Shoutout to my ex | completed |

STME | Seventeen |

Seventeen |

"Happy birthday!" Tammy cheered, when she saw her son coming off the stairs. He rubbed his eyes- his sleepy eyes and smiled at his mother."Thanks mom" He replied, giving her a quick hug. "I love you" she muttered in his hair, causing Ricky to smile even more. He saw his father sitting at the kitchen table and he stood up as well, approaching his son, "happy eighteenth birthday, Ricardo" he said, giving him a stiff nod. He opened his arms to give him a hug as well, and for Ricky, it felt like his breath got cut off, he can't believe that his father is actually giving him a hug right now. His abusive father, is this actually happening? "I baked pancakes as breakfast, and when you're done, I've got a present for you" his mother said, smiling every so widely. "Oh and by the way..." Tammy said, "you should get dressed, Chloe is here in thirty minutes." 

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"Tell me where we're going" Ricky groaned, crossing his arms. He sat in the backseat of the car, blindfolded, with Chloe next to him who kept an eye on him so that he wouldn't cheat and look. "No, then it's not a surprise anymore" His mother said, who was driving the car. "Stop complaining Ricky. Your eighteen, not eighty." Chloe giggled. He groaned and shook his head, but Chloe grabbed his hand and squeezed it softly. "You'll love it, I'm sure of that" Chloe reassured him. Shivers went though Ricky's body and he nodded, a weak smile forming on his face. "We're here" Tammy announced, as she stopped the engine from roaring. She turned over the keys and looked into her rear mirror, staring at Chloe. "Will you help him out, we don't want our birthday guy to fall flat on his face, do we?" She laughed. Chloe nodded and she stepped out of the car, opening Ricky's car door for him. "Normally the guy helps the girl out of the car, but because it's your birthday, I'll do it for you as well" She sniggered. 

She took his hand and helped him out of the car, making sure he wouldn't trip. She leaded him towards the white house, holding him by his shoulders. "And are you guys going to tell me what this kidnapping is all about?" Ricky asked, losing his patience. "Yes yes, you can take off the blindfold" Chloe laughed, rolling her eyes a little. Ricky put it off and opened his eyes, having high expectations. He stared at a wooden door and his smile faded. He raised his eyebrows and turned to his mother, staring at her in puzzlement. "Wha-" he asked, but then his mother took a key out of her coat. "Happy eighteenth birthday, Ricky." His mother said, throwing a wink at him. "No way" He said, his eyes growing larger. He stared at Chloe, then back at his mother, "no way" he repeated once again, and now he was jumping up and down in excitement. "I promised that you could have your own place, well here you go. A beautiful house, only for you" His mother said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Ricky cheered and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek, to then open the door and he stormed inside, and in no-time he had run to every single room. "Thank you so much" He breathed, looking at his own place in awe. "You have no idea how thankful I am" He said, the biggest smile plastered on his face. "Don't only thank me, thank your girlfriend for that as well, she helped me picking out a prefect place for you. I couldn't do it by myself" Tammy said. Ricky looked at Chloe, and his heart skipped a beat, "thank you" he whispered, which she replied with shrugging her shoulders. "I guess I let you alone with your present then..." Tammy said, winking at the blonde and at Ricky, and so she left the two of them alone in his living room. "I can't believe you helped her with all of this. You really didn't have to do that, you know." He said, shaking his head. He came closer to her and grabbed her hands softly, "I mean we're not-" he said, but Chloe cut him off. "I know we aren't," she said, smiling a little bit at him. "But it was the first time that I could do something for you, and you really deserve it" She said. 

"Thank you" he whispered, and he wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly. Her arms were wrapped around his neck and his hands were placed casually on her lower back. They pulled away and their faces have never been this close to each other. They stared into each other's eyes and both their hearts were beating this fast, that they both thought the other one could hear it. Chloe stared at his lips, then back into his eyes, and slowly leaned in. And then finally, their lips touched and they both closed their eyes. 

Happy birthday, Ricky. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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