Sparky Fate

38° Wrong birthday gift

Lance's POV

I glanced at the glistening window having an easing relaxing moment watching outside as it rains.

I sipped the champagne and let out a relief. Digging deep in thoughts of why am smiling. Smiling to myself.
Swear i can't remember the last time i felt this awesome.

Is it that I've had a little too much drink or am just going nuts.
Naah, it must be the serum. The serum my doctor gave it to me.
Actually gives me every time that am cowed into my horror days.

Those times i was not myself.
Drawn into convincing myself shutting down the windows and closing the curtains day in day out would be the vaccine i have been searching for a long time.
Something to swift me off to my misery and give me an ounce of something to feel. Something to believe in. Something to occupy the vacuum that is within. A space. A dark room i didn't let anyone discover.

Letting my ego eat me up and bringing up another person whom it wasn't me.
The real me.
The actual me.
Just all in the name of bad experiences i had and the ghosts living in my dark room.
The haunted room.
Torturing me out.
Caging the 'best' version of me.

But here i am. Behind this window sparkling with joy. 
Everything working out for my good.
Intentionally.
Now am cured.
Cured from all the hate, heaviness, wearing a mask and being a clown.
Sugar coating my all with my job, fame, party, lust that i forgot how to felt being alive.
How to dream again.

Just a drop of her love turned my world around.
I know this may look absurd but whatever spell she got on me, am happy she did.
I couldn't ask for more or less.
She may not be perfect but the flaws and scars she wears make her imperfectly beautiful.

I felt hands on my chest. "Someone has been ignoring me all night."
I didn't need to turn my head and check who it was.
Her small hands, mint breath and vanilla cologne gave me the answer.

I gently held her hand onto my right hand as the other held the glass and turned around.
"Didn't want to be the poking boyfriend, you know."
With that i pecked her on the nose.

She let out a chuckle.
"I just don't want you sinking in thoughts alone babe. Come. Ash hasn't met his uncle yet."

I followed her behind.
Oh yeah, behind.
Just to admire her bums perfectly curving out on that sexy dress.
I am so damn sure she does it purposely and loves it how weak she easily makes me.
Killing me with seduction in all ways.
And that is what makes me drawn to her even more deep.
I have some new feeling every time. New vibe.
I adore that.

I fucking love you Ice.

"Ash baby, tell this young man to quit staring at my butt or I'll gorge his eyes off."
She picks up Ash from the seat and lifts her up in the air.

Ash giggles clapping her hands in excitement.
I don't know if its the having a baby-feeling cringe or its how she would make an incredible mother but i felt lost.
I know we've been dating with her for like almost a year but i feel like i want more.

Crown her mine. Lock her into my world. Let the world know i have found a diamond that i don't feel worthy that i deserve. I mean am so messy and caged in my own thoughts. What if am not enough? I don't think i can be the perfect man; husband and dad to our future life together.
That scares me to death.

"Hey, are you okay?"
Mars asks. I guess she might have notice how far my mind was.

"Yeah. Let me hold her." I squatted and held out my hand to pick her up.

"Ash tell my miss here to stop making me speechless every minute. I might turn to be mute."

"Wow! And he admits."
She laughs out loud that i felt warmth within.

"Let me grab Cumber. Its time for the big thing."
She wink and exits.

I whispered to Ash's ear.
"Here is how its going to be: you'll cry when i will be given a small portion of the cake and cheer when its a big one. So do we have a deal?"

"Da. Ma. Da. Ha."
She said clapping her hands with an innocent smile.

"I don't know what that means but I'll take it as a yes. Lets do this." I lifted her up and let her sit on my shoulder. I walked out of the room and back to where everyone was.

Once i put her down with other kids, i made my way to the kitchen.

"Where are the candles? They were in this box. Hey did you see them?"
I heard Cumber asking Vold who was standing near her.

"Hey relax. I'll help you look. Here they are." Vold hands her the box.

"Thanks weirdo."
She winks at him and leaves.

As soon as was off the room, i went in straight to the fridge and picked a bottle of beer.
"Seems like someone has been getting along quite well."

"Who is she?"
He asks.

I couldn't help but laugh my heart out.
"Am not surprised you don't know her name."

"Are you going to tell me or what?"
He raised his eye brow at me.

"Man, i don't think that is my place. A hint though: she's a devil. You can't mess with her. Oh and its her kids' birthday in case you didn't know."
I tapped him at the back.

"Wait, what? And you telling me this now?"
Shocked, Vold snaps.

"Chill out, how the heck was i to tell you and you never asked whose birthday party we going to?"

"Fuck you man. I bought Mars a gift thinking..."

I didn't let him finish. The last sentence caught my full attention. "You did what?" I let out an irritating laugh.

"Whatever." He rolled my eyes at me and turns to walk away. I caught him by the hand.

"So can i have it? I mean you obviously..."

"Its in my car. At the boot. Here."
He throws me his car keys and disappears off the crowd.

I never took Vold to be out-of mind type. He just thought it was Mars' birthday? Like how?

Nevertheless, i cheerfully went out and placed the gift into the backseat of my car and returned back to the party. What an awesome night made.

wynnemsorh❤