Jess P.O.V

"wake up! Wake up! Mum made pancakes and syrup" leyah screamed in my ears, yep happy birthday to me! But at least today I turn 16, legally allowed to have sex and a whole bunch of other things I really couldn't care less about right now. I headed to my window and drew the curtains, revealing the blinding light of the sun, god damnit it was bright I squinted and closed my curtains again so it wasn't so bright. After getting washed and dressed I headed down to breakfast. Pancakes and syrup. Lets hope they're not burnt.

"Good morning, and happy birthday!" Mum said while whisking some pancake mix, she twirled over to me from across the counter and handed me the bowl.

"Now your 16, learn how to cook" she laughed

I hate when she pretends to be that perfect mum you see in the television ads. Because she isn't the perfect mum, but she's the only one I have so I can't do anything about it. My mum kissed my sister on the forehead and headed back around to the cooker. I handed her back the pancake mix, which I didn't bother to mix, and watched her pour the batter into the frying pan and flip the pancake so it lands perfectly into the pan, again and again.

"Lee lay the table today" mum insisted,for the first time ever. "I want to talk with jess."

"Kay mum" Leyah replied. As she passed me she whispered "Gerard called, but you were asleep" then she laughed and skipped into the other room.

After Leyah left the room, mum sighed and lay the third pancake onto the stack. Oh god whats she got planned to say.

"Well Jess since your at that stage of life now, and you have already started your periods back when you were 13. You know the dangers of-" she began

"-yeah yeah, sex blah blah protection condoms and the morning after pill and all that stuff" I interrupted, this is not the conversation I wanted to have right now.

"Jess this is important, it's not just stuff. If you misuse it, your life will be ruined!" Mum demanded from across the counter.

"okay sorry mum I will be careful..."

"Thanks Jess, and can I ask you something?" Mum started, wow she was really working this perfect mum act, I can't remember the last time we had a proper conversation. But I sort of liked feeling welcome in my own home, usually I feel the opposite.

"Sure go ahead" I rested my head on my hands and leant over the counter

"Is Gerard the one? Honestly?" She asked. I have to say that's not what I was expecting, but I'm glad she seems interested. I didn't even have to hesitate, I knew the answer, and I think so did she.

"He is, for real mum. I have never felt this way, I get butterfly's every time I see him or think about him, even when he calls and it's just... Uplifting!" I blurted out. Too much maybe?

"well I'm glad he makes you happy, but stay safe baby girl" mum walked over to me and cradled me in her arms the same was she did when I was little. I loved it. But i'm feeling that this whole conversation was just her saying its okay to go ahead with Gerard, if I stay safe.

We all ate breakfast at the table, together actually making a conversation. After breakfast mum said that I could go out for a few hours if I wanted. But that we were going for a meal and I had to be home for 7:00. She also agreed for Gerard and Mikey to tag along. So I sat and waited at home for Gerard to come over with his surprise. When I heard the knock on the door, I jumped off the sofa and ran to open it expecting to see my messy haired Gee in his shirt and Jeans.

As I opened the door, I didn't see black. I saw red. Not anger. Gerard's hair. He dyed it red!
"what Is all this?" I asked running my fingers through Gerard's long straggly hair.

"surprise!" He simply added

I swooped around to face the door and pulled it shut behind me, I wrapped my arms around Gees neck and he leaned his head forward, our lips met and we kissed, my birthday kiss with my Gee, my new colourful Gee. His lips were warm and welcoming and he lifted me off my feet, I took a break for our kiss and looked up at him. Our faces were only inches apart.
"But why red?" I asked

"I didn't want to have to wear black for the rest of my life" he replied, a perfect explanation for this radical yet comaptionate change of appearance.

Gerard put me down and I opened the door to see my sister smiling into her magazine, before turning to me and winking then laughing when she knew I was looking at her. She knew we had kissed on the doorstep. Then I turned and I saw mum sat in her chair writing something down, I wondered if she knew Gee and I had shared a kiss out there.

I took Gerard's hand and ran up to my room, we sat on the bed.

"Close your eyes and give me your hands" Gerard ordered. As I put my hands in front of me Gerard placed a blue bag in them. I pulled out the tissue paper and saw a dress in the bottom. I pulled the dress put of the bag and placed it on my body then ran to the mirror. Normally I cover my mirror with posters. I haven't looked at my reflection in this mirror for months because its a full body mirror. But I ripped the posters off and admired my new dress. It was red and flowed down to just below my Knees. I twirled from side to side and watched the dress swirl with me, it was flowing. it was Georgeous. I turned to Gerard and thanked him, but he just said "no more black for us". We laughed and I hung the dress in my wardrobe.

"How did you of all people choose that! " I asked

"Well I had help from mum, She even got your size! But I thought I would know your size best, since I have been the one wrapping my arms around your waist and pulling you close to me, I think I have a pretty good idea of what would fit you."

"you sure would" I replied "but we have the whole day to ourselves, mum says you and Mikey are welcome to come to dinner with us at 7 so what do you want to do in the mean time?"

"well mums at work and Mikey's just reading comics and playing video games at mine, wanna hang there?" Gerard suggested.

"sure" I replied
and with that we left for his.