Finding You Was Fate

Chapter 20

"Babe, are you almost ready?" I ask walking into the closet.

"I can't decide what I want to wear." She says crossing her arms over her chest. She was standing in her closet in a bra and underwear. I walk up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist.

"Well they said dress nice." I say against her cheek.

"I know. I guess I'll wear what I was going to wear in the first place." She says sighing.

"And what was that?" I ask curiously. "This one." She says reaching up and pulling down a burgundy dress. It is a cocktail dress that is a little longer in the back and is right above her knees.

"That one's pretty." I say smiling.

"Okay then I will wear this." She says smiling.

"I will wait for you on the bed." I say walking out of the closet.

I was grabbing my phone off the charging when I hear her heels clicking across the wood floor in her room. I turned around and she is looking in her mirror.

"You look amazing." I say smiling.

She looks at me through the mirror with a smile. "Thank you."

What I didn't know about her dress is that it is off the shoulders. I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her. "I like this." I say smirking against her bare shoulder.

"Of course, you do." She says smiling. "Let's go get this dinner over with." She grabs my hand and I follow her down the stairs.

"You're not excited about your birthday dinner?" I ask chuckling.

"I mean I am, I'm just a little tired. It was a long day today that's all." She says walking down the stairs. "Thank you for coming with me tonight."

"Of course." I say smiling and locking the door behind us. "Why would I not join you for your birthday dinner with your family?"

"I don't know." She says chuckling. We walk to the truck and I open her door. I help her step up into my truck and then I walk to the driver's side. I get into the truck and start it. "Anyway, I just didn't want to force you to come with me."

"Babe, it's your birthday." I say reaching for her hand.

"Actually, it's tomorrow." She says smiling at me.

"Still." I say chuckling. "I love you and I'm going to spend time with you especially for your birthday."

"Thank you."

"Always." I say smiling and squeezing her hand. "I hope you aren't tired tomorrow. I have something planned." I say smiling at her then looking back at the road. 

"Are we going to dinner?" She asks.

"Maybe." I say chuckling.

"It's a surprise?" She asks chuckling.

"Yes." I say pulling into the parking lot. "I think you'll like it."

"I always love everything you do for me." She says opening her door.

"I'm glad." I say getting out of the truck. I walk to her side and help her out. "This is fancy."

"Birthday dinners always are in the Mills' family." She says grabbing my hand.

"Of course, they are." I say chuckling.

She smiles and we head into the restaurant. Her parents had reservations set up already, but we were early so that sat us down. There was a table set up for 7 people.

"Who is coming to this dinner?" I ask pulling out her chair at the head of the table.

"My parents, Zelena, Walsh, and Granny." She says sitting down. I unbutton my jacket and I sit down next to her.

"Oh okay." I say opening my menu. "So, have you been here before?"

"I have." She says smiling.

"What's good?"

"Everything." She says chuckling. "But I do have a favorite. Eggplant parm."

"That sounds good." I say smiling. "Do you want something in particular to drink?"

"Um I really like their house wine." She says smiling.

"Well, then I think the birthday girl deserves a glass or two." I say winking.

"Sounds good." She says smiling.

The waitress comes to the table a few minutes later and I order a bottle of their house wine. Which they came back with immediately. She poured us each a glass and left the bottle on the table.

"To you the beautiful birthday girl who also happens to be the love of my life." I say raising my glass. She smiles and clinks her glass against mine. We each take a sip then she leans over to me and kisses me sweetly.

"I love you." She says against my lips.

"I love you too babe." I say kissing her again. She pulls away and places her glass down.

"Oh, wait babe, look at me." She says chuckling. "I got lipstick on your face." She places her hand on my cheek and rubs her thumb across my lips. "All off."

"Thank you." I say smiling. "So, are you getting the eggplant?"

"I think I am." She says smiling and closing her menu. "What are you thinking about?"

"Well, I was actually looking at the chicken parm." I say closing the menu. "Would you like to split a salad with me?"

"You know me so well." She says smiling and leaning over to peck my lips.

"Are we interrupting?"

"No, daddy, you aren't." Regina says chuckling.

Henry leans over and kisses her cheek. "Happy Birthday, Sweetheart."

"Thank you, daddy." She says smiling.

Everyone comes and gives us a kiss and hug. They all tell Regina 'happy birthday' and sit down to get settled. Henry sat next to me then Cora next to him. On the other side of the table, Zelena sat next to Regina, then Walsh then her granny. I offered them all the bottle of wine and they all took some leaving us with an empty bottle.

"A toast." Her father says raising his glass. "To my beautiful youngest daughter for her birthday. May it be another great one for you, sweetheart."

"To Regina." Everyone says together and taking a sip.

"Thank you, daddy." She says smiling.

"Let's get this dinner started." Henry says happily.

"Do you want an appetizer?" I ask Regina.

"No, I think the salad will be enough for me." She says smiling. "Unless you want something."

"Nope. Salad will work for me." I say smiling. She smiles and the waiter comes up to take our order.

Since everyone knew what they wanted, we ordered appetizers and entrees. Conversation flowed easily while waiting for our food. Cora told some stories of when Regina was little and the things they used to do on her birthday. I learned when she was four, they bought her a small chocolate cake and she ate it with her hands. It was all over her face. They joked about how she ate the whole thing and they used to call her their little piggy. I thought it was adorable. They continued to tell funny stories of when Regina and Zelena were little. It was a great night even while we were eating they continued to tell stories.

"I heard that we have a birthday today?" The waitress asks coming to the table.

"The head of the table." Cora says smiling.

"Well, we heard that your favorite dessert is chocolate cheesecake. Happy birthday." The waitress says placing the cheesecake in front of Regina.

"Thank you." She says smiling.

"You're welcome. Enjoy."  The waitress says happily.

"Are you going to help me eat this?" She asks looking at me.

"You eat some first then I'll take a bite." I say smiling.

"I know this was you so thank you." She says leaning over and kissing me sweetly.

"Would you like us to leave?" Zelena asks smirking.

"Shut up." Regina says chuckling.

We enjoy dessert and I offered to pay and her dad like to bite my head off. He paid for the entire dinner and we headed home.

"Hey." Regina says softly while we were in the truck.

"Hey." I say smiling.

"Can we go somewhere?" She asks.

"What did you have in mind?" I ask curiously.

"A walk on the beach."
           
"Sure." I say smiling. I turn off the road and head towards the beach. It was less than a five-minute drive to get there. I parked in a spot and hopped out of the truck walking over to her side. I open her door and she is slipping off her shoes. "I probably should have done that too."

"Wait let me get out and you can sit right here." She says getting out of the truck.

We switch places and I take off my shoes and socks. I grab my keys and get out of the truck. I close the door and make sure it's locked. Then I grab Regina's hand and we headed into the sand. She walked a little ahead of me, but I quickly picked her up bridal style. She chuckled and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Wanna go to the edge of the water?"

"Ooh yeah." She says smiling.

I smile and carry her to the edge of the water. I place her on the edge and she smiles looking out at the water. I reached down and rolled up my pants so they wouldn't get wet. I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist then kissed her cheek.

"Did you have fun tonight?" She asks smiling up at me.

"I did. Your family is so fun and hilarious." I say smiling. "What about you? Did you enjoy your birthday dinner?"

"Yeah, it was fun. Never a dull moment." She says chuckling. She turned her head into my neck and a chill ran through her body.

I pull away and take my coat off. "Here babe." I say holding it open.

"Oh, thank you." She says slipping her arms in the sleeves. "Just a little chilly."

"Let's walk." I say grabbing her hand. She smiles and leans her head on my shoulder as we start walking.

"I was thinking." She says linking our fingers together.

"Thinking about what?" I ask curiously.

"What you have planned tomorrow." She says smiling. "I know if I tell you to not make a big deal out of it, you'll do it anyway."

"Well, I already have it planned." I say smiling.

"That's what I figured." She says chuckling. "Did you make reservations?"

"Why can't I surprise you?" I ask moving in front of her.

"You can. I just didn't know if I needed to bring something to work with me to change." She says shrugging.
"No, you don't have to, but if you want to do something in particular, I'll be more than happy to do it." I ask wrapping my arms around her.

"No, I'm sure whatever you have planned will be perfect, and you know I'm simple and easy to please."

"I do and that's why you will love what I'm doing for you." I say kissing her forehead. "Let's go home."

"Okay." She says smiling. I leaned down and kissed her sweetly. When I pulled away she whined. "No, come back."

I chuckle and lean down kissing her again. "You know we can go home and continue this." I say smirking.

