Date Box Happily Novels & Stories

James I pulled a small black box from my pocket, its white ribbon neatly tied. “I got you something,” I said, handing it to her. She took it with a small smile, her fingers brushing over the ribbon. “Hmm, you did, huh?” she mused. “You know my birthday isn’t until August.” Her teasing tone made me want to roll my eyes, but I held back. “You agreed to go on a date with me. I wanted to get you something. Besides, we’ll celebrate your birthday properly in August—with bigger gifts.”

I unlocked my phone, and it buzzed to life with a flood of messages from every chat app, all congratulating me on the new drug's successful first phase. Keira had gone wild in the group chats, tagging me nonstop and sending digital gift cards like confetti. But as I scrolled through the flood of praise and flattery, not a spark of joy stirred in me. I stayed in bed for a long time, lost in a haze of thoughts. Finally, I grabbed the divorce papers and dragged myself out of the room. The living room was empty. Keira was nowhere in sight. On the coffee table sat a ticket to a concert by my favorite singer, Tyler Combs. Next to it was a sticky note in her familiar handwriting.

My eyes grew from her words about what Mother intended to do. I wasn’t sure myself, but I stood still till Isabella moved to my vanity. Taking her seat, Mother strolled towards a now happy Isabella. Behind me, a maid walked in, holding a golden box. It said Concubine’s Punishment on the side of the box in handwritten letters, and I was curious to see what that box contained. Two more maids walked in, each holding boxes. Once mother stood behind Isabella, not once did she smile at her.

As I wiped the pollen off my skin with a wet wipe, I shook my head and replied, "It was on sale, so I bought it." He eased up right away with a half-smile. "You sneakily munch on this sugary stuff all the time. No wonder you gained weight." We had been married for five years. Charles never cared about my birthday, but he remembered every little special thing about Avery Simpson. I would have felt wronged and argued with him in the past, but now I could not be bothered to say a single word.

"Jethro, I don't want to die. I want to keep this child. I want to marry you and grow old with you. We will never be apart." But when he left me at the wedding, those words died in my throat. He gave a small smile and reached for the bag at his feet, searching for something. Finally, he pulled out three faded cards. He looked at me and slowly held the cards up to my face. The first one read, [No Anger Coupon.] "You gave me this for my 24th birthday," he said. "You said if I ever made you angry or we had a fight, I could use this coupon."

Gosh, I'm falling so hard for this man. Everyone is happy today, I didn't think we could be any happier, but when Daniel gets on one knee and pulls out a velvet little box from his pocket, my hands fly to my mouth before I let out a scream. The entire atmosphere seems to hold its breath as Daniel opens the velvet box, revealing a dazzling ring, and Mom's eyes well up with tears of happiness.

"BESTie, please open your eyes wide and look at the calendar carefully." Clara was curious and obediently looked at the calendar on the wall. "January 18th?" "Exactly! I'm giving this to you because it's your birthday.” Oh my god! Clara didn't even remember her birthday. "Thank you, but what's in this huge box? You're not playing a trick on me, are you?" Clara still doubted the contents, huh? Meanwhile, Joe enthusiastically took out a beautifully ribboned box with a bouquet of lilies. Initially, Clara was happy, but the issue of Joe not picking her up after the meeting still annoyed her.

-Hello- I greet her when we separate smiling. - Hi little girl, come in, here- she says and gives me some candies. I smile wistfully, hug her again and give her a kiss on her forehead since I'm taller than her. I enter the gym eating one of the candies. It is full. I walk up to Bob who is training a hazel-eyed brunette boy, he will be about seventeen. -Hi- I say still holding the candy in my mouth. He smiles at me and hugs me. -Rose is already spoiling you- he says pretending to be angry.