A/N: Sorry for the irregular updates, life has been shitty.
P.s the saying in the picture above👆 isn't mine, therefore I don't take credit for it.

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.
-Rainer Maria Rilke.

I woke up to someone placing feathery kisses on my forehead. I opened my eyes slightly and saw it was Jason.

"Someone special is plus one today. How does the birthday girl feel?" Jason looked at me with his eyes shining in admiration.
"I think older and a little bit miserable." I joked a bit about his question.

Jason groaned in frustration, as he lay on his side facing me. Our lips were inches apart from each other, and it suddenly felt right to want to kiss him.
I think if I were asked to make a secret birthday wish right now, I'll wish for a person like Jason to be my husband. Jason has made me feel so loved in so many ways, without him even being aware of it. Compared to my previous relationship, Jason as a friend has really made me happier than my relationship with Dayne.

I was still lost in my thoughts when Jason snapped his fingers, thereby bringing my attention back to him.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Jason smiled widely looking somehow cute even with his tousled hair.
"They're not even worth a penny." I chuckled nervously. How can I tell him I was thinking of him and me together?

"You're probably thinking of how you'll never find anyone to marry you with your smartass mouth. Don't worry even after seven seas, my love for you will never change. Fear not because your knight in shining armor is here." Jason teased looking amused as his eyes shined with obvious amusement.

"Shut up moron." I laughed as I moved my position from facing to sort of straddling him, as I attempted to tickle him.
Keyword- an attempt, because tickling him is just impossible.

Jason somehow managed to get me on my back with him somehow taking my previous position.

Is it just I or everything between Jason and me is getting really sexual this morning.

"Close your eyes, Mia," Jason whispered in my ears in a raspy voice making my toes tingle.
"Don't you attempt to kiss me." I jokingly said even though that's really what I wanted right now.

"Kissing you with your morning breath?... Thanks, I'll rather pass." He replied smugly.

I think Jason really became really annoying this morning.

"You really are annoying." I pouted.
"Just close your eyes for me M&M." He kissed my forehead for the second time this morning.

I remembered what my mom said to me one day when she was teaching how to knit, and as much as I didn't like it I just did it to spend more time with her.

"I don't know how long we're going to be together, but I want to tell you everything you need to know."

Looking back at it now, it seems mom had a premonition that we were not going to be together for a long time. I always like acting like I have moved on from my parent's death, being so playful and jovial when in reality I really miss them a lot. It's just my own way of coping with my pain. I'm not saying it's healthy, but I just mom and dad to look down and see the amazing person I have become. Not a pathetic person still wallowing about their death.

"Mom don't be that way." I groaned feeling really touchy about the death subject. I couldn't imagine life without my parents.
"It's okay Mia, not everything good lasts forever. I want to really tell you something about marriage."
"Eww... Boys have cooties." I scrunched my face.
"Soon you wouldn't think that way," She kissed my forehead while saying this.

"When he kisses you on your forehead, he respects you. He won't force you to do what you don't want to do, and will always respect your decision. When you see a person that treats you like that, I want you to marry such a person." Mom smothered my hair as she looked at me with obvious affection.

"Why mom?" I let my eight-year-old self-curiosity get the better of me.
"He's going to treat you like a queen. Only you will matter to him. He's going to treat you like the way your dad treats me. Promise you'll marry such a person." Mom held out her pinky to make the promise.

"I promise but we wouldn't be mushy like you and dad," I said sealing the promise with my own pinky finger.

I didn't know that tears rolled down my eyes until I felt Jason's lips trying to kiss it away.

"Hey hey no crying on your birthday. What's wrong?" He asked with worry lacing his tone.

"I just miss them a lot, but I just have to put on my big girl panties and suck it up." I put my hands on his shoulder as I rested my head on his chest, cause we were still in the sort of straddling position.

"Hey it's okay to cry about it, it'll get better I promise. So are you ready to close those sexy eyes, so you can listen to my amazing birthday speech? Please close your eyes, else I'll die of embarrassment." I just chuckled and did as he had said.

"So when I first met you, I thought you had a feisty personality and it was cool. Pranking each other was my favorite pass time. Even when you come to my office, it just makes work get better. When we had our argument and you waited outside the cold for me, I knew I couldn't find a better friend than you, " Tears rolled down my eyes as I listened to him.
"Come on Mia, no crying. I'm not even done yet."

"Sorry, I'm just an emotional wreck this morning, please go on."

"You've been there for me no matter what. You've made me smile a countless number of times, for you I will go to the ends of the earth even on foot. When I say, my doctor, prescribed my vitamins and it's a vitamin you. I'm not saying it to be cheesy because you're all I need to be healthy. I still think your boyfriend is a fool for cheating on you, but not everyone has good taste. Even after these thirty days, we decide to part ways just know that no matter what I must get a personal v.i.p. wedding card for your wedding. I'm going to come just to tell your husband how lucky he is to find you. I say amen to all your secret prayers, and I wish you all the best in life. Happy birthday Mia." He got off me as soon as he was done.

