Woo! Two in one night! Well this prompt was sent in by an anon. I hope that you all enjoy it! Make sure to send in any prompts that you have. I'll try to write whatever I can! Anyway, please enjoy!

It was early January. And you know what that means. Meredith's birthday. She was spending her birthday weekend at her parent's house up in Michigan. Sure it was nice getting to spend some time with her immediate family, but she would much rather be with her extended family. Meaning her close friends and of course her boyfriend Brian. But this birthday was still special.

She woke up in her childhood bedroom early in the morning and made her way down the old creaky steps to her kitchen. Breakfast was already ready of course. Her mother seemed to be up 24/7 cooking, cleaning, and trying to make everything perfect whenever either of her two children came back home. Meredith suspected that it was probably to get them to move back home, but her mother's method had not worked yet and would most likely never work on either of them. Regardless, being home was always nice. Especially the smell of freshly fried eggs, pancakes, and bacon. It was just like the old days. Meredith quickly cleaned her plate of all the food and gave her mother a kiss on the cheek and a thank you for the lovely breakfast.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. Her and her mother went out shopping in the late morning. Both her parents took her out to her favorite hometown restaurant for lunch. And then they spent the rest of the day sitting by a beautiful lake a few miles away from their home.

Finally they were back to the house again and it was time for the fun part. Dinner, dessert, and presents. After eating a delicious pizza that they ordered it was time to open the gifts. Sure she knew she was not getting anything too special from her parents, but it was still always nice to open something up. Her brother got her a new paint set for her artwork and her parents both gave her some money for her to use on whatever she truly needed. Meredith knew that it was probably for rent or food or something because her mother always worried about that kind of stuff, but it still was nice. She would have to go buy something nice for herself when she got back to Chicago.

Once all the presents were opened and such the small family made it to the dining room where they brought out the delicious looking vanilla cake. It was covered in blue icing, with the words "Happy Birthday, Meredith!" on the top, clearly written in by her mother. They lit the candles and began to sing.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday dear, Meredith! Happy birthday to you!"

However with the last verse something was different. A new voice was added to the mix. Meredith turned around and her mouth dropped open as she saw the figure in the door. It was Brian. Meredith quickly got up and ran to the door, hugging him tightly.

"What are you doing here?" She mumbled into his chest as she held onto him tightly, not really caring if her parents were staring at them or not.
"You don't really think I would miss your birthday, do you?" He asked with a small chuckle, kissing the top of her head.

She beamed up at him and gave him one last squeeze before leading him to the table, slicing a piece of cake for the two of them. Instead of enjoying it with her parents, she brought him up to her bedroom instead.

"I can't believe you drove all the way up here for my birthday."

"Like I said: I wouldn't miss it for anything."

With that he reached in his back pocket and pulled out a wrapped box. "It's nothing much, but happy birthday."

Meredith smiled softly at him and grabbed the box, carefully ripping the wrapping paper off the box. Inside was a small locket with a picture of the two of them in it. "Oh, Bri…it's beautiful!" She smiled and leaned in, kissing him gently. "Now put it on me!" She said with a small laugh, pushing it into his hand, turning around, lifting her hair up so he could hook it around her neck. Once it was on she smiled and snuggled into his side.

The rest of the night was spent like that. Snuggled together until they both fell into a peaceful slumber. The perfect end to a perfect birthday.