Chapter 236

Nicolas

I woke up very early the next morning, I thing I was more excited about Nikki’s birthday then she was.  I felt sorry to wake Nicol so early but I had this image in my head of me carrying a cake into Nikki’s room with Nicol by my side singing happy birthday and then Nikki will blow out the candles. “Sweetheart.”  I said softly at her ear.  “MMMMM” “Sweetheart we need to get up if we want to be in Nikki’s room before she wakes up.”  That had he opening one eye.  “Really, I’m still tired.”  “I know but I really want to wake her with her cake and us singing happy birthday.  When I said that Nicol got out of bed very slowly you could see she was still tired and I really don’t blame her this week was a nightmare and last night, we got into bed late.  She put her gown on and we moved towards the kitchen where Isabella was already putting the candles on the cake.  “You awake early.”  I told her.  “I’m to excited I need to see the look on her face when she sees her cake.”  This was the first time Nicol saw the cake as well, for this morning I had a ballerina cake made and for tonight there will be another cake.  “Wow it’s stunning.”  Nicol said.  “She’s going to love it.”  “I really hope she does.”  “Oh, she will.”  I light the candles and Nicol; Isabella and I walked to Nikki’s room.  Nicol open the door so softly but Nikki must have heard something because her eyes popped open and that is when I started to sing “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday my princess happy birthday to you.”  She started to laugh and got on her knees to look at the cake.  “Happy Birthday Sweet pea.” I wanted to kiss her but I was still standing with the cake in my hand. “Happy Birthday angel.”  Nicol said while kissing her on the forehead. “Happy Birthday Nikki.”  Isabella said.  “Come on blow out your candles.”  I told her.  She leaned forward and blew out all her candles.  “Any wishes?”  I asked her.  “No all my wishes already came true.”  I wanted to put the cake down but she stopped me.  “No dad I first want to look at my cake, it’s so beautiful.”  “I’m glad you like it.”  “My friends will like it to.”  “You having another cake for tonight sweet pea.”  Both Nikki and Nicol said “What?”  “Yes, why not?”  I asked with a big smile on my face.  Both just looked at me, so I broke the silence with “Cake for breakfast.”  “Yes please.”  Isabella took the cake to the kitchen to give Nikki a slice and Nicol and I asked Nikki “Are you ready for another surprise?”  “Yes!” “Then get up sweet pea.”  She jumped out of the bed put her gown on and was out the door even before me and Nicol.

In the living room we have put everything ready for tonight we also put her gifts on the coach.  The first thing she saw was the tents.  Her mouth felt open when she looked at the tents and then at me.  “This is….”  She stopped and then said again “This is amazing.  Best birthday party there will ever be.”  “Well sweet pea I really hope so. But this is not all I have for you.”  “What is it my birthday presents?”  Nikki asked excitedly.  “Indeed, it is.”  Nicol moved away from in front of the gifts there where 6 gifts that was laying on the couch, I know 3 of them are from me but wasn’t sure who the rest was from.  Nikki grabbed the first on that looked like it could be a phone and ripped the papers open.  “Oh, wow an I-phone thank you daddy.”  She said with a huge smile.  “You should thank your mom as well.”  I told her, if Nicol said no, Nikki wouldn’t have gotten a phone.  She grabbed Nicol around the neck and hugged her “Thanks’ mom.”  The next gift she took I had no idea who it was from but Isabella appeared with the cake when she told Nikki “That one is from me and Geoffrey.”  Ah that was sweet I though.  Nikki ripped the paper open and inside there was a new pair of ballerina shoes, it looked quite expensive.  “Mom” Nikki said in pure shock.  “I see Nikki.”  “What?”  I asked them because I had no idea why Nikki would be so shocked about shoes.  “This is the best ballerina shoes there are dad.”  “Oh wow.”  I said because what else could I say.  Nikki ran around the coach and gave Isabella a huge hug.  “Thank you, Isabella, thank you so much.  Where is Geoffrey?”  “Still in his room.”  “I need to thank him to.”  “You can do that when he comes down sweet pea.”  I told her.  She moved around to the gifts again this time she opened the air pods.  “Oh my” she said with her hand in front of her mouth.  “This is amazing dad.”  She looked overwhelmed and not quite sure what to say.  “You sure?”  “Yes, off course I’m sure I never thought I’ll get ear pods.”  Nicol disappeared and came back with a glass of water.  “Sit down angel, take a sip of the water first before you open your other gifts.”  “Thanks mom.”

I pulled Nicol to one side “What’s going on?  Why does she need water?”  “This is overwhelming for her Nicolas she never got so many gifts before and now that she knows how much things cost it’s even more overwhelming because she knows the ballerina shoes Isabella and Geoffrey bought was expensive, she also knows the phone and air pods are expense.  I normally bought her one gift for her birthday and believe me it didn’t cost nearly as much as one of the items you bought or even the amount that shoes are costing.”  I didn’t understand this I didn’t understand why she will get overwhelmed with gifts.  But then again, I’ve never been poor a single day in my life before.