Flourishing Star

Opportunity to celebrate

Two weeks later
Logan POV
The sun shines through the window, reflecting in the mirror and making me stir up. I groan in annoyance at the light, putting my arm over my eyes. I stay still for a few moments just so I can try to open my eyes, but I fail miserably at that task. I roll over to my left so I can get away from the sun and I'm greeted by Star's long dark hair, scattered on her back as she's sleeping on her side. A smile appears on my face and I brush away a few strands so I can kiss her bare shoulder. She makes a quiet sound that only made me smile harder, before she moves further away from me. My hand draws patterns on her back while I close the distance between us and this time, kiss her on the neck
"Moving away from you means let me sleep. Not continue waking me up" she mumbles in her pillow, barely audible
"People have different interpretations" I joke before I see her start stretching gently and carefully. Slowly she comes back to her earlier position and turns towards me. When she's met with the sun she groans like I did and throws her arm over her eyes. She lays like that for a few seconds, when she moves her arm under the blanket. Before I knew it, she grabs my ass and pulls me closer to her, until we were inches away
"Good morning" she says in a sleepy sexy voice, leaving a slight blush on my face. She knew what she was doing and she was enjoying my reaction
"Morning" I murmur before I go in for a gentle kiss, my hand tracing her arm
"My lovely husband, will you please make us a cup of tea? You owe me for waking me up" She gives me a wholesome smile
"Last night, you told me to wake you up when I stir up. That's exactly what I did. But of course. I'll make you a cup of tea" I kiss her face and leave the room
"Thank you!" I hear her from the bedroom and I chuckle. I go downstairs, past the living room and right as I was about to enter the kitchen, I catch a glimpse of color in the living room. I decide to investigate and I see the whole room decorated with balloons and in the middle of it, a present
"Happy birthday, Logan" I hear her voice and I spin on my heel, grab her face between my hands and kiss her
"Thank you" I whisper after we pull apart
"Go unwrap your present. I want to see if you like it"
"How can I not like it when it's from you?" We walk over to the couch and I pick up the box
"Well there's always a possibility you won't enjoy it"
"Highly unlikely" I rip the wrapping and I'm met by a black wooden box with my initials, LH, carved in it and golden details all over it. I look over to Star who was watching me excitedly. I open the box and inside, a bottle of red wine
"Read the label" she instructs me
"'Limited edition, Logan Huntzberger, Roussanne'. You named a wine after me?" I ask happily surprised
"Well I didn't just name a wine after you. I made a wine for you. It has its special mix, one I know for sure you love"
"And how do you know I love the taste?" I inquire
"You don't think things happen without a reason, now do you?"
"What does that mean?" She leans on the pillows behind her and says
"Let's look back at the family dinner we had before Christmas. Our families came to our house and that's when I planned this with mom. I wanted the albums and she mentioned sending some wine bottles as our housewarming gift. So that's when I told her about my idea for your birthday present. I told her to send some wine that are yet to be named and it just so happened that Colin chose some of the bottles without a name. That means I easily found out which wine you like most and I just named it after you" she shrugs as if what she told me wasn't one of her sneaky plans
"You devious woman" I tell her with a smile
"Isn't that why you fell in love with me? Because I am a clever person who can always outsmart you?" She responds in a cocky way
"I'm not going to stroke your ego, even if you may be right"
"Oh you don't need to say it. I know I'm right. Now open your second gift" she encourages
"There's something else?"
"Yes. It's under the wrapping paper" she points and I move it, only to reveal a book I could always recognize
"What made you buy a copy?" I ask curiously
"Well you mentioned you had this book that you absolutely loved as a teen and that you still love, so I decided to find it in the Huntzberger library. Once I found it and read a few pages, I noticed the comments you wrote alongside the edges and the pieces of paper filled with your ideas about the content. At that point it was obvious that you had read it at least a few times, so I bought a copy of my own. I also filled the pages with remarks, comments and ideas. One thing I really enjoyed doing, was underlining paragraphs that remind me of you. I didn't think I'd find a lot of things that relate to you, but I should've thought otherwise" I browse through the pages, mostly looking at her comments and I could feel my smile grow so big
"I love this present. Thank you" I place my hand under her ear and pull her in for a kiss
"I'm glad you do. It's really hard to come up with an idea for a guy who has everything. A kid on the way, an incredible wife. What else could he possibly want in his life?" She asks in a dramatic tone
"Why are you so smug today?" I tease
"I'm taking advantage of feeling confident before we get on the plane"
"We're flying somewhere?"
"To my dismay, yes" she jokes
"And how long is this flight?"
"Approximately 20 hours"
"20 hours?! Is this healthy for you? Are there any risks? Did you talk to the doctor first? Where are we even going?"
"Of course there are risks, but the whole pregnancy is a risk on its own. I've talked to our doctor and went over all the things I can do to prevent anything from happening"
"I don't think we should go on a trip that involves a 20 hour flight"
"Come on. I've planned everything! We're going to Macau to The Venetian Macao. The casino resort where we also are staying at the hotel. I thought you'd enjoy going to a casino one last time before our protostar is born"
"Well I like the idea, what I don't like is putting you at risk"
"I understand your concerns, but if Steph is coming, who is 11 weeks pregnant and full of nausea, I'm sure I can survive as well. Plus! We're going there with the Blackmore private jet, which means more room for me to walk around and stretch. I've thought of everything. I even packed our bags last night"
"Airi.."
"Logan.. I'm surviving this trip. We leave today and get there tomorrow at around 4 p.m, we go out to eat and then come back to rest for a few hours before we go to the casino. The next day, we'll leave. It's really short"
"Ok, but I have to take a few days off of work then"
"Already dealt with. You're free until Tuesday. I told you I have everything planned" she smiles at me
"Alright, I suppose we should get ready then?" I ask and she nods before grabbing my hand and leading me to the closet