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Liz had made strides in the preparation for James’ upcoming party. All-in-all, she was quite proud of herself, having planned her moves three steps ahead as she dealt her cards carefully. She had slowly crafted the ideal scenario over the past two weeks. The biggest problem was already taken care of: his parents. They always wanted to do something for his birthday, be it gifts or just inviting them out to a nice meal, which she still wanted to do… just a bit earlier, you know?
She had talked with his parents a week before and told them she had a special surprise for James’s birthday and had asked if they could celebrate it a week in advance, asking them to claim they would be out of town and wanted to celebrate it while they could. It had worked perfectly, they had had a fun night together and now she wouldn’t have to worry about any interruptions for the night of the party.