**Hayden**
There Eric was standing next to the table with a rose in his hand. His hair was freshly combed to the side with a semi causal blue and white button-down shirt that was rolled to his elbows. He had khaki shorts on and flip flops. The sun was starting to set, and the temperature was slowly dropping with it. Allowing for a perfect weather for an outdoor date.
I smiled while walking over to him. “You look beautiful. Happy Birthday.” He whispered softly kissing my forehead.
“Eric, about earlier, I,” he stopped me before I could finish.
“Sweetheart, we have a lot to talk about but let enjoy dinner first and relax. It has been a whirlwind of a week. “I nodded and sat down next to him. Two marines brought our spaghetti, salad, and bread along with a bottle of red wine to pare
