My birthday comes up quicker than expected. I woke up with a grin on my face, excited to see what the day has in store for me. For the morning, I have plans with Mum and Gemma to go to breakfast together. For the afternoon and evening, I don't have any plans as of now. Nicole and I haven't talked much about celebrating my birthday in any special way but I'm one hundred percent sure that she knows today is my birthday. Though, I haven't gotten much but a good morning text from her today.
"Harry, happy birthday!" Mum cheers as she walks up to me, embracing me in a warm hug.
"Thank you." I reply after kissing her cheek. "Where's Gem?"
"Oh, she's running a tad late." She answers. "Said she'll be here soon, though, and to go on in without her so we can get a seat that we want." I nod then we both walk into the small restaurant, sitting in a booth near the windows together.
"How's everything?" I ask, smiling towards my mother.
"Everything is great. About ready for some warmer weather." She replies. "How's everything with you?"
"It's pretty great actually." I say, immediately thinking of Nicole and smiling widely.
"How're things with Nicole?" She questions, probably noticing my wide grin.
"They're pretty amazing." I remark. "Just, uh, she hasn't wished me a happy birthday or even talked about my birthday today."
"I'm sure there's nothing to worry about." She says. "She's probably planning something special and is just acting like she's forgotten to keep it a secret. Don't worry, love."
"Okay, Mum." I reply as Gemma walks up to the table, scooting next to mum.
"About time you joined us." Mum jokes, gaining a chuckle from me.
"Sorry, Mum. I got caught in traffic." She replies. "Happy birthday, H."
"Thank you, Gem."
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After a delicious breakfast with my family, I head back home and change into some comfortable clothes. I lounge around the house for a good part of the day until I'm sure Nicole is off work so I can give her a call.
"Hey, Harry." Nicole picks up after the second ring.
"Hi, love." I say. "How's your day going?"
"It's been kind of hectic." She replies. "How's yours been?"
"It's been alright." I tell her. "So, how're we-" Just as I go to ask her how we're going to celebrate today, a loud clash is heard in the background of wherever she's at.
"Nat." She sighs. "I'm sorry, Harry, but I've gotta go. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Oh, um, alright. Bye." I end the call and toss my phone on the couch cushion beside me, letting out a rather frustrated sigh. I think she forgot my birthday.
I'm not sure why but this makes my blood boil. How can she forget my birthday? Kelly always remembered my birthday and we would celebrate in such amazing ways. She even sent me a happy birthday message last night at around midnight. I don't fucking understand why or how Nicole has seemed to forgotten my birthday.
I pick up my phone and press the home button. It's already almost five-thirty. What a great birthday. Just fucking great.
Knocks on my front door bring me from my angered thoughts. I let out a calming breath then go to the door, opening it to reveal Nicole holding a small plate filled with cupcakes.
"Happy birthday!" Natalia and her cheer in unison, sending me warm grins. I sigh and let them in, Nat running past us and on into the main room.
"So, you think showing up here with cupcakes is going to make me forgot that you practically ignored the fact that it was my birthday today?" I ask Nicole, quite angrily and hostile. The smile on her face immediately disappears and is replaced with a small frown.
"I'm sorry, Harry." She replies, looking away from me and biting on her lower lip before speaking again. "I just wasn't sure how to celebrate your birthday. I wanted it to be special and wonderful but every idea that I thought of just wasn't good enough. Then I ran out of time. I'm really sorry, Harry. I'll try to make it up to you." My anger melts away and I feel guilty right away for making her feel so bad about the situation.
"I'm sorry, Nicole. I didn't know you were stressing so much over it." I reply. "We should've talked about it last night or something, yeah?"
"Probably." She nods, looking up at me again.
"What kind of cupcakes did you bring me?" I ask, taking one off the plate and peeling the wrapping off of it.
"The kind you eat, Harold." She remarks sarcastically. I look to see she's sending me a playful grin, which causes me to smile the slightest.
"Don't be a smart aleck on my birthday." I reply then take a bite of the cupcake. "Hey, these are good." I say with a mouthful, almost letting crumbs fall onto the floor.
"I'm an ace at baking." She replies then digs into Nat's diaper bag, pulling out a wrapped present with a bow on top. "Here's your birthday present, too."
"I thought you were my birthday present." I joke, after I take it from her, as we head into the living room with Natalia, sitting down together on the sofa.
"You thought wrong." She chuckles lightly. "It's not anything too spectacular but I thought it was a cute idea." I unwrap it to see a small photo album. I flip through it to see that there are already pictures of all of us in here, plus our friends as well. I smile at all the pictures, reminiscing on the memories that are captured in each photograph.
"I really love this, babe." I say, looking over at Nicole after I've closed it. "Thank you so much."
"It's not a problem." She smiles then kisses my cheek. "I hope you had a great birthday today."
"I had an amazing one, thank you."
-A/N-
Hi there! Here's an update!
Chapter 23 will be Nicole's celebration then after that some things may happen.
What do you think is gonna happen after 23?
Who's your favorite character out of all of the ones that have been introduced?
Who ships Harcole?
Any questions for me?
All the love x
~Nicole~
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