Were's the Love?

Chapter 37: Strawberry Cheesecake and A Wonderful Dream

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This is incredible! I can't believe that Allison planned all of this for my birthday. I actually thought she forgot. She never mentioned it once all day until we got here.

It didn't bother me. We had talked about birthdays months ago and it hasn't come up since. I wasn't expecting her to remember mine from a single mention. I figured I would just casually mention it again when we talked about dinner. Use it as an excuse to get her to go on a date with me.

But I didn't need to! She planned all this for me! She's the best!

I love this place. We came here a few times when I was younger, but it's been years since then and we only stayed at the hotel once. Most of the time, we just came, spent the day at the waterpark or arcade and went home. My parents always had things they needed to do for my grandpa and the tribe, so we couldn't be away for very long.

I understood, but I always wished we could stay longer.

Now, I'm going to be here the whole weekend and I get to spend it with Allison. This is the best birthday ever.

"So," Allison smiles up at me. We've been cuddling on the couch, watching TV for the last hour since we ate. I love it. "Do you want your gift now, or should we wait until later?"

"I thought this weekend was my gift?"

"It is," she chuckles, "but what's a birthday without something to unwrap?"

"I guess you're right," I grin, "Okay. I can open it now."

She gets up, walks over to her bag, grabs a small box, and hands it to me. "I need to run to the bathroom for a moment, but you can open it while you wait. It's nothing spectacular."

I nod. She smiles and pats my head again. I love it when she does that. I flip the box around in my hands. It doesn't feel right opening it without her here to watch me, so I wait.

And wait...

And wait...

Still waiting...

Gah! This is killing me! What is she doing? What's in this box? It feels light. Will she be upset if I shake it? No. I probably shouldn't do that. I might break it. I wonder what it is, though. Maybe it's jewelry. We're mates, so that's not weird. I know a lot of people who have gotten their mates jewelry. Vincent has that wolf necklace Tammy gave him and Thomas has a fox ring he got from Bethany. Maybe it's something with an owl on it! Then I could carry around a little copy of Allison all the time. That'd be amazing!

"Have you opened it yet?" Allison says from behind me. Good, she's out of the bathroom.

I rip through the paper and see...

"Condoms?" I don't mean to, but I frown. This isn't what I was expecting. It's a weird gift since we haven't had sex in over a month. I've been waiting for Allison to decide that she wants to be with me, like a gentleman should. Plus, we used all the condoms we had after we shifted and I didn't want to tempt myself by buying more.

"So," Allison chuckles and I look up to see her standing in front of me, "What do you think?"

"Wow..." The box falls from my hands and I swear my jaw is on the floor. I don't know what you call the style of lingerie that she's wearing, but she looks incredible in it. It's black, lacy, and hugs her body like I want to. It might be the sexiest thing I've ever seen her in and that's saying something. She looks incredible in everything she wears.

"I'll take that as confirmation that you like it," she smiles and I nod.

Probably too enthusiastically, but I can't help it. She's stunning.