There was a knock on my door and I said, "Come in."

Cynthia walked in and said, "Someone is down here to meet you."

"Who?"

"I am not supposed to tell you the name."

"What do you mean by that? Is it Isaac?"

"I think you should come and see yourself." Before I could ask her anymore questions, she left leaving me in confusion.

I switched off the TV and walked downstairs into the living room and I could hear someone whisper.

Just as I entered the living room, I froze.

"Her house is so big!", Claudia remarked.

"Of course it will be big, stupid. She is so rich", said Daisy.

An involuntary gasp escaped my lips making them turn their attention towards me.

Everything froze.

I stood there frozen as I stared at my best friends, standing there with a blank expression.

What are they doing here?! It's not that I am not happy but...

My thoughts were interrupted as Araima held her hand out to Emilia and Emilia removed her sandals and handed over to Araima.

Oh shit!

Looks like I am in trouble.

I shrieked and ran for my life as my best friends ran after me.

I climbed the stairs as fast as possible and opened the door of our bedroom.

I was about to close the door but they were quick to stop me and bursted in.

"Guys I can explain!", I shouted.

"What will you explain?!", Araima yelled before throwing the slipper at me and thankfully it didn't hit me.

I jumped over the bed and they all held me down on it, before climbing over it and a few punches landed on me.

Ouch! Well...I deserved that.

"It's my birthday guys! Have some pity on me!"

They finally climbed off me and stood near the bed while I gasped, trying to catch my breath.

They stood their with folded arms and a scowl on their face.

"I am sorry", I finally said in a very soft voice.

"Sorry for what?!", yelled Claudia.

"That how you left us all seven years ago and made us all worry that you died then only to be informed five years later that no, you are alive and you are one of the richest person in the world!", Araima scolded.

"I am sorry, I didn't want to be in contact with anyone and believe me it really hurted me to leave you all but I had no other option", I explained.

"You could have contacted us later!", Daisy said.

"And you said that you would come back on this day but you didn't!", Emilia said.

"And when I was offered a job here in this city, I accepted it just because I would be able to meet you but no, when I came to your office, I was sent back saying that you are too busy to meet anyone", Claudia shouted.

"Believe me no one told me that you came", I tried defending myself, "though I knew that you and Emilia are in NYC only."

"How do you know?"

"Well...I always kept myself informed about you guys by my investigators. I know that Araima got engaged a few months ago and rest all of you are still single."

"And wait a minute", Claudia interrupted and then she punched me on my shoulder, "You got married and that too without us!"

"I am sorry about that, the marriage was so sudden that I wasn't able to do anything."

"What do you mean by it was sudden, you guys were in a relationship, right?", Araima questioned.

"No. It was an arranged marriage."

"What?!", They all exclaimed.

"How about we all sit down peacefully and then I tell you all everything?", I looked at them hopefully and they all glanced at each other before finally agreeing.

So, sitting across the living room, I told them everything starting from the day Isaac visited my office till what happened yesterday night; I told them everything about him and how our relationship progressed over the past few months. Including the details about Serah, our first kiss and...well...you know what.

By the time I finished, their jaws dropped.

"And now you love him?", Daisy asked.

I nodded, whispering, "Yes."

"But", I said, "did Isaac bring you all here?"

"Yes", they all replied.

He bought them all here. That's why he was not at home. He did it for me. He knew I was missing my friends and he bought them all here. Oh, Isaac.

"Don't tell me that you are lost in his thoughts again", Daisy groaned and I threw a cushion on her.

"Did he send his jet to pick up both of you", I asked Araima and Daisy and they replied with a yes.

"He also sent someone...what was his name?", Araima questioned Daisy.

"Joshia", Daisy replied.

That's why they both were so busy.

"Your husband called me this morning," Araima said, "and he was like, 'this is Isaac Grayson speaking; would you like to meet your old friend, Larisa Madison a.k.a Thera Mallay Grayson'."

She continued, "I was like, are you kidding and he said that he is serious and his driver will pick me up in an hour along with Daisy whom he asked me to inform myself."

"He was very bossy", Araima added making me chuckle, "I know."

"And...", Emilia said, "you won't believe he came to my apartment this afternoon himself."

