Elizabeth's P.O.V

"Now add the sauce on the meat" Dad instructed as I did what he said with a little boredom.

"Bring some mint leaves and show me how would you decorate the plate" Dad said and I turned to look at him.

"Are you really giving me a cooking lesson on my birthday?" I asked with boredom and confusion.

"Yes?" He asked as if he doesn't know what's wrong.

"Oh god" I said as I sighed. I picked up a few mint leaves and decorated the plate with them.

"Where's Katie by the way?" I asked.

"She's gone shopping with her friends" He answered simply.

What's wrong with these people? It's my damn birthday and no one is giving me any kind of attention. They didn't even tell me 'happy birthday'. I thought that they could be making me a surprise but dad's careless reaction is seriously telling me otherwise.

"Here" I said as I finished decorating the plate.

"Let me taste" Dad said as he picked up a fork and knife and started slicing the meat.

"Not bad" He said after he tasted the meat.

"Now, go change while I eat this. We're going shopping" He said as he pushed me slightly and sat down.

"Shopping?" I asked with a ray of hope that he didn't really forget.

"Yeah, grocery shopping. I was thinking we could invite the Brock's tomorrow, so that your little boyfriend would see your new cooking skills" Dad said as he looked at the plate while he ate.

"Dad, are you being serious?" I asked him.

"Yeah, why?" He asked plainly.

"You know that I don't tend to open a restaurant, right?" I asked seriously.

"Well, I am" He said as my I looked at him suspiciously.

"What?" I asked confusedly.

"What what?" He said as he kept eating.

"Dad" I called seriously. That's when he finally raised his head to look at me.

"Are you seriously opening a restaurant?" I asked.

"Yes, I am" He said as he looked at me sheepishly.

"Dad, this is some good news" I said excitedly as I hugged him.

"I thought I'd surprise you" He said as he hugged me back.

"Does that make me your first trainee?" I asked him excitedly.

"Yeah, I was thinking you could be my first employee as well" He offered as he looked at me.

"Are you serious? It would be my honor to be your first employee" I said happily.

"Come on, go change" He said after I pulled away.

Well, I'll consider this my birthday gift.

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After a few hours of grocery shopping with dad, we're finally home. I helped him put the things in their places in the kitchen before I went to my room.

Once I opened the door and got in someone pulled me and put their hand on my mouth. I tried to break free but they were holding me so tight. I was about to scream when I that person kissed my neck. That's when I figured that it none other than my one and only boyfriend.

When he found that I relaxed he removed his hand that was on my mouth. He also eased his grip on me. So I was able to turn around.

"You're an asshole" I whispered so dad doesn't hear.

"Yeah, I've been told" He said as he smirked.

"You nearly gave me a heart attack" I said as I hit his shoulder.

"But you knew it was me" He said as he smiled softly.

"Yeah, I did" I said as I smiled back. Then, I realised that my boyfriend is in my room and my dad is downstairs.

"Wait, how did you get in here?" I asked him confusedly.

"Fitness" He said before he pulled away and walked to the window.

"I left you something in the closet. I'll pick you up at six" He said before he came back to me, pecked my lips then went out of the window.

I almost screamed as I thought he fell. I went to the window to find him climbing down some tree. He smiled at me before he left.

Oh my god, he's insane.. But I love his insanity.

I ran to the closet to find a cloth's cover hanged in there with a white box on the floor beneath it. I zipped the cover open to reveal a very beautiful baby blue dress with small flowers on it. It had puffy sleeves and it seemed like it would reach above my knees. I meditated it for a little while before I moved to open the box. It had white and short-healed sandals that matched the color of some flowers in the dress.

I looked at the clock that read 4:30. Which means I have an hour and a half to get ready. I quickly took a shower before I got dressed. Then I did my hair and makeup. I was ready at 5:55. So, he'll be here in five minutes. I went downstairs to tell dad that I'm going out with Kyle.

"Dad" I called as he sat in the living room and his back was to me. He turned around and his eyes widened once he saw me. He stood up and stared for a minute before he spoke.

"Wow" He simply said as he shook his head in surprise. I can almost swear that I saw some tears in his eyes but they disappeared so quickly.

"When did you grow up to be such a beautiful lady?" He asked softly as he walked to me.

"It feels like it was only yesterday when I first held you in my arms" He said and now his tears were visible as I started getting emotional too.

"You were my little baby girl" Dad said as he wiped a tear that rolled down on his cheek.

"I'll always be your little baby girl" I said as I smiled at him before I hugged him.

"Now, tell me where are you going?" He asked acting to be strict.

"And welcome back to my tough dad" I said sarcastically.

"So?" He asked.

"Kyle is taking me out" I answered him.

"Mmm, are you sure you don't need the talk?" He asked calmly and once again acting to be serious.

"Dad" I called warningly.

"Well, at least tell him I have a gun" Dad said.

"You have a gun?" I asked in surprise.

"No, but he doesn't know that" Dad said plainly as I laughed. I was going to say something but the doorbell that rang at exactly six o'clock cut me.

"Take care, dad. See you" I said excitedly as I kissed dad on his cheek and walked to the door. I took a deep breathe before I opened the door.

"Hey" I said softly to Kyle. He was wearing a baby blue shirt with rolled sleeves and two buttons of the collar open, along with white pantaloons. He was matching with me. Once I was done checking him out I looked at his eyes to find them still checking me out.

"Kyle" I called after a minute of him silently checking me out.

"Well, now I can understand why you didn't wear dresses before. I'm kind of grateful for that" He said with an amazed voice tone as he finally looked in my eyes.

