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needs."
"My only need right now is a cold shower, and coming back to you in my bed." He kissed me and then went off to the bathroom. I hoped he really was okay with this.
Carter
She was asleep when I got back in the room. I loved being able to do that for her tonight, and I knew how much it meant that she let me. I hated that she felt like she owed me, though.
As much as I would've loved for her to do it, I saw the look on her face. I wanted her to know that I didn't expect something in return, like everyone else in her life always had.
I climbed in beside her and wrapped my arms around her. She let out the most content sigh I'd ever heard. Then she said, almost too low for me to hear it, "I love you, Carter."
She loved me? Was she awake?
"Maddy, are you up?" Nothing. I couldn't believe she loved me. I wished it were tomorrow already. I was going to give Maddy the best birthday ever.
* * *
When I woke up, she was still asleep in my arms. I slipped out from underneath her and went to work. I made breakfast and put up the couple decorations I bought yesterday.
There was a Happy Birthday banner that I taped to the kitchen counter, and a couple streamers. There was also a pile of presents on the counter. I couldn't wait for her to get up. I knew she was going to be surprised. I heard my bedroom door open and I was thankful that everyone else was still asleep. I wanted to be able to share this just with her.
When she saw everything, the look on her face made all the running around yesterday worth it. She put her hand over her mouth as she drew in a breath. "Carter, what is all of this?"
I walked over to her, put my arms around her, and whispered in her ear, "Happy birthday , beautiful." I moved my head to the side and kissed her. Then I felt wetness on my cheeks, and pulled back to look at her. She had tears running down her face . "What's wrong, baby?"
She leaned in and kissed me again, wrapping her arms around my neck and pressing her body into mine. "Carter, this is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. How did you know it was my birthday?"
"Nicole told me about it on Thanksgiving. Why didn't you tell me?"
She let go of me and went to sit on the couch. "I haven't celebrated my birthday since I was three. My mother died on my fourth birthday and my father always blamed me. A drunk driver hit her when she went to get my birthday cake. When she didn't come home that night, my father told me I killed her. He started drinking after that and couldn't even bear to look at me. Then when I was put in the foster homes, no one cared. I eventually just stopped celebrating it myself. When I started dating Chris, I thought maybe he'd want to celebrate it with me. He told me I was already used to not celebrating it so why change it now."
I hated him with every fiber of my being . I didn't understand why she ever stayed with him. I needed to talk to her about this.
"When I walked out here and saw all this, I thought I was dreaming. You're the most amazing person I've ever known." She leaned in and kissed me again. I'd never get tired of this. Maddy had been through so much. All I wanted to do was make every day from now on special. She started to look around and that was when she saw the presents. "You got me gifts?"
"Yeah. When I stopped by the mall yesterday, I gave Holly some money to get you some stuff." I heard footsteps coming toward us. My dad, Ant, and Holly came in the room. They all said happy birthday to Maddy and gave her hugs. "Is everyone hungry? I made breakfast."
Ant looked at me and scowled. "I'm not trying to get sick, dude. I'll pass."
I heard Maddy giggling. "I have to say, he made me breakfast before and it was really good."
I put my arm around her waist and pulled her against me. "See, the birthday girl likes my cooking."
"Hey, all I said was your breakfast was good. I don't know anything about the other stuff." Everyone starting laughing. I loved how well she fit into
"My only need right now is a cold shower, and coming back to you in my bed." He kissed me and then went off to the bathroom. I hoped he really was okay with this.
Carter
She was asleep when I got back in the room. I loved being able to do that for her tonight, and I knew how much it meant that she let me. I hated that she felt like she owed me, though.
As much as I would've loved for her to do it, I saw the look on her face. I wanted her to know that I didn't expect something in return, like everyone else in her life always had.
I climbed in beside her and wrapped my arms around her. She let out the most content sigh I'd ever heard. Then she said, almost too low for me to hear it, "I love you, Carter."
She loved me? Was she awake?
"Maddy, are you up?" Nothing. I couldn't believe she loved me. I wished it were tomorrow already. I was going to give Maddy the best birthday ever.
* * *
When I woke up, she was still asleep in my arms. I slipped out from underneath her and went to work. I made breakfast and put up the couple decorations I bought yesterday.
There was a Happy Birthday banner that I taped to the kitchen counter, and a couple streamers. There was also a pile of presents on the counter. I couldn't wait for her to get up. I knew she was going to be surprised. I heard my bedroom door open and I was thankful that everyone else was still asleep. I wanted to be able to share this just with her.
When she saw everything, the look on her face made all the running around yesterday worth it. She put her hand over her mouth as she drew in a breath. "Carter, what is all of this?"
I walked over to her, put my arms around her, and whispered in her ear, "Happy birthday , beautiful." I moved my head to the side and kissed her. Then I felt wetness on my cheeks, and pulled back to look at her. She had tears running down her face . "What's wrong, baby?"
She leaned in and kissed me again, wrapping her arms around my neck and pressing her body into mine. "Carter, this is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. How did you know it was my birthday?"
"Nicole told me about it on Thanksgiving. Why didn't you tell me?"
She let go of me and went to sit on the couch. "I haven't celebrated my birthday since I was three. My mother died on my fourth birthday and my father always blamed me. A drunk driver hit her when she went to get my birthday cake. When she didn't come home that night, my father told me I killed her. He started drinking after that and couldn't even bear to look at me. Then when I was put in the foster homes, no one cared. I eventually just stopped celebrating it myself. When I started dating Chris, I thought maybe he'd want to celebrate it with me. He told me I was already used to not celebrating it so why change it now."
I hated him with every fiber of my being . I didn't understand why she ever stayed with him. I needed to talk to her about this.
"When I walked out here and saw all this, I thought I was dreaming. You're the most amazing person I've ever known." She leaned in and kissed me again. I'd never get tired of this. Maddy had been through so much. All I wanted to do was make every day from now on special. She started to look around and that was when she saw the presents. "You got me gifts?"
"Yeah. When I stopped by the mall yesterday, I gave Holly some money to get you some stuff." I heard footsteps coming toward us. My dad, Ant, and Holly came in the room. They all said happy birthday to Maddy and gave her hugs. "Is everyone hungry? I made breakfast."
Ant looked at me and scowled. "I'm not trying to get sick, dude. I'll pass."
I heard Maddy giggling. "I have to say, he made me breakfast before and it was really good."
I put my arm around her waist and pulled her against me. "See, the birthday girl likes my cooking."
"Hey, all I said was your breakfast was good. I don't know anything about the other stuff." Everyone starting laughing. I loved how well she fit into
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