It's just after 5 a.m., and Jonathan and Jennifer are in bed, sleeping.
Today is their 14th anniversary. They have big plans to eat a fancy dinner tonight, and Jonathan, as always, has several surprises in store for Jennifer.
She stirs a little, and scoots closer to him, as he wraps his arm around her tighter.
They stay that way till his alarm goes off.
As soon as his alarm goes off, he hits snooze and then snuggles her tighter.
She burrows her head into the crook of his arm, and then reaches past him to turn it off completely.
"Morning darling".
"Morning".
"I need to get up and go to the office, but I don't want to."
She kissed his chest.
"I want to stay with you instead".
"I want that too".
"I have a meeting. Maybe I can come home early…"
"That would be fun".
She lightly kisses his cheek and starts scratching his chest.
She leaned up on one elbow.
"Happy anniversary darling".
"Happy anniversary to you, darling".
He kissed her a few times, and then went and took a shower.
She was downstairs in the kitchen when he came down, and she had made him some coffee.
"Want me to make you breakfast?"
"No thanks. We are having breakfast at our meeting this morning".
She wrapped her arms around him.
"Want to have lunch together today?"
"I'll call you".
He kissed her a few times, and then left.
She went and showered and dressed and then went to the study and started working on an article she was doing for her editor.
She was so deep into the research that she didn't realize it was lunchtime till the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi darling. I can't do lunch today, but I will be home around 3".
"Perfect. See you then".
She blew him a kiss as he hung up the phone.
About an hour later, there was a delivery.
"Come on up".
She signed for it, and they put the packages on the table.
"Thank you so much".
She went to the table and looked at the packages.
They were all labeled with numbers.
She picked the package that said 1 on it, and opened it.
It was a gorgeous new watch, with diamonds and sapphires surrounding the face. She turned it over and on the back, it was engraved "All my Heart-H2H"
She loved it and put it on right away.
Package 2 was a gorgeous new sweater dress, in emerald green. It was one she had been eyeing for months, but hadn't purchased.
Package 3 was a new purse, a sparkly black clutch. She couldn't wait to use it.
Package 4 was a picture frame of the two of them, and the frame was engraved at the bottom. It said "Forever, For Always, and No Matter What".
Package 5 was an envelope.
She opened it and found a note from Jonathan.
"Darling, you make every day better than the ones before it. I am the luckiest man in the world to get to wake up next to you and share my life with you. I love you, and I hope you know that no matter what, you will always be the love of my life. Packages 6-10 will arrive later. I love you so much and I can't wait to see you tonight. Love, Jonathan".
"He is so amazing to me".
She went to the closet in the study and got out his anniversary gifts, and set them on the piano.
She went upstairs and changed into one of his favorite outfits on her, black pants, a light brown top and some brown heels. She fixed her hair just like he liked it, with the barrettes he gave her for her birthday, and put on the earrings that he had given her for Christmas.
She was just coming down the stairs when he came in the door.
She was on the third step when he saw her.
"Hey gorgeous".
She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.
After they came up for air, she patted his chest.
"I missed you".
"I missed you too".
"Thank you for my presents".
He kissed her again.
"I love you".
"I love you too".
"So, what is on our agenda for the rest of the day?"
"Well, there is the matter of celebrating our anniversary, which involves a few more surprises, and a special dinner, and then after that, I have no idea".
She held his hand as they walked to the couch, and then he went and made them each a cocktail.
She showed him how the watch looked on her, and how it caught the light.
"I absolutely love it".
"6 is going to be the best dinner you have ever had. They opened this new place near the office, and we have had it catered at the office a few times. It's really amazing. It's Brazilian, and the fajitas are out of this world".
"Sounds yummy".
"7 will require some pre-planning".
"Oh, like what?"
"Packing a bag, so that we can go stay somewhere for a long weekend".
She kissed him.
"Where?"
"To be revealed later".
"I have to know what to pack".
"You will, I promise".
"8-10, you get to open at the restaurant".
She kissed him and got up and got his presents off the piano.
"You get to open these now, Mr. H."
She had wrapped everything perfectly, in blue paper, his favorite color.
He picked the first one, and began to open it.
It was a new wallet, that he had been asking for.
"I love it! Thank you". He leaned over and kissed her.
He picked up the next package, and opened it.
It was a pen, in ivory, with a gold clip. His name was engraved on the clip.
"I love this! Thank you, darling".
"!4th anniversary is ivory. That is imitation ivory".
She handed him the last gift.
It was a frame, and she had ordered a custom print for the inside.
"It's on its way. I promise you will love it".
The frame said "The Harts" at the top, and "Est. 1976" at the bottom.
"I love it all ready".
He kissed her several times, and then stood up.
He took her hand and led her to the kitchen.
"Darling, if you don't mind, I am going to shuffle the numbers of the presents".
"Ok".
He slipped a blindfold on her, and then took both of her hands.
He led her outside to the side patio, and got her into the perfect spot.
He wrapped his arms around her, and she reached up and held onto his arms, as he took the blindfold off her.
There before her sat a new shiny Harley Davidson Motorcycle, with two helmets.
She turned to him.
"You bought me a motorcycle?"
"No, I bought you a helmet. I bought us a motorcycle."
"Are you crazy? People get killed on those things".
"And people also drive them every day and survive, babe".
"I don't care, Jonathan, they are still dangerous".
"We will take it out tomorrow and you will love it, I promise".
"No, we won't. I am not getting on that".
"Babe, come on".
"Not happening, Jonathan".
She turned and went back into the house.
He followed her.
She was in the kitchen, getting a glass of water.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek.
