Adam was a little disappointed that Kim was roped into a family dinner for her birthday. Her mother had insisted that she was cooking dinner and as she didn't get to see her much anymore it was the least Kim could do. However he had plenty planned for the day and when she got home.

Unfortunately she had been on nightshift for the past few nights which meant they only had a few minutes together as the passed each other in the morning. It hadn't really worked out this week and he generally saw her in the change room prior to his shift starting.

"Happy Birthday Burgess." He called out as he entered the change room. Giving her a quick friendly hug, she smiled broadly just inhaling him for a moment. "Roman is shouting me breakfast before I head home and crash. Dinner with the family tonight." Kim informed him when he inquired about her plans.

He had already sent her a text message at midnight. 'To my beautiful girl, Happy Birthday. It's been 27 years since this world became a better place because you are in it. I can't wait to kiss you.' It had made her smile and even as she read it again later it still had the same effect.

As soon as he woke the next morning he sent another message. He was desperate to call her but knew that she was with Roman and didn't want to blow their cover. 'Hope you had a good shift. Have a wonderful day & I can't wait to kiss you. Happy Birthday.'

What she didn't expect was that he had obviously been to her place sometime since she left for work last night. On her kitchen bench was an enormous bunch of roses that had obviously been picked straight from a garden. They had talked about it before, how she loved an overstuffed vase of roses in various stages of bloom rather than the pristine long stem roses that never really opened properly. It reminded her of her grandmother's garden. She inhaled their sweet scent and opened the small envelope and pulled out the card. In his usual chicken scrawl he had written. 'Everything's prettier when in bloom. Happy Birthday xx'

Opening the fridge she found a box of her favourite donuts. 'Save one for me. Birthday Girl.'

On her bed was another wrapped present. Inside was a framed photo of them, it was in black and white and he had taken it when they were sitting on a park bench in New York, She remembered when it had been taken. Her head was resting on his shoulder and he was looking down at her, Kim's hands were holding his free hand. What she loved most about the photo was you couldn't really tell it was them; it had come out blurry and he had cut their heads off. It matched beautifully the first photo he had given her with just their hands when they first started dating.

Finally in her shower was a bunch of balloons, all with Happy Birthday emblazoned on them.

'You are a sweet man, thank you for all my surprises. I wish you were here to see how much I loved them.'

'I wish I was there too. Sleep well darlin' I will see you tonight for the rest of your surprises.'

'You know having sex is not really a surprise anymore?'

'Maybe I have some new moves.'

'Honey, you already have all the right moves.'

Kim slept all day and was disappointed when Adam texted her to let her know that he had some last minute work to finish after closing out a case. She was hoping to see him before heading to her parent's for dinner. No such luck. She couldn't really get all dressed up for dinner so just made sure she had the fancy stuff on underneath as Adam liked to call it. And dinner with her family was perfectly lovely and Adam refrained from texting her so that she could relax and enjoy it. However she was keen to get out of there and claimed that three night shifts in a row had left her pretty tired.

Adam leapt up from the sofa when he heard the key in the door. Once she had let him know that she was on his way he had quickly tidied up and set up the rest of her birthday surprises. A picnic rug in the middle of the room with plate of her favourite red velvet cupcakes, a bottle of whiskey and one glass and only the soft light from the hallway illuminating the room. The TV was off and the radio played quietly in the background.

"Happy Birthday." He shouted as Kim surveyed the room unable to supress the delight at the scene. Bending at the knees he squeezed her tightly and lifted her up before kissing her deeply. "Happy Birthday." He repeated.

"Thank you. Adam this is wonderful." She looked around. "For everything today, it could only have been more perfect if you had been with me."

"I wish I was. I wanted to make it special. Our first birthday together and wanted to make it one that you will remember for a long time to come."

"I can guarantee you one thing, I will remember this birthday."

He pulled her over to the picnic rug and they sat down together. He pulled out a lighter and lit the candle on the cupcake and preceded to sing her happy birthday. He had such a beautiful voice and she always loved listening to him whether it was in the shower or kitchen. Blowing out the candle she leant over and kissed him softly. Adam propped himself up on one elbow and Kim leant against his legs as they shared both the cupcake and whiskey.

