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"Happy birthday, Bec!"

Bec looked shocked, as she stood at the bottom of the stairs. The kids were wearing party hats, as helium balloons floated around the room.

"Happy birthday Bec!" Guy squeaked.

Only moments before, Adam had pumped Guy full of helium. It hadn't worn off yet, and Adam was chortling with laughter.

Bec just stared at Guy and laughed.

Cassie let out a deep breath- that was not the sort of reaction she expected from their older 'sister'.

"Happy birthday, Bec", Edge whispered softly in her ear, as she wrapped her arms around him. "You hate me?"

"Completely". Bec kissed his cheek. "Thanks, Edge".

"Hey, Bec!" Charley said cheerfully. "We made a cake!"

"Loren made a cake", Cassie corrected.

"We stood around and looked pretty", Guy squeaked, making Adam double over with laughter.

"I seriously hopes that wears off", Bec commented. "I'm never gonna be able to look at you seriously again".

Garry looked up guiltily, a balloon behind his back.

"Please tell me you didn't just inhale helium".

"I didn't inhale helium", Garry squeaked.

There was laughter from everyone in the room.

That night, they had pizza (the kids were cheering) and oven fries. Loren's chocolate cake was brought out, with coos of delight (from the kids and the adults), and Garry flicked off the lights. As Edge lit the candles, they warbled out 'happy birthday'.

"My ears are ringing", Garry complained, as Bec puffed out the candles, her eyes squeezed shut.

Edge smiled- she hadn't changed since she turned sixteen. They went out to the Purple Iguana (it had been a tradition in their year to take the birthday child to the small cafe), and Bec had kept her eyes shut as she blew out the candles.

And he loved her just as much as he had when they were sixteen.

Neither of them had changed.


"Come on", Edge grinned, hauling Bec away by the arm. "Look, this was the kids' ideas".

"I love it", she replied honestly, following him down to the beach. "It was just a little bit of a... shock, I suppose. I haven't celebrated my birthday since I was sixteen".

He pulled her down onto the sand, a grin growing on his face. "Yeah, I know. You mentioned that before".

The two sat in silence, Bec leaning against him.

Then Edge broke the verbal drought, with words that he had been trying to say since he was back in Blue Water.

"Bec?"

"Yeah?" she murmured, turning around to face him.

"I love you". His cheeks were red, as he spilled his heart out to his girlfriend.

Bec's eyes widened and she kissed his lips. "Me too".


"Hey girly girls", Bec whispered, knocking on Bridget and Loren's bedroom door. All three girls were on Loren's bed, under the doona, giggling. "Thanks for the party, I loved it".

"You're welcome", Bridget said, her eyes shining.

"Where did you and Edge disappear to?" Cassie wanted to know. Then she saw Bec's furious blush. "On second thought..."

"No, no, no", Bec said, making Loren squeal with laughter. "Edge and I went down to the beach. He... he told me he loved me".

There were squeals coming from the girls' bedroom, way into the night, as they giggled over stories about dates- both good and bad.