birthday Emma has ever had.
TBC!
Up Next: Norman finds out...what will he do?
Oh and Lan Su Chinese Garden looks beautiful, it's a real place in Portland I Googled it and it seemed like a place Emma would like to go to. La Luna is made up.