"How was the family?" he asked with a mouthful of cake, trying to catch all the crumbs.

"Good." Kim wiped some frosting from the corner of his mouth. "Very well behaved. My parents gave me my usual book vouchers and my sister a beautiful scarf."

"You know there is one more present?"

"You've gone a little overboard."

"It's your day, it's the one day of the year that is all about you and in our house that was worth celebrating. And we did, from the moment you got up until you collapsed in a sugar coma at the end of the day it just kept coming."

Kim sat up and crossed her legs and taking a sip of the whiskey she tried to recall the last time she really celebrated her birthday. "We had parties as kids and of course my 21st was pretty big, but…"she shrugged, "Lately dinner with the family is about as good as it gets. This…" she waved her arms around "Is just about the best thing ever. I feel so lucky and special. Thank you." Her voice waived a little at the end and she bit lightly on her bottom lip.

Adam reached up and placed a hand behind her neck and pulled her in for a gentle kiss. "It's been my pleasure." He kissed her again before jumping up and disappearing down the hallway and returning moments later with a small present. "This is for you." He presented the box with a flourish. "This is your actual present. Happy Birthday."

Unwrapping the present she was overwhelmed by the beautiful necklace that lay inside. It was and immensely delicate gold chain and small Chicago charm. She had shown him the Jet Set Candy tags a little while ago and was surprised that he remembered it. Throwing her arms around him she squealed. "Adam it's beautiful. Oh my god thank you. It's perfect." He loved seeing her so happy and he loved making her happy.

"I am guessing you like it."

"I love it. This has been the best birthday ever."

Holding the necklace in one hand she kissed him hard before disappearing just as quickly. When he asked where she was going Kim told him to wait and she'd be back in a minute. Running into the bathroom she did notice that he had lit a few candles in the bedroom which made the room smell….well less like Adam.

Quickly she tied her hair up away from her face and clasped the necklace around her neck. It was just beautiful. Discarding her top and jeans leaving just her underwear on she was glad she took the time to drag out the nice stuff.

Adam was back lying on the rug on the floor when she returned with his eyes were closed. "I thought you'd like to see me with the necklace on." When he opened his eyes she was standing in front of him, indeed with the necklace on and a gorgeous dark green lace bra and matching thong. He had often thought that she had one of the best bodies he had ever had the pleasure of seeing and touching.

There were beautiful bodies, those girls who were naturally slim and then there was Kim, she was naturally slim but she worked hard and it showed. Her arms were perfectly toned as where her legs and her abs were perfectly smooth. He couldn't fault her and he could barely keep his hands or eyes off her.

Add that to an ample cleavage and beautiful face but in reality her personality, kindness, heart and vulnerability won him over even before he got to enjoyed all the pleasures of her body.

"I feel like it is suddenly my birthday."

"I can take these off." She hooked her fingers under the waist band of her thong suggestively. "And you can put them on."

"Honey, I would love to get into your panties." Adam leapt up and came to a standstill in front of her. He traced the chain around her neck with one finger. "It looks good on you."

"Can I tell you again how special I feel?"

"You can." He continued trailing his fingers following the line of her bra strap feeling the heat of her skin beneath the dark lace. "Or we can get to the last part of your present." Usually he would pick her up and carry her to the bedroom but tonight he led her by the hand taking a peak over his shoulder as she happily followed behind him.

He took his time loving her. Making sure she felt every moment, every movement and melted beneath his touch.

"I am not sure I am going to be able to make your birthday quite so spectacular?" Kim was curled into his side, a hand drawing circles on his chest.

Adam mumbled in his post sex haze. "You've got a couple of months to plan." Kissing the top of her head he added, "I think the perfect birthday for me would be you in lingerie all day, no interruptions, no family, no friends. I reckon I could just stay here and have sex with you all day. Happy birthday to me."

She bit down on one of his nipples playfully causing him to groan loudly. "I am sure you would."