She noticed the trail of rose pedals right off as she shut her door and laid her purse and keys upon the hall table. She smiled as she waited a moment for a surprise pounce from her husband. He was always quite the trickster at valentines and the kids were at grandmas for the night so she expected he'd be at the door naked with a ribbon around his cock like last year. Or pounce her and pull her hair and drive himself crazy attacking her as he does on a frisky night.
She slowly followed the path of red and pink pedals around the corner to the dining area. Taking slow steps and eyeing every corner as she came into the dining area and saw the trail leading to the dining room table.
There sat a pale red vase with a long stem red rose adorned with babies breath around its towering thornless base. She smiled from ear to ear as she looked around the room. She leaned in and smelled of its aroma.
"Its beautiful." She shouted as she took the rather large card that was attached to it. Opening the envelope and pulling the card out. She unfolded the card and read:
My Dear Valentine.
This little riddle and rhyme.
Will lead you to me in time.
So follow it by the letter.
And you will find your little treasure.
Find the definition of "Love."
From a book just above.
The picture of us that is nutty.
On the shelf in the study.
"What?' Was the first thing she thought as it sank in that the dictionary sat on the shelf above a picture of them when they were in college. A picture of when they were at a party with hats and straw skirts on. She took the rose from the vase and curled it into her chest. Laughing a little as she made her way to the study. She eyed every corner as she went from the main hall to the room where the dictionary was.
She peeped around the corner and looked for her husband to possibly be in his chair naked with a cigar hanging out of his mouth or something. But the room was empty so she went to the shelf and pulled the book to her and checked for any traps or hidden surprise's to be connected to it. She opened it to the "L's" and thumbed through it till she got to a page with a card in it and "yep" it was on the page that defined love.
She looked around again cautiously as she opened the card and read:
Would you be my Valentine...
Enjoy and take your time.
If you'll read the books definition...
They describe my inner ambitions.
Now go to where there's Ice cream...
There you'll find a little dream.
Well that would be the freezer she thought with an estranged look on her face. She pulled the dictionary to her face and read the definition of love.
(Definition)
love: (verb) loved;
1 : to hold dear : CHERISH
2 a : to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for (1) : CARESS
(2) : to fondle amorously (3) : to copulate with
3 : to like or desire actively : take pleasure in
4 : to feel affection or experience desire
She smiled brightly as she absorbed the words. She held the card while she walked to the kitchen no longer worried nor thinking about a surprise attack. The kitchen was just across the hall as her feet carried her but her mind was soaking up the events. Her hand reached upwards as she neared the freezer. She took a deep breath as she opened the freezer door and through the cold misted fog she first saw a bottle of champagne and a card attached. She drew the bottle out and pulled the card up to read it:
I love you Valentine.
Now look deeper in the freezer.
For your little teaser.
Bring the bottle with you.
To wear you keep your shoe.
And don't forget to look again in the freezer too.
She curled the bottle up in her arm with the rose and cards as she looked in the freezer and saw the little gift box that sat on a frozen dinner. She grinned with love when she saw The little ring box and drew it out and opened it.
There was a diamond ring with a dainty gold band. Sparkling bright as she closed the door and gazed at her gift. She pulled it from the box and slid it on her finger. "Perfect fit," she thought as she stepped slowly towards the door way to the hall. She stopped at the cabinet and pulled two wine glasses out. She cupped her load and walked to the steps and ascended up the stairs.