"where is everyone?" asks adam when he walks into the house that is surprisingly too quiet.
"delilah is out with alex, and I have a feeling she's getting me my birthday gift" she chuckles. "and issac took caress and ryan to may's place."
"so, it's just us?" he steps inside the kitchen, where she's taking the cheesecake out of the fridge.
she nods at him. "I've baked you, your favorite dessert, prepared the bath for us, and we're having the godfather trilogy marathon, tonight. what do you say?"
"is it my or your birthday, sweet girl?" he jokes. "but oh, I can't wait, my love. I missed you."
adam and rose do not feel like adam and rose anymore, instead, they feel like parents.
"let's go back to being in our 20s."
she wraps her arms around his neck, while his go around her back.
"let's." he runs his hand through her grey hair. "we're celebrating your birthday early this year, my love."
she massages his grey hair, that is getting long.
"am I getting my birthday gift, now?" she tries with him, giving him her adorable eyes.
"you are getting whatever you want today, my love. after having to put up with me, all these years."
he feels her press a kiss on his palm, before feeling her smile on it. "and I'd do it again, with you."
"you've given me the best feelings, the happiest days, and the most wonderful children."
adam tries to not tear-up at his wife's words. "as if you didn't do the same for me, my sweetest girl."
he kisses her earlobe, inhaling her sweet smell.
"40 years of beautiful emotions and wonderful days."
he tucks his lip inside to not grow more emotional.
"my love for you never stopped growing throughout all these 40 years, ro."
it's rose's turn to roll her lips inside to not choke out at his words.
"sh, I don't want to cry on my birthday, please" she shushes him and sniffles.
his chuckle is mixed with his sharp inhale of air, to hold himself form cry.
"can I get my gift, before I become a crying mess?" they both chuckle.
"el mentioned that you wanted stacking rings for your 60th birthday, so I got you them with all of our names embroidered on." he takes a grey-colored box out of his pocket.
4 golden rings with the names; adam, delilah, caress, and ryan are embellished, causing rose to gasp.
"this is perfect, de." she chokes on her tears. "and you're perfect." she looks him in the eyes. "I love you so so much."
she plants plenty of kisses on his cheek, causing his heart to grow all mushy.
"thank you for keeping my heart safe, sweet boy." she rests her face in his neck, feeling safer than ever.
"it was a pleasure, my dearest one." he wipes her tears, "an absolute pleasure."
