Against Reason

Chapter Seven - Birthday Chaos

Bridie went through so many different ideas on what theme she wanted, but settled on my first idea. Tinker-Bell and friends, she's obsessed with all of them, so of course a Tinker-bell themed birthday party was perfectly suited. 

Even if she disregarded my idea at first. Kids are strange. 

"Head still Bridie," I laugh shaking my head, she's so excited she hasn't been able to stay still while I do her hair. 

Placing a few more bobby pins into her hair to hold the bun and neatening the fly aways and bumps with a little bit of gel, I tell her to go put her costume on.

"Your turn, sweetie," I turn to Hallie and she smiles brightly. Hallie chose to go as Rosetta - my personal favourite Tinker bell fairy - and Bridie is of course Tinker Bell. 

Beginning Hallie's hair, she blabs on about how excited she is and most of all for the cake. Hallie loves anything sweet, like most children, but she has an utter obsession with cake. And she doesn't even have to have a piece of cake to be happy, she loves staring at them or anything to do with them. 

Leading to one of her favourite things to do which is stare through the window of a nearby cake store. She's so obsessed with looking at the different size and decorated cakes. 

"And you're all done missy, ready to go pick up Bridie's cake?" I ask her she jumps with a squeal.

I guess thats a solid yes. 

"Hey, Danny," I call out to Danny as he stands out the front yard with a few strangers, setting up stuff. He turns around and smiles once he sees me, sending a flow of butterflies around my stomach. 

He jogs up to me. "Yeah?" he says gazing down at me, absorbing my simple children's birthday party outfit, consisting of a pair of short denim overalls and a simple olive green tank top underneath. 

I feel nervous under his strong gaze as he doesn't even hide that he's checking me out. "Uh," I cough and he snaps out of whatever daze he was in. "Hallie and I are going to go pick up the cake," I say.

"Okay," he smiles and as he goes to say something else one of the workers calls him over and he gives me a quick smile. 

"O-kay, that...was something," I mutter to myself.

"What was something?" A small voice sends my soul into orbit. 

I turn around to see Hallie, looking up at me with her big curious eyes. "Uh, nothing. Just thinking," I say and she shrugs, moving on. "Lets go," I usher and she skips to the garage door.

After buckling Hallie into her carseat, we're off and driving down the street to 'Top Tier' the nearby and very expensive cake store. 

I almost melted when I saw the price of the cake Danny ordered for Bridie, but he wasn't even phased $1200 bill. Yes. $1200 for a cake. Rich people are weird. 

Arriving at the store, Hallie sprints to the window and smushes her face against the glass, her eyes gleaming at the different cakes displayed out the front. 

I shake my head and pull her astounded self inside, the bell dinging as we enter. "Morning, how can I help you?" An old woman greets us with a kind smile. 

"We're here for cake!" Hallie shouts and the old woman laughs.

"Well, i'd sure think so," she answers and Hallie giggles.

I smile down at Hallie. "We're here to pick up a cake, under the name Dan Thompson," I say and she nods, heading through an entrance behind the counter - I assume the back of the store.