"And why is that?" I asked as I smiled at him.

"Everytime you wear a dress you get me and every male blown away by how beautiful you are. We can't help but get attracted to your charm" He said softly and honestly. His words were poetic enough to make me shiver.

"Well, I'm blown away by the charm of your words" I said softly as I smiled at him.

"To be honest, the dress and heels are my mom and Rach's gift" He said a little nervously.

"Well, I have to thank them so much for helping me to blow your mind away" I said as I smiled. We had this moment of a silent eye contact before he spoke.

"Are you ready?" He asked as he offered me his hand.

"Yup" I said as I took his hand.

So, after almost fifteen minutes we parked in front of a park that it's scent was familiar. I immediately figured that it's the same park he took me to in our first date. We walked for a minute before we reached a certain area that made me grin from ear to ear. Then, I remembered the description he told me before.

Flashback:

"So, can you describe the place?" I asked.

"We are in a special part in the park. A part that nobody knows about except for Tyler, Rach and now you" He started explaining.

"How did you find it?" I asked curiously.

"I was an adventurous child. I always wanted to find new places and do new things. One day I was walking in this park and went deep into it and found this part" He said.

"So, It is an empty area. Well was, it was an empty area but now it's occupied by a squared table in the middle of it. Two chairs across each other. A vase with red roses on the middle of the table. There are candles positioned in the shape of a passage from the place we are standing to the table" He described. And now that he said it, I think I could smell a faint scent of the roses.

End of flashback.

Everything in front of me matched last time except that there was no table in the middle. Instead of the table there was a white and blue picnic blanket with some things on it. We walked and sta down on the blanket before he spoke.

"Happy birthday" He said softly as he kissed my cheek. Then he gave me a square thing that was wrapped. Using my sense of touch I guessed that it was a canvas.

"Thank you so much" I said excitedly as I started unwrapping it.

When I finished unwrapping I was amazed. I was right, it was indeed a canvas. It was me. He painted me as I was laughing and my eyes were closed. I stared at it for a few minutes trying to notice every detail. And he got every single one right. It was so beautiful. This portrait made me feel really beautiful.

"This is.." I started but couldn't find a word to describe the portrait and how I felt about it.

"This is really out standing" I tried to describe as much as I could.

"I can't tell you how much I love it" I said honestly as I looked at him. He was looking at me with so much love that I felt my heart melt.

"Thank you" I said as I put the portrait by my side and hugged him tight.

"Thank you so much" I said as I pulled back a little but only to crash my lips on his.

"There's more" He whispered softly after we broke the kiss. I pulled back and sat down waiting. He gave me a bag that had three notebooks in it. The first one had a galaxy cover.

"Open the first page" He instructed. I did and the word 'Poetry' was written by his beautiful handwriting. I turned the page to find a note written and it made me smile so damn much.

'Your mind is as wide as a galaxy. And your thoughts are as much as stars.. So, write your stars down'

I looked at him and he was looking at me nervously. I felt tears in my eyes but I held them in as I opened the second one that had blue roses on it. It had the word 'Diary' inside. I turned the page to once again find a note written.

'This one is for your feelings. That are as beautiful as -your favorite color- roses. Record every petal'

I couldn't stop the tear that escaped but I ignored it as I was about to open the third notebook that had pink and red hearts on it.. but Kyle stopped me.

"Stand up" He demanded as he stood up and offered me his hand.

"Why?" I asked confusedly.

"This one comes with a condition. So?" He said as he looked at his own hand as if he was telling me to take it. I put the first two notebooks down before I stood up with the third one in my hand.

"Now, you can open it" He said as he seemed a little nervous. I obeyed and opened the notebook. The two words 'Wedding planner' was written. I was confused as hell but I turned the page anyways to read the note.

'Will you marry me?'

What?

I put the notebook away to ask him about this when I found him on his knee. My eyes widened. I put/threw the notebook before I covered my wide open mouth with my hands.

"Elizabeth Marie Grace; The woman that attracted my attention from the very first moment I saw in English class. The woman that somehow made me confess my secrets to without even trying. The woman that wrote me the best poem that could ever be written. The woman that was able to make me fall in love with her twice. The woman that didn't give up on me. The woman that knows me best. The woman that's too creative, too smart, too caring and too pretty.

I know that I have so many flaws. And that I might forget you again one day when we get old. But I know that I want to grow old with you. I also know, that if you didn't agree to marry me I'll be the most miserable person alive.

So, Mona Liza, the love of my life.. Will you be my wife for as long as we shall live in this life, and in all the next ones?" He asked after saying the prettiest speech anyone could ever say.

At that moment I was crying so hard. My voice didn't help much to speak at the time so I nodded with all of my energy as I fell on my knees and hugged him like my life depends on it. We pulled back for a moment and he put a beautiful ring around my finger. Then he kissed me with all the love in the world. And just like the very first time we kissed, I heard the fireworks in the background.

"I love you" I whispered as we pulled back.

"I love you" He whispered.

Is it normal to feel like every single cell in your body is capable of loving just as your heart can?

Well, that's what I felt like anyways.

After that we went to his house where everyone was there. It turned out that they prepared a surprise party for me. And dad was a good actor that he actually made me believe that he wasn't really interested and that Katie was hanging out with her friends.. Or maybe I was just stupid.

I looked at everyone and smiled so wide that my cheeks hurt. I don't know what tomorrow has for me. But with these people, I could handle whatever life brings. I can finally say that I'm happy from all of my heart.