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Aiden guides me with his hand at the small of my back to the balcony where I see petals spread all over the tiles. The table, which is set for two, has a bottle of Bollinger champagne sitting in the middle. Little tiny love hearts and xoxo confetti is sprinkled all over the tablecloth, giving it a romantic flare. I walk to the edge of the balcony and take it all in.
“Happy Valentine’s Day, Jeni,” Aiden whispers in my ear.
“Happy Valentine’s Day.” I hold him tightly, utterly elated that he did all this for me.
Walking over to the table, he pulls out my chair before taking his seat. He looks toward the kitchen and waves his hand at Marissa, our maid.
“Good evening, Miss Taylor, Mr. O’Connell. Dinner’s nearly ready.”
“Thank you,” we both say in unison.
She turns and disappears into the kitchen as I shake my head in awe. “This is amazing and much more than I expected.” Reaching across the table, I take hold of his hand.
He pulls my hand up to his mouth and kisses it tenderly as Marissa walks out and places two plates of bruschetta in front of us.
“Thanks, Marissa.”
She dips her head and goes back inside. We eat in silence, enjoying the food too much to talk.
Once finished, Aiden holds up his champagne flute. “To us!”
“To us!”
We both take a drink of the crisp, bubbly champagne to his toast, then dinner is served. The meal is mouth-wateringly sumptuous. I can’t believe how lucky I am. “This has been the best Valentine’s Day ever. Well, except for you withholding sex from me for so long.”
He chuckles and takes a sip of his champagne.
“No, honestly, every Valentine’s Day with Jason was terrible. I know I don’t talk about him much, and that’s how it should be, but Valentine’s Day was … well, we would never celebrate it. He told me basically every year I wasn’t worthy of any kind of celebration. He’d get drunk and then take it out on me with a full-on argument about how useless I was... All I can say is thank God I’m no longer with him, and that I found you.”
Aiden looks deeply into my eyes. “I’d never talk to you like that. He sounds like a douchebag.”
“He is a douchebag.” I laugh as Marissa comes out with a decadent dessert which I thoroughly enjoy.
After we finish our meals, Aiden pulls me close to him, wrapping one arm around my waist and holds the other hand tight to his chest as he leads us in a slow dance. I relax against him, smiling as we sway while the sun sets over the city.
Could there be a more perfect end to a simply perfect day?
We make our way back to our seats, and he pulls a box from his jacket pocket.
“I know we didn’t talk about presents, but I couldn’t resist this when I saw it.” He hands me a little blue box which I know instantly is another gift from Tiffany’s.
“I thought we weren’t going to celebrate today.”
“All I need is your love, baby.”
Sighing, I take the box, undoing the white ribbon. When I lift the lid, I find a stunning ring. It’s platinum with a row of diamonds followed by a row of pink diamonds, and then another row of diamonds. It’s exquisite and inside the box is a small information card.
Tiffany Soleste band ring in platinum with fancy vivid pink diamonds.
I gasp. “Oh my God!”
“It’s not an engagement ring, but it is a promise ring. It’s a promise that I’ll always be here for you.” My eyes well with tears. “A promise that I’ll love you every day of the rest of forever.”
My heart flutters as those butterflies return, but this time in a good way as they seem to when I am around Aiden.
I stand and move in to kiss my gorgeous, romantic partner on our balcony.
This is the best Valentine’s Day I could have ever asked for!
