Walking into the Korean restaurant and being assaulted with shouts of "Surprise!" from a table to his left made Aaron jump. He hadn't been prepared for that at all.
Aiden, Cameron, and Jennica all waved at him before yelling "Happy Birthday, Aaron!" every bit as loudly in perfect sync. It looked like Aiden remembered his birthday after all.
"You planned this?" he asked flatly. His underlings had never celebrated his birthday before.
"Nah, I didn't even know when your birthday was. Keeley told me because she had to work. I believe her exact words were 'nobody should eat alone on their birthday,'" Aiden said with a wink in his direction.
That was even more surprising than the thought of Aiden coming up with this idea on his own. Aaron's heart warmed. She was still looking out for him even though she couldn't be here.
"No need to be so sappy about it," Jennica teased, noticing his expression. "Sit down!"
