Pamela wasn't sure what woke her. She just slowly came to the realisation that she was awake and it was the middle of the night. Groggily she turned her head to glance at the clock softly glowing next to the bed. One a.m. Gods. She rolled over, seeking the safety of sleep.
Snuggled under her doona she could feel the faint breeze through the window gently ruffling her hair. She snuggled deeper under the doona, not wanting to close the window again.
Again? She sat up with a gasp. She'd already closed the window. Why was it open?
"Hullo, love," a laughing voice said. "Happy birthday."
"Danny?" Pamela was, not surprisingly, somewhat startled. "What are you doing here at this ungodly hour? For that matter, what are you doing in my bedroom at any hour?"
"It's your birthday. You turned eighteen today. I wanted to be the first to say happy birthday and to give you a birthday present."
Pamela smiled. How sweet. She said so.
"That's really sweet of you, Danny. But seriously, you should have waited until the morning. My father would kill you if he found you in here like this."
"Then we'll just have to make sure he doesn't," Danny told her. "And this present is one I thought best to give you privately."
Pamela could see him settling down to sit on the bed next to her. Her eyesight was slowly adjusting to the slight light thrown out by the little clock-radio, and Danny was slowly coming into focus.
Pamela suddenly blinked and looked harder. She gave a little squeak and dived back under the doona.
"Danny, what are you wearing?" she asked, her voice a little squeaky as trepidation surged through her.
"Nothing, sweetheart," came the happy reply. "I'm dressed as nature intended."
"Why?" came the gulped query.
"You're eighteen, now. You're finally legal and I decided I couldn't wait a moment longer to show you how much I love you."
"I've been eighteen for one hour. You've only been my boyfriend for a few weeks. Do you seriously expect me to let you into my bed?" Pamela's voice was carrying a tinge of wrath. Of all the presumptuous idiots, Danny won hands down.
The answer was short and to the point.
"Yes."
"Not going to happen. Close the window on the way out."