Cindy angrily stormed into her house. She plopped onto the couch in her living room and tried to turn on the TV, but the batteries in the remote were broken. She tossed it aside and angrily punched the pillows next to her.

"Damn Jimmy. You think after all the hinting around he's been doing all week, he'd have done something!" she angrily muttered while laying down.

It was five o'clock on Saturday, her birthday. She had spent the day with her parents and then Libby. She had seen Jimmy a few times, but he had only said a quick hello before going back to Sheen and Carl.

Cindy deeply sighed. Who was I kidding? Neutron may be the smartest kid on Earth, but he doesn't know anything about love. She jumped off of the couch and climbed the stairs to her room.

"Stupid Neutron and his...Neutronness. I hate him!" she shouted as she swung the door open to her room and flicked on the light switch.

"Well, that makes me feel real special," Jimmy said. He was sitting on her bed, checking his watch. "Took you long enough to come up here.

Cindy jumped back in shock and clutched her heart. "Neutron, what the hell are you doing in my bedroom? And how the hell did you get in here?" she asked.

Jimmy pointed to the open window. "Hey, I just wanted to give you your birthday present, albeit in an unorthodox manner," he said while tossing her a small wrapped box.

Cindy caught it and stared at the box, then Jimmy, and then the box again. "You better pray this is one good gift," she angrily muttered.

Jimmy watched in interest as she tore off the wrapping paper and opened the box. "It's a...blindfold?" she angrily asked.

Jimmy seemed a little shocked. "What, you don't like it?"

Cindy clenched her fist around the fabric and advanced towards Jimmy. "You better start running," she slowly instructed him.

Jimmy just stayed where he was and pointed towards the window. Cindy clenched her teeth and turned towards it. She saw Jimmy's hover car floating outside. She turned back to a smiling Jimmy.

"Come on, Cind. Did you really think I was going to give you a blindfold for your birthday? Put it on," he instructed her.

Cindy hesitated a moment before tying it around her eyes. "Where are we going?"

Jimmy laughed and grabbed her arm. "Trust me. You'll like it." He tightened his grip around her arm and led her into the hover car. They drove in almost complete silence for half an hour. A couple of times Cindy asked where they were going, but Jimmy refused to tell.

Finally, Jimmy landed the hover car and turned towards Cindy. "Alright, you can take the blindfold off now."

Cindy took it off and looked around. They were on a beach. "Where are we?"

Jimmy just got out of his seat and grabbed Cindy's hand. He led her off the hover car and stopped when they stepped onto the sound. He pulled his hypercube out of his pocket and reached his arm inside. He smiled as he pulled out a flower and tucked it behind her right ear. "You look beautiful," he happily told her.

Cindy blushed as Jimmy gently kissed her cheek and led her further down the beach. Cindy looked around at her surroundings. She could see a vast array of palm trees on the edge of a jungle. She squinted, and thought she could make out houses in the trees. "Jimmy, is this where we were..."

"Stranded?" Jimmy finished. Cindy nodded her head in amazement. "Yep, two years ago. Hard to believe it's been that long, huh?" he asked while they continued to walk down the beach. "And I'll tell you, it wasn't easy to find this place again. It's uncharted for a reason."

"Well, here we are," Jimmy told her as they stopped walking.

Cindy gasped and held her hand over her mouth. In front of them was a beautiful picnic. The moon and stars were directly above them. Two candles were lit in the center of the blanket. Silver trays held various fancy foods while Jimmy poured some sparkling apple cider into wine goblets. Cindy took a seat as he handed her a class. "Thanks," was all she could manage to say.

Jimmy nodded as he swished the contents in his drink around. He cleared his throat and held his glass up. "Here's to you, Cindy. Tonight your life as a kid ends and one as an adult begins. Cheers," he said while they clanged glasses.

Cindy sat frozen for a moment, taking everything in. "You, you did all of this?" she finally asked. Jimmy nodded. "So you came here, set all of this up, came back to my house to pick me up, waited in the darkness of my room, and then drove me all the way back here?"

Jimmy just nodded. "You only turn thirteen once, Cind. Might as well make it special."

Cindy was still in shock. "Jimmy, I can't believe you did this. This is hands-down the most romantic, special, nicest thing that anyone has ever done for me. Thanks," she said while smiling widely at him.

After they finished their dinner, Jimmy took something out of his pocket. "I hope you don't mind I took this off your dresser," he told her while handing her something. It was the pearl he had given her two years ago on a golden chain.

"I wanted to see you add this to it," he said while handing her another pearl.

Cindy fingered it before sliding it down the chain. "Where did you get this?"

Jimmy motioned behind her to see a stack of dozens of oyster shells. "It will be a little tradition. Each birthday, you can sit and enjoy a nice dinner, and I'll dig through a hundred oysters," he joked.

Jimmy looked at his watch and frowned a little. "Damn it. It's getting late. Your parents will be expecting you home soon," he said while standing up. He grabbed her hand and helped her up.

Jimmy turned around to go back to the hover car, but Cindy stopped him. He turned back around to face her. "Yeah?"

Cindy took a few steps toward him and tilted her head back to look up at him. "Jimmy...thanks," she whispered to him. She gently kissed his cheek. As she pulled away, their eyes connected. She moved her head forward to kiss him.

Jimmy put his finger on her lips and gently pushed her away. "Save something for my birthday," he whispered to her. Cindy giggled a little as they both headed to his hover car.

Forty minutes later, Jimmy parked the hover car in the street outside Cindy's house and walked her to her door. They stared at each other for a moment.

"Happy birthday, Cindy," Jimmy said before turning around.

"Wait," Cindy said while grabbing his arm. He turned back around and stared into her eyes. They edged a little closer.

Jimmy smiled before their lips collected. "Screw it. Just get me a card for my birthday," he said before deeply kissing her.

Just before he was about to pull away, Cindy's dad came out onto the porch with a cup of coffee. He set it down on the windowsill in anger and glared at Jimmy.

Jimmy opened his eyes in time to see Cindy's dad walking towards them. He pulled away from Cindy and quickly brushed a few loose strands of hair out of her eyes. "Gotta blast," he said while hopping into his hover car and driving away, Cindy'sfather chasing after him and waving his fist.

Cindy just smiled as he watched Jimmy disappear into the horizon. She sighed dreamily before spinning around and walking back inside the house.