The above picture somewhat matches the scenario I imagined☺

Amyra

This is what happens when you leave tasks for the last moment. I groaned in frustration."Next time, I am going to complete my assignment before time." Kaira glares at me.

"That's what you said last time, Amy." Yeah, right still I am the person who would do things last moment. I feel there is this sudden boost of energy that comes into you when you are doing it late.

The last night I stayed up till three and decided to sleep and wake up at seven but here I am hogging my ass at 11:30. I swear the alarm didn't ring. "Damn the alarm."

To which Kaira has a smug look on her face is when she is ready to comment. "You turned off the fifteen alarms you set waking me up and damn the alarm. Great!"

"How about instead of commenting, you help me complete," I said pleading her for help but I knew she wouldn't help me.

"You brought this on you. I am not helping you. Maybe this time when you fail you will complete the assignments on time." Doesn't hurt to try.

Why God why are you doing this to me? My phone rang but before I could pick it up it stopped ringing and again it rang.  It was Vihaan. He must be worried after I left him last night and didn't text or call him since I woke up.

"Hello, Vihaan. I am so sorry." I balanced the phone in between my shoulders and my ear as I talked to him and do my work. "It's alright." He sounds happy than worried.

"I am busy with my assignment. That's why I couldn't text or call. I know I should have told you but I didn't get the chance to. I have been working on it since last night." I say to which he responds. The voice that was cheerful a minute ago had gone dull and dry."Oh! Okay."
"Are you fine? You are sounding too dull." I asked him. Is he sick?

"Yes, I was hoping we could go out tonight."

"I will not be able to make it tonight." I cannot go out today unless someone does my assignment and I am sure no one is going to help me.

"Half an hour is fine too. I just want to meet you. I can come over and help you." He pleads with a voice a little hopeful than before.

"No need for that. We can meet tomorrow. I am sorry but I can't today."

"Okay. I hope you complete your work." He mumbles it with a dull voice. It made me sense something was wrong but he wouldn't tell. I will talk to him as soon as I complete my work. Kaira then comes by placing a cup of tea. She takes a seat in the adjacent chair of the study table. "Tell me how I can help you."

I hug her. A cup of tea some help is exactly what I need. She groans. "Okay, don't make me regret my decision."

I tell her everything she could do and we started working. We finished eighty percent of the work by afternoon. Thanks to Kaira. I guess I can meet at Vihaan for half an hour. I will not give him hopes now. What if I don't complete it in time? I will tell him after I am finished.

We ordered some food from the restaurant when my phone rings. It was Aayush. I picked up the call and he was talking in a low voice as if he was telling a secret over the phone and somebody could hear him. Exactly like he is in danger, the kidnappers are out and he is asking for help hiding.

"Not expected from you, Amyra." He complains.

"Can you be lower than this?"

"I am in Vihaan's washroom and he can't hear me. For God's sake, don't question." He was frustrated clearly but what he is doing in his washroom and what will happen if he hears him. Is he fine? That is what crossed my mind.

"I am listening," I said in a low voice. Wait, why am I speaking this way?

"You have to do something. Vihaan is all sad and it's because you forgot his birthday." As soon as he says about Vihaan's birthday. Today isn't the 16th right. I checked my phone to double sure. Today is the 16th of August.

I am the worst person ever. He called me and asked me if he could come over for even half an hour. He wanted to meet me. I am just a fuck up. He organizes the best dates and surprises me and I forgot his birthday.

"No time for regrets. What's done is done? I will help you with everything you want me to do. The planning is upon you. And the assignment. Consider it done." I didn't have to think more. I exactly know what to do. "Can you take him out of his house for two to three hours and get me in without him noticing."

"I can do that." Sounds good to me. I quickly explained to Kaira whatever is left to do. Luckily, the remaining part can be done by anybody. Aayush will come over later and complete it along with Kaira. I changed and called Twisha. She was more than ready to help.

I went to the market and bought the things required to bake the cake. I remember him saying he loved Red velvet. I appointed Twisha with buying all the decorations I needed.

After I came back home, I started preparing the cake. When the cake was in making, I made aaloo ka parantha, his favorite.

"I am here." Twisha comes in with all the materials placing the bag on the counter. In about three hours, we were finished with everything I need. I wrapped the mug in wrapping paper and stuck some flowers on the bow.

I wanted a customized mug and Twisha knew someone who did it on an urgent basis exactly how I need. I packed everything along with my dress. I will get changed in his house.

I got a message from Aayush they left the house and he left a key under the doormat. Twisha, Shaurya, and I left for his house as soon as we get the message.

I cannot do everything by myself in such a short period. We quickly go to the terrace and started working on it.

We set up the projector at first and then the bed of blankets. We stuck the happy birthday sign on the glass window of the terrace and then the fairy lights. We blew up the balloons and stuck them on the windows and left some of them on the floor.

Then we set all the scented candles
everywhere. It was around 8:30 and we didn't have much time left. I quickly went to change in the guest room. After I was ready, I went back to the terrace. Twisha and Shaurya had turned on the lights and lit up the candles. It was so beautiful here.

"Thank you so much, you guys. It wouldn't have been possible without you. "

"I was waiting for this day, Idiot," Twisha says and we all laugh. I got a message from Aayush saying there are on the way. We quickly throw the waste and make sure everything is perfect. Twisha and Shaurya left and I waited for Twisha's text.

