Chapter 34. Midnight

"What does all of this amount to?" He does so once again.

"This is a surprise for you on your birthday." I respond to him while extending my hand to him. After grabbing it, he follows me into the back of the truck and sits down.

"Could you just explain this to me?" He inquires while sitting down and pointing to the various cushions and blankets nearby.

"We went to a drive-in theater and watched movies that you and your mother used to watch all the time. I could remember some of them, but for the rest, I had to make educated guesses." I stated that I would sit next to him and he would cover me with a blanket.

"I am grateful." Mark says this to me while placing his arm around me and pressing his shoulder against mine.

"No issue, and best wishes on the birthday." I say giving him a hug back.

I tune the radio to the appropriate station and bring the volume up to practically its maximum. I also open the windows in order to maybe improve our ability to