You wake to the feeling of Lottie pressing her lips against your face, raking her nails up and down your arm while mumbling compliments. You're already blushing before you're fully conscious, feeling your chest swell up with a sort of pride at how it's your special day.

"Happy birthday, my darling." she whispers into your lips before kissing you. You mumble back a bashful "thank you" before she sits you up on the bed, and you notice that she's already dressed in casual clothing with her makeup on. "I let you sleep in for a little bit. Why don't you take a shower and get dressed? I wanna take you out for brunch. You can pick any place you'd like."

You make a little show of getting up and groaning, shuffling to your dresser before picking out some nice clothes and heading to the shower. You feel foolish for not being able to stop grinning while you wash yourself, thinking of how your day with Lottie is going to be like. Like where she's going to take you after brunch because you know she definitely has a day full of activities planned. Or what sort of presents she got you...

You dry yourself off lazily, too excited to do it properly before you're fumbling with zipping your jeans up and rushing out into the living room where Lottie's waiting for you.

"Have you decided on a place to go?" she asks, taking your hand in hers and grabbing her keys from the table before heading towards the front door.