It was eight o clock by time Eddie and Rachel got back to the school,"Eddie sneak up to my office." Eddie nodded his head, he was growing more and mor excited about meeting his daughter.

Before Eddie was to sneak into the school with the tanned and black collie cross german Shepard puppy, he went to the boot of his car. Rachel being curious followed and gasped at what was revealed.

"Are you opening your own brewery?"

"Well, I didn't know if Chelsea like half of this stuff or even if she was allowed to drink it tonight. So, I bought three different cases of cider, three cases of larger, three different WKD's three..."

"Eddie you're babbling," Rachel pointed out

"Am I ?" He asked stupidly scratching his head.

"Yes. Don't worry Chels would drink all of that if she had half the chance. I'll take some in and you can take some in later. Now go and hide before someone sees you," she giggles as Eddie handed her his car keys and taking a crate of cider he went and did what he was told.

As Eddie was about to go and hide, Rachel ran and stopped him. He looked at her bewildered before she pressed a lingering kiss on his lips and then rushing off to put her plan into action.

Rachel walked into the transformed hall. Balloons and streamers were hung and scattered everywhere. Rachel placed the alcohol on the table as she frantically searched for her daughter.

As Rachel spotted her, she couldn't help but feel that her daughter was grown up. She wore a black dress that hugged her figure and fell above her knees . Her auburn hair had been curled loosely and make up done to a tee.

Rachel made her way over up to her daughter who was dancing with Danny. She tapped her daughter on her shoulder who immediately spun around and hugged her mother,"where have you been?"

"To get you surprises. Danny do me a favour. Cover her eyes," Danny did as he were told and securely covered Chelsea's eyes as Rachel slipped from the hall.

Rachel re entered the hall a few minutes later, Eddie trailing behind with a puppy and a crate of cider. Rachel was grinning, Steph wanted to jump up and down and scream, Tom was in tears and Danny was smiling from ear to ear. Otherwise everyone else were confuse

Eddie made his way up to his daughter crouching down to kneel in front of the chair she was now sitting on. Eddie studied his daughter as Rachel went up to get the mic. Eddie could feel tears of joy roll down his cheeks as he kept his eyes on Chelsea. She was beautiful, he thought she looked a lot like Rachel, but he could see little bits of himself in there too.

Rachel's voice then came booming over the speakers as she appeared by Eddie's side, kneeling down with him taking the puppy into her own arms. Everyone gathered around in a circle around them, Steph filming and Tom taking photos.

"Danny don't remove your hands until I tell you to. Happy Birthday, Chels. God sixteen years has gone really quickly. Don't worry I'm not going to tell any embarrassing stories I'm saving those for your eighteenth. Anyway, I've got your surprises right here. You deserve these,Chels. You haven't had the most idyllic childhood and I'm sorry. Happy Birthday, sweetie. You can take your hands off now Danny," Rachel said as everyone still looked oddly at the strange man kneeling in front of Chelsea. Danny slowly removed his hands from Chelsea's face to show the man in front of her as a beaming smile spread across her face.

"DADDY!" Her immediate response was as she wrapped her arms tightly around him.

"Happy Birthday, darling," he whispered as tears fell from his eyes. Eddie's arms wrapped securely and protectively around his daughter. Rachel was in tears watching the two people she loved most in an embrace. Eddie glanced at Rachel smiling as she returned it. Eddie let one arm slip from his daughter as he brought Rachel into the embrace. The three now in tears. "I love you both so much," Eddie whispered as the two girls whispered back," I love you too."

So, as the audience, cheered and smiled. The three people kneeling on the floor in a hug, smiling widely. Everyone had learnt that the right surprise can change your life.

THE END.