"Okay." She says taking off running back to my truck. I chase after her and I hear her laughing the whole way. She reaches the truck and stops at the door breathing heavy. "It's hard to run through sand."

I laugh and kiss her again. "You are too much." I say opening her door and helping her in.

Within 20 minutes, we were home. We put all of our stuff on the table by the door and I pulled her up the stairs. When we got upstairs, I pulled her into our room and close the door behind us. I backed her up into the door and pushed my jacket off her shoulders. She leans up capturing my lips between hers as I unzip her dress. As her dress falls to the floor, she starts unbuttoning my shirt and backing me up until my legs hit our bed. She pushes the shirt off my shoulder. She pulled away from my lips while grabbing my shirt and tossing it to the floor. I immediately picked her up and her face broke out into this huge smile. Her hair fell around our faces, but she quickly stuck her hand through it moving it out of the way. She leaned down capturing my lips again. I finally focused again and sat down on the bed placing her in my lap. She wrapped her arms around my neck as we continued to kiss. I took this time to get rid of her bra and I felt her hands between us. She quickly got rid of my belt and tossed it to the floor. She pulled away and pushed me back on the bed. Her lips attached to my neck as my hands roamed her back. She makes me crazy doing that. I lose all focus. This was her birthday and she was doing all the work.

"Sit up for me." I say rubbing her sides. She kisses up my jaw and to my lips.

"Why?" She asks against my lips.

"You are the birthday girl." I say smirking. "Let me do the work."

She slowed our kiss and sat up pulling me with her. I took this opportunity to attach my lips to her neck. She moaned softly and I knew she was putty in my hand. I pick her up and turn around placing her down on the bed.

"What does the birthday girl want?" I whisper in her ear.

"She just wants you." She says softly.

I smile against her neck and stick my hand down her panties. "So wet already."

"Only for you." She says smirking.

I kiss her cheek and sit up pulling off my pants and boxers. I quickly get rid of her panties and crawl onto the bed. "Let's do something different." I say smirking. "Lay on your side with your head on the pillow." I say sitting up. She scoots up then lays on her side facing me. "Other side." I say lying next to her. She looks at me slightly confused but turns around. I scoot up against her back and wrap my arm around her waist. I pick up her right leg placing it on top of mine. I line up at her entrance a slip in her easily.

"Oh my god." She moans gripping my hand.

I slowly start to pump in and out. "Feels good?"

"Feels incredible." She moans. She begins to meet my thrusts, so I pick up the pace. "Oh god Robin, faster." I smirk against her shoulder and start just pounding into her.

"Fuuu-- oh my god!" She yells gripping the sheets. "Oooooh Robin! Holy fuck!" She continues to scream as I pound into her. "Robin! I'm gonna scream." She says gripping my hand.

"Scream for me. No one's here but me." I say against her shoulder. I continue to pound into her, but I start rubbing her clit in fast circles and that was it.

"Robin! Fuck!" She yells as she comes and I come not 5 seconds later. I pull out of her and she collapses onto the bed breathing heavy. She turns to her back and grabs my hand putting it in between her legs. "I need more." She says softly. I slip my fingers down further and she opens her legs to accommodate. She was dripping from her first orgasm so it was easy to slip three fingers inside of her. I pump lazily and she is moaning softly. "Make me come again." She says opening her eyes.

"With my fingers?"

"Doesn't matter." She says kissing me. I start pumping faster and our kisses got sloppier. She came again about a minute later.

"You alright?" I ask pulling my hand away.

"I'm satisfied." She says smiling slightly. "But now I'm exhausted."

"Go to sleep, lovely." I say kissing her lips. "I love you."

"I love you, too." She says yawning.

I kiss her cheek and then head into the bathroom to clean up. I figured she would want to clean up too so I brought her a warm rag. When I walked back out she was sitting up.

"Everything okay?" I ask walking to the bed.

"Is that for me?" She asks pointing to the rag.

"Yeah, I figured you would want to clean up a bit." I say handing it to her.

"Yes, because I'm a little messy." She says smirking. She cleans herself up and then I take the rag back into the bathroom. By the time I came out of the bathroom she was wrapped in the covers sound asleep. I crawl in behind her and wrap my arm around her waist. Then sleep pulled me under with a smile on my face thinking about how excited Regina was going to be for tomorrow.

