Chapter 47Steph
They’d barely stepped onto the porch when Gittie came out of the house, carrying a huge cake decorated with tiny candles. She placed it in front of Serena. Max reached over and deftly lit them as Serena sat in stunned silence, and moments later the whole group started singing.
“Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear Serena, happy birthday to you.”
Jerome must’ve organized it because he was grinning from ear to ear as Gittie handed out already-filled shot glasses. Steph and Annika joined in to toast the birthday girl and everyone cheered.
Several shots later, as Jerome had procured multiple bottles at the duty-free store, the cake had been cut and handed out. Music blared from a speaker, Serena’s playlist apparently, and with the exception of
