Vanessa opened the door of her apartment and almost fainted. There were candles lit all over the place and scrumptious smells coming from the kitchen.
"Are you impressed?" Kevin asked, coming from the kitchen. He took her purse and coat, and then he gave her a breath-taking kiss.
"Impressed, to say the least," Vanessa said. "How'd you get in?"
"I lifted your extra key a couple nights ago," Kevin whispered in her ear.
"You came and made dinner and turned my apartment into a romantic setting?" Vanessa asked.
"It was here or my hotel room," Kevin said, "And there someone might end up interrupting there.
"You put a lot of work into this," Vanessa said.
"Actually, Nick and Brian lit all the candles, Howie made the dinner, and AJ set the table." Kevin said. "I supervised."
"Are they all here?" Vanessa asked.
"I sent them to the hotel 15 minutes ago," Kevin said. "We need our privacy."
"I see," Vanessa said.
"Shall we eat?" Kevin asked.
"Tell Howie dinner was delicious," Vanessa said. "I'm stuffed."
"Would you like too dance?" Kevin asked.
"To what?" Vanessa asked.
"To this," Kevin said, as he pushed play on a CD player sitting on a chair to his left. A violin quartet started playing, as Kevin pulled Vanessa to her feet.
"You are Mr. Romance," Vanessa commented.
"Well, AJ picked the music," Kevin said. "But dancing was my idea. I wanted to hold you.
"I'm glad," Vanessa said. "When do you leave tomorrow?"
"Ten o'clock," Kevin said.
"That's early," Vanessa said.
"Yeah," Kevin said. He kissed her neck. She held him tighter.
"What, I mean, when," Vanessa stumbled over her words. "I don't...nevermind.
"Vanessa?" Kevin asked, as he stopped dancing.
"Yeah?" she asked, her head resting on his shoulder.
"Look at me," Kevin softly commanded. She slowly raised her head. "I love you."
"I love you too," Vanessa whispered. A single tear fell down her cheek.
"Then there's no need to worry," Kevin said.
"Are you sure?" Vanessa couldn't help asking. She looked into Kevin's green eyes and wondered what he was thinking.
"I'm sure," Kevin said. "My happiness depends on it.
Vanessa got on her tiptoes and kissed him. "You make me so happy."
"Ditto," Kevin said. Then he picked her up and carried her to her bedroom.
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