Regina's Pov.

I was lucky enough to not have to be to work today until 10:30, so I got to sleep in on my birthday. I woke up to the sun coming through my curtains. I wanted to see what time it was, but I was greeted with a beautiful bouquet of red roses and a card with my name on it. I smiled and sat up holding the sheet in front of me. I was then shocked to see the room was filled with balloons.

"Oh my god." I say as I put my hand over my mouth. I scooted out of bed and slipped on my panties from last night then grabbed Robin's shirt and pulled that on buttoning the two middle buttons. I sat back on the bed and grabbed the card. I pulled the card out of the envelope and smiled. He took the time to make the card. It had a picture of us on the front with 'Happy Birthday Lovely' typed in red font. It was so cute. I opened the card and it was hand written. My perfect boyfriend hand wrote my birthday card. He is honestly the greatest thing to ever happen to me. It's always the small things he does that mean the most.

To my beautiful Regina, Happy Birthday. There is nothing I would rather do than spend my days celebrating the wonderful person you are. You are the most down to earth woman I have ever met. Nothing is better than spending every day in your arms. Being able to see your smile every day is something I will forever cherish. You are one incredible woman and I thank the heavens every day that you walked into my bar. I can't imagine my life without you in it. You are my forever. To infinity and beyond. I love you with all of my heart. Love always Robin.

I had tears in my eyes, but a smile on my face. I just love him so much. I was taken out of my thoughts when there was a knock on the door. I look up and he is standing in the doorway with two champagne flutes.

"Well, don't just stand there. I'm crying over here." I say chuckling. He smiles and walks over to the bed. He places the glasses on the night stand and I kneel up on the bed. "I'm so very lucky to have you." I say as he wraps me in a hug.

"Happy Birthday beautiful." He says kissing my cheek. He pulls away so he can see my face. "You know I don't try to make you cry when I write those cards right?" He asks tilting his head to the side.

"Yeah, I know." I say chuckling. "I just love you so much and you always know how to make me smile, which then makes me cry. Happy tears though."

"Well, you know how I feel about your smile." He says kissing my lips. "Okay birthday girl. Here is your mimosa." He says pulling away and grabbing my glass. I sit back on my feet as he hands it to me. "Breakfast is almost ready, but don't move because you are getting breakfast in bed."

I chuckle and nod. He goes to walk away, but I grab him by his shirt and pull him back. He turns around and I kneel up again. I put my hand on the back of his neck and pulled him to me. "Thank you." I say kissing him. He wraps his arms around my waist and smiles into the kiss.

"I am going get breakfast then I will be back." He says against my lips.

"Okay." I say smiling. He smiles and pecks my lips one more time before heading downstairs. I sit back down on the bed and get comfortable. I put pillows behind my back to sit up and covered my legs with the covers. While I waited, I picked up my roses and brought them up to my nose. They smelled amazing.

"That would be picture perfect if I didn't have my hands full." He says smiling.

"I'll gladly pose for a picture." I say smirking.

He chuckled and put the tray of food on the floor. He grabbed his phone and I posed for him.

"Definitely screensaver worthy." He says smiling. "Alright, I made your favorite breakfast."

"And what might that be?" I ask as he places the tray over my legs.

"I made eggs, over medium, bacon, grits, and toast already buttered with grape jelly on the side." He says happily.

"Yummy." I say smiling. "Thank you." I grab my fork and he comes sits next to me. "I assume some of this is yours?"

"Yeah, I couldn't fit two plates on here so I just used one big plate and small plates for everything else, but eat what you want and I'll eat the rest." He says grabbing a piece of toast.

"Thank you." I say kissing his lips. "I feel like royalty."

"Well, you are the queen in my life." He says smiling. I chuckle and he kisses my cheek. "Enjoy."

"I am." I say chuckling.

