What Now?

Surprise

Warning a lot of pictures in this chapter lol.

I woke up and looked at the time. 5:31. I looked next to me and Claire was sleeping peacefully. I didn't want to wake her but if we wanted to set everything up in time we would have to be quick.

"Claire? Honey wake up."

"Whehebet?"

"What?"

"Whaoheant?"

"I have no idea what you are saying,"

"What do you want?"

"We have to set up for Maisies birthday."

The minute I said birthday she was up and out of bed like a rocket. We both got dressed and had breakfast before starting on the decorations. We hung banners and balloons all over the place. We wrapped Maisies gifts and put them in a pile on the table.

Owen and I finished setting up the van and we sat out in the early morning sun waiting for Maisie to wake up. It didn't take lone begore she came running out towards us. She stopped halfway and stared at the van.

"The banner is for me?"

"And the balloons."

"Ohmygodohmygodohmygod thank you thank you thank you!"

She came racing over to us and into our arms.

"Come on let's go inside."

I held out my hand. She took it and we headed in together. She saw the presents on the table and her smile grew ten sizes. Karen and the boys joined us around the table as Maisie stared at the gifts.

"Maisie. We hope we have got you everything you will need for now. But once you have opened your presents we have a big question ok?"

"Ok."

I smiled at her and she pulled out the first gift from me and Owen. She carefully took of the wrapping paper and when she opened the box she immediately flung her arms around me and Owen. 

"Omg you guys are the best! Thank you sooo much!!"

We got her a phone in case of emergency, a case, headphone point and a set of headphones. We knew that most children didn't have things like this at Maisies age but we thought she deserved something good. It was a lot but we hoped she would feel safer and more inclined to say yes to our question.