It was John's birthday and Alex had been wondering for weeks about what to surprise him with. Finally, he decided on throwing him a small party and inviting over Marvin and Whizzer. Eliza and Maria offered to bake John's favorite cake: vanilla cake with plain chocolate ice cream.

When everyone started arriving, it didn't take John very long to figure out what was going on. He grinned and wrapped his arms around Alex, before giving him a sweet kiss.

"You really shouldn't have gone to all of this trouble just for me," he told Alex, his face slightly flushed. Alexander shook his head.

"Go enjoy your party," he said kindly, gently pushing John towards his friends. About ten minutes later and the cake was done so Eliza called everyone into the kitchen and they all sat down together at the table.

Maria gave them all a large piece of cake with a proud grin.

"I hope you all like the cake I spent two hours helping Eliza make."

John swallowed thoughtfully and hurried to take another bite. "This is delicious," he told Maria and Eliza truthfully.

Both women shared a smile before walking out of the room, each carrying a plate with their own slices of cake.

Alex squeezed his hand under the table before whispering, "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

John nodded and the two lovers stood up and walked down the hall and into their bedroom. Alex closed the door behind him and gave John a relaxed smile.

The other man walked over to him and wrapped his arms around Alex's waist.

"Thank you so much for everything," he murmured into his ear, pressing a soft kiss on his cheek.

Alex blushed and wrapped his arms around John's neck, pulling him closer.

And as they held each other, John couldn't help but think that from now on everything was going to be okay. 

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This is the last chapter so thank you all for reading! I loved writing this story but I might take a break before I write any other stories.