“Do you think she will like it when she wakes up?” Mathieu asks, putting up the last balloon on the kitchen ceiling. There has to be at least One hundred balloons hanging on the ceilings and walls throughout the house. Mathieu insisted on making her 16th birthday memorable. So much has changed and happened since Michael passed away. Some bad, some good, and some real good. Him being part of our lie being the best. We know Kaylee’s upset that none of her friends, including Alex, will be spending her birthday with her. At least that’s what she thinks. So, we are pretending on making everything extra special. Well, we’re not really pretending. We do want it to be special, and we will make it so! “I’m sure she’ll love it,” I tell him, giving him a quick peck on the lips before settling

