Twisted Bonds

Chapter 63: Birthday

No One's POV

The people in the mansion were busy setting everything up. Rebekah had informed her siblings of a certain birthday weeks ago. Since then, they had been planning on throwing a party for the girl since she hadn't done anything for her birthday last year due to certain circumstances.

Rebekah had also called Jenna and Matt to join in on the fun. They were currently here helping with the preparations. "Did you guys get candles?" Rebekah heard Jenna call out.

"Yes, they should be in one of the bags on the counter." Rebekah called back from her position on the other side of the large room setting up streamers.

The final preparations were being made. Emma had texted Rebekah that she was on her way over. The decorations were all put up, the food was cooked, and the cake was prepared. Everything was set up. Rebekah did one last check to make sure everything was perfect.

Everyone was gathered in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. Everyone quit talking. Rebekah nodded at everyone and went up to answer the door. She opened the door to reveal none other than Emma. Rebekah smiled at her. "Hey! Glad you could make it! I was hoping we could watch a few more movies and hang out." Rebekah told the girl.

"Sounds like a plan. Do we need to buy some more snacks?" Emma asked.

"No, I already have that covered. Come on, I put them in the kitchen." Rebekah said as she grabbed Emma's hand and led her to the kitchen.

As the girls walked into the kitchen, the others in the room yelled out. "Surprise!"

Emma looked at them in surprise. She turned her head towards Rebekah. Rebekah beamed at her.

Emma's eyes lit up and a smile crossed her face. Klaus was the first one to come up to Emma. "Happy birthday love!" he said as he hugged her and kissed her head.

Everyone else followed the example and came up to her. Birthday wishes and hugs were exchanged.

Once the cake was cut and presents were open, it was time to eat. As suggested by Matt Donovan, an instant pot was filled with taco meat mixed with nacho cheese, and several orders of fries from the grill were brought over. We all sat together and shared stories while we all munched on the taco fries.

During the party, Emma's phone started ringing. It was Enzo. She excused herself and walked out of the room to answer her phone. "Hey Enzo."

"Hey Emma, just calling to wish you a happy birthday." Enzo said.

"Aw, thanks Enzo!" Emma replied.

"So, are you doing anything for your birthday?" he asked.

"Well, if you had asked a few hours ago, the answer would have been no. But the Mikaelsons along with Jenna and Matt threw me a surprise party! I'm currently at the mansion celebrating and eating my weight in taco fries." Emma told him.

"Surprise party, huh? Well, that beats last year's birthday celebration of hanging out with me at the grill worrying about Elena's life." he said.

"I guess it does. But I do miss hanging out with you, but with school ending, I suspect that I will be working more hours at the grill. But, eventually, the boss will have to let me have a day off. So, when that day comes, do you want to hang out again?" Emma asked.

"That works, or we could hang out during your breaks. You get breaks there, right?" he asked.

"If it's slow and I work more than six hours, yes. But if it's busy, then I'll usually end up having to work through my breaks." Emma told him.