"He went to your house?", I asked.

"Yes. Can you believe it! I opened the door and he was standing there. He stretched his arm saying, 'Hi, I am Isaac Grayson.' I almost fainted, I was going to fall down but he caught my hand before that."

"And his voice is so deep and husky, oh God. Made me wanna jump at him", Emilia said dreamily.

"Dare you do that! He is mine", I growled.

"Are you getting jealous?", She mocked me.

"Yes! Cause he is my husband and you don't get to talk about him like that."

But they all laughed at my words making me more angry.

Just then I the doorbell rang and Cynthia opened the door and in walked a tired looking Isaac with a huge white box in his hand.

The moment they all looked at him, they started whispering among themselves.

Isaac came to us and kept the box on the centre table and said to me softly, "Your birthday cake. And of course it's better than that mug cake."

I smiled at him and said, "Thank you."

"But where is Josh and Nyle?"

"They wanted to give you some alone time with your friends beside Josh is very exhausted; you can celebrate with them later."

"Okay..."

"Now, go cut the cake, I am waiting to eat it."

Chuckling I kissed his cheeks before opening that box to reveal a gorgeous cake.

"Whoah!", everyone exclaimed.

I glanced over to Isaac to see him standing there with a smile on his face and I picked up the knife and cut the cake and they all applauded.

Cutting a small piece, I ate it first...it was so tasty, chocolate and strawberry flavour, my favourite.

Next, I took a small piece of it and fed it to Isaac who in return fed it to me and then he ever so gently brushed his lips against mine, whispering, "Happy Birthday wifey."

I blushed, "Thanks."

He smiled at me and said, "They can stay the night here."

"Aww...love is in the air!", I heard Daisy exclaimed and turned and gave her a deathly glare after which I turned my attention to him to see him looking at me amusingly.

He then kissed my forehead saying, "Enjoy."

With that he left the living room and went upstairs.

My friends were sprawled across my previous bedroom and chatted with each other, mainly they were throwing at me questions and they still didn't forgive me, they were still angry but as today was my birthday, they kept their anger aside for now.

Around midnight as we all were still awake, I excused myself and went to Isaac's room, I mean our bedroom.

He was standing on the balcony staring at nothing in particular, I thought he was again sad but when I approached him, I saw that there was a tiny smile on his face.

Seeing him happy made me happy.

"How many cigarettes did you smoke while standing here?", I said.

He turned his head towards me. "I am sure you are not here to ask how many cigarettes I smoked, Mrs Grayson", he mocked me the way I mocked him in my office.

"Come on! Stop mocking me, Isaac", I whined.

"You have no idea how much you pissed me with your words that day."

"But that was a long time back...and I hated you back then."

"You don't hate me now?"

"Definitely not."

"Okay...just tell me how many cigarettes you smoked?", I asked again.

"None."

"Really?"

"Yes, sweetheart."

"That's quiet a progress."

"You should go and enjoy with your friends."

I sighed, "I just came to say thank you to you for today. You invited them here, thank you so much."

"It's your birthday gift", he said softly, "that's the only thing you didn't have and I know you missed them a lot."

I wrapped my hand around his torso, burying my head in his chest while his hands were wrapped around my waist and he rested his chin on the top of my head.

"Thank you", I mumbled against his body and he kissed the top of my head.

Parting away we both kept staring at each other and I didn't realise that we both were leaning in for a kiss. His lips brushed against mine and he was about to capture my lips but...one of my crazy friends shouted, "Larisa?!"

I groaned making him laugh, "Go, enjoy with them."

He then pecked my lips and I said, "You sure you won't miss me?"

He stifled a laugh, "No."

I got on my toes and supporting myself by keeping my hands on his shoulder, I whispered huskily in his ear to tease him, "You sure you won't miss me when you will be alone in the bed?" And I placed a kiss under his ear. I continued placing light kisses moving down his ear to his neck and then I moved my lips up, upto to his jaw and placed a kiss extremely close to his lips.

His eyes turned darker, be was about to grab my head and kiss me but I pulled back immediately and mocked, "Did I leave you all hot and bothered, Mr Grayson?"

Giving him a wink I walked away but not before I heard him growl in frustration.