Times Like These

A few days later, Brian and I were cuddled up on the couch watching a movie at my apartment. He had talked me into a scary movie, and I absolutely hate scary movies. I hadn’t mentioned what I had heard him say the other night, and he hasn’t said it again. We were at a really suspenseful part of the movie when the front door flung open and a scream escaped my throat. Dani and Matt walked through the door laughing hysterically, while Brian was trying to hide his laughter. I let go of the death grip I had on the blanket and sat up straight on the couch. “Fuck all of you.” I grumbled, going into the kitchen for more snacks. “I can’t believe you talked her into watching a scary movie.” My sister said to Brian, “Any time someone mentioned a scary movie when we were younger she was out of the room in a heartbeat.” “It was his puppy dog face.” I huffed. “He wins every time with that shit.” Matt laughed and put his arm around Danielle’s shoulders. “We were about to go grab a bite to eat. You guys in?” “Fuck yessss.” I hissed, “I am starving!” “I guess we’re in.” Brian said with a laugh. We all piled into Matt’s car and when the guys told us to pick somewhere to eat, Dani and I didn’t hesitate to shout “The Olive Garden!”

Once we arrived and we were seated, the waiter came by to take our order. Brian ordered a bottle of wine for the table, and we all ordered our dinner. While we were waiting on our food, the conversation picked up again. “So sis,” Dani started, “Do you remember what’s going on next week?” I looked a Brian and Matt, then looked at Dani. “Oh fuck. Mom’s birthday. We were supposed to fly her out here so she didn’t spend it without her kids.” I sighed, leaning back in my chair. “Yup. Luckily for you I already talked to Erin and she agreed to cover the bakery so we could fly home to see her.” A huge smile crossed my face, “Seriously?” I squealed, making Brian laugh. “Seriously babe. We know you’ve been super busy at the bakery lately, so we planned it all last week. Matt and I are going too.” “Oh my god I could kiss all of you right now! Wait! Mom doesn’t know does she?” My sister shook her head, “Nope. I figure we could surprise her. Maybe plan a surprise party with the rest of the family?” “Dan, how in the hell are we going to do that? You know grandma tells everyone’s secrets!” I asked with a laugh. “She would know something the minute we started planning.” “Not if we don’t tell grandma.” Dani replied, “We only tell Ang. She doesn’t like anyone anyway, so she definitely won’t tell.” I nodded in agreement. “Good idea. After dinner we can get to work planning. This is going to be so great!” Brian shook his head and looked at Matt, “I think we’ve just lost our women to party planning.” “Yeah I’d say so. Maybe we can finish that movie you were watching earlier.” The singer replied with a laugh.

Once we had had finished our food and were back at the apartment, Dani and I were huddled at the breakfast bar, planning our mom’s surprise birthday party. I grabbed my laptop and she grabbed a notebook, and we worked until after midnight, when we noticed Matt snoring on the couch. “What a fucking old man.” I laughed, throwing a pillow at him. “What the fuck is going on?” He shouted, jumping up. Dani and I laughed so hard at him I thought she was going to fall off her bar stool. “Come on sis, let’s call it a night.” I told her, standing up to stretch. “We’ve pretty much got everything done, we just need to give Ang the details.” I pulled a sleepy Brian off the couch, said goodnight to Matt and my sister, and climbed into bed with my boyfriend, excited about seeing my mom in a few days.

Notes

It’s kind of a filler, but I promise it’s about to get good!