The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 2007

Staring at her empty hands, Giselle’s face flashed a moment of embarrassment, but she quickly summoned a smile, “Looks like I dropped the ball there. Sorry, Balfour, I’ll make sure to come up with a better plan for your next birthday.”

Giselle reached out once more, looping her arm through his, “Come on, don’t be mad at me, alright? Today’s your special day, and.. it’s all about having a good time.”

Balfour sighed, a wry smile on his face, “I’m not mad.”

“That’s a relief,” Giselle beamed, her grin bright as the sun, “I’ve booked us a private room at the clubhouse next door. Let’s all head over for some drinks to celebrate. And about this cake, I know sweets aren’t your thing, but I put a lot of effort into picking it out. You’ve got to at least try a slice.”

It was impossible to say no to Giselle when she was like this. Balfour glanced at Ivy, who stood quietly to the side, and gave a

small nod.

“I knew you’d agree.” Giselle chirped, delighted, standing close to Balfour, “Let’s go and have a blast. No holding back tonight. Everyone, we’re here to party.”

Cheers erupted as the group started moving towards the clubhouse, with Balfour and Giselle leading the way.

getting pushed further and further from Balfour as the crowd surged

a bunch of strangers, but after

wonder Alyssa had bought movie tickets out of the blue, trying to get them to spend the evening together, and it was all for Balfour’s birthday.

seemed she

birthday, while Giselle remembered and had

party.

behind the group, and Balfour looked back at her through

his gaze, Ivy forced a reassuring smile, wanting to put him

into full gear. As the

attention.

the crowd began, presenting him with a gift, “we’ve all picked this out with care, hoping you’d like it.”

to sit in, trying to stay under

Balfour’s birthday and obviously hadn’t brought a gift.

when everyone else had brought something.