Today is Jessica's 69th Birthday. She is spending the day with her family up in her Minnesota cabin.
The kids ran wild and the adults caught up with each other. They all live such busy lives, it's nice to just sit back and relax.
It was getting late. Everyone sat around the fire, having casual conversation.
"Mem! Tell us a story!"
"A story? Why do you want me to tell you a story?" Jessica laughed at her granddaughters sudden call for attention.
"Because we love your stories! Please!" The young girls beg.
"Alright alright.. I'll tell you a story."
"Yay!"
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"Alright, girls, it's time for bed." Shura says to her daughters.
"I'm gonna head in too. Mom, you coming?" Hannah asked her mother.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I'll be in in just a second."
"Alright."
Everyone left Jessica outside alone by the fire.
She thought back to past birthday's. Birthday's as a child, a teen, birthday's when she was carrying a child, her first birthday as a mom, and as a grandmother. All these memories came to her mind.
There was a man in these memories that was now gone.
"Sam.. this is the first birthday I've had without you here. It was strange not getting that call from you this morning. I know it was years you and I were separated but.. you were a great friend, Sam. It's just not the same without you here." Jessica looked down then took a deep breath before standing up to go inside.
Jessica pauses then looks up to the starry sky and smiles.
"I love you, Sam."
Jessica walked up to her room and gasped when she saw a familiar man.
"Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?!"
"Sorry to scare you! I wanted to see you you.. so I snuck in!" He smiles.
"Cause We're sixteen today, Danny? My kids are here and my granddaughters are in the next room!"
"Jessica, it's your birthday! I wanted to see you, babe! It's been way too long."
"Why didn't you call first? No one knows about us!"
Danny walks closer and places his hands on her waist.
He lifts her chin up and kisses her lips softly.
"Happy Birthday."
"Thank you." Jessica says with the smallest smirk.
"Admit it. You're thrilled that I'm here."
...
"Jessica Lange, admit it!" Danny tickles her sides.
"Okay fine! I'm very happy you're here! Now stop tickling me!"
"Haha! That's what I thought, pretty lady.
Now.. how old are you again?"
"Daniel. Stop that."
"Sixty nine you say? Hm.. sixty nine.. sixty nine.. I think you get where my mind is going, Jess." Danny smirks and raises his eyebrows.
"Yeah You're horny, I get it, what else is new?"
Danny laughs.
"What are we going to do about that, Ms. Lange?"
"Well.. I could think of a thing or two." Jessica places her hands on the back of his neck.
"Yeah! There's my lady!" Danny smiles then buries his face in the crook of Jessica's neck.
"Tomorrow morning.. we'll tell them about us." Jessica says softly.
"Really?" Danny pulled away and smiled at her.
"Yeah.. I think it's time." Jessica smiles softly.
"I love you."
"Heh.. I love you too, Danny."
"Happy Birthday, beautiful."
"Thank you, handsome."
