Nice birthday story.

Lovely short story. Great that Alex was able to have such a good birthday. :)

Nice outfit descriptions, chess, and fun bit of tension over Nick forgetting Alex's birthday. That basket weaving class mention. :)

edit find: I thought Mat would be interested in surfing
The reduced cast is great. Also, the Mali-U setting. Good scene with Clover off like a shot to meet Blaine. Ha, the busy day at the cafe.

Enjoyed the date at the restaurant, including dialogue. Solid description of the volleyball game, then plan for Alex- and the surprise. Well done!

Excellent!

Nice one there its a blast

The whole thing was great. Keep up the fun, dude. Glad you got permission to use the Blue Time Ranger's character.