John's POV

I grabbed a cake from the the cooler at the grocery store and put gave it to the lady behind the counter.

"Could you write Happy 20th Brithday Alex on it, please?" I asked.

"Of corse." She responded.

Alex and I had lived in Philadelphia for four years now. We both got jobs and finished up school, and now we were living in a really nice apartment and have a dog. We reconnected with Laf and Herc as soon as they graduated, and they ended up both going to colleges in Philly. Laf at Drexel and Herc at U Penn. John and I both take classes at Philly community since we couldn't afford anything else.

"Here you go." She said, handing the cake back to me over the counter.

"Thanks." I replied, going to the checkout.

While I was driving home, I lamented the last four years of my life. We ran away together, and never looked back. We've been happy. We love each other, and our relationship has gone on without a hitch.

When I got home, I pet our dog, Turtle, on the head, and went to finish setting up Alex's surprise party.

There was a knock at the door, and Laf walked in. "No need to fear. We have arrived." He announced, and Herc rolled his eyes.

"Perfect timing." I said. "I was just about to start putting up decorations."

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Alex's POV

I got off work at six, then drove home. My boss drained me today, and I just wanted a nice birthday dinner with John.

"Surprise!" John, Laf, and Herc exclaimed when I walked in the door of our apartment.

"Wow!" Thanks, guys!" I said, and walked over and kissed John. Laf whistled, and Herc rolled his eyes.

Herc grabbed a box that was on the counter next to him and held it out to me. I took it, smiled, and opened it. It was a new fountain pen.

"This is awesome!" I exclaimed. "Thanks Herc!"

"I didn't have time to wrap it." Laf said, handing me a box of five hour energy drinks.

"Thanks, Laf. You know I have to live with him, right?" John laughed.

"What? I thought it would be a good... how you say... gag gift." He replied.

I think turned to John, Who was holding out a gift bag. I unwrapped it to find a frame.

"It's an original copy of one of the federalist papers." He explained, and I smiled.

"I love it." I said. "And I love you." I kissed him."

I turned around and saw Laf lighting the candles on a cake.

"Who wants cake?" He asked.

XXX

"Thank you for coming!" I exclaimed as Laf and Herc left.

"Now that they're gone..." John started, and I pushed him up against the wall and kissed him. He was a little surprised at first, then he leaned into it. He wrapped his legs around my waist and we walked over to the bed.

XXX

"I think that was the best we've done since we first met." John said when we finally finished, like, four hours later.

"You mean that time we snuck out to the old building and we were really loud?" I asked.

"Yeah." He laughed.

I rolled over and turned to him.

"You know, sometimes I miss that." I said.

"What? The sneaking around?" He asked, turning to me.

"Yeah. It was sexy." I said. "I do love this, though. Not needing to hide, being ourselves... no Thomas Jefferson."

"Ugh! He was the worst!" John exclaimed. Then, Turtle ran into the bedroom and jumped up on the bed, living both our faces, effectively killing the mood.

"Turtle!" John exclaimed.

We pushed him off the bed then looked in each others eyes for a few minutes.

"I love you." I said.

"I love you more." John smiled.

A/N - I hope you enjoyed reading Who I'm Meant To Be - A Lams Story. I know I enjoyed writing it. Thank you so much for reading, and don't forget to review!)