After breakfast and I took a shower, he sent me to work with a special lunch. All I asked for was a sandwich so he probably put something else in my lunch bag. I'm not going to lie. I'm going to miss him all day. He made last night and this morning so special and I'm sure he had something even more special planned tonight. My special morning continued to make me smile. I had a giant bouquet of sunflowers on my desk from my daddy waiting for me along with a birthday card. Emma and Mary Margaret both had gifts for me and Mary Margaret made me her famous chocolate cake. At lunch, I discovered what Robin put in my lunch bag. It was a note that read Happy Birthday Regina! Hope your day is as amazing as you are! Love always Robin. The sandwich he made me was heart-shaped and very good and I finished it off with a piece of Mary Margaret's cake. Best lunch I have had in a while. The afternoon continued to make me smile because my poetry class brought me balloons and 2 of my students made cupcakes and another made brownies. Henry even bought me a bracelet that he begged me to open at the end of the day. It was a very simple sterling silver bracelet that had godmother on it. Henry has been the only child in my life and I love him like my own so for him to think of me on my birthday is really sweet. By the end of the day, I was so tired and had so much stuff I asked Henry if he could help me put all of my stuff in my car. He gladly accepted and we only had to make one trip instead of me having to make two or three. After thanking Henry again, I was heading home to, hopefully, a cozy house and Robin's warm arms wrapped around me. That's an ideal birthday for me.

"My birthday girl." Robin says happily answering the phone.

"Hey, babe." I say chuckling. "I'm on my way home and I'm about 5 minutes away."

"Okay." He says.

"Can you help me unload my car?"

"I sure can." He says. "I will be out there waiting for you."

"Thank you." I say with a smile that he obviously couldn't see.

"You're welcome Love. See you in a few."

I ended the call and drove the rest of the way home and I have never felt this happy about my birthday. I was almost giddy. I haven't had someone waiting at home for me and I love it. I love going home to my sexy boyfriend and his beautiful dimpled smile. Speaking of that perfect man, he is waiting outside for me just like he said. I smiled as I pulled into the driveway. By the time I got out of the car he was already by my door.

"Hey beautiful." He says smiling.

"Hi." I say wrapping him in a hug. "I missed you."

"I missed you too." He says kissing my head. "How was your day?"

"It was good." I say nodding. "I never stopped smiling."

"I love your smile." He says happily.

"I was just thinking about your smile on the way home." I say chuckling.

"Oh yeah?" He asks smirking.
           
"Yeah." I say chuckling. "I was thinking about how I love coming home to my sexy boyfriend and his beautiful dimpled smile."

"You're my favorite." He says capturing my lips in a kiss. "Now that you are home and I see how much stuff you received today, I again realize how lucky I am to have you." I tilt my head to the side in slight confusion. "Let me explain." He says chuckling. "You are so loved by so many people. I just don't understand how you fell in love with me. Of all the men in the world, you chose me."

"Well, of all the women in the world you chose me." I say smiling. "I found not only a boyfriend, but a forever."

"Right back at ya, babe." He says kissing me again. "Well, let's get your birthday evening started."

"What do I need to change into?" I ask chuckling.

"I picked it out for you and it is laid out on our bed." He says opening my back door. "Don't ask questions. Just put it on. You can shower if you want, but just put it on."

"Okay." I say smiling. We unload my car and he made another comment about how lucky he is to have me. We put all the stuff on the kitchen table and he sent me upstairs.

I really didn't need to shower so I was just going to change. I walked into our room and he had a t-shirt and leggings laid out for me. I chuckled to myself and put on his wardrobe. It was my leggings and a t-shirt that is his and he knows it's one of my favorites. I got redressed and headed downstairs. I chuckled to myself when I noticed he had changed into my favorite plaid pajama pants that I tell him he looks so sexy in and a plain white t-shirt.

I walk up behind him and wrap my arms around his waist. "You look comfortable." I say smiling.

"I am. Are you?" He asks looking back at me.

"I am." I say hugging him tighter. "Can we go snuggle?"

"If you want. I was going to see what I could make you for dinner." He says turning around and kissing my forehead.

"It's only 4." I say chuckling.

"I know, but I wanted to make you a nice dinner."

"You still can." I say grabbing his hands. "But I want you to come snuggle with me while I take a nap."

"Why are you so irresistible to me?" He says finally giving in.

"Because I'm hot." I say smirking and pulling him into the living room.

"That you are." He says smiling. "I love you."

"I love you more."

"Nah." He says waving me off.

"Yes." I say plopping on the sofa.

"Prove it." He says smirking.

I smirk and stand back up. I pull his shirt off over his head then push him to lay flat on the sofa. He is smirking and I straddle him.

"How are you already hard?" I ask chuckling. "I haven't done anything."

"You're hot and you just straddled me. I got slightly excited." He says grabbing my hips.

