EMMA's POV
One Month Later -
"Hey Em, what are you doing? What is that?"
I didn't sit at our usual spot today for lunch because I was avoiding my friends.
Yet, Tiff and Carrie always seemed to know how to find me.
I was sitting in the empty gym bleachers, writing away in my notebook.
"Dear lan—oh my gosh, you're writing a love letter?"
Carrie peeked at my notebook and gasped.
"Guys! Keep it down!"
I hissed quickly and threw my gaze around, making sure no one was listening.
"And no, for your information, that’s not a love letter.
That's a birthday card,"
I said when I knew for sure we were the only people there. "Mr.Hayes’ birthday is coming up?"
Tiff asked and I quickly put my hand over her mouth.
"Ssh, we agreed we're not using real names here,"
"Oh right, I meant is Bar Guy’s birthday coming up?"she corrected herself. "Yup, March 14th,"I nodded.
"Oh, that's this Saturday.
What are you guys plan on doing?"
Carrie asked.
"Weplanned nothing because hedidn't like celebrating his birthdays.
But lam planning something.
After that amazing Valentine’s day dinner he planned for me, I have to do something spectacular in return,"
"So what are you thinking?"
"At first I wanted to throw him a surprise party, but seeing as the three of us are the only people allowed to know about the relationship, a party with just us doesn’t seem right.
So, I thought about making dinner.
But he already did that for Valentine’s Day, so I wanna do something else,"
"Yeah, tell us what you're actually thinking,"
they laughed teasingly but I just rolled my eyes.
"So I’m thinking I’m gonna take him out for a little road trip,"
"Oh, fun! Where to?"
With him? Anywhere.
That was an inside joke that my friends wouldn't get.
So I just smiled at them and said, "There's a place,"
I "Uh-huh.
And you're not gonna tell us where,"
"Nope,"
"What, you think we'll spy on you guys?"
Tiff asked defensively.
"We're totally gonna spy on you guys,"
Carrie shrugged.
"Knew it,"
I pursed my lips, "Which is why it'll be a secret.
But just in case my mom called you guys, tell her we're going doing a movie marathon at the IMAX theater,"
"Covering for you is our full-time job now,"
Carrie joked.
"Don't worry, you two will be generously rewarded,"
"A road trip, huh? You and Bar Guy are gonna have so much fun,"
Tiff stopped for a moment and she rolled eyes as the realization hit her, "Man, I’m single AF,"
Friday night rolled along and I couldn't be more excited.
I had planned and planned everything in detail for lan’s birthday surprise tomorrow.
Everything would be perfect and we'd love each other more and more.
I Eep! I texted lan again to make sure that he would be ready for tomorrow.
It was a simple text, I wrote "Sleep early tonight.Get ready for tomorrow. Love you." and I thought that was that, I was getting ready to go to sleep.
But suddenly, he called me up.
"Hello?"
I answered the call.
"What do you mean get ready for tomorrow?"
"I mean get ready.We're doing something fun,"
"What thing?"
"It's a surprise.
tell you it
not knowing what's
give me like a
hint I can give you is this clear your schedule tomorrow, that’s
told you, I’m
"We're not celebrating anything.
gonna
boyfriend and girlfriend
I said reassuringly.
"All right, all right,"
for a beat before saying, "When did
you
rolled my eyes, though I knew he couldn't see
"Yes ma‘am,"
morning couldn't come fast
my alarm clock hit 5 AM, I jolted from the bed and ran
my
be
the fridge for my parents, I grabbed my things and piled them into
I went to the gas station and made sure
red apple at the convenience store before driving off to lan’s
knocked and waited for a while
looked like he just woke
shirtless and only wearing
hair was messy but he
"Happy birthday,"
him, and I held the red
"That's cute,"
the apple, "But
told you I'm coming early
as I
standing there? You're
coming
I stated firmly.
"What?"
I'm
and whatever else you need and
"It's Saturday morning.
down and have breakfast or something? I’m feeling
hand on the doorframe and he stood tall, hovering over
eyed me from head to toe, sending shivers up and down my
eat the
pulling my composure, "And in the meantime, let’s get
Trust me on this,"
"Seriously?"
sighed, "And we have
"Serious is
things and let’s
two large ice coffees waiting in the
"You're actually serious, wow,"
he chuckled lowly.
on, don't just stand there,
back into the
hands and pushed himself forward, causing our lips to crash
me hard
kissed him back passionately, but I pulled away
"Happy birthday to me,"
he smirked.
a shirt, or
And come with me,"
I ordered firmly.
to the side and
a chuckle
KK RK
seat
you could see his Adam’s apple moving, and wow that
something if you
and I
was just checking the
I mumbled out.
are we
"With you? Anywhere,""Right,"
remembering our famous
I don’t
he said again.
we met? Spontaneous is my other middle
I replied. "Touché,"
as he studied the road and said, "We
gonna tell me
"Nope.
to wait and
you'll be the death
him, I linked my phone to my
were going, so
me up and put blindfolds on
he commented.
I guiped.
of lan blindfolded
hmm ..
didn’t have a good comeback for
we can put you
smirked and put his one hand on my knee,
"Don't distract me, lan!"
quickly, slapping his hand
a
"Bossy Emma,"
this side
can sleep
wake you up
turned some chill music
back against
and tilted his head to
was sleeping, and
part of me couldn't shake the feeling that
watching me
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