Evening came and she was nervous with anticipation. It was to be one of her first official valentine’s evenings out with her boyfriend. She had no idea what he had planned, the only hint he gave was the word ‘dressy’.
She dressed in all black – a backless blouse and chiffon sari. The anticipation of the evening added a blush to her face.
He arrived dressed in a pin striped jacket, light blue shirt and a tie that had been a gift from her.
No one knows who was more spellbound at the sight of the other.
They got in the car and drove to his house. She was surprised at the location, wondering where the rest of the family was. He asked her to wait in the car and then came back for her a few minutes later. He made her close her eyes and led her to the garden.
She heard the music first and then opened her eyes to see a couple of musicians strumming a love song. Next to them was a table set for 2, a bottle of chilled champagne and a single rose.
She popped the cork and he poured the bubbly; and followed it up with a toast to her. A few sips later he put his and her glass aside and asked her to dance. They held each other under the moonlight and swayed to sounds of love.
Time stood still in that moment. It was magic!
The music faded and the musicians left, leaving the couple to themselves. He insisted they have dinner and proudly served her favorite food (she came to know later that he had spent the night before learning and then whole day cooking for her). It was the same with dessert. And it was all perfect.
The evening started getting cold and he offered to take her indoors. They sat close together; he pulled her into his arms; she looked up and saw everything she ever wanted in her life reflected in his eyes. Their faces moved closer and their lips touched.
Time for us to leave…
And that my dears, was the best Valentine’s Day I ever had. Every word of it is true and it still makes me smile the way I did that night.
I keep teasing JJ that he will have to work very hard to outdo that night. Circumstances, sadly, keep us apart most of the time, but I can bet he will find a way the next chance he gets. And he wonders why I am so in love with him...
Happy Valentine’s Day JJ! I love you!
She dressed in all black – a backless blouse and chiffon sari. The anticipation of the evening added a blush to her face.
He arrived dressed in a pin striped jacket, light blue shirt and a tie that had been a gift from her.
No one knows who was more spellbound at the sight of the other.
They got in the car and drove to his house. She was surprised at the location, wondering where the rest of the family was. He asked her to wait in the car and then came back for her a few minutes later. He made her close her eyes and led her to the garden.
She heard the music first and then opened her eyes to see a couple of musicians strumming a love song. Next to them was a table set for 2, a bottle of chilled champagne and a single rose.
She popped the cork and he poured the bubbly; and followed it up with a toast to her. A few sips later he put his and her glass aside and asked her to dance. They held each other under the moonlight and swayed to sounds of love.
Time stood still in that moment. It was magic!
The music faded and the musicians left, leaving the couple to themselves. He insisted they have dinner and proudly served her favorite food (she came to know later that he had spent the night before learning and then whole day cooking for her). It was the same with dessert. And it was all perfect.
The evening started getting cold and he offered to take her indoors. They sat close together; he pulled her into his arms; she looked up and saw everything she ever wanted in her life reflected in his eyes. Their faces moved closer and their lips touched.
Time for us to leave…
And that my dears, was the best Valentine’s Day I ever had. Every word of it is true and it still makes me smile the way I did that night.
I keep teasing JJ that he will have to work very hard to outdo that night. Circumstances, sadly, keep us apart most of the time, but I can bet he will find a way the next chance he gets. And he wonders why I am so in love with him...
Happy Valentine’s Day JJ! I love you!
