Tethered ? Awsten Knight

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July 8th

10:48 AM

"What the fuck?" I whispered myself as I opened my apartment door and stepped inside.

The entire place was not how I left it when I left here to meet Francesca for breakfast

My apartment was fully decorated in blues, pinks, and yellows.

"Oh my god, he didn't." Fran laughed and covered her mouth while looking up at the birthday balloons that were all on my ceiling.

"How the hell did he get in here..." I said slowly, then shot Francesca a look with my eyebrow raised. "Where is your key?"

"Listen...he's giving it back to me. We tried to think of discreet ways for him to ask you for it but we came up with none and I thought he was just doing something small."

"Holy shit." I laughed and stepped further inside.

There were balloons everywhere.

I walked into my kitchen I saw the biggest bouquet of flowers I think I've ever gotten on my counter with a note in there.

The flowers were all different shades of warm tones. Yellow, red, orange, and pink.

"I'm gonna go." Francesca said and laughed. "Enjoy finding whatever he's hidden in here for you. I don't want to crash whatever he planned."

"You're not!"

"Tatum, it's totally okay! Have fun. You deserve all of this. Happy Birthday. Let me know what else you find in here."

"Okay. Thank you. Love you." I hugged her goodbye and walked her back to the door.

"Love you too."

Then she was gone and I skidded back to the kitchen through all the balloons to pull out the note in the bouquet of warm toned roses.

Happy Birthday, Tater Tot.

There's a couple of new things for you on your bookshelf

I love you so much. I'll see you soon.

Xo,
Awsten

I put the handwritten note down on the counter and quickly went into my room where there was yet another bouquet of flowers on my dresser, then turned to the bookshelf that Awsten and I half filled the other day to see two wrapped books on the shelf.

He actually wrapped them with birthday wrapping paper...

The wrap job wasn't perfect but I could tell he tried so hard. The paper was a mint background too with 'Happy Birthday' in little rainbow letters.

I picked up the top one and opened it, an immediate laugh escaping my lips as I saw the familiar cover.

It was one of the Emily Henry books I didn't have yet and he knew I loved her writing.

Then I tore off the wrap of the second one and smiled again.

The first book of the Crescent City series which I'd also been meaning to pickup and start...I just hadn't had time.

He listened so well. I'd definitely just told him in passing I had wanted to read these.

God I'm so in love with him.

I went to get my phone from the kitchen, walking through balloon strings as I did and pulled up our messages to text him.

Tatum: