A New Beginning

Birthday Party

When I looked at the clock, I realized that most of the day had passed and it was time to go get ready. I went upstairs and showered, leaving my hair down to dry naturally. I pulled out my laptop and turned on iTunes, putting it on shuffle. I heard a knock on the door and turned to see Tyler and smiled. He sat on my bed and watched me get ready as we talked.

“Are you sure you’re up for this tonight?” he asked.

“Of course I am,” I smiled. “If I wasn’t you would be able to tell,” I reminded him.

“True,” he smiled. When I was finished getting ready I turned and faced him.

“What do you think?” I asked. He just stared at me.

“Perfect,” he said after a minute.

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He stood up and hugged me before kissing me on the cheek. “Happy birthday, sis.” He walked out the door and I followed. I sat in the living room until everyone else was ready. We got to Nando’s a few minutes early, but they were already ready for us.

“Welcome, right this way please,” the hostess said as she led us to the back. We took our seats at the table and ordered our drinks while we waited on the other guests to arrive. After about twenty minutes, everyone that I knew was coming was there, so we all ordered our food and talked while we waited on it. Niall stood up and asked everyone to be quiet.

“Guys we all know why we are here. Jess, we all just want to wish you a very happy birthday and we want you to know that we love you very much,” he said looking at me. Everyone clapped in agreement as he sat down. I hoped that was all the speeches, but I was wrong. I hated being the center of attention, that’s why I didn’t celebrate my birthday or Valentine’s Day or anything like that. Zayn stood up next and asked me to stand up with him. He slipped his arm around me and talked to the crowd first.

“I know I didn’t know all of you before I met Jess, but now I do and I love you all like family. Some of you that knew me before I met her know how I was and how she has changed my life,” he said smiling at me. “For those of you that knew me then and were there and still are here, I want to thank you for supporting me, and for supporting us,” he said squeezing me a little. He turned to me. “I know I tell you all the time and you’re probably tired of hearing by now, but I love you to the moon and back. You saved me when no one else could and I thank you for that. I thank God for you every minute of every day,” I looked at him with tears in my eyes. “You are my everything and I want to give you everything you need and everything you want,” he said as he reached in his back pocket. “Which is why I am giving you this.” He handed me a sealed envelope with my name written on the front. I looked at it and up at him. “Open it,” he urged me. I turned the envelope over and broke the seal, pulling the paper out and unfolding it so I could read it. My eyes swelled with tears and I looked up at him.

“Really?” I asked looking back down at the paper and up at him again. “You really did this?” He nodded yes and I threw my arms around his neck and crushed him in a hug. I pulled back and looked at him. “I love you so much, not just for this, but for everything. You are always there when I need you and you take care of me when I can’t take care of myself,” I said before crashing my lips to his. Everyone started whistling so I took that as a sign to stop kissing and I pulled back and smiled. We sat back in our seats and everyone resumed talking.

“What is the paper?” Tyler asked. I looked from Tyler to Zayn and back to Tyler smiling.

“You remember the private island he took me to?”

“Yea,” Tyler said. “Is it another trip to it?” I shook my head no and laughed.

“No, now we can go whenever we want to,” I looked back at Zayn and smiled. “He bought it.” The rest of the night at Nando’s was amazing to say the least. The food was fantastic and all my friends were there and Zayn was there; and that was all that mattered to me. I was exhausted when we got home. I changed and walked in Zayn’s room. I climbed into bed and curled up beside him. I kissed his cheek before laying my head on his chest.