Presents

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After my and Bries sibling-like conversation we decided it was probably best to head inside to see everyone who is worried out their minds and my mum has been trying to fight her way out of my pops arms. So we are walking towards the house when she asks me a question. "What was that thing Katie did when she covered your mouth?"

"Oh, it's kind of a tactic that we discovered... Well, I can't remember who read it but there was something about how if you kiss someone it stops them breathing and allows them to catch their breath while having a panic attack..."

"So rather than people kissing you all the time they just block off your breathing?"

"Exactly" She just hums satisfied by that answer when mum comes flying out the door nearly knocking me over as she wraps her arms around me before pulling back placing her hands on my face and examining every inch of me. "Mama, I'm okay. So can we do presents I also need to say happy birthday to Hunter." She nods her head checking me over once more and doesn't let go of my arm as we walk inside. Everyone has now retreated into the living room so I manage to pull brie out to my car for some help. We carried in the Canvases for my mum and left them just outside the door to the living room and we sat down on the couch furthest away from everyone the room was now quiet and everyone starting to stare, I saw Rose sat on Lizzies lap and then she whispers something into the little blonds ear who immediately sprinted out the room and came back with a huge piece of card, which has her scruffy little handwriting on a hand made birthday card and my heart melts, she looks up at me with the biggest smile and i pull her into a hug as the rest of the room calms down and they start talking amongst them selfs slightly.

"Squirt?" I lean into roses ear and her happy little face lights up and looks at me. "Wanna get mamas present?" She doesn't even respond she just jumps from my lap and hold out her hand for me to take. We walk out the lounge and i can feel everyone's eyes following us out the room, we don't take long and Rose is 'helping' by carrying the bottom corner as i carry the weight of the boxed canvases. Rose sets her corner down and hugs mum before pushing her towards the box that i'm still holding so it doesn't fall down. "Happy birthday day mum"

I smile at her and she rips open the box, she looks confused and then pulls out the first canvas of me and Rose, her sat on my shoulders pointing at a bird she had spotted in the trees and we are both laughing and smiling, rose has a hand on the top of my dirty blond hair, while her feet are on my hands holding her steady. My dog-tags hanging out of my shirt and contrasting against my black top, both of my tattoos are on show, Rose's blond hair being blown back out her face by the wind.

Her hand covers her mouth as she looks over the canvas her eyes now glassy as she admire the picture and she passes it to Colin to look at, she goes to grab the second one.

Rose by her self looking over at some flowers hunched over, i'm stood a little way behind her letting her admire the flowers with a smile on my face with my arms crossed you can tell that we are both completely care free and happy, as i'm watching over her from a distance. The lighting through the trees makes the atmosphere more creative and magical. My mum has a similar reaction to the first one passing it over to colin and he passes the first and it slowly makes its way around the room as my mum pulls out the last one i move the box so it's out of the way.

This time i am crouched down level with Rose holding the left side of the sign in my hand and Rose holds the right side, both of us making funny faces at each-other first, which wasn't meant to be taken but i preferred this one it was more natural and playful and described us perfectly, Rose has her tongue poking out at me and giving me a playful little glare, my nose is scrunched a little in a playful disgust and a huge smile on my face that shows the white of my teeth shining through. In the middle of the sign.

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