It was going to be Mason's birthday in a week's time and this year, he was actually looking forward to celebrating it. He had friends who cared for him and whom he cared for, his relationship with his brother was definitely improving, courtesy someone's absence. In fact, this would be the perfect time to acknowledge that he and Mark shared their birthdays and actually celebrate it together, at least one half of the day. Mason was in quite a jovial mood, for he was also planning to ask Arya out on a date. Thankfully, his birthday was going to be on a Sunday this year so Arya wouldn't really have an opportunity to use her lame excuse of having too much work. Yes, he would ask Arya, maybe on one of the weekdays after lunch. He didn't feel it right to disclose his feelings in front of Lana, le

