Happy Birthday
On the morning of her twenty-fifth birthday, Tara Maclay woke to the smell of freshly brewed coffee.  She sat up in bed and looked over at the tray that had been placed on the bedside table.  It was laid out with two mugs of coffee, a jug of milk, a small veil containing a single red rose and a neatly folded piece of paper.  Lifting the note to her nose, Tara breathed in a lavender/cinnamon scent that could only be described as �Willow�.  After a brief moment of drifting away in the good memories that the smell conjured up, the blonde read her girlfriends� message.


Tara,
Good morning my sweet, beautiful Birthday girl.
Stay right where you are, there�s more to come.  This is going to be the best Birthday ever, I promise.
I�ll join you soon.
I love you.
Willow  -x-



Tara added milk to one of the mugs then sat back waiting for Willow to join her.  A few minutes later there was a gentle tap on the door followed by Willow�s soft voice

     �Are you awake baby?�  The redhead enquired as she quietly entered the room.
     �Yeah Will, I�m awake.� 

Tara noticed that Willow was carrying another tray filled with various breakfast foods, including waffles, heart shaped pancakes (made with just a little help from Dawn), toast, cereal and various syrups and jams. 

     �You didn�t have to do all this.�
     �Oh, this is just the beginning.�  The smaller wiccan replied with a distinct hint of excitement in her voice. 
She joined Tara on the bed and placed a tender, loving kiss on the blonde�s lips before handing her a large pink envelope. 
     �Happy birthday baby.�
     �Thank you.�  Tara opened the envelope; it contained a card showing two teddy bears holding hands, surrounded by red and gold glittery hearts and, written in curly silver letters, were the words �Happy Birthday to a Special Girlfriend�. 

The message inside brought tears to Tara�s eyes.


My darling Tara,

     There are not enough words in existence to even begin to describe how much I love you and how much better my life is because you�re in it.  You are the reason I wake up smiling, the reason my dreams are full of sunshine and sweet music.
I still find it hard to believe that I actually found you and every day I have to remind myself that I�m not dreaming, that my life really is this wonderful.
You are the most beautiful, incredible, amazing person I have ever met and just to know you is the greatest blessing I've ever received.
I know I�ve told you before, but you own my heart, you complete my soul, you give me reason to breathe.  I love you Tara Maclay, and I hope I can make this Birthday as special as you make every moment of my life.
              
              Your ever loving Willow
                                xxx
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