Spending another Sat night at home solo...just when I start to feel like a loser, I embrace it and channel my loneliness into some fantastic writing with the help of fabulous party rockin' music...no reason to go out, get drunk and not remember anything tomorrow, instead I'll have my own house party w/ Gabby and Punk...still makes me feel like a little bit of a loser, but it's all good :)

This chapter is Gabby's suprise party, which I know a few of you were looking forward to, and Punk get suspicious about a few things...thanks for all the new follows/favorites and reviews :) I can't believe this story is at 155 reviews, blows all of my other stories out of the water review wise and I love it...thanks for the continued support and I hope you enjoy :D

Gabby woke up on the morning of her birthday and groaned wishing she would have taken the day off. On the upside she was only working a half day and that was pretty much the only thing getting her out of bed. It also helped that she knew Punk would be home by the time she finished working.

Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she didn't feel any different despite being another year older. Applying her make-up and pulling her hair into a messy bun, she dressed more casually for the office then usual choosing dark wash jeans, a lace trim cami and a blazer along with her knee length boots. Heading out the door, she stopped for coffee and continued to think as she sat on the train.

It had been over two weeks since she'd talked with Jack about the Atlanta job and despite spending a big chunk of time thinking about it, she wasn't sure what to do. It was an amazing opportunity and the AJC was one of the most well known papers in the country, but the idea of moving was what halted her decision every time. Not only was there her relationship with Punk to consider, but she had become comfortable living in Chicago. She liked the parks, restaurants and she had friends there. The idea of picking up and leaving everything she knew for the second time in a year scared the hell out of her and automatically sent her head thinking in the "no" territory, but she still couldn't bring herself to decline the offer, not yet at least.

Part of her wanted to talk to Punk about it, but at the same time she knew he'd push her going because it would further her career. He made it known that he traveled away from home a lot when he was in the indys living in Philadelphia and Louisville on his own with no support system other then his buddies. Gabby didn't even have friends to go with her, so she'd literally be starting over again. There was also the thought that Atlanta was over 700 miles from Chicago and it was hard enough to keep their relationship in tact now, so moving would make it worse. Letting out a deep sigh, Gabby pushed the thought to the back of her mind as she got off the train and headed to work.

Punk had arrived home earlier then expected and called Carla, Kat, Colt and Ted to help him out with picking up party supplies and food. The game plan was for the four of them to get everything in place while he and Gabby went out to lunch and a movie. The party was slatted to start at five and Punk just hoped all of his hard work would pay off and everything would go down without a hitch.

Punk left the house just before noon planning to surprise Gabby at work seeing she wasn't expecting him until two. He picked up a mixed bouquet of sunflowers and gerber daisies and drove into town. Walking into the doors of the Chicago Tribune offices, he smirked remembering the last time he was here he had broken someone's nose and threatened their life…Let's hope things are different this time…drastically different… He pushed the elevator button traveling to the tenth floor and walked back the hallway towards Gabby's office. He noticed she had her head down looking at something and decided to take the opportunity to surprise her.

Walking through the door he made it a point to be quiet, "Excuse me miss, but I have a delivery for Gabrielle Copeland…" Gabby did a double take before jumping out of her chair and greeting him with a kiss, the big smile that Punk had always found attractive was spread from cheek to cheek.

"What are you doing here? I thought we were meeting up at the restaurant when you got in…"

"Well I managed to get on an earlier flight and thought I'd surprise you…Happy Birthday Gabby…" Punk handed her the flowers before noticing the other two bouquets in the room. "I see I'm not your only admirer…" Gabby set the flowers on her desk before turning to look at the other two bouquets.

"No worries, I don't have any other boyfriends. The tulips are from my boss Jack and the pink roses are from my mama…" Gabby's smile faltered slightly at the mention of the roses and he figured it had something to do with Adam.

"You okay?"

"Yes…actually I'm much better now that you're here. If you'll give me a minute to clean up then I'm all yours for the day." Punk nodded as she started shifting through papers on her desk giving him the opportunity to get a closer look at the other bouquets.

He looked at the pink roses first reading the card and smiling to himself…My Dearest Gabby, Best wishes on your 24th birthday…I love and miss you dearly, but I trust Phillip is taking good care of you…I'm so proud of the young woman you've become, nothing will ever change that...Love, Mommy He'd only spent a few days with Judy, but it was pretty clear she was pro-Punk, unlike her son. Punk hadn't heard back from Judy or Beth as to if they had managed to convince Adam to show up to Gabby's party, but he hoped the idiot still had a little bit of common sense and just swallowed his pride and made an appearance. Pushing the idea from his head he looked at the tulips she'd gotten from her boss on behalf of the office…To one of the best we have, if you choose Atlanta you'll be missed… Punk scrunched his eyebrows together as he crossed his arms wondering what the hell that card could mean. He hadn't really talked to her about work lately and with the few discussions they had, Atlanta was never mentioned. Maybe she's doing a story there…or perhaps a promotion…no she would've mentioned something… Punk rubbed his hand over his beard continuing to wonder, but was interrupted by Gabby's voice.

"Hey…are you ready to go?" He nodded taking her hand and pressing a kiss to the back of it.

"Yeah, I figured we'd go for Italian…I saved my cheat meal for today, so be prepared for a big lunch." Gabby gave him a smile as she started towards the door, but before he followed her, he had to know. "Gab, are you sure everything is okay? There isn't anything you need to tell me is there?"

Gabby shook her head wondering what he was getting at, "Nope…everything has been just fine, but I'm looking forward to lunch, so can we go?" He nodded again giving her that smirk as they headed out of her office.

