The Shens were all gathered now. After the greetings, congratulations and gift giving, it was time to cut the cake. Juliette lit the candles and made a pause, her thoughts were with Robin. Where was he? Was he really coming? What was she going to tell him when she saw him?
"Yes, Happy Birthday, Rowan!"
"Happy Birthday, Row!", the joyful voices of Karen and Dustin awoke her.
"Jul? Are you blowing the candles now?", Dylan asked.
"Sure, Dad, right away", Juliette answered.
"Yay, congratulations, Row!", Dustin exclaimed again. This time Logan joined him.
Juliette forgot her worries for a moment and prepared herself to blow the candles in Rowan's name since he was too small to do it himself.
"Ready, sweetie? Here we go!" She said, as everybody continued cheering and making noise, which scared Rowan a bit. "Silence everybody, please. One, two..."
"Jul, be careful, your hair is all over Rowan's face", Dylan warned her.
"Don't worry, Dad, he's used to it", Juliette answered laughing, Rowan laughed too.
"I don't know, maybe you should get a haircut".
"Dylan, leave her alone already", Karen intervened.
"And... here we go again. One, two... ¡Three!"
The candle was off, Rowan was officially two years old. The cheering continued:
"Hooray, Rowan!"
"Well done, Row!"
Now, it was time to grow up...
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