"I wanted to nap." I say laying on top of him.

"You can nap." He says wrapping his arms around me. "I'm not begging you for anything."

"But now I feel bad." I say kissing his cheek.

"No need." He says smiling. "Sleep."

"I love you." I say kissing his lips. I lay my head on his shoulder and nuzzle into his neck. "You are always so warm."

"What have I told you?" He asks squeezing me.

"That you have to keep me warm." I say chuckling.

"And I mean that." He says kissing my forehead. He lingers for a few seconds and I sigh contently. "Can we take a picture?"

"Of us?" I ask curiously.

"Yes." He says pulling his phone out of his pocket.

"Okay, let me scoot to the side of you." I say rolling to my side in between him and the sofa. "You look at the camera and I'm gonna kiss your cheek."

"Okay." He says chuckling. "Ready?" He asks holding up the camera.

"Yep." I ask kissing his cheek. I stay there until he gets he picture. "Got it?" I ask closing my eyes.
           
"Yep, new screen saver." He says. "Let's see caption for Instagram and Facebook will say 'Happy Birthday to my beautiful girlfriend and the perfect cuddle buddy for nap time. I love you so much and I hope your day has been and is as amazing as you are.'"

"Thank you." I say smiling

"Anything for you." He says squeezing me. "Now go to sleep."

"I probably won't sleep, but I will rest."
           
"That's fine. I'll be here." He says happily. "I'll give you your present when we get up."

I turn his head to look at me. "What presents?" I ask raising an eyebrow.

"Regina, it's your birthday. Why would I not get you presents?" He asks chuckling.

"I just feel bad." I say sighing.

"You feel bad for me getting you a present?" He asks laughing.

"Yes, because you do so much for me already." I say sighing.

"I don't like that you don't like me spoiling you." He says running his fingers through my hair.       

I chuckle and lift my head. "I just want you to know that I don't need presents to make me happy. You are my ultimate present. I love coming home every day to you. But I still appreciate you thinking of me."

"You make me crazy." He says chuckling.

"I know." I say chuckling. "I'm so glad you still love me."

"I'll love you forever and ever. No matter how much you make me crazy because my life will never be dull." He says chuckling. "Can I give you a present that's not really just for you?"

"Sure." I say smiling.

He stands up then helps me up. "It's outside." He says grabbing my hand. We walk to the back door and he covers my eyes before I could see. He walks me outside and walks me into the grass. "Alright open them."

I smile and open my eyes. "I've always wanted one of these!" I say smiling. He got us a hammock for the backyard. He knows I love to stargaze and this is perfect for us. I walk up to it and carefully sit down. "Wait come hold it so I don't fall." I say chuckling.

"I'm coming." He says laughing. He holds it while I lay down and get comfortable.

"I love it." I say smiling.

"Good." I say smiling. "I'm going to go defrost whatever meat is in the freezer for our dinner and then I'll come lay out here with you."

"Okay." I say smiling. "Bring a pillow and a blanket."

"I will." He says kissing my forehead.

Robin's Pov.

I went inside and started digging through the freezer. I found chicken and fish that we had bought and froze. We haven't had fish in a long time, so I decided to grill fish. I put them in a sink full of hot water to defrost for a little while and then grabbed a pillow and a blanket to bring to Regina. By the time I got back outside, she was sleeping peacefully on the hammock. I smile and walk over covering her with the blanket. I place the pillow next to her just in case she wanted it. I went back under her patio and grabbed a chair putting it next to the hammock, so she wasn't outside by herself.

After about an hour of us relaxing, I went inside to start the prep on dinner. I was about to put the fish on the grill when she woke up. She sat up and looked around. She smiled when she saw me.

"Whatcha doing?" She asks smiling.

"Making you dinner." I say happily. She chuckles a little then lays back down looking up at the stars that are now present in the sky. I didn't have the fish on high so I walked over to her. "Hey, babe."

"Hey." She says smiling.

"What would you like for a side dish?" I ask grabbing her hand. "I was going to make you a little side salad, but thought I would let you decide what else."

"Mashed potatoes and carrots." She says smiling.

"Coming right up." I say leaning over and kissing her forehead. I head back to the grill to check on the fish. They were good so I went inside and put the carrots on a low flame and started boiling water for the instant mash potatoes she likes. I headed back outside and she was already walking towards me. "How was your nap?"

