wander

48|my birthday awaits

It's a 5 days until my birthday and Romeo finally has finished work for the next week. He slept next to me last night. We binged the twilight films because we felt like reminiscing over some old memories. It ended up with him showing me baby pictures of him and Rose.

I made Romeo send me a picture of when Rose was 6 and he was 3 on Christmas Day. Rose was crying because she has broken her Barbie doll and Romeo had a huge toothy grin with gaps from his missing teeth.

I woke up first, the Netflix previews flicking on the TV. I turned on my side to face Romeo. His face was soft, his lips slightly parted and his face free of any creases from the stress of working. I smile to myself as he speaks in his sleep. I can't work out what he's saying but every now and then he flashes a smile or a smirk.

I turn the TV off and throw the remote to the other side of the room. It hits the wall with a bang and I cringe as I see Romeo stir in his sleep. His eyes flutter open and I stroke the side of his face trying to make him fall back to sleep. He's been working hard recently so the best I can do is bring him breakfast in bed.

I slide my legs off of the bed and lift myself off of the bed. I close my eyes tightly to try and reduce the noise.
"Where are you going huh?" His voice thick with morning.
"Go back to sleep. I'm trying to surprise you. So sleep and be ready for your surprise." I kiss his cheek after leaving the room.

I take out the eggs from the fridge and lay two pieces of bread in the toaster. My phone dings and I twirl over to the counter top dancing to the music I have coming from my phone.
Romeo sent a scrambled eggs recipe... wait. How did he know I was making him scrambled eggs?

I look up from my phone and around the room. Of course he's there. He's stood in the doorway and looking down at his phone. His back is faced away from me and I go text him.

'You are supposed to be in bed :/ you ruined my surprise for you'

He turns around in the door frame and smiles to me. His hands wave in a way which he's defending himself. He goes back upstairs and I hear him shut my bedroom door.

'Be quick I'm hungry' his name lights up on my phone.

'I'm not a chef, let me take my time so I don't give you food poisoning'

'It's eggs Chi'

'Exactly. I expect you in bed. I'll be there in approximately...'

As soon as I send the message I walk into my bedroom and place the plate into his hands.
"Eggs my favourite. Let's see if they're Bianchi perfect huh?" He says into my ear as I place the glass of water onto the bedside table.

He grabs the fork and picks up a pile of eggs. He brings it up to my mouth and I shake my head.
"Not the biggest fan of eggs if I'm being honest." It's true. I don't like eggs.
"But you'll like these eggs." He doesn't move the fork away.
"No Romeo." I'm not eating the eggs. He pours and I shrug my shoulders.

He takes the forkful of eggs into his mouth and chews slowly. I watch carefully to see if his expression gives any hints. He swallows dramatically and I bite my bottom lip nervously.

He looks back to me and waits a second.
"Good." He takes another fork full of the eggs and swallows quickly. "But I can still make them better." I giggle at his swollen ego.

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We sit in the circle of flowers once again. Covering the grass with an old blanket. I lay on my stomach taking a bite from a strawberry as Romeo takes a random video. I pick up another strawberry and bring it up to his lips. I take the phone from him and point it towards him. He bites my fingers and his lips close over the strawberry. A giggle escapes my lips and I hand the phone back to him. He ends the video and throws his phone a little to the side.

"I almost forgot... stay right here." He gets up and closes the door after him as I peek through the bushes. I playfully scowl although he's not looking my way. I lay my head back down and close my eyes.

I hear the door open and close again. I open my eyes and sit on my elbows. He brushes through the small pathway in between the flowers and has a Tupperware box in his hands.

"What's that?" I go to sit on his lap as he sits down.
"Open and look." He grasps my waist, propping me down onto his legs. I tug at the lid and it uncovers chocolate covered strawberries.
"From Carmella's cafe. They didn't get sold the other day so I took them... well she made me take them and she knows you lo-"
"I love them!" I squeal.

He shakes his head as a smile falls onto his lips. I go to kiss him and his fingers rest on my cheek. We sit in the ring of flowers for hours upon end. We sung, we danced, we kissed until the suns golden glow lay upon us. Romeo gave me his sweatshirt since goosebumps raised all over my arms. Once the moon lit up our faces, we cuddled up on the sofa.

Dad had made some sort of pasta dish and we all sat up on the couch watching an Italian game show. Of course, I didn't understand but Romeo filled me in on the important parts.

As the show came to an end, our front door creaked open and the three of us exchanged looks waiting for Rose to tell us something that happened to her today.

"Guys!" She shouts. She pops her head through the door to slide her body through the gap. She jumps into the space next to me and her body faces mine. I move my body away from Romeo's and his hands drop from around my waist.

"Guess what!" She squeals. Romeo and my Dad roll their eyes and I just raised my eyebrow signaling her to continue.
"I saw Marco today-"
"Marco. You mean Marco with the shoes?" My Dad interrupts.
"What shoes?" I feel there's something I don't know.

"Rose brought him over here one day and he left with-"
"My shoes. My new shoes." Romeo finishes his story whilst rolling his eyes. I let out a small laugh as he gets up and leaves the room.
"Yeah so I saw him today and... he asked me to have lunch with him." She smiles and searches my face for a reaction.
"That's... that's good?" It comes out as more of a question.
"Yes!" She squeals again and pulls me up for a hug.

Rose rambles on for a good 45 minutes but me and Romeo go upstairs because we're tired of her talking. My head hits my pillow and Romeo wraps his arms around me. I fall asleep almost instantly.