Hayes Grier fanfic: After All

Chapter 33

**the next morning**

Althea's POV:
I woke up at 9 am. And now the sun completely took over the sky, the black dimness was no longer in sight.
I stretched my arms and legs, when my arm started scanning the other side of the bed. Hayes wasn't there. I guess maybe he had gotten up earlier to hang with Nash and the guys I suppose.

I exited hayes's room and went out to the bathroom. As I walked to the bathroom I realized how dead silent the whole house was. As if everybody had been sleeping still. I was expecting Anna awake, she's a morning person.

I heard faint footsteps and utensils clanging in the kitchen from downstairs, I guess Anna was making breakfast. So I went to the bathroom, took a nice hot shower, brushed my teeth and got dressed. I didn't want to over dress too much today, but I at least wanted to look presentable. I went with my blue toms, denim shorts and a yellow V-neck and a white tank to go beneath that. I straightened my hair for a while also.

When I finished straightening my hair and went onto my phone and answered some birthday texts, I answered my mom's last.

From: Mom

Happy birthday sweetie! Have a great day, I can't wait until you come home to visit soon! I love you very much and never forget that ❤️

P.s Hayes has a little surprise for you.

I replied to my moms text with a bunch of emotions flowing through me. Wasn't quite sure to be more happy than confused because of the whole 'Hayes has a surprise for you thing'

I went downstairs still with my eyes locked onto my phone when a bunch of voices startled me,

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" They all called.

I jumped a little. The entire kitchen was filled with everyone. All with wide giddy smiles on their faces.

A cake was placed at the center of the table. Everyone came over and formed a group Hug filled with laughter. And then we gathered around the cake,
"Sorry it's not the best cake. A picture of you was suppose to be on it but the bakery screwed up" Anna said to me, "yeah. Anna here got pissed at the table she started fiddling with utensils and wanted to throw them this morning " Jen said, I laughed.
"Well sor-ry! I just wanted her to have a good birthday!"
"it's fine, I love it either way" I replied.

"Can we have cake" Matt said, pouting like he was a little kid, and we all laughed. "Not yet, we still have to sing happy birthday" Hayes said. I threw Hayes a smile, he wore a dark blue Hollister shirt, khakis and vans. His brown hair fell lightly on his forehead. He gave me a little wink.

Everyone took a deep breathe as they started singing happy birthday.
"Hap-"
"Wait,!" I yelled. They all looked at me confused which caused one of their eyebrows to scrunch up.
"I want raffy to sing" I said.
They all Agreed but raffy denied.
"Noo!" He called,
"Please! I'm begging!" I said.
"Birthday girl is begging raf," Jeff said.
Raffy sighed and looked at me, "fine. But I get the first slice of cake"
"WHAT?!" Matt yelled, and we all burst out into laughter.
"Id even buy you your own bucket of kfc chicken, now sing" I said.
And with that, he started singing happy birthday.

That whole moment reminded me of Jeff's birthday years ago, the day I saw Haley was cheating on Hayes by kissing chandler. It made me laugh a bit to think about it.

After raffy sung we all applauded and I blew out the candles and made my wish

My wish..is everything right now.

I didn't need anything more, I had everything I wanted. And I was thankful for that.

Then we sliced the cake, the first slice of cake given to raffy, Matt pouted with annoyance and we all laughed again. Specifically at Matt.

Everyone was enjoying the cake as we all had went to the living room to just talk. Hayes had whispered something to Nash and Nash nodded in agreement to something. Hayes gave him a little playful hit in the back, and left the house just like that.

Where was he going? It was my birthday wasn't it? It wasn't feeling right knowing Hayes wasn't here.

It made me wonder what he was up to.