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“Happy birthday, babe,” I chime, leaning in to kiss Aiden.
“Urgh, yeah, birthday,” he whines grumpily.
“Birthday means presents!”
“I have everything I need right here.” He pulls me to him, kissing me deeply.
His phone rings, disturbing our passionate kiss, and with an audible exhale, he answers, “Hi, Mom.” He places it on speakerphone for me to hear.
“Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Aiden. Happy birthday to you. Hip hip hooray. I love you, darling,” Callie sing-songs on the other end of the line.
Aiden and I both smirk. “Thanks, Mom. Jeni’s listening.”
“Hi, Callie.”
“Hi, darling. Sorry about my terrible singing. Aiden, you should know better than to put me on speakerphone when I’m singing.”
“Sorry, Mom.” He chuckles.
“We’re going to Vinchenzo’s tomorrow. Is that right, honey?”
“Yes, seven o’clock. They have a table reserved for us.”
“Excellent. And your mother is coming as well, I hear, Jeni.”
I nod even though she can’t see me. “Yes, she is. She’s very excited to see you again.”
“I’m excited to see her, too. Aiden, my love, have a fabulous day, and I’ll see you both tomorrow night.”
“Thanks, Mom. See you then.”
“Bye, darlings.”
He hangs up and goes to sit, but I pull him back to the bed and kiss him again. I feel him smiling against my lips.
“Mmm… Jeni, we have to go to work,” he mumbles, interrupting our kiss.
I frown at him and pout. “At least let me give you your present first.” I lean over under the bed and pull out a small box wrapped in blue wrapping paper with a little bow on top. I’m excited to see if he likes it. He takes the small box and rattles it to see if he can hear anything.
I shake my head. “Just open it.”
He unties the little blue bow, tears the paper, and opens the lid to find a business card-sized piece of cardboard. He pulls it from the box and looks at me with an eyebrow raised.
“Turn it over,” I direct him.
He turns over the piece of cardboard revealing a voucher for a romantic weekend stay at a bed and breakfast near the ocean.
“Do you like it?” I ask excitedly.
“Like it? I love it. Chris and I will have a great time there.” He laughs.
I scoff and pick up my pillow, hitting him with it.
He grabs the pillow, pulling it so I fall forward into him. “Thank you, baby. This is awesome.”
“There’re some available dates coming up in the next month or so.”
“Okay, I’ll look up when’s best and pick a time for us. I’m excited.” A cheeky, boyish grin appears on his face.