I can't tell you I didn't cry after his emotional speech. It's so touching that I couldn't help but jump off my bed and hug him so tight.

"Thanks, Jason. I couldn't ask for a better friend." I snuggled my head in his arms.
"Of course you can't, 'cause I am the best." He puffed his chest whilst saying this.

"You and your ego." I shook my head while pulling his cheeks playfully.
"But you love me anyway." He said while smiling.
"I question my sanity every day for that," I said as my lip curled into a smirk.

"That was harsh M&M." His face showing that despite the tough angry facade he was putting right now, he was trying his best not to burst into laughter.
"You don't say," I said with mock horror as a smile played on my lips.

He was about to tickle me when grandpa's call came in.

"You're lucky your grandpa's call came in, else I would've tickled you till you begged me."
I just laughed as he stepped out of the room to give me privacy.

"Hello, my favorite granddaughter." Grandpa's voice sounded so melodious to my ears.
"Only granddaughter grandpa." I laughed while saying this.
"No... You're not my only granddaughter. I have two other granddaughters in Las Vegas."

I fake gasped as I placed my hand on my chest.

"My faint heart... Why hast thou chosen to dishonor my pride?"
"You still got it kiddo."He laughed.
"Why?... thank you." I did a mock salute even though he couldn't see me.
"I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday Mia. I know lots of people will also want to wish you, so I let you go now. Plus I'm sure Jason has a lot planned for today."

"Yeah... He already gave me his birthday speech. Knowing Jason that's just a tip of the iceberg."My eyes twinkled in amusement.
"Are you alright honey?, Ash told me told me about Dayne," Grandpa asked sounding really worried.

Knowing Grandpa he was probably accessing various ways to deal with Dayne.

"Grandpa I'm okay. I was sad at first, but Jason helped me."
"So there's is a Jason in the picture. I thought you said you will never love him. What changed your mind?" Grandpa teased me.

I hurriedly cut his call as soon as I heard his laughter. I can't handle his teasing laughter. Immediately I cut his call, I called Ash to apologize for how bad I behaved to her when she was only looking out for me.

Normal Ash would have called me by twelve a.m but she just sent a happy birthday message probably thinking I was still mad at her.

When I was done catching up with Ashley, Jason entered the room with a breakfast tray.

"You're really going all in," I said as he placed the tray on my lap.
"Well, you're worth it so..." He just shrugged.

I opened the tray and no I didn't see food. I saw something else instead.

"Oh my gosh! I can't believe it, Jason."

I kept on staring at the famous restaurant La cuisine booking ticket.

A/N- Who thought a proposal was going to go down?😌

"Shower and get dressed in the next one hour so we can have our breakfast there." Jason smiled like he didn't just make my day.
"I know you said I shouldn't keep saying thank you, but thanks anywhere for all this." I hugged him with every emotion I was feeling.
"Let go! Let go! Too tight!" Jason tried prying my hands off his waist.

I hurriedly released him thinking I had suddenly developed enough strength to squeeze someone as muscular as Jason. I was panicking until I heard the laughter of Jason.

"You hug like such a girl. You thought you could actually squeeze me tightly." He cockily flexed his biceps.

I tapped the moron's head in anger.

"I thought I was really hugging you too tight. I can really see your death certificate right now."
I hissed.
"You weren't hugging too tight though. Plus your breasts were being pressed to my chest." He all but whispered.

I hurriedly used my hands to cover them.

"You're such a perv," I muttered while slitting my eyes.

"I'm your perv." He sang as he stepped out of the room to get ready.

I just shook my head and started getting ready.
After the shower, I checked my phone and saw numerous birthday messages, but one stuck out like a sore thumb. It was the one from my ex-fiancé. It read Happy birthday to my favorite person in the world. I have missed you so much and now know how stupid I was to let you go. I hope we can resolve our little misunderstanding and get back together.

Love, Dayne.

The nerve!... That imbecile calls cheating on his fiancée little misunderstanding. I won't let him get to me on this special day. I quickly sent him a message "thanks but no thanks. My life has been way better without you in it. I feel so liberated that I can fly. Besides coming back to you will be like taking a hundred steps backward from success, also I'm already over you. I love someone else. Have a great life and don't ever send me a message again."

I hurriedly dressed up in my red bodycon dress to accentuate my figure with black pumps. Then I went bold with my makeup.

When I got downstairs I saw Jason was already waiting for me with his white jeans and a sky blue shirt. I suddenly felt so overdressed.

"And the lady arrives bearing her magical beauty enough to put every lady to shame." He said bowing.
"Stop being dramatic Jason. I'm not looking that good." I blushed while bending my head down.

