Daisy's POV
"Happy birthday!" We all yell as we go into the room
"Oh hey guys what a nice way to wake up" Mom says as she extends her arms to us and we all crawl into the bed
"Happy birfday mommy" Julieta says
"Thank you baby"
"So mom how does it feel to be 31 like Toby" Evelyn says and I shake my head as I rest my head on moms lap
"Young I still feel young"
"That's because you are young" I mumble
"Okay we need you to get ready because we have a whole day planned ahead" Toby says and I grin
"I hope nothing too big"
Tobin's POV
"Are all the girls here already?" I ask Evelyn
"Toby I need you to calm down they're all there already" she says and I nod
"Remind me how you got Ash and Ali to get to come the day after their wedding?" Daisy asks me
"It took a lot of convincing" I whisper
"You mean that you'll pay for their honeymoon?"
"Yeah that don't tell your mom or she'll kill me" I whisper and she shakes her head as she laughs
"Okay I'm ready let's go?"
I turn around to see her in a beautiful dress that has flowers.
"Wow"
"You're drooling Toby" Evelyn whispers and I smile
"Shall we go?" Christen asks and I nod
"Let's go eat"
I put my hand in the pocket of my jeans and felt the box. This is really happening.
Alex's POV
"We need this done! They're coming in ten minutes! I repeat they just finished dinner!" Kelley yells
"So what exactly is the plan? And why is there a piano?" Sonnett asks
"It's a whole thing that even we don't know well we do but we shouldn't say" I tell Sonnett
"Come on tell!"
"Evelyn wrote a song for this moment so she'll be singing"
"A song? She wrote a song?!" Kelley yells
"Yes you knew that now shut it!" I yell
"They're here!"
Mal's POV
Christen walked in slowly with Tobin, Daisy and Julieta on her hip as Evelyn was already set to start playing. I'm surprised they even let me come or even called me to tell me.
"The girls and I have something special for you" Tobin tells Christen as they slowly walk into the garden of roses.
"Go! Go!" Ali whisper yells to Evelyn
"They all look beautiful" I whisper to Rose
"You mean your ex?" Rose mumbles and I glare at her
Evelyn starts playing the piano as she looks up at everyone who's here.
"I'll be the one
That stays 'till the end
And I'll be the one
That needs you again
And I'll be the one that proposes
In a garden of roses
And truly loves you long after our curtain closes"
She looks down but I can't help to look at her, she looks up again. We make eye contact for a few seconds but she looks back down.
"But will you still love me
When nobody wants me around
When I turn 81 and forget things
Will you still be proud?
Cause I am the one
That waited this long
And I am the one
That might get it wrong
And I'll be the one
That will love you
The way I'm supposed to, girl"
I'll love you when we turn 81. Come back to me baba.
"But will you still love me
When nobody wants me around, around
When I turn 81 and forget things
Will you still be proud?"
I'll always be proud of you.
"Proud of me, of my short list of accomplishments
Me and my lack of new news
Me and my selfishness
Or me and myself wish you nothing but a happy new version of you
Cause I, I, I...
I want you to tell me you find it hard to be yourself so I can say,"It's gonna be alright."
And I want you to love me the way you love your family, the way you love to show me what it's like to be happy"
I need to get her back.
Evelyn's POV
"Mal wanted to talk to you" Alex whispers in my ear
"Really? Well maybe next time" I say as I walk to the living room but she grabs my shoulder
"I think you should hear her out" Ash says as she pats my shoulder
"I don't want to"
"I understand she hurt you but it's been months since it happened. Tell me why you won't forgive her kiddo"
"Because every time I forgive someone they do it again they do whatever they did to hurt me they'll do it again" I whisper
"Hate to butt in but she loves you"
"And I hate to say this but Kelley has a point" Ash says and I shrug
"I don't care I don't love her"
"Are your trying to convince us? Or yourself?"
"Every adult says that line" I mumble
"But it's the truth" Alex says kissing my temple
"Screw you all and your truth" I huff
"We love you, you love us. Mal loves you, you love Mal" Ash says and I shake my head
"I'm going to go celebrate the engagement thank you very much" I say leaving the kitchen
"I loved the song, it was beautiful" Mom says kissing my head
"Just for you and Toby" I say smiling
"You have talent"
"Thank you" I tell Ali and she smiles
"You should really sing for us sometime, not because Tobin said to and all that but you know something you want to show us that means something to you"
"Maybe sometime soon" I say and the girls nod
"You're still going to camp right?" Sonny asks me
"Yeah I have to since these two won't let me stay alone" I say pointing to mom and Toby
"At least you'll be there with us"
"Agreed" Rose says and I laugh
"Camp is going to be something" I say as I play with J
"Can you grab my sweater I forgot it in the car" Daisy whispers and I groan
"Fine"
I grab my sandals and open the front door, I stop as I almost bump into someone.
"Hi" she says and I look into her eyes. Beautiful eyes, so beauti- no.
"Hey"
"Can we tal-"
"No, but come in they're all either in the living room or out in the backyard"
I open the door for her to come in as I walk out to the car.
"I still love you" I hear her faintly say
I do too Mal. I do too.