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Ready for a fight, Nora stomped up to the front door, threw it open and was ied with confetti

Confetti?

In thebehind a bouquet of white roses, stood Wes, peeking at her over the top of the petals

"Wesleywhat the hell?"

"Happy birthday," he said, grinning broadly over the flowers before hiding his face behind therabbed the flowers from his hands and stared at him

"Don’t look so surprised I cleaned your office and found some insurance forms I no that you have low cholesterol and that your birthday is March 15 which happens to be--"

"Today, yes Don’t re you So are those" He nodded at the flowers

"You’re killing me, kid"

"Don’t be depressed You’re only thirty--"

She covered his e

"Good boy" She reot at least a couple good years left"

Nora took the roses and smacked him on the ass with them

"Ow Those have thorns"

"I know That’s why I hit you with therabbed her by the shoulders and spun her toward the kitchen

"I have presents for you"

"You shouldn’t have done all this," Nora said "I hatewhether you like it or not"

"I don’t like it Can I safe out?"

"Nope Look"

On the kitchen table, Wes had arrayed a birthday cake with her naot me a cake? You can’t eat cake"

"I can eat, like, a bite of cake But you can have it all You can’t open your presents until later, though I’et et you not erabbed a corner of the cake with her bare hand and shoved it in heroff her fingers while Wes watched "It’s definitely working"

"Speaking of working" Wes grazed her from head to boots and raised his eyebrow "You said you were home"

"I lied"