The Strings Being Pulled

Ch 62

Harry's POV *His birthday, January the 14th*

"You're 20 now, that's nice!" Liza smiles.
"Yep, though I don't see why there's a point in celebrating birthdays." I state.
"I just wanna give you a gift atleast, it's the first time I get to celebrate your birthday and..." she goes silent.
"The first time I can celebrate my birthday now that I'm out of that hell." I continue her sentence.

Guess there is a few special things about my birthday then, I silently made a promise to myself to wear a suit after seeing Liza's reaction to stating that I should wear a suit. Her red face was absolutely adorable, though I've noticed Asher has been odd...

"Mhm...just wanna do something special for you." she responds.
"Hm...I'll wear that suit later but then there is something I would like from you." I smirk. "I would like to hear your own, honest thoughts about me."
"Huh, wouldn't you want to like spend time or something instead?" she asks seeming a bit surprised.
"I already have plenty of that, I appreciate every single moment of it but I really am curious on your own thoughts." I answer.

Really do wanna hear it, that's all I want from Liza as a gift. There is one more thing that I do wish from someone else...Liza is speechless for a second seeming flustered, I hold her hand and wait patiently.

She takes a few deep breaths and smiles weakly. Her hair is braided as usual and she tries to keep eye contact, really flustered but I peck her on the lips and and smile. "Take your time, it's perfectly fine."

Strawberry relaxes, I'm pretty sure she isn't uncomfortable with sharing it but probably just not used to sharing these kinds of feelings. She can take all the time she needs, it's perfectly fine with me. No need for pressure either.

"I...I love you so much, you're an amazing boyfriend who is always there by my side. You're strong, gentle and confident, your teasing always gets me but I never feel uncomfortable with it and I love it when you call me Strawberry or just say my name." she stammers between her words but starts to seem more and more confident as she speaks. "I love hearing your voice everyday, I love your comfort and touch, you make me happy and want to be with you as much as possible!"

Her eyes pretty much lit up and there's a huge smile on her face. Her words makes me smile, she looks so happy talking and it's one of the best things ever to see...

"You're an amazing boyfriend and hot as hel-" her face gets red. "You look good..."
"It's fine, your words mean a lot to me either way." I smile and hug her. "They really do and I won't forget them."
"Mhm..." she melts and I kiss her deeply.

Pulling away but not letting go, I feel very grateful. I adore her a lot, Liza is someone I never will forget. Even if we weren't together anymore, she has made a major impact one me and I won't forget what she has done even if it was unintentional.

*1 hour later*

"Holy shit." Liza mumbles, suits aren't all that comfortable honestly. They are fairly expensive too so I'm just trying one on that Asher just had from some kind of event.

Though Liza's reaction is definitely worth it, her face is very, very red and she's covering her mouth. She takes a picture and I quickly go back to change. When I'm back into my usual clothes, I notice she's staring at her phone.

"You seem to like the picture." I state.
"I...shut up." she mutters.
"Hope you like it." I smirk though I notice a certain text on her phone, before that, I get a text from Anna.

Anna: Happy birthday, hope you, Liza and Asher have a great day!

Another one.

Catorce: Happy birthday man!