If Only

Thirty Four

"Well I'll get to work on the steaks" He placed them down on the counter as he began to prep them "you know he might angry, he doesn't do birthdays"

"Then he gets angry Will, I refuse to let him hate his birthday any longer. He's 28 today a grown man, he has to get it together put his pride aside and love his birthday!"

"You really do defy him you know that" Will said chuckling "no wonder he loves you" i smiled

"Have you done the nursery?" Lauren came back to the kitchen "unfortunately not, work has just killed us but we will get to it at some point" I went to the table setting it

Lauren placed cheesy happy birthday balloon, one weirdly having Ed Sheerans face on it "she had a huge Ed phase" Will interrupted my thoughts

"Didn't expect to have 3 dinner guests" Lauren laughed shrugging as she looked at me

"Divide really stuck with me?" The elevator doors opened and he looked over to the kitchen to see Will cooking the steaks in confusion

"Where's Charlotte?" He walked over to Will as his voice trailed through the house "and why are you cooking steak?"

"I'm here and it's your birthday" his face grew tense and I couldn't help but sigh

"I know you hate your birthdays but I'd feel guilty if I did nothing, it's just us for dinner" he was annoyed but I was doing a nice thing

"Your wife did something nice for you and you just sighed at her, get it together man" Will chirped slapping his back causing the side eye from Nate

"It's just not a day to celebrate" Lauren stepped out from the dining room

"Oh yes it is, come on I saw the fan edits of you on instagram today... some people are celebrating. Plus we got Ed Sheeran balloons!" He looked to me sucking in his lips

"This will just be a normal dinner evening no birthday" he assured

"Oh come on, Will is making the steak you like. I made your favorite sides" I looked to Lauren with a smile because she made a cake

"Your twenty eight today brother, your an old man" Will mocked at him patting his back

"Yeah that's your future in two months"

"don't tell me that" Will groaned dramatically as he placed the steak on the pan

"Hey I'm twenty nine nobody can complain!" Lauren spat "eleven months til thirty" she raised her hands "and still no ring on my finger" she mumbled to me causing me to laugh

"What's so funny" They both looked at us

"Oh you wouldn't get it" Lauren sighed "too much in those heads of your to understand, do you have any towels?"

"Upstairs first closet to your left" Lauren left up the stairs "at-least at twenty eight your married and your wife's pregnant, the American dream" Will joked

"The American dream is about achieving the highest aspirations and goals, like F. Scott Fitzgeralds Great Gatsby's character Jay is basically a symbol of it"