LILIANA
"Rise and shine, Birthday girl!" I wake up to Jackie's voice with the sun directed to my eyes. I groan in annoyance and stuff my face to my pillow. "Hello? It's your birthday Lily!" She yells making my ears ring.

"Yes I know." My voice comes out muffled prior to the pillow I just stuffed my face on. Jackie reaches forward and pulls me up. "Here. Nothing breakfast in bed can't fix." She hands me a bed table filled with stuff I usually had on my birthday.

"Birthday layered pancakes. I remember that." I smile to myself. "Look, it obviously isn't the same but do know the Katherine, George and the Boys are trying." I'd agree at the Katherine and the George part but when it comes to the boys..

"Anyway, eat this. Get dressed and come down for your surprise!" Jackie shrieks. I nod, but then it hits me. "Surprise?!" She smirks and leaves me there on a cliffhanger. Great. Something tells me Cole is involved in this and I really don't want anything to do with it.

My routine for the past few days has been:

Get up
Get ready
Go to school
Come back home
Cry
Eat ice cream
Maybe study
Eat dinner (AT MY ROOM)
Then cry myself to sleep

Why has it been this way? It's obviously because of Cole-Freaking-Walter! I liked him and I thought he liked me back. So much for thinking he could change. He's been the same, ever since I was a child. We fight. My reason is simple. I didn't like the person he was becoming but the truth was.. he was always that person. His reason?

God. I wish I knew. Even on my birthday all I could think about was him how he hurt me, How he made mistakes in the past, there were no happy moments to think about.

I get dressed in a medium length floral gown with a pair of heels that go with it and quickly finish my makeup. That'll do. I go down stairs to find everything darkened. Suddenly all the lights turn out and everyone comes out of different places and yells "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

My heart melted. "Awh guys, you didn't have to do this!" They made the whole house look beautiful. It was in my favorite colors Lavender and White. "Oh it was all Cole." Katherine spoke up. "What?" I barely got that word out.

"Yeah, surprisingly Cole organized everything. We just helped setting it up. And this isn't it! We have a party at our backyard tonight!" She gushes and I smile. A party. New York. The rush. The feel. It just.. wasn't a part of me anymore.

"Anyway, YOUR 16 GIRLY! sorry that sounded cringe, huh?" Katherine laughs and I laugh too. "No no, it's alright. Infact that's how my mom used to speak all the time." Talking about my mom after a long time felt.. weird, but if I had to do it with anyone it would be Katherine.

"You remind me so much of her, Lily. Your a beautiful young women and I'm so proud of you. Moving from the bustling New York to a small town in Colorado can be tough, but look at you. You manage it so perfectly. But, Lily, do know it's okay to be not perfect all the time. We all have our flaws and mistakes, that's what makes us human." Katherine gives me a hug and goes out.

Her words stuck to me like superglue. They made me understand its okay to not be perfect. They made me understand that we all have flaws. They made me understand that Cole was a human too. And that I was too tough on him.

"Lils! Happy birthday!" I hoarse voice I recognized all too well spoke. "Cole?" I soften my voice when I see him in a suit. "I wore this just for you." He had his classic smirk on his face that I usually pretended to hate but I couldn't anymore. I sprint as fast as I can and I wrap my arms around his torso. "I'm so so sorry for not talking to you Cole." I spoke as my eyes watered.

Be the bigger person, right?

"Oh no sweetheart, why are you sorry? It should be me whose sorry." He wraps his arms around my waist and whispers in my ear. Soon I felt hot tears down my cheeks. "I was such a bitch, wasn't I?"

"No you weren't, Lils, don't cry." He places a kiss on my forhead but that just makes me sob harder because I thought he didn't care. "Look at me." His hands cup my cheeks. "I'm sorry for acting like such a douchebag. I was being a dick. It was because of my own emotional mess but please. Don't cry. Not on your birthday." He places another kiss on cheek.

I calm myself down and he wipes my tears with his thumb. "If you cry, it's going to ruin your pretty face." I laugh remembering the first time he said that. "It's still cheesy, Cole." He grins at my comment.

"I know there's a lot of time for your party love, but I have a surprise for you."

"Sweetheart and love?"

"Which one do you prefer? I can't keep calling you lils forever, can I?"

"I like them both.. I don't know."

"Well we have forever to figure that out because no ones going anywhere." He smiles and pulls me into a kiss.

Not a kiss Cole is known for. Not the hot, steamy, sexy one. But the sweet, gentle, kiss which made you feel safe.

Cole makes me feel a lot of things but right now I can only feel my insides melting.

A/n
Honestly WHAT? I THINK THIS WAS MY BEST YET??! This chapter was so much fun to write and I feel like this is what Cole would be like but the show didn't have much of his character involved, I mean duh he was a main character but we needed him to change his player side to a softer and sweeter one for the people he loved and if he did, I feel like he would exactly portray it this way. I love him so much and I've honestly grown with Lily and Cole and I'm sad this story will come to an end soon. It just breaks my heart saying that. But!! We have season 2 and we would have 2 or 3 more chapters of this story. So I have many people to say thank you too. A lot of you all encouraged me a lot. Thank you for the reads, the dms of encouragement, the sweet comments, being involved with the story, for voting and for giving me your time. I love you all and I hope for the next chapter to come out real soon so stay tuned!!!