"Just what I needed." She says smiling.

"Good." I say walking us to the grill. "I hate to make you do anything on your birthday, but can you go keep an eye on the mashed potatoes and carrots inside please. These are almost done so I'll be inside in about 5 minutes."

"Yeah, I don't mind." She says happily. She kisses my cheek and heads inside. I finished the fish and head inside with them. I walked into the kitchen and she was already starting to grab plates.

"Hey." I say chuckling and placing the fish on the counter. I apparently scared her because she jumped. "Oh, I'm sorry." She sighs and chuckles. "What are you doing?"

"I'm getting plates and cups." She says like it's the most obvious thing.

I walk up to her and grab the plates she was holding. "Go sit." I say kissing her cheek.

"Can I at least get-."

"No." I say interrupting her. "This is your birthday. Go sit down and relax. Please."

"Fine." She says sighing.

"Thank you." I say smiling.

"I feel helpless." She says sitting at the table.

"Your boyfriend is waiting on you and hand and foot and you feel helpless?" I ask chuckling.

"No, I'm sorry." She says her eyes going wide. "I didn't mean it like that. I just like that we have this mutual relationship and we both do things for each other."

"And now I won't let you." I say chuckling.

"Yes." She whines.

"I promise that tomorrow we will go back to having a mutual relationship." I say placing a plate in front of her. "But for right now let me make your birthday special."

"Okay." She says smiling.

I smile and put my plate on the table then grabbed two glasses and a bottle of wine. I sit down and pour us each a glass of wine.

"A toast." I say picking up my glass.

"Can I say something?" She asks grabbing her glass.

"Absolutely." I say happily.

"A toast to you, my very handsome boyfriend for making my birthday very very special and for loving me and spoiling me like you do. I really appreciate it." She says smiling.

"You're very welcome." I say smiling. "Cheers." We clink our glasses and take a sip. She puts her glass down and she leans over kissing my lips.

"Thank you. Truly. For everything." She says standing up and hugging me. I pull her to sit and hug her back.

"I do it because I want to not because I have too." I say kissing her head.

"You're too much sometimes." She says smiling.

"But you love it." I say kissing her nose.

"I do. Let's eat." She says going back to her chair.

Our dinner was very chill. We talked a little bit about her day and she told me she got my note in her lunch. She told me what she received from people at work and that the large bouquet of sunflowers were from her father. She is so loved and I can't help, but smile when she smiles. While I cleaned the kitchen after dinner, she went upstairs to shower and when I was finished cleaning I took a quick shower downstairs. I headed upstairs with a towel wrapped around my waist. When I walked in our room, she is sitting Indian style on the bed in one of my t-shirts and her hair is wet resting on her shoulder. She is staring at her birthday present that I left resting on the bed while she was in the shower. It's a basket that I filled with a bunch of different things.

"Hey." I say smiling.

"Hi." She says looking at me.

"Did you open it?" I ask coming lay behind her.

"No." She says sighing. "I was still trying to figure out if it was actually there."

"I promise it's there." I say leaning up on my elbow. "Open it."

She smiles and grabs the basket pulling it closer. She untied the bow and pulls the cellophane away from the basket. "Oh, I love these." She says pulling out a pair of pajamas. They were pink with feathers on the shorts and one big feather on the tank top. "They are really cute and you know how much I love feathers."

"I do." I say smiling.

She puts them next to her and grabs the pillow. I got 'Robin & Regina' and the date of our first date 9-4-16 embroidered onto it. "This is really cute."

"I thought so too." I say chuckling. "I found this website that makes pillows and blankets specialized. So, I read the reviews and they seemed legit so I ordered us one."

"I love it. It will look really cute on the bed or even on the sofa." She says holding it out. "We have cute names."

"We do." I say chuckling.

She smiles and grabs the last thing or what she thought was the last thing in the basket. I bought a four-slot picture frame. It had a picture of us smiling, a picture of us kissing, a candid picture of us from Christmas, and a picture of her kissing my cheek. "These are some of my favorite pictures." She says smiling. "I really love this one." She says pointing to the one of us from Christmas.

"Me too. That's one of the few candid photos of us where we are both smiling." I say chuckling.

"It is." She says smiling and placing the frame on the side of her. She looked back at the basket and covered her mouth. "What are those?"

"I don't know." I say shrugging. "Open it." I say kissing her leg.