"You look beautiful Mia, and if anyone asks today you're my wife." He winked at me.

The way he said it made my heart beat faster.

"So shall we?" He held his arm out to me breaking the weird smile I probably had on my face.
"We shall."

When we got outside I started walking towards the garage, but Jason dragged me slowly away from the garage.

"We aren't using a car today." He said gently.

I was about to ask why, but my question was answered when I saw a helicopter.

When we entered and got seated we received the pilot welcome speech.

"Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Steele. I'm your pilot for today, do well to fasten your seatbelts to ensure a safe flight."
I blushed at the Mr. and Mrs. Steele while pretending to glare at Jason, who just smirked at me.

When we landed at the La cuisine helipad. When I entered inside, I discovered that the whole place was empty meaning that Jason reserved the whole restaurant for us.

I was about to protest, but Jason knowing me quickly placed his finger on my lips.

"It's not too much Mia. You absolutely deserve it, actually, you deserve even more than this." He smiled sweetly at me.
"I don't think I can beat this during your birthday." I smiled weakly seeing that even the bar of the hotel had a happy birthday Mia banner.

"I just want you in my life during my birthday. That'll be the best birthday gift ever." He kissed me on my forehead for the third time this morning.

And why in the world am I counting it?

We had a mushroom soup appetizer of my choosing, then Jason chooses a weird main dish that I didn't know but tasted really good. The dessert was the birthday cake Jason told the restaurant to bake.

"For the grand finale," Jason said signaling the waitress to come over. As the waitress came over I said a wrapped box that looked like it was holding a wine bottle.

"Don't tell me you want to get me drunk this morning." I jokingly said.

Nothing prepared me for what I saw when the waitress opened the box. The box had two bottles of wine which had Mi Caro Mia printed on them with my face on it, which meant my dear Mia. At least Jason's little lessons paid off.

"How did you do this?" I gasped obviously in shock.
"A friend of mine has a wine brewery, so I had him make it for you." He shrugged like this was nothing.

"I'm never drinking this wine. I'm going to shelf it forever." I couldn't help the tears that rolled down my cheeks.

"Actually this wine is going to come out in six weeks' time as I invested in the wine production." Jason smiled at me.
"I can't believe I'm actually going to have a wine with my name and face on it. This is really too much." I frowned my face.

Jason thinking I didn't like it started panicking.

"Oh no! I knew I should have asked you first before doing it. Now you don't like it. I can stop the production before..." Jason was rambling before I made him keep quiet by kissing him on the cheek.

"I don't like it... I love it a lot. I don't think anything can top this birthday gift. It's just that I don't know how to pay you back. You have made this birthday really special for me.

Jason frowned while reaching to place his hand on mine.

"I'm not doing this so you can pay me back Mia, I'm doing it so you can be happy and have fun today. Also because I care about you so much that it hurts." He placed his second hand on his chest.

I just sat down there while blushing like an idiot unable to say anything.

Jason motioned me to stand up as he ready to leave. We got into the helicopter and started flying again. When it suddenly hit me that I forgot something.

"Won't the press find out?" I didn't want Jason's life to be complicated because of me.
"No... It's a family friend's restaurant."
"Okay."The answer obviously calming me down.

I looked outside and noticed we landed on a cruise.

"Is this another surprise?" I said smiling at Jason.
"The best actually." He winked at me.

We got out of the helicopter and entered inside the cruise. I just heard a loud happy birthday from a huge crowd. I recognized Ashley, Greg, Grandpa, Jason's grandpa, Daphne, Mason Jason's best friend, Ma'am Pagnole and a couple of Jason's close-knit friends seeing as he doesn't want the press finding out.

"How did you do this?" I asked with tears filling my eyes.
"Shhh... A magician never reveals his secret." He winked at me.

I couldn't help but hug him as I couldn't keep the tears from rolling.

"Stop crying or I'll think you really don't like my surprises."He patted my back while saying this.
"They're tears of joy you moron." I withdrew from the hug and pinched his cheeks.

"I'll soon get a restraining order." He rubbed the spot I pinched frowning.

I really had fun that day on the cruise. I took loads of pictures, smiled so much that my cheeks hurt. In the evening I came out to the deck to have a breath of fresh air.

"If it isn't the birthday girl." Jason hugged me from my back placing his hands on my waist.

I just smiled and leaned into him.
"So did you have fun today?"
"Yeah... this is my best birthday ever. I feel so lucky having you as a friend, not just because you know how to make your friends feel special. It's because you're a good one and I can't imagine life without you. You're like my personal star." I placed my hands on his hands that were on my waist.

"Same here Mia. My life wouldn't have any meaning without you in it." He said hugging me tighter.

A/N

*Who thought he was going to propose?
*Who thought she was actually going to kiss him?
*Taking a guess, how many more chapters till they end up together.

Till the next update... Adiós Amigos.💖