todays Sam's birthday and I know he won't want anything. maybe a nice night out or staying in and watching a movie. but I have a better idea. I grab my phone and call the number corey had given me.
15 minutes later...
~"Sam! come downstairs real quick!" I yelled up the stairs.
I heard rapid footsteps come from the staircase and then Sam appeared in the kitchen doorway.
*"hi! what's up?" he smiled as he waited for me to tell him why I called him down.
I hopped on to the counter as I motioned him over. he stood between my knees then turned so that his back was leaning against the counter. I leaned my head on his shoulder as I began to speak.
~"so... it IS your birthday and I know you hate gifts. but I have a surprise. go get dressed and put on some shoes. we have to go somewhere. nothing fancy. (I had to make sure he didn't freak out thinking I had went and spent all kinds of money on something extra.) but you have to come with me." I wrapped my arms around his shoulders before ruffling his hair and gently pushing him ,and myself, away and off the counter. he turned with a playful glare then smiled a little. he turned and walked up the stairs to change and get his shoes. I walked to the front door, grabbed my keys, slipped on my vans, then waited for Sam. which didn't take long. we went to the car and drove to a dog organization. they took in stray dogs and dogs people couldn't take care of, nurtured them, made sure the were healthy, then helped them get adopted. I pulled up and Sam immediately looked over to me. his expression was a mix of shock and admiration.
*"why are we here?" he asked with his same expression not changing.
~"you're getting a puppy, angel. any dog you want." I told him as he put a hand against his mouth.
he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped across the console to wrap his arms around my shoulders.
*"thank you." he said against my shoulder.
~"you're welcome, love."
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I kissed the top of his head and told him to hurry up before the dogs got restless. he jumped out of the car and bounded inside. I laughed quietly to myself and walked inside after him. he was looking into all the cages down the hallway before stopping in front of one and dropping to the floor. I walked over and looked into the cage. it was a puppy who was about 7 months old. it was a mix between a german shepherd and a husky. the dog had one blue eye and one brown eye. its ears stood up straight on its head and its tail was wagging as it stood against the cage to lick Sams hand. the lady working the front desk asked us if we had found a dog to take home. I looked at Sam. he looked up at me and shook his head yes. he hasn't said anything the whole time. I walked over and went over everything I needed to adopt the dog. she gave us our papers and we were on our way out with a new dog. I kept looking over at Sam as he was petting the dog and telling it that he was gonna love it like there was no tomorrow. I thought it was the cutest thing. we got in the car and Sam placed the dog is his lap. he looked at the dog and grabbed the papers. he handed them back to me after looking them over and pointed to a certain point on the page.
~"what are you gonna name it Sam?" I asked as I took the paper and buckled my seatbelt.
Sam hasn't said a word since we got there. he turned his head to me.
*"I wanna name her Chanel." he said.
~"it's perfect." I told him as he smiled.
before I knew what was happening, he grabbed my face and planted a kiss on my lips. he pulled away and leaned his forehead against mine. we both smiled and laughed. he leaned back in his seat and resumed obsessing over Chanel. I smiled and started driving.
~"happy birthday, Sammy." I told him as we got to the exit of the parking lot
he grabbed my hand and muttered a "thanks, colbs." I kissed the back of his hand and continued driving.