"Which one?" She asks.

"The big one." I say grabbing it and handing it to her.

"I'm going to kill you if this is all jewelry." She says sighing.

"I think this is something you wanted." I say smiling.

She purses her lips and pulls the wrapper off. You can see the slight smile form on her face when she sees the 'Pandora' label on the box. She opens it and finds her Pandora bracelet with a charm already on it. "My love." She says smiling. "It's beautiful."

"I figured the 'my love' charm would be perfect since I call you that all the time." I say smiling. "I know it's only one charm, but we can go buy you another tomorrow if you want."

"No, it's okay. This is perfect. I really love it." She says smiling.

I smile and grab the two smaller boxes. I look at the bottom and hand her one. "This one first."

"Okay." She says chuckling. She puts down her bracelet box then grabs the smaller box from me. She rips the paper off and opens the box. "Robin!" She says with the biggest smile. "This is the feather ring from Pandora!" She says excitedly.

"It is." I say chuckling. "My lucky feather."

"Oh my god. I love it!" She says slipping it on her middle finger on her left hand. "It's perfect."

"One more and I promise this is the last one." I say handing her the last box. She tears the paper off and opens the box again. "There will never be another queen in my life. You are my queen and now you can wear a crown."

"It's beautiful." She says happily.

"Can I put it on?"

"Yeah." She says smiling and handing me the box.

I grab the ring and slip it on her right ring finger. I smile and kiss her hand. "Perfect. Just like you." I say smiling up at her.

She smiles and leans down capturing my lips. "Thank you."

"You're welcome, love." I say sitting up. "I'm going get some clothes on then we can snuggle and watch a movie."

"Sounds like a plan." She says happily.

I got up and went get some boxers while she cleaned off the bed and put her gifts away. She put all her rings in their respective boxes and placed her necklace on her nightstand. I slipped on boxers really quick then helped her pull down the comforter. I get under the covers, but I sit up against the headboard. She goes to the DVD player and switches out some disks and then she is heading back to the bed.

"I have to talk to you really quick." She says getting on the bed.

"Okay." I say smiling. She crawls over to me and straddles me.

"I want to thank you for making my birthday so special."

"Regina, I told you I do it because I want too, not because I have too." I say rubbing her sides.

"I know." She says smiling. "But I know I gave you a hard time about buying me things and whining when you do. So, I just wanted to tell you again that I appreciate everything you do for me. You make me feel so special and I don't know how I got so lucky." She smiles and a tear slips from her eye. She quickly wipes under her eyes and chuckles. "I'm sorry. I just can't believe how blessed I am and you go above and beyond for me. I just love you so much for it." She says gripping me in a hug.

"I love you, babe." I say hugging her back.

"I love you, too." She says pulling away a little and kissing my cheek before hugging me again.

I squeeze her tighter and pull away. "I need you to do one thing for me."

"Anything you want." She says smiling.

"I want kisses." I say pointing to my lips.

She chuckles and grabs my cheeks with both hands. Her lips pressed against mine so sweetly until she deepened it. I wrapped both arms around her and pulled her closer. She smiled into the kiss which caused me to smile. She pulls away but leaves her forehead against mine. I give her a few quick kisses and pull away completely.

"You have the best kisses." I say smiling.

"Really?" She asks smirking. She leans down and starts kissing my neck.

"Mmmm babe. Those are my favorite." I say tilting my head to the side.

"I know because your hands grab whatever is closest to them." She says chuckling.

"Not just whatever." I say softly. "One goes into your gorgeous hair the other goes to your ass."

"Hmmm I see." She whispers against my neck.

"Yeah always the mmm same spot." I moan softly.

She kisses up my jaw to my lips. "I may have left a mark." She says against my lips.

"You have to mmm stop whispering." I moan softly as she kisses back down my neck.

"Why?" She whispers. "I thought you liked when I did that." She starts circling her hips ever so slowly.

"I do." I moan.

"I can tell." I feel her smile against my neck.

"I should be doing this for you." I whisper. "Your birthday." She pulls away ever so slowly. I open my eyes and she has her arms raised above her head with a slight smirk on her face. I chuckle and lift her shirt over her head tossing it to the floor. "Lay down."

"You know me so well." She says smiling. She scoots off of me and we both get under the covers. Losing myself in her was definitely the highlight of my day.