18 (Sequel to 15) HS

Chapter 21 Part 1: Surprise!

Sam's P.O.V.

"Seriously, Harry. What are we doing here?" All of the sudden the lights flipped on. 

"SURPRISE!"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!" 

"OH MY GOSH!" I said putting my hand over my heart. Most of everyone I know was here: my family, my friends, and my teammates (most of my teammates are my friends). My parents and a few others came over to give me hugs. 

"Were you surprised?" My mom asked as she hugged me. 

"Yeah. I had no idea." 

"Thanks Mom. Thanks Dad." I said giving each of them another hug and a kiss.

"Go say hello to everyone." I started off with my Grandma then my aunts, uncles, and cousins. Then I got to my friends and teammates. 

"I can't believe you didn't say anything." I said to Raven as I gave her a big hug.

"I wasn't going to ruin the surprise." She replied. Then I went over to Bryan.

"I thought you had a game tonight?" I asked.

"I do but I wasn't going to miss your birthday party."

"You missed a game to celebrate my birthday. I feel so special." I said pretending to cry. 

"Sam!" I heard my mom yell.

"Coming!" I hollered back.

"I'll be back." I said to Bryan. I went over to my Mom.

"What's wrong?" 

"Hey!" I exclaimed. Someone picked me up! I turned my head to see who it was.

"John!" He set me down then I turned around and hugged him.

"I can't believe you're here!"

"I wasn't going to miss my little sister's 18th birthday." My brother, John replied. My brother lives in North Carolina. He moved there after college a while back. He owns a bar by the beach. Because of the bar he can't come up and visit much. I took a step back to get a good look at him. He wiped my tears away with his thumbs. He's ten years older than me. We were really close when we were little then when he graduated high school we drifted apart but we still talk time to time.

"I missed you so much." I said.

"I missed you too." He replied.

"Alright, everybody the food is ready. Help yourselves." My mom said loud enough for everybody to hear. 

"Better make a plate before all the Uncles get up there." John said giving me another hug before he went up to grab a plate. I just shook my head. Oh Harry! I saw him over talking to my Aunt. I went over to him. 

"Harry, you knew about this and you didn't tell me?" 

"I wasn't going to ruin the surprise, babe. For once in your life take a break from knowing everything."

"That's no fun though." I replied making him chuckle. 

"Sam, come make your plate." My Dad said. Harry and I went over to make our plates. I sat with my family to eat then I went to talk to a couple of my friends. 

"Meet me outside in 10 minutes." Harry whispered in my ear taking me by surprise. I nodded. 

10 minutes later...

I swear that 10 minutes was taking forever. I made it past everyone so I was able to get my coat and go outside to meet Harry. He was waiting a few feet away from the door.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"I wanted to give you your birthday present." He said reaching into his coat pocket. He pulled out a box. But it wasn't just any box it was a Tiffany blue box with the signature white ribbon.

"Oh my gosh, Harry." I said in disbelief.

"I'm not proposing." He said.

"That's good to know." I replied with a chuckle. He handed me the box.

"Open it." He said. I took the box from him.

"I can't open it, Harry. It's too pretty." I said.

"Just open it." He said. I slowly removed the ribbon and handed it to Harry. I opened the box and pulled out the small Tiffany's bag. I opened the bag...it's a necklace. I pulled the necklace out of the bag. Holy-

"You're crazy." I said in a whisper. It's a beautiful rose gold heart locket.

"Harry"

"Flip it over." He said. I flipped it over so I could read the little writing that was engraved on the heart. It said, 'With Love, H.' I felt a couple tears roll down my cheeks.

"Don't cry." He said using his thumb to wipe my tears away.

"I can't help it. I've never had anything so nice." I said. The chain was big enough so I could slip the necklace over my head. Once I got the necklace on I fixed my hair. I held the heart up so I could look at it. 

"Harry, I can't accept this-"

"Stop." Was all he said.

"I can't even. I love it. Thank you." I said giving him a big hug and kiss. 

"I'm glad you like it." He said. 

"I love you." I said. I can't believe I just said those three words out loud to him. It just slipped out. 

"I love you." He said stopping me just in time before my anxiety took over. We kissed once again then I pulled back to speak.

"You have no idea how long I've been wanting to tell you that." I said. He kissed my forehead.

"This was definitely the best birthday ever."

"Better then the one when I got the band to sing to you." 

"Okay. They're even. But this one a tiny bit more." I said. He chuckled.

"We should probably go back in. I think my mom was getting ready to do the cake." 

"Yeah." He replied. Just as Harry was about to open the door, the door opened.

"There you are, Sam. Your mom's looking for you."

"Thanks Rave. Oh you two haven't met yet. Harry, this is my best friend, Raven and Raven this is my boyfriend, Harry."

"Nice to meet you." They both said. 

"She never shuts up about you-" Raven said. 

"Raven" I said cutting her off. I put my hands on her shoulders pushing her back inside. I went to find my mom. She was in the kitchen getting the cake ready. 

"Wow. I love it." I said commenting on the beautiful cake. 

"Good. I wasn't sure what to do so I figured incorporate soccer and you'll love it." 

"You know me so well." I replied. I was about to swipe my finger on the side of the cake to taste the frosting but she slapped my hand away.

"Ouch." I said rubbing the back of my hand. She picked up the cake taking it out to the party.

"If everyone can gather around we can sing 'Happy Birthday'." My mom announced once she placed the cake on the table. Everybody gathered around the table just as my mom and aunt finished lighting the candles. 

"Happy Birthday to you-" Everybody started to sing. I looked at the people around me. I felt so thankful to have all these people in my life. 

"Happy Birthday Dear Sam...Happy Birthday to you." 

"Make a wish." I made my wish then blew out all the candles.  

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