It's Saturday morning, about 9 am, you're lying in bed asleep. The phone rings, you pick it up: "Hello?" you say in a tired raspy voice. A deep, husky familiar voice says back to you "Good morning, baby, how'd you sleep?"
"Fine" you half moan into the phone, with a smile on your face. You hear a chuckle, "You gonna make it, hon?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, what's up?" You say, a little more awake now.
"I planned a little surprise for you today; you don't have any plans do you?" You think about it, wondering about your plans for the day. "Nope, not that I can think of," You say playfully. "Good, cuz I'm stealing you away for the day. I'll be over in an hour, be ready for a nice day." You smile to yourself, feeling warm and special. "Okay baby, I'll see you then."
"Bye babe, I love you." You grin ear to ear as the phone clicks off.
"Well, I better get going if I want to be ready for him," you think. You rush to the closet to find some clothes, throwing blouses and skirts and pants on your bed. You start matching outfits, then holding them up to the mirror. You toss stuff back in your closet...then decide on the right combo: red, velvet, v-neck blouse with a black knee-length skirt with black heels.
You slide into the ensemble, then head to the bathroom. You put your hair up in a twist, and then start on your make-up. Light shade of black eye shadow, mascara, a touch of blush, and ruby red lipstick. "Perfect," you think to yourself.
You hear a knock at the door. You run to it, calm yourself, smooth your clothing, and then slowly open the door. Your breathe catches. You see a tall lanky figure in a dark brown trench coat standing before you. He has a white rose in his hand. You continue to look up, finally reaching his face. He smiles at you, his brown hair thrown about, short, but wild, like it was just smoothed and left to lay. You see his brown eyes, and smile back.
Something suddenly dawns on you: "Honey, where are your glasses?" He steps inside, and then turns to you, winking, and said "I've switched to contacts, like the change?" You smile back, then wrap your arms around him and kiss him deeply. You both gasp for breathe as you pull away.
"I love them," you say. "Ready to go?"
"Yeah" You grab your purse and a jacket, and then slip out the door. You head for the door. You walk hand-in-hand as you go out to his car. You go to the mall, walking around and shopping, you buy some clothes. The entire time you laugh at his witty jokes and beam as he compliments you on your outfit. You leave the mall. It's around 4 pm now; you whiled away the day at the mall. You head to an upscale looking building. You walk in, and the Italian atmosphere welcomes you immediately.
The waiter shows you to a table, a lavish round table with a white silk table cloth, a rose sitting in an ornate vase, and a small candle holder. The penguin suited waiter plucks a white candle out of his pocket, waggles his eyebrows with a smile, then places it in the holder and lights it. "What can I get for you two?" His thick Italian accent permeates the area and lilts you slightly, dazed, and you wonderingly stare as your date orders two meals with wine. Then the waiter whisks away, as quickly and as quietly as he came. "This is beautiful" you say. "I'm glad you like it," He whispers huskily then leans over and kisses you deeply. You sigh contentedly.
The waiter brings the salads, with bread, and dinner goes by like a dream. It's so romantic you are just floating on air. He sees you looking so happy and he says "Don't get to content, there's more to come." He winks slyly, and then pays the bill. He grabs your jacket and helps you put it on. He throws his trench coat over his black suede shirt and walks you back to the car.
He starts driving, gets on the highway, and heads down, the routes twisting and turning you around. You turn to him, "Where are we going?"
"Not gonna tell you, it's a surprise" he says with a catty grin. Your mind begins to race, trying to figure it out...but nothing comes to mind. Just as you start to come up with some guesses he says: "Close your eyes, we're almost there." You obey immediately, without quite understanding why. You feel the car turn, then a short while later come to a stop. He walks around the car, opens the trunk and then shuts it, you keep your eyes shut, and still wondering what is next. Suddenly, a blindfold passes in front of your eyes and is tied snugly, no option of peeking now. He takes your hand and helps you out of the car. He guides you through the various obstacles to a final destination. "Can I take off the blindfold yet?" You ask, desperate to see him and his ingenuity.