Eliza didn't ask to stay because she knew she wouldn't be able to help Albert much here and she had to plan how to surprise him in a few days.

Eliza planned at home to order a small cake for herself in a few days, and then they would both have the cake for breakfast in the morning, and in the evening they would both go home together and spend their birthdays with her mom and dad.

She had spent all of her birthdays with her mom and dad before, and this year as well. She wanted to let her mom and dad know that even if she was in...