When Vihaan enters, I heard the engine of his car and I get a text from Twisha that he got in the house. In about fifteen minutes, I take the air horn and blow it. It was so loud. That it fell from my hands. Maybe the air horn was not a good choice.

In about five minutes, I see Vihaan coming in. He slowly comes in and takes a look around. He was smiling and before he could turn around I go towards him and hug him from the back.

"I am so so sorry." He takes off my hands and turns around. He takes a look at me from the bottom to the top and smiles. I looked at him and he looked handsome in his attire.

"Don't you have an assignment to do?" He said confused by seeing me here. I could feel the smile on my face fading away.

I felt bad to have forgotten his birthday. I could imagine his state of mind when I talked to him early morning. How he expected that I will wish him and I shrugged him away. If I were in his place I would be mad.

"Do you want me to cry? I already feel so bad." Vihaan notices my sadness. He lifts my chin urging me to look into his eyes which I didn't mind. I love looking into his big brown eyes."As long as you are here now."

I smile relieved by the fact he isn't mad. I take his hand and we both sit down. I take the cake box in my hand and open it. I see his face light up to see his favorite cake.
"Happy Birthday Vihaan."

"I baked it myself for you." I smiled and kept the box between us lighting the candle. I take the cake in my hands. I look at him and find his face even more alluring in the candlelight.

I could see his black hair shine, his sharp jawline, and his brown eyes glistening in the light. He smiles looking at me and then he blew off the candles. He cuts a piece and feeds me. I keep the cake down taking a piece myself and feeding him and then spreading the remaining in his cheeks.

That is mandatory. I laugh at how cute he looked smeared in the cake and he takes some and does the same on me. I glare at him.
"Hey..."

Smearing cake on the face is only applicable to the birthday boy or girl. I will take this as a punishment for forgetting his birthday. "I would have hated you if even a bit of this gets on my dress but everything is forgiven. I am so sorry. I forgot. How stupid can I be?"

Vihaan takes my hand and smiles at me."You did all of this."

"I had help. All thanks to Aayush who called me and helped me. He is at my home completing my assignment. He truly is your wingman." Imagine if Aayush didn't call me. I would have known it later and I could have never forgotten about it. If Twisha Shaurya and Kaira didn't help me, none of this would have been possible. Thanks to them.

"I can't thank him enough."
I take the gift box and give it to him. He carefully opens the wrapper so that he doesn't spoil the decorations. He keeps the wrapper aside and opens the box.

He takes the mug in his hand and reads it. He smiled reading the quote. The quote was
'You had me at just being you.'
with a small photo of football and guitar. I specially requested to carve the date. The day we met...

He smiles at me and takes the piece of paper out of the mug. I tell him to open it and he looks at me as soon as he opens it. My heart was beating very fast. I wanted to hear it from him. He didn't say a word and just looked at me and that scared me even though

I knew that it was gonna be a yes.

I guess I am wrong.

Maybe he doesn't like me that much.

Maybe he wants to keep casual without tags.

I was filled with millions of conclusions but his smile said something else. The glow in his eyes looking at me and the rest was assured.

"The grin on your face explains everything," I say and he hugs me tight. I put my arms around him holding him taking a whiff of his smell I like. He didn't say a word yet but his actions were enough to say what I wanted.

I am Vihaan's girlfriend...

That is is what I can admit openly. I can shoo off any girl flirting with him marking my territory. Maybe I am not. That wasn't me but he is my boyfriend. Good looking to be precise...

After he pulls back he looks at me not believing it. There was complete silence as he looks straight into my eyes telling me what he feels.

He pulls me close to him locking his hands on my waist. I put my hands over his neck. He takes a strand of hair and tucks it behind my ear. I couldn't stop blushing and closed my eyes.

Then I felt his lips on my cheek eating the cake he smeared on me earlier. I was on a different level of paradise. My toes were tingling and my heartbeat was so fast that I bet Vihaan could feel it.

He then moved closer to my lips and stopped. Then he whispers in my ear "May I?" This man is killing me. It was me who initiated the kiss. He was surprised at first and went on.

He puts his hand on my cheek and kisses me. It was everything everyone imagines their first kiss to be. It was gentle, sweet, nd passionate at the same time. I was trembling by his touch. It was strange how he affected means one else did. My lips curl up with a smile while kissing him thinking about him.

Every moment spent with him is special. He makes my heart flutter every time he is close to me. Before I didn'tkknow what others talked about love. They talked about how it is the one who makes your heart beat faster but it is also the one who can calm you down and Vihaan was that person for me. I don't know what this leads to but I want to cherish every moment I spend with him.

"Just so you know you are my first kiss ever." He says as he pulls back and I say blushing."Not like I have kissed anyone before. You are my first everything."

Then we decide to watch a movie and ate aaloo paranthas I made. Aayush told me how they had pizza for lunch and I knew Vihaan loves aaloo parantha so why not.

After the movie was finished, we laid down gazing at the sky through the glass roof. He puts his arms around me and covers me with a blanket as we snuggle into it. We just gazed at the sky in each other's arms without saying anything.

Truth be told words weren't needed when I was with him. It was his presence that I enjoyed. I loved everything about him and the way I was real to him as he was to me was what I loved the most like the quote on the mug 'You had me at just being you.'