Chapter 161
"I"m not moving until you speak to me." I pout and for his answer, he lifts me up and carries me on his shoulder such that my face is upside down, facing his back. I don't even bother fighting back, because I know he won't put me down if I do.
"Put me down," I say as I roll my eyes, "I give up." When he puts me down he smiles at me, a bittersweet smile.
"As I told you earlier, I have a lot to tell you, but I don"t want it to ruin my day, okay? I"ll tell you tomorrow or another day. Just... not today." He blows air out of his mouth and blinks rapidly. "I just want this birthday to be different from all birthdays I have had." He moves in closer to me and cocks his head to the side, "Wanna hang out?"
"We always hang out, you don"t have to ask, Scott. Plus, Roxy and Vic will have a small gathering tonight after they"ve moved into their new house. All our friends will be there, we can get you a cake and then we can–"
"Kyrah."
"–celebrate your birthday and–"
"Kyrah, please. It"s not necessary, as long as you"re with me today, I"ll be the happiest human on earth."
I snort.
"Why are you and Roxy so alike? You both treat your birthdays like it"s just a normal day. I once found Roxy doing massive laundry on her birthday, who does that?" I grab his hand, "Come on, cheer up, whatever it is that"s bothering you, you can tell me tomorrow. Today is your day and even though I just got to know about it, we"ll plan something small for you." I continue insisting.
"You never give up, do you?"
"Nope!" I say, grinning at him.
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Later on in the evening, we went to Roxy"s new house. I had already informed everyone else about Scott"s birthday and Vic and Roxy got him a cake. I got him a braided leather bracelet, with a K" in the middle and also, a black leather jacket.
Roxy"s new home is beautiful. Cream walls, large mahogany doors, tiled floors, grey couches, there"s also a large T.V screen in the living room when Scott and I walk in. There are beautiful flower vases with pink flowers in them in the living room. And the house is huge! I love the interior design so much, she even added a few portraits which I am pretty sure I once saw at John-Pierre"s art gallery. After a mini tour around the house, I begin feeling so happy for Roxy and Vic, my tears nearly start to well up. These two have been through hell and back and they deserve all the happiness in this world. As we walk back to the living room, I begin talking.
"Wow! Roxy, this is very beautiful, how did you guys manage to arrange everything so fast?" I ask, curious.
"Dad and his men, Bobby and the others came over. Oh, and John-Pierre gave me these portraits, he told me to give you one too," she gestures towards the portraits, "Choose any."
I gasp, and a sqeak escapes me.
"I"ll definitely pick one, anyway," I say pulling Scott closer to me, he hasn"t said much since we arrived, he only congratulated Roxy and Vic. "This big guy here has a birthday to celebrate." I wiggle my eyebrows at Scott and he chuckles a little.
"Honestly, I didn"t know what to get you, but I"ve noticed you love working out and, I got you a really good bike, Vic got you a videogame you"ve been wanting for a while now." Roxy pats him on the shoulder. Scott looks surprised. No, scratch that. He's beyond surprised.
I watch as his eyes widen in surprise as everyone else gives him gifts. Maeve, Johnny, the twins, Wren and even Tyler. I was the last one to give him mine.
"That leather jacket is on fire!" Roxy says as she brings in the cake.
Scott turns to me and smiles when he notices the letter K" on his new black bracelet. I show him my wrist as he notices the bracelet he once gave me a few months ago, he seems surprised that I still have it.
"I always have it with me," I say.
"And I"ll keep this one forever," he coos, lowering his face, a strand of his hair covering one eye and I swear my throat dries when he leans in as if to kiss my lips, but he kisses my cheek instead. My heart skips a beat, when he whispers in my ear. My eyes widen than usual and my body runs stiff all of a sudden.
"I"m taking you somewhere tomorrow, then I'll tell you how old I just turned." He smirks. His warm breath leaving goosebumps on my skin. Then he stands up straight, watching as color creeps up my cheeks, I swear I am sure that I look like a ripe tomato right now.
Where"s he taking me tomorrow? I wonder.
"Try to relax. It's nothing that big... And you're blushing... alot." He licks his lips and heads over to the couch, his long legs crossed on top of each other. I can't help but admire him.
Stop staring, Kyrah. It's rude.
I take a sip of my beer and join the rest.
We spend the rest of the night having fun, playing board games, charades and drinking just a little. Scott wanted a simple night and I didn"t want to overdo things for him. He wanted simple and I gave him simple.
When it was around 11pm, I begin feeling a little sleepy, everyone else has left except for Scott and me.
"Will you guys sleep over tonight?" Vic asks, "We have an extra room."
Scott looks at me while I begin yawning and he pulls me closer to him.
"Someone's too sleepy already. We have plans for tomorrow, very early in the morning," he says.
"Why wasn"t I invited?" Roxy asks, taking a bite of the remaining cake and she realizes something which I clearly do not know, then she smiles at me. "Okay, have fun then, maybe we can have a sleep over another time, when everyone else is available."
"Sure, Roxy. I have to go to sleep though, I'm super tired," I say and after we bid them goodbye, Scott drives us back and we arrive in five minutes. From Roxy"s place, it takes five minutes of driving but about fifteen to walk.
I feel exhausted and I just need to sleep. I really spent alot of time walking around the mall trying to find something nice to buy for Scott. All the walking wore me out.
"Are you okay sleeping alone tonight?" Scott asks when we leave his car.
"Yeah, just call me when you wake up tomorrow so that I can get myself ready."
He nods.
"Goodnight," we both say and hug each other.
Once I am in my room, changing out of my clothes to something loose, I notice the flash drive Roxy gave me. I frown at it, biting my lower lip. If I don"t check out what Carla wants me to tonight, then I doubt I will ever remember.
So I wear a long loose shirt and get into bed with my laptop and once I open the flash drive, I see a video in it, just one. Nothing else. Which is very odd. I quickly grab my headphones and lazily lie back on the headrest and press play.
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