Jackie woke up to her alarm clock. It was 8:00 am. Since Valentine ‘ s Day fell on a Tuesday this year, her and Greg both decided to take a day off to do something very special. Don’t get it twisted; Jackie and Greg always did fun stuff together. They had been together for six months. Today would be a total surprise to Jackie. She had no idea what Greg had planned. He just told her to be ready by 9:30 this morning.
Jackie got up, washed her face, and showered. She went into the kitchen to make some coffee. It didn’t matter what was going on, Jackie had to have her morning coffee. McDonald’s, Dunkin Donuts, and now Starbucks. Greg had turned her on to Sumatra…very addictive. She just bought a bag and made it at home. Jackie heard the doorbell ring. “Hmm…it’s not 9:30 yet. I’m not even dressed” she said aloud as she went to answer the door.
“I have some flowers for Jacqueline Jones”.
“That’s me”.
“Enjoy. And Happy Valentine’s Day ” .
“Thank you so much”.
It was a dozen of long-stemmed red roses. Jackie read the card. “Jackie, this is just the beginning of what I have in store for us. All my love, Greg”. Jackie grinned from ear to ear. She found a vase for the roses and put them in water. She finished her coffee and finished getting dressed.
Jackie decided to wear her white jeans with a rust-colored sweater with brown leather boots to match. Greg loved her in these jeans. They showed off her natural curves. She wore her hair straight today with light make-up. It was now 9:30, and Greg was ringing the doorbell.
“Damn, you look good! Happy Valentine’s Day”.
“Thank you. You look good, too. The roses were beautiful. Thank you”. They shared an embrace.
” I have a stretch limo waiting outside. We’re going to go have breakfast first”.
Jackie grabbed her tan jacket with matching cream-colored scarf, gloves, and hat. It was nice and toasty in the limo. The driver dropped them off at Cracker Barrel restaurant for breakfast. The food was delicious.
“I thought we could go ice skating next” Greg said.
“Ice skating……hmmm…I’m probably a little rusty, but I’m game” Jackie added.
When they first started out, Jackie felt a little clumsy, but it all came back to her. She hadn’t been ice skating in 3 years.
“I didn’t know you knew how to ice skate Greg”.
“Uh huh…that was part of my surprise today”. They skated some more, like two teenagers.
“I could use a hot drink”.
“I’ll go get us some hot chocolate”.
Greg came back with two cups of hot chocolate.
“Do you think you want to skate anymore after we warm up”?
“No, I’m good. This was a great idea, sweetie. Good exercise, too”.
“Yeah. I think I’m good, too”.
Jackie and Greg waited for their limo to pull around.
“I booked us for an hour-long massage at the spa” Greg said.
“Hmmm. That just what I need”.
“Don’t I know it”.
After their massage session, it was almost 5:00. Greg had made dinner reservations for 7:00.
“I thought we could do some light shopping before dinner. I don’t want to get there too early”.
“Sure”. Jackie said. You know I’m always up for that”.
The limo drove them to Nordstrom.
“This may sound crazy, but I want us to get dressed up for dinner. We both should be able to find something here”.
They both entered the store.
“Here ‘ s my credit card. You can pick out something. We can get dressed here, and we can meet back at this spot in an hour”.
“Okay” Jackie said giving Greg a peck on the cheek.
Jackie went over to look at the cocktail dresses. She found a purple dress that she liked. She also saw a black dress that caught her attention. It had a split up one side and the back was low- cut.
“Definitely have to try this one on. It is too sexy, which is just right for tonight”.
She took both dresses to try on. Jackie liked the purple dress, but she wanted to see how the black one looked on her. When she tried it on, she was very pleased. “Greg is going to go crazy when he sees me in this”. He had been so composed all day. There was no question about how tonight would end.
All Jackie needed was a wrap since it was so cold out. She asked the sales lady, who found something that worked great with it. Jackie also picked out some shoes and undergarments. “This should do it” she thought as she went to pay for everything. She asked the sales lady if she could wear everything now. She said yes, and Jackie went back to the dressing room to change. She fixed her hair and make-up. She was pleased with herself.
She walked back over to the entrance where she was supposed to meet Greg. He was already there waiting looking very dapper in a new black suit. Jackie almost tripped when she saw him.
“You look very handsome. Were you waiting long?”
“Nah. Not at all. Thanks. You look amazing. I almost want to skip dinner”.
Jackie grinned and thought about the events to come.
They went back outside to meet the limo. They had reservations at Mrs. K ‘ s Tollhouse, a restaurant they had both been dying to try. Jackie loved the atmosphere and the food. Greg couldn’t keep his eyes off of Jackie the entire time. Since they were both full, they got dessert to go.
It was 8:30 pm. The limo dropped them off at Greg’ house. Jackie took her clothes to the guest room. She always kept a few things here just in case. Greg had poured them two glasses of wine. She also saw a small box with red gift wrap on the couch.
“Oh, I have something for you, too” Jackie said giving him a gift box with gold gift wrap.
She opened her box to find a diamond necklace with matching earrings. She had gotten Greg a white gold chain.
“Looks like we had the same idea”.
“Yeah. It looks that way”. Greg leaned over and kissed her.
“This has been the best Valentine’s Day I ever had” Jackie said.
“Well, it’s not over yet. Let’s say we move this party upstairs” he said seductively, taking her hand. ” I know that we ‘ ve only been together for 6 months, but I love you so much ” .
“I love you, too”. Jackie said with a look of anticipation as she followed Greg upstairs. Happy Valentine’s Day to me.