The Best Birthday Present EVER

12.01 am
Charlie snuggled into my back, wrapping his arms tightly around my body and tenderly kissing my neck, quietly whispered in my ear "Happy birthday my darling".

I turn my head toward him and smile. He passionately kisses me on the lips as his soft, smooth hands massage my back and he gently scratches my bare skin with his well groomed fingernails.

Before too long, he is tenderly making love to me and as we both succumb to the pleasure of one another, we drift into unconsciousness holding each other closely, my head snuggled into his neck below his chin.

Approx 8.00 am
I don't know the exact time because I was half asleep, but I awoke to Charlie kissing my toes. With each kiss, he came a little higher up my body. With each kiss he gave me a reason why he loved me.

"I love you because you are my girl"

"I love you because you have the most amazing blue eyes."

"I love your nail marks." (aka chicken pox scars)

"I love you because you are beautiful."

"I love your little hands."

"I love you because you understand me like no-one else ever has."

The messages he gave me were rated on where he was planting the kisses...so I won't divulge some of the X-rated ones!

So once again he made tender love to me and once again we dozed holding each other closely, like a koala holding onto its mother.

10.00 am
Charlie once again wakes me. He laid down on the bed and we fooled around for a bit before getting up.

I jumped into the shower and reached up to find my shampoo bottle. On the top of my shampoo bottle I found a little note from Charlie along with one of my favourite chocolates. I giggled and thought "How cute!"

As I was getting dressed ready to go out for lunch I proceeded to find little handwritten notes and chocolates all over the house, places like in the microwave, on top of my coffee jar, on top of my skim milk, on my mobile phone.

The notes were gorgeous, some of them being "My heart still flutters when I get an SMS from you" stuck on top of my phone, "I don't think you understand how much I love you!" on top of my shampoo bottle, "I think you are HOT!" in the microwave, "You have the most gorgeous mouth that I have ever seen" and "Kiss me you fool" on my toothbrush.

And of course I did kiss him!

12.00 pm
We went out for lunch and shopping!

We went to the newest shopping centre which is absolutely massive. It was the best shopping outing I have ever had with Charlie. He did not look at his watch once, we held hands like teenage lovers, he dragged me into his arms and held me tightly while he kissed me passionately, oblivious to all the passers by looking on with smiles on their faces.

We discovered the most amazing book store. It was absolutely HUGE! And of course I purchased another book...like I really needed another one!

We chose a few things for the house and also discovered a fantastic shop that sold the most exquisite liquers and fortified spirits. We selected a Chocolate Port and purchased it as well.

Charlie had some shopping to do as he was planning something for my birthday evening at home, so he dropped me home before going out to the shops alone. I didn't mind because I had my new book to keep me entertained.

5.00pm
Charlie returned from his shopping spree and banished me to my room. I was not at all phased because I had read a few pages of my new book and could not wait to read it in its entirety.

Charlie went out to the rumpus room to wrap the gift that he had purchased for my birthday. He then went to the kitchen to start preparing my birthday dinner. I felt like a little girl sent to her bedroom for being naughty because I was still not allowed out of my room!

6.00pm
Charlie entered my bedroom and asked me to join him for dinner. As I entered the dining room he 'pops' the champagne cork and lovingly looks at me.

There are candles burning in the centre of the dining table. He has selected 5 of my favourite CD's and has them playing softly in the background.

On the table was a beautifully wrapped gift waiting to be unwrapped. Alongside the gift were two cocktail bowls, the same bowls Charlie purchased for the night that he first made dinner for me all those years ago.

In those bowls Charlie had made Prawn cocktails, the very same dish that he made as entree on that first night that I went to his house for dinner, the same night that we first made love.

So we ate, we drank the bottle of champagne and we listened to CD's. We once again fooled around, kissing each other passionately and making rude comments about what we were going to do to one another when we finally went to bed.

8.30 pm
We decided we had better make dinner! So we opened the best bottle of red on the wine rack, nothing arrogant, and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner together. I chopped the fresh herbs, coriander, mint and parsley, and the shallots, whilst Charlie tossed a beautiful fresh lebanese salad with his gorgeous hands, looking over the top of his glasses smiling at me and telling me how much he loves me.

We laughed and talked. We smiled and giggled. We lovingly gazed at each other whilst again making suggestions of what would happen when the lights later went out in the bedroom.

And once again Charlie banished me to my room.

9.30 pm
Charlie called me out of my room to join him on the back deck for dinner.

It was absolutely gorgeous!

He had turned the fairy lights on that cover the deck area and lit candles all around. He lit the candles on my new wall sconce and they looked divine!

And as I walked out onto the back deck, he pressed play on the remote control for the stereo. He had set up the stereo to play Ronan Keating's song 'Superman'.

"Superman" by Ronan Keating
Album : Bring you home

I've been heading in the wrong direction
Hiding from my own protection
Running but my heart was standing still
I guess you saw the light inside me
Your love has been a torch to guide me
I hope I can be all that you deserve.

Well I'm no superman,
But I'll love you the best I can
And you know I'm just flesh and bones,
But with you
I feel I'm flying
Don't you know I'm no superman
But I'll always be your man.

I was searching for a heart that's beating
As fast as the way I'm feeling
Trying to find some peace there in my soul
You know it was your love that saved me
The answer to my prayers you gave me
And I hope I'll be all your deserve.

I'd fight for you,
I'd die for you
You know I would
Hold back the night, light up the sky,
Oh if I could I'll always be your man.....yeah


He grabbed me and held me close to him. He promised never to let me down again. He cried as he told me how sorry he was for hurting me and how much he loved me.

Needless to say we both cried.

We sat down together and ate the most wonderful meal and drank a fabulous bottle of red wine. We talked and we reminisced. We laughed and we cried.

We talked about the last 9 years. We talked about the last 12 months. But most importantly we spoke about tomorrow, something I haven't been able to do for a long time.

As we finished our meal with divine King Island Dairy Brie and Chocolate Port we discovered the time was passed 2am.

So we finished the bottle of Chocolate Port and after consuming a bottle of champagne, a bottle of red and a bottle of Chocolate Port we finished the evening with pure unadulterated drunken SEX!

And once again fell asleep in each others arms.

It was the best birthday EVER!