Taking the candle, he placed it on the cake and lit it carefully with a pleased smile on his face. The smile only increased when Matt began to sing because the ability level mattered very little with the birthday song! Only the sentiment really mattered and Steve felt his heart practically skip a beat like in all the cheesy romance films. And just like in those films a moment of realization washed over him so thickly it nearly frozen everything else around him. No matter what happened, how his life turned or what they went through, Steve always had Matt. He kept him grounded but still with the belief he could do anything. Nothing had to keep him down just because of things out of his control, something they both shared with one another. It meant everything, absolutely everything and how could he not know?

How could he not get it?

Shaking himself, he blew out the candle with a laugh. "Let me get some plates and I'll cut this up. It smells so good." Focus on the cake and not anything else. Focus on the cake. Looking at Matt when he returned with the plates and something to cut the cake with his heart clenched in his chest. Maybe he had been in love with Matt his entire life but he had been the one who couldn't see it.

Slicing into the cake, he put a piece on one plate for Matt and another for him to eat. He handed Matt a fork with another fond smile. "That was the best birthday song singing I've ever heard. So much feeling." Smirking, he took a bite of the cake and proceeded to let out a faint groan. "So good."