David hadn't informed Olivia about the date yet and he was excited to show her what they would be doing. All she knew was that she was supposed to wear a comfortable dress and that was it.

"Come on!" David said from the living room where he was waiting, "We have someone waiting on us!"

Olivia came rushing out of the bedroom as she finished putting her last earring in. "What? Who? Why would anyone be waiting on us? We don't even know anyone here!"

"You'll see," David smiled as he flicked the lights off and slipped his arm through Olivia's, "Let's go."

Outside in front of the house, there was a horse and carriage waiting to take Olivia and David for a moonlit ride through the town. Since they didn't get to go horseback riding, David figured this was the next best thing.

"David," Olivia gasped, "This is great."

A smile beamed across David's face, "Ladies first." He held up her hand as she stepped into the carriage and sat down on the opposite side. David climbed in next to her and wrapped his arm around her back. The horse started pulling away from the house and the only sound you heard was the trotting of the horse's hooves and the bugs that came out at night.

"This is nice," Olivia said after a while, "Just you and me. It made me forget about everything else today." She leaned her head into David's chest and he began stroking her hair.

"I hoped you would like it," he said, "So, your birthday is coming up."

"Yes," Olivia said casually, "And?"

"Well, what should we do to celebrate?"

"I don't know," Olivia said, "I've never really celebrated my birthday."

"Really?" David asked quite surprised, "Never?"

Olivia shook her head, "I had a cake once."

"Liv," he said sadly, "You seriously have never had a party?"

She shook her head again, "Nope. I used to dream about having a surprise party when I was younger. With balloons and a bouncy house and cupcakes." Olivia smiled, "But that never happened." Her smile faded.

"What if we have one now?" David asked seriously, "It'd be fun."

"No," Olivia quietly laughed, "It's okay. We don't have to do anything. Maybe we can just have a special dinner."

David sighed. He couldn't believe that Olivia had never actually had a real birthday as a child. He hated Olivia's mother for that. When he was a kid, his birthday parties were always blown out of proportion by his mom. Their backyard was always filled with party decorations like balloons, cupcakes, presents, streamers, and a bunch of kids running around from the sugar high. He didn't remember a year where he didn't have a big birthday bash in his backyard. He had an idea about Olivia's birthday party but, he wasn't going to say anything because he wanted it to be a surprise. Somehow he would have to work secretly around the house so Olivia wouldn't figure it out before it wasn't a surprise anymore.

"Hey, look," Olivia said pointing to a young man who was playing a saxophone on the side of the rode, "He's pretty good."

"Yeah," David said, "Let's tip him."

David asked the whip if he could pull over for a few minutes so they could enjoy the sweet music and the whip simply smiled and stopped by the side of the road. Olivia and David climbed out and walked up to the man who now had a small crowd around him. Olivia took out ten dollars from her purse and walked up to his open saxophone case and tossed it in. Many other people in the crowd followed by putting their own money in and the performer seemed to smile.

They walked back to their carriage and continued with their romantic stroll through the town. They talked about how the stars were shining and how the moon was close to being full. They talked about their favorite foods and most of the time was spent with them kissing. It hadn't been long before they were back in front of their house and the whip was asking them for their money.

David paid the man and he and Olivia went back inside the warmth of their house. "I had a good time tonight," Olivia said sitting her purse on the coffee table.

"I did too," David smiled, "But the night is still young."

Olivia grinned; she knew where this was going. "What do you say we uh, head to the bedroom?"

"First I think you need to get out of that itchy dress," David said recalling one of their conversations from earlier in the night.

"I need a little help," Olivia teased, "Can you unzip the back for me?"

David slowly pulled the zipper down revealing the olive skin that was Olivia's back. He planted his lips gently on her shoulder and started kissing. Olivia felt shivers rip down her spine. He slipped the sleeves off her arms and she stepped out of the dress. She took off toward the bedroom and David followed as he unbuttoned his tux.

"I love you," Olivia said pulling David on top of her.

"I love you too," David said crashing his lips against her.

Dun Dun. : )