She slipped out from the office that evening, earlier than usual. Luckily for her, the boss had an important meeting which took him away from the office, leaving the door unguarded for her quiet escape.
The train journey took mere minutes and she met him at the foot of the hill that led to his town club. They exchanged a brief hug, then holding her at an arm’s length, he looked at her appreciatively. “You look beautiful tonight.”
The Girl smiled, feeling pleased. “You look pretty good yourself.”
His hand wrapped easily around hers as he led her up the path to the club. A short walk later and they found themselves being seated at a cozy restaurant.
The buffet spread of food boasted cuisine from around the world and the Girl filled her plate with a little bit of everything, just so she could try it all.
“So,” the Girl started after they’d sat down, taking a small bite of her chicken and chewing slowly. “Aren’t you going to ask me how my day was?”
“Nah,” he joked, brushing the topic away.
The Girl felt a bit miffed, but hoped it didn’t show. Admittedly, her day at work hadn’t been all that interesting, aside from the usual news about her boss and her work, but she would have liked to have been asked how she was doing, especially while the boy had been yapping away about a new phone he was contemplating getting.
Midway through their first course, the waitress presented the Girl with a single red rose. She accepted it graciously but the surprise on her face was evident. She looked at the man seated across her, seeking an explanation. “It’s from you, isn’t it?”
A grin sparkled in his eyes but he feigned innocence.
“Tell me,” she begged, fingering the velvet petals. “I thought you didn’t believe in giving flowers.”
“Well,” he said, shrugging his shoulders, “I like to make exceptions when its for someone special. You deserve the best baby. Tonight I want to treat you like a princess.”
She fought to control the smile that was rapidly stretching itself across her lips. “Is that so, Mr. _?”
“It is indeed. Everything has been taken care of. I just want you to relax and enjoy yourself tonight."
And so she did as she was told. Dessert followed their sumptuous dinner and when they were both too full to move, the bill was paid and they slowly walked hand in hand to the cinema nearby, where they had tickets to catch a new movie that was out. They enjoyed themselves immensely as the movie turned out to be better than the reviews had made it out to be.
The boy had also secretly made reservations at Ben & Jerry’s so after the movie, they adjourned for some ice-cream (even though the Girl thought she would explode if she ate another bite) and they cuddled on the leather couch in the corner, listening to the live band crooning soft melodies of old love songs. At one point she looked up at him and wondered how she got so lucky to have met a man who she not only felt safe and protected with, but also incredibly comfortable. He always could make her laugh, even when she was trying her darnest to keep a straight serious face and gave her warm tingles in her belly when he kissed her. He caught her looking and when he prodded as to what she was thinking about, she shook her head.
“No one’s ever gone out of their way to do something like this for me on Valentine’s Day before,” the Girl admitted.
“You deserve it baby.”
When it was all over, they strolled back to where their cars were parked and he pulled her into a tight hug. Whispering into her ear, he said, “Now baby, I’ll ask you how your day was.”
She kissed him gently. “It was the best day ever.”
The train journey took mere minutes and she met him at the foot of the hill that led to his town club. They exchanged a brief hug, then holding her at an arm’s length, he looked at her appreciatively. “You look beautiful tonight.”
The Girl smiled, feeling pleased. “You look pretty good yourself.”
His hand wrapped easily around hers as he led her up the path to the club. A short walk later and they found themselves being seated at a cozy restaurant.
The buffet spread of food boasted cuisine from around the world and the Girl filled her plate with a little bit of everything, just so she could try it all.
“So,” the Girl started after they’d sat down, taking a small bite of her chicken and chewing slowly. “Aren’t you going to ask me how my day was?”
“Nah,” he joked, brushing the topic away.
The Girl felt a bit miffed, but hoped it didn’t show. Admittedly, her day at work hadn’t been all that interesting, aside from the usual news about her boss and her work, but she would have liked to have been asked how she was doing, especially while the boy had been yapping away about a new phone he was contemplating getting.
Midway through their first course, the waitress presented the Girl with a single red rose. She accepted it graciously but the surprise on her face was evident. She looked at the man seated across her, seeking an explanation. “It’s from you, isn’t it?”
A grin sparkled in his eyes but he feigned innocence.
“Tell me,” she begged, fingering the velvet petals. “I thought you didn’t believe in giving flowers.”
“Well,” he said, shrugging his shoulders, “I like to make exceptions when its for someone special. You deserve the best baby. Tonight I want to treat you like a princess.”
She fought to control the smile that was rapidly stretching itself across her lips. “Is that so, Mr. _?”
“It is indeed. Everything has been taken care of. I just want you to relax and enjoy yourself tonight."
And so she did as she was told. Dessert followed their sumptuous dinner and when they were both too full to move, the bill was paid and they slowly walked hand in hand to the cinema nearby, where they had tickets to catch a new movie that was out. They enjoyed themselves immensely as the movie turned out to be better than the reviews had made it out to be.
The boy had also secretly made reservations at Ben & Jerry’s so after the movie, they adjourned for some ice-cream (even though the Girl thought she would explode if she ate another bite) and they cuddled on the leather couch in the corner, listening to the live band crooning soft melodies of old love songs. At one point she looked up at him and wondered how she got so lucky to have met a man who she not only felt safe and protected with, but also incredibly comfortable. He always could make her laugh, even when she was trying her darnest to keep a straight serious face and gave her warm tingles in her belly when he kissed her. He caught her looking and when he prodded as to what she was thinking about, she shook her head.
“No one’s ever gone out of their way to do something like this for me on Valentine’s Day before,” the Girl admitted.
“You deserve it baby.”
When it was all over, they strolled back to where their cars were parked and he pulled her into a tight hug. Whispering into her ear, he said, “Now baby, I’ll ask you how your day was.”
She kissed him gently. “It was the best day ever.”
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