Daddy's Girl

Birthday fail

Chapter 9.
Chase's POV.
Selena and I were on the couch, she was getting bigger and bigger. I know I probably shouldn't say that about my wife, but it's true. Then Selena asked something that immediately got my attention.
"Honey, do you know what's in a few days?"
"What?" I asked.
"Katherine's sixth birthday."
"I completely forgot!" I yelled.
"Honey, calm down. Just because you forgot doesn't mean you guys still aren't extremely close." Selena explained.
"Do you know what she wants?" I asked.
"You mean besides bionics?" Selena asked, then added. "Which is a no."
"Yeah, besides bionics." I said.
"She said she really wanted some My Little Pony figurines and a house for them." Selena explained.
"Alright, we can probably do that. Do you wanna do a surprise party?" I asked.
"Yep. Because surprises and pregnant woman are the perfect combo." Selena said sarcastically.
"I think a surprise would be a good idea." I pouted.
"Yeah, and I don't want do anything that makes the babies early. I am due next month." Selena explained.
"Honey, it'll be fine. We can invite my family and your...oh. Sorry." I admitted as I looked down at my hands.
Selena's dad died just a few days after our wedding because of brain cancer that he had been fighting since Selena was 9 and her mom had kicked her out when she admitted she was bionic. Her younger brother had been diagnosed with a heart condition a few years ago, so he still lived with their mom. He was 20.
"Chase, it's alright. You just slipped up." Selena explained as she kissed my cheek.
"Sorry. Again." I apologized.
"I forgive you." Selena smiled.
"So, let's get back to the party planning." I said, trying to end the conversation.
"Yeah, good idea." Selena said.
"So, what party entertainment should we hire?" I asked.
"We could get a magician." Selena suggested.
"No, Katherine is like me, trying to prove it's fake." I explained.
Selena laughed, then looked at the list again.
"How about the guy who brings his horse and let's the kids ride it?" Selena asked.
"That may work. Let's put that as a maybe." I said.
Selena nodded, and after a few more hours, we decided on the guy who brought his horse for little kids.
"So backyard party?" I asked.
"Yep. It is April after all." Selena said.
"I can grill some hot dogs for the guests." I said.
"That's a good idea." Selena said.
"Now who should we invite? Besides my family." I asked.
"I don't know. Katherine hasn't really made any friends." Selena said sadly.
"She has four friends total that aren't her cousins." I explained.
"Alright, so invite them." Selena said.
"Ok then. This will be Katherine's best birthday." I announced.
A few days later.
"Honey, how is the cake coming?" I asked.
"Cakes coming along fine. Did you get her presents wrapped?" Selena asked from the kitchen.
"Yep. I've also got the backyard set up. When are the guests gonna get here?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen.
"Adam's family, Mr. Davenport's family and Leo's family can't come." Selena explained.
"Why?" I asked.
"Andy has chickenpox and Taylor had her kid a while back and he isn't doing great. Mr. Davenport and his family are helping her out." Selena explained as she stopped frosting the cake.
Then her cellphone rang again, after talking for a few minutes, she sighed.
"Forget about Douglas and Daniel as well." She said.
"What's with them?" I asked.
"Daniel proposed to Connie and he and Douglas are trying to find a venue for the wedding." Selena explained as she continued to frost the cake.
"So Bree, Lucy, Lydia, Donnie, Ruth and Ava?" I asked.
"It appears so." Selena said as she finished the cake.
Then we heard Katherine coming down the stairs singing.
"Happy birthday to me."
In the cutest voice ever.
"When's my party?" She asked.
"Um, remember, we said that it has to be tomorrow, remember?" Selena asked.
"Oh yeah." Katherine remembered, then flashed a smile.
"Honey, let's go upstairs and play for awhile." Selena said.
"Ok!" She happily exclaimed.
"Make sure the guests get here and get everyone ready." Selena whispered before going up the stairs.
I nodded and took the cake to the picnic table. After everyone got there and in their hiding places, I suddenly got a call.
"Hello?"
"Yes, your party entertainment order has been denied."
"What?! Why?!" I yelled.
"Some rich guy wanted him and had more money."
"That's insane!" I yelled.
"Sorry sir. Would you like a refund?"
"No! I don't! I want that horse, in my backyard, now!"
"No need to over exaggerate sir." The person said, then the line went dead.
I got frustrated and threw my cellphone against the wall, but it was one of the super durable ones, so no damage. Selena must've heard because she walked down the stairs.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"No, that dang horse guy cancelled because he got a better deal!" I yelled.
"Chasey, relax." Selena said.
"I just want her birthday to go well." I admitted.
"It will. Now let's get her down here. Go hide." Selena said.
I went outside and hid behind one of the bushes. After a few minutes, I heard Selena and Katherine coming outside.
"Surprise!" We all yelled as we jumped out.
"Yay!" Katherine yelled happily.
I picked her up and spun her around.
"Happy birthday Kit-Kat." I said as I kissed her cheek.
Bree was helping the kids with a party game while I started on the hot dogs. After a few minutes, I couldn't resist watching them, and I accidentally did something pretty stupid. I noticed I had set my hand on the grill for a second. I looked and it was bright red and starting to blister, not to mention extremely hot. Then Selena came over.
"Oh my gosh, let's go deal with this burn." Selena explained as we went into the house.
Bree must've understood something was wrong because she was trying to keep the kids entertained while Selena made me run my hand under cold water.
"How Chase?" Selena asked as she grabbed the first aid kit.
"How what?" I asked as I turned off the water.
"How do you always manage to hurt yourself like that?" She asked as she took off my wedding ring.
"Hey!" I yelled.
"I'm just taking it off while I take care of the burn." Selena explained as she grabbed some sort of lotion and put it on my hand.
"I'm fine. We need to get back to the party." I explained.
"Are you in any pain?" Selena asked.
"Duh, I just got a second degree burn." I said.
"You don't have to give me that tone. I just wanted to know if you needed some Advil or Tylenol." Selena explained.
"It's not that bad." I said.
"Fine. Let's get to the party then." Selena said as she stood up.
I followed her and we saw all the kids running around in the backyard.
"What is going on?" I asked as Bree stopped for a second.
"We are having a race. And they have made it pretty clear that I can't use my speed." Bree explained.
"Cake!" Selena announced.
All the kids stopped and ran over to her.
"That worked." She smiled.
I laughed before going over to where the cake was. Then we saw that it had bees on it. All the kids screamed and ran. Then I heard Katherine scream and start crying. I ran over to her.
"Hey baby, what's wrong?" I asked.
Then I saw her arm and saw that she had been stung.
"Ok, come on Kit-Kat." I said as I picked her up and took her inside while Selena and Bree were trying to calm the kids down and get rid of the bees.
I grabbed my credit card and got the stinger out, then iced it and elevated her arm.
"Sorry about your party baby." I said as I sat down beside her.
"It's ok daddy. You tried your best." Katherine said with a small smile.
Then Selena and all the guest came in the house.
"The cake is ruined, the kids wanna go home and bees are invading our backyard." Selena explained as she sat down on the other side of Katherine.
"If you want to, you can go home. I'm sorry about the party." Katherine explained.
The kids then left. Katherine and Selena fell asleep on me.