Even though he'd picked the longest movie possible, Punk and Gabby still exited the movie theatre at 4:15, which was 45 minutes too early. He thought quick on his toes though deciding to just walk through Chicago, which was great until Gabby pulled him into a shoe store! It was 5:20, she was already twenty minutes late to her own party, a party Punk had busted his ass to plan, but he just couldn't tear her away from her current debate between two pairs of shoes that looked exactly the same to him. His phone was constantly buzzing with texts from Colt saying that people had arrived and were getting restless; all he could think to say back was to keep them occupied and he'd be there in ten minutes…he'd sent the same text twice already and knew it wouldn't fly a third time.

"I don't know, I really like these black ones, but these ones are just half an inch higher…what do you think?" Punk pursed his lips trying really hard to keep his true thoughts to himself.

"Ahh why don't you just get them both…"

"I don't know…I don't think I'd really wear them both…"

"Okay then just get one…"

"Well duh, but which pair?" Punk rolled his eyes; he was trying really hard to keep his piss poor attitude from coming out, but at this rate the party that he'd planned and spent a pretty penny on was being enjoyed by everyone but him and the actual birthday girl.

"I'll tell you what, I'll buy you both pair if we can just get out of here…I've had enough shoe shopping for the day…"

"No I don't want you to buy them; you've already done enough for me today!" Punk grabbed both pairs of shoes and went to the register before she could protest any further. He cringed a bit when he realized he'd just spent $500 on shoes, but kept it together knowing in the end it would all be worth it…

Once they were back at the car, Punk quickly texted Colt to let him know they were really on their way this time and drove like a mad man making it home in record time.

"Are you trying to kill us both? I'm pretty sure you ran at least half a dozen stop signs!"

"Those red signs mean stop? I thought it was just a mere suggestion…anyway we're home!"

"Yes we are…" Punk moved to get out of the car, but Gabby stopped him leaning in to kiss him, "Thank you for today, you've been nothing short of amazing." She moved in to kiss him again and kept going until they were in full make-out mode. It took everything Punk had to stop and pull away, but she was already forty minutes late for her own party.

"Sorry babe, but ahh I have to pee…" Gabby scoffed at his rejection knowing he didn't have to pee because he had just gone a short time ago. Rather then letting him see her pout, she got out of the car carrying her shoes and followed him to the front door of the house. She was surprised that it was so dark, usually even when they weren't home Punk made it a point to leave the table lamp on, but she managed to make it in the house without tripping. Standing in the front hall she had just removed her jacket when Punk clicked on the light and fifty or so people jumped out yelling "Surprise" which caused her to jump. Once she realized what was going on, she laughed to herself before being bombarded by friends, family and co-workers as well as a few of the guys from the WWE. She was surprised to see Beth and secretly hoped Adam was looming nearby.

"Happy Birthday Gabby…"

"Thanks Beth…umm, is Adam here?" Beth's smile faltered slightly as she looked down at her hands.

"Unfortunately he couldn't make it, had a prior engagement, but he sends his best…" Gabby nodded trying not to let her answer ruin her previous feelings of glee.

"Oh well that's too bad…hopefully he'll be able to come for Christmas. Punk and I are doing dinner here, mom is traveling up and you and Adam are more the welcome."

"Thanks Gabby, but I've already made plans to be in Buffalo; I'll tell Adam about it though." Gabby's sad feelings were picked back up again when she saw her mom.

"Mommy, I didn't expect to see you here!"

"You didn't honestly think I'd miss celebrating your birthday did you?"

"I guess not…thank you for the flowers, they're beautiful. I have them on display in my office."

"I'm glad you liked them baby…have you given Atlanta any further thought?" Gabby cleared her throat hoping her mom wouldn't mention Atlanta, especially seeing Punk had picked that exact moment to come up behind her. Ignoring the question, she turned to him and gave him a sweet kiss.

"Thank you for this…now I understand why you were so impatient in the shoe store and your surprise rejection in the car…" Punk smiled wrapping an arm around her waist.

"Yes well as much as I was more then willing to go further, I knew there were fifty people in here celebrating your birthday without you…besides we have plenty of time to have our own celebration later." Gabby blushed at his comment, but couldn't deny she was looking forward to it.

After three hours of partying, Gabby and Punk told the last person goodnight. Despite the long day and how tired she was, Gabby knew the house was in disarray and started to clean up, but Punk objected.

"Oh no you don't…first off it was your birthday party, there's no reason for you to clean up and second I have a cleaning lady coming tomorrow to take care of it."

"Punk it's really not a big deal and if we work together it'll take less then an hour…" Punk thought for a minute before shaking his head.

"Yeah that's not going to work because I can think of better things to do with you other then clean, so tomorrow it is…" Gabby opened her mouth to protest again, but quickly shut it as Punk's mouth closed over hers. She closed her eyes getting lost in the passion of the kiss and was taken back letting out a squeal when Punk picked her up heading for the stairs.

Gabby tightened her grip around his neck, "Can you just put me down? I don't want you to accidentally drop me or anything…" Punk laughed as he adjusted her in his arms getting another squeal from her.

"Gabby will you relax? I lift people all the time and don't drop them, just trust me a little bit here. Christ if I can lift John Cena who weighs like 250, then you're fine…" With that he made it like he was going to drop her and laughed when she screamed and clung tighter.

"That was not funny!" Gabby slapped his shoulder as he opened the bedroom door and finally did drop her on the bed; before she could complain further, his lips were on hers again making her forget her fears ever existed.

Tomorrow is the biggest day of the summer, SUMMERSLAM! I'll be tuning in...looking forward to the triple threat WWE championship match, which I'm sure Punk will win, and the Ziggler/Jericho match, which I think could outshine Brock/HHH, but I dislike Brock, so he probably won't impress me much!

Enjoy the show if you're watching it and hopefully I'll be updating Monday before Raw :) Thanks3