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Birthdays and plane tickets

Requested by @chrissybor

3 more hours until my birthday and I was on the phone with Zion, my boyfriend of 1 1/2 years.
"Are you sure it's no big deal? This is your big 1-9!" He said through the phone.
"Z, I promise it's fine! Besides you have your tour and I'm not gonna stop you from that!!"
"Okay. But I promise I'll stay on the phone until your bday comes around. K, Chris?" He said in his worried, protective voice. God, sometimes he acts like my brother.
"Okay, sir." I said playing with him.
"K...oh crap Brandon's yelling at me. I'll call you back as soon as I can. Aight?"
"Aight" I said hanging up the phone. To be honest I wish he could've been here. In my head I envisioned sitting with him in our apartment. My parents holding my shoulders as I blow out my candles. I pick up a chunk of cake and smear it around his mouth. Then he gives me a big cakey kiss covering my face in cake. It seems cliché but I guess that's the way my mind works.
About 20 minutes later he calls me back.
"Hey sorry Brandon was on my ass about our next stop. Says we're gonna stop by a gas station about 2 miles from we're we are." I giggled at that.
"Sounds like B" I said laying on my bed.
"Right I never asked," He said chewing something, probably gum, "what do you want for your birthday?"
I paused and thought. This isn't the first time he's asked, more of an excuse to ignore the elephant in the room. He knew I wanted him here about as much as I did. We just both played along to each other's games. I love Zion to death and I know he wants to admit I miss him but the more I thought about it, the more I can't. I can't give him another reason to turn the bus around and come back. I can't hold him back. But I also can't lie to him.
"Z," I said gathering my breath, "I really miss you. I wish you were here." I said giving up. Now I'm just being honest.
"I know Christina. I know." He said, "but do me a favor okay?" He said more excited than he was at the beginning of the conversation.
"What?" I said kinda hurt.
"Tell your parents thanks for the plane ticket." He said as my door knob turned open to reveal Zion standing outside with his suitcases.
I ran up to him. Tears pooling from my eyes.
"It's Okay babygirl I got you." He said rubbing my back.
"Now come on. Someone's 19th birthday is in 2 hours."