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It was Kellin’s birthday, and when he woke up, the first thing he did was to take his phone and check his messages.
Mom: Happy birthday, my son. I hope you have a nice day, know that I love you very much!
Dad: Happy birthday, my boy
There were no other messages. Kellin stared at Vic’s chat for a couple minutes, he expected his boyfriend to at least message him in the morning, but it didn’t happen. So Kellin left his phone on the bed and went to brew his coffee. He sat on his porch, feeling the breeze and the warm sunlight on his skin.
Did he forget about my birthday..?
Once Kellin finished his coffee, he went back inside and checked his messages, still nothing from his boyfriend.
Kellin: hey, you good?
love of my life: good morning, im good, you?
Kellin: good too
love of my life: nice
Kellin: wanna do something today?
love of my life: i cant, its monday and i have to work
Kellin: right
It brought tears to Kellin's eyes. He turned off his phone, leaving it in the nightstand drawer. Then went to take a shower, and ended up crying a little, feeling rejected.
What if he doesn't love me anymore..?
When Kellin went out with only his wallet and keys, driving to the beach to try and distract himself from the lonely feeling. He couldn't even visit his parents because they live eight hours away.
What's the use of having the day off if my boyfriend doesn't have time for me?
The beach gets lonelier without his boyfriend there. So Kellin got in the car and drove away with nowhere to go. Once it was lunch time, he was passing by a mall he had never gone to, so he went there to get himself some good food and maybe a gift.
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It was the late afternoon already and Victor was calling Kellin. The messages weren’t arriving, the calls weren’t completing, there was no sign of Kellin. He went to his boyfriend’s house, there was no car in the garage, no lights on, no Kellin. It was weird, so Victor got worried. He looked around for any sign of where Kellin could have gone, even called his parents but they hadn't seen him. Vic found his boyfriend’s phone in the nightstand drawer, so turned it on. There was nothing he could do to find Kellin if he didn’t have the phone with him.
A few minutes later, Victor heard a noise. It was in the garage, and when he got there to check on it, he saw Kellin, but he was crying. “My love..?”
“What are you doing here?” Kellin was holding two bags full of beers.
“Hey.. were you crying?” Victor embraced Kellin. He got no replies. “My love.” Looked in his face. “What happened?”
“What are you doing here? You said you had to work…” Kellin's eyes were tearing up again.
“I'm sorry, but I was planning a surprise for you.” Victor dried Kellin's face.
“What..?” Kellin felt stupid.
“I sent you messages.. there are people waiting for you.” Victor took the bags from Kellin's hands, seeing it was all alcohol. “What were you going to do?”
“Get drunk.” There was no point in hiding the obvious.
“Oh, Kellin…” Victor knew it was somehow his fault. “I’m sorry, ok?”
“I’m sorry…” Kellin dried his face, he knew Victor would be disappointed if he found out about all that alcohol.
“Come with me, ok?” Victor got a nod from Kellin and started going to the kitchen, left the beers there, then took Kellin’s hand and guided him to the bedroom. “Do you want to go to the party I planned for you? It’s ok if you don’t.”
“I thought you didn’t love me like before…” Kellin sat on the bed.
“I love you more than ever, I know how much your birthday is special for you, and I’m sorry I didn’t think about how you would feel if I pretended to forget.” Victor sat by his boyfriend’s side. “I love you a lot, don’t think otherwise.” Left a kiss on Kellin’s hand.
“Can we go later..?” Kellin asked low. He wanted to feel cared for by his boyfriend, to feel his caresses, to hear his voice, to breathe his air.
“Of course, my love.” Victor hugged him. “They can wait.”
So they lay down a little. Victor caressed Kellin as they cozily spooned, trying to make Kellin feel at least a little better. He’d feel so guilty if he was the reason for Kellin to relapse. After a few minutes, Kellin said they could go, so he went to dress up. Everytime, Kellin would turn to Victor and say he was sorry, and Victor always replied with a little kiss on the guy’s forehead and a ‘it’s ok’.
“Are you sure you’re ok?” Victor asked when they were arriving at the beach.
“I am.. I just need to get my mind off it.” Kellin forced a smile. He was still feeling guilt.
“Don’t worry, ok?” Victor placed his hand on Kellin’s thigh, giving it a slight squeeze. “Everyone who showed up today loves you, I just couldn’t get your parents to come because I decided it like one week ago, and they couldn’t make it.”
“Thank you…” Kellin put his hand on top of Vic’s. “I love you so much.”
At the party, Kellin’s mood started to light up very quickly. All the people there were so genuinely happy for Kellin showing up. The food was delicious, there was no alcohol needed for the party to be awesome for them. It only took a few friends, a cake, a few snacks and some karaoke to make Kellin’s day. It wasn’t a perfect birthday, but at least it was full of people Kellin enjoys to be around, and the best part, Victor was there, being kind and showing off his love for his boyfriend on that nice and short day. Even if it started out blue, it turned out to be a very good birthday.