Noah loved birthdays. His own more than anything - and Emma’s. It was completely normal to be more excited about another person’s birthday than the person itself, wasn’t it? Yeah, he was sure of it.
Either way - Noah had obsessed over the perfect present for weeks, as well as the perfect cake, lunch and dinner. It was all perfectly planned, and Noah couldn’t wait for Emma to wake up and see it all with her own eyes.
No, really, he couldn’t wait.
Having woken hours ago, Noah was pretty damn proud that he only started waking her at 8am, rather than at 4am, like he had meant to do, originally. Now, however, he was by her side, one arm around her middle, giddy to get her birthday started.
“Mornin’, Em’“, a quiet murmur, deep in his chest, close to her ear - as if she had already started waking and he was merely helping her find her way back to him, away from .. whatever she had been dreaming of. The perfect birthday party, probably.