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The smooth yet firm kiss on G’s cheeks and hands in his pocket. He looked up at fact that he kissed her all the time, without
woke her up gently. “Good morning, my her, smiled and held out his hand for her to her ever thinking about it.
love.” Her boyfriend whispered into her take. She took it happily. “Close your eyes.”
ear. “Good morning baby.” G replied He whispered softly. A little bit later, he lay on his back and pulled
softly with her eyes still closed. She her close to his chest, hugging her gently.
slowly turned onto her back until she She did. After walking for a little while, she After what seemed like a few hours, he got
could feel her man’s upper body on hers. heard him whisper again telling her to open. up suddenly and asked her a question.
She felt another smooth kiss, this time She did. The first thing she recognized was “Do you want to play hide and seek?”
on her lips. all the beautiful colors of the world magni-
fied. The green grass, the pink, yellow and “Sure.” She replied without hesitation.
She smelled the breakfast that he had purple flowers, and the light blue sky over-
cooked for her. She took a moment to whelmed her. She spun around and around “Close your eyes and count to ten.”
appreciate the egg like smell. When she until he caught her in his arms and stopped
opened her eyes, she saw her man star- her facing him. He held her tightly and She did as he said, with no objection. “One,
Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight,
ing right at her with him leaning on his kissed her softly again. “Check this out.” He
elbow on the bed next to her. She stared whispered and turned her around till her Nine, and Ten!”
back at his perfection. His long eye lash- backwas to him. The scene in front of her She opened her eyes and she was alone. She
es waved like a piece of paper on air. His was surreal. There was a picnic tablecloth in got up and started looking around for him
light brown eyes were a perfect circle like the middle of the green grass that was everywhere she knew and saw. She went all
a clean compact disk. She ran her fingers checkered red and white. A basket was also the way around a huge tree and looked be-
over his shouldersdown his arms and sat on it with a couple of glasses next to it hind each billboard. Nothing. Then, she
caught his fingers firmly intertwine with and made it look so perfect. heard her name.
hers. “Baby you should really eat before
it gets cold.” He warned. “Oh yes. I defi- “Baby, where are we?” “G.”
nitely should.” She quickly got out of her She asked curiously. The voice sounded far away. She listened
bed and sat at the edge. She finally saw attentively. “G.” This time, the voice was
the eggs. They were made into an omelet “I’ve never been here before.” closer and louder. She got really scared and
with vegetables, his specialty. Next to it closed her eyes. She felt a punch on her arm
was chocolate milk in a mug that has a “I know right?” “Where is everyone?” and quickly opened her eyes. She looked over
picture of Barak Obama with a caption “They’re all at a party.” He replied. “I fig- her desk and saw her colleague standing there
that read “Yes We Can.” She giggled. ured it would be the perfect time to make
you happy.” with a smirk.
“Baby, this is amazing.” She said with a “Happy valentine’s day, girl.” He teased.
huge grin on her face that she couldn’t She just smiled at him and ran towards the
wipe off. “I know.” He said as he got up picnic. She sat in the center and held her She looked at her watch, 5:30pm; then at her
and headed for the door. “Eat quickly so head up. cell phone, no missed calls. Ugh! She put her
I can take you somewhere you have nev- “Lay back.” She did as he told her without a head on her desk and banged it a couple of
er seen before.” “Where is that?” She word. She looked up at the clear blue sky as times. “He didn’t call, huh?”
yelled behind him. “It’s a secret.” Soon, that was the only thing she could see. Sud-
she found herself alone in the bedroom. denly, she saw a chocolate covered straw- “No.” She groaned.
She sat quietly and ate the food that was berry at the center of her sight. Her man “Oh well,” he said carelessly, “let me take
given to her, savoring every bite. She was holding it right above her lips. She took you to dinner, for valentine’s sake.
wanted to know the place that she was a bite and closed her eyes to taste each fla-
going to so desperately. As soon as she vor. After swallowing, she opened her ” She looked up at him and just rolled her
took her last bite of the omelet, she got mouth for a second bite but didn’t get it. eyes. “I gotta go.” She collected her things
up and headed for the door. Her boy- She felt his lips touching hers. She smiled a and walked out
friend leaned against the wall right out- little and kissed him again. She loved the
side the bedroom with his legs crossed

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