kardelisa9022 requested this one, and I have a lot of downtime on vacation, so why not write an imagine??  Also, thank you thank you for 2,000 plus reads!  Y'all are fabulous!

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(Alicia's P.O.V.)

The final day of the Boots and Hearts country music festival finally came, and among all the exhaustion, I realize one thing.

It's my birthday today, I thought to myself. 

I climb out of the dark blue nylon tent that hosted me for the past few days.  I shake the dust off my boots and wander my way towards the multiple stages which allow me to find my soul survival singing every single verse.  My Church, as Maren Morris calls it.  Oro-Medonte is a wonderful host in the middle of Ontario, but there was just one thing missing: my boyfriend.  

Okay, so I don't have a normal relationship with any normal guy.  Instead, I fell for the twenty-year old hockey phenom Connor McDavid.  We try to act like a normal couple, but it never seems to work out for me and him because of our never-ending lives, fans, schedules, and pretty much not normal shenanigans.   

I walk out of the tent, zip it shut, and make my way towards the one area where I knew I could contact Connor: the main stage.  My cell phone was not dead (thanks portable solar phone charger), and it rings as soon as I arrive to the main stage.  

'Cause I wanna wrap you up

Wanna kiss your lips

I wanna make you feel wanted

"Hey Connor," I say as I pick up the phone.  

"Alicia, how are you?"

I sigh a little bit, "Tired, but that's day four for you.  How's camp going?"

He hesitates a little, "Training camp for the off season, yeah that's going well.  Enjoy your concert, Alicia.  I love you."

The call falls dead, and I start to tear up a little bit as I mumble, "He forgot my birthday."

I walk back to my dark blue home and stop by the daily breakfast buffet to pick up a banana, some apple juice, and a strawberry crepe.  I pick up my food and head back to my little piece of paradise to prepare for the last day of concerts.  Maddie and Tae were performing during the daytime, and Luke Bryan would kill the lights on this year's festival and shut down the show.  I eat my breakfast slowly, and hack into the free WiFi at the campgrounds to view my social media platforms.  

Everyone knew it was my birthday, except for Connor.  I get that our lives are pretty busy, but he couldn't bother to program it into his phone that today was my day to shine and celebrate the beginning another year of my life.  I threw my phone to the ground in disgust, because I needed to hear Connor recognize today more than ever before.  

I start to shed a few tears as I sulk in my blue home.  I didn't know what to think of his behavior or was it just his mind wandering into other places?  A million thoughts run through my head bumping into each other as they make their way through my brain. It was so bad, I got a terrible headache from the madness, and as a result, started to allow the tears to flow freely down my face.  

Happy birthday to me, I thought to myself.   

I don't remember how long it was until I heard a band warming up on one of the side stages to kick the day off, but it felt as if years crept by and time would never cease to exist.  I hear the voices of Maddie and Tae start to echo it's way towards the camping grounds, and I unzip my door, peek my hear out, and look towards the direction of the sound it is coming from.  

I step out of my tent, zip the blue door up, and walk towards the stage where the country duo is playing.  Maddie and Tae are my number one go to pick me up artists that I can rely on to make me feel better when I am feeling down.  I walked up to the front of the stage and see a man with an orange plaid shirt on who seemed a little bit lost on the farmland.  

Maddie and Tae roll into their hit song, "Shut Up and Fish" as I start to dance badly to the beat.  It was hysterical, because everyone starts to join in right beside me, including the man with the orange plaid on.  He bumped into me and said, "Alicia, happy birthday."

"Connor??"

Connor smiles at me and greets me with a kiss and I reply with, "Oh, shut up and fish will ya?"

He laughs and kisses me once again and starts to lead me back to my tent.  I keep trying to convince myself this was a dream, I wanted him hear so I imagined him being here.   I knew he was real the moment he unzipped my blue home and climbed in.  

I follow him in there, zip the door close, and ask, "I thought you were at camp?"

"Camp got delayed because Coach wants to enjoy the last few days of his vacation.  Coach doesn't want to deal with having to watch over us 24 hours, seven days a week," he replies.  

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I wanted to surprise you, Alicia.  I miss you way too much to ditch the only time I have with you and for those moments I can stare into your icy eyes."

"Connor, I missed you so much!  I can't believe you are here at the festival with me!"

"Well, you promised to bring me here one day, and why not do it on the same day as your birthday?"

I smile at him, "Thank you.  Want to walk around before the nightly show gets started?"

"Either that or die of boredom in a blue tent."

We unzip the door, slip out, zip the door up, and start to wander around all of the many different stands and stages that make up the Boots and Hearts Country Music Festival.  There were many different merchandise stands that lined the stages.  All of them offered something unique and create the known community country music and this festival are known for.  Connor and I wandered up all the way until we heard the roar of the crowd announce Luke Bryan's arrival.  

Luke started off the show with his smash hit, "Kick the Dust Up" as I grab Connor's hand and dash up to the stage.  He starts to laugh at my sudden energy boost, because I could feel the exhaustion creeping in physically, but mentally I was good to go.  We cheered for Luke all the way until, "Do I" came on.  Connor started to sing along to the chorus as Luke continued on with his song.  

Do I turn you on at all when I kiss you baby

Does the sight of me wanting you drive you crazy

Do I have your love, am I still enough

Tell me don't I, or tell me do I, baby

Give you everything that you ever wanted

Would you rather just turn away and leave me lonely

Do I just need to give up and get on with my life

Baby, do I?

Connor looks at me and whispers, "Do you still love me?"

"Do I?  Of course I do!  I wouldn't trade anything for the world, Connor.  I love you," I whispered back to him.  

He kisses me as we slowly walk back to my blue shelter.  Luke Bryan played for a few more songs that we were able to pick up from the tent.  As soon as we were cozy in my home, Connor wraps his arms around me.  

"Happy birthday Alicia.  I love you to the moon and back."

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Well, that's the request here folks!  Some of this information I did gather from the official Boots and Hearts festival website, and I hope it is fabulous!  

-Kristina