'I just think you would look so hot in leather pants".
"I might. But you won't see my leather pants or any part of me on that death mobile".
He sighed.
"I'm going to go change clothes so we can go to dinner. Guess we will be taking the car tonight".
"We damn sure will". She leaned up and kissed him.
He went and changed and came back downstairs.
He grabbed her hand and they walked to the convertible together.
They had a quiet drive up the coastal highway to their restaurant.
"Riu de Brazil. What an original name".
They went inside and sat down, and the waiter came and explained to them how the restaurant worked.
"We have a salad and soup bar over there, and we bring the meats to you. Lots of different types".
"Sounds good".
She went and filled her plate with several types of salads and then went back to the table.
The meat guys were coming by and she decided to try pork, while Jonathan stuck to beef.
They had an amazing meal, and he toasted her when their wine came.
They were in between courses, and trying to decide if they were finished, when he gave her the other gifts.
8 was a gold necklace, with a moon-shaped pendant, with a diamond chip on the end.
"It's beautiful".
"It's to remind you that I love you past the moon and back".
She leaned over and kissed him.
"I love this".
9 was a smaller box, with a gorgeous emerald-cut sapphire and diamond halo ring on a platinum band. Two intertwining hearts were engraved on the inside.
"Darling, this is gorgeous".
She slipped it on her ring finger on her right hand.
She kissed him again.
10 was a gift certificate for a spa day, at the Beverly Hills Hilton, and was worth several treatments.
She took his hand.
"I love getting massages, but my favorite ones are the ones I get from you".
She leaned over and kissed his cheek.
They decided to do a second round of dinner, so she had some more pork, and he had some more beef, and they both had some Caesar salad with the special house-made cheese.
They decided to not get dessert. He paid the check and they left.
They held hands as they walked to the car.
He stopped them right by the car.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close.
"11 is a night at the Ritz, just you and me".
She kissed him, and then got in the car.
They headed to the Ritz, and parked.
"Darling, we don't have any luggage".
"Yes we do. I packed it yesterday".
He got their bag out of the trunk, and they walked in.
"Reservation for Hart please".
The desk clerk looked in the computer.
"I'm sorry, sir, we don't have a reservation for you".
"I made it yesterday. I have a confirmation number and everything".
He handed her the piece of paper where he wrote down the confirmation number and she put that in the computer.
"I don't see it. We have a room available, though."
"How much is it?"
"$850".
"That's almost double what I paid yesterday".
"I'm sorry, sir. It's all we have".
"Ok, thanks anyways".
He took her hand and they left.
"I'm sorry, babe."
"It's alright. we can come back another time".
They headed home, and went inside.
He took her hands and pulled her close.
"12 is something you have been wanting me to do for a long time".
"what is that?"
He led her upstairs, and had her sit on the bed.
He put on the pair of sweatpants that she loved. They were old, and worn, and had USC written on them, and they made his butt look hot. He put on a white t-shirt, and then got out his tool belt.
She was laughing. Every time he got out his tool belt, something else went wrong.
He took her hand and led her into the bathroom.
He reached down under the sink and pulled out the new shower head he had bought.
"You want a new shower head, how about you help me install it?"
"Ok".
She opened the new showerhead while he unscrewed the old one.
She handed him the pieces as he asked for them, and about 15 minutes later, the new showerhead was on.
"Good work, Mr. H."
"Thank you, Mrs. H."
He kissed her and then pulled her close.
"13 is not wrapped. And neither is 14. But I think you are going to love them anyways".
He went to his closet and pulled out a bag, and handed it to her.
"New high count satin sheets, yay!"
"And 14".
He handed her a box, that wasn't wrapped. she sat down and opened it.
It was a gorgeous dark red spaghetti strap short nightie, with black lace edges, and a robe to match.
"I can't wait to see this on you".
He helped her change the sheets, and then he changed into his pajamas, and she went and changed into the nightgown.
She climbed into the bed and scooted next to him, and he kissed her for several minutes.
He reached up under the nightgown and grabbed her breasts.
He broke the kiss.
"Babe, either your new nightgown really accentuates your boobs, or they are getting bigger".
"Do you really want to talk about this right now?"
"Sorry".
He kissed her again, and took the nightgown off her.
She ran her hands over his chest, and wrapped her legs around his waist.
She tugged his pajama pants off him, and he tugged her lace panties off of her.
She grabbed his butt and pulled him closer to her.
He quickly thrust into her, and she matched every rock of his hips with one of her own, before he was able to bring them to a mutual release.
He kissed her neck as they both tried to calm down.
"I love you, Jonathan".
"I love you too, Scarlet".
She kissed him.
He climbed off her and put his pajama pants back on.
He tossed her robe and nightgown to her.
"Can you put this on and do me a favor?"
"Certainly".
After they were both dressed again, he took her hand and led her downstairs.
"This has always been a fantasy of mine. So, I am hoping you will let me do this".
He picked her up, and carried her outside to the motorcycle.
He set her down next to it.
He sat down on the motorcycle, and scooted towards the back of the seat. He picked her up and had her straddle his lap.
"Jonathan, I-"
"We aren't going anywhere. I don't have the key. I just have always wanted to do this".
He wrapped his arms around her, and pulled her in close for a long, passionate kiss.
"That's your fantasy? Kissing someone on the back of a motorcycle?"
"Well, there's more to it. But you don't want to ride with me, so this is all there is, for now".
She kissed him again, and they climbed off and went back inside.
As they settled back into bed, Jennifer snuggled up to him.
"Darling, I have something I want to talk to you about."
"Ok, what is it?"
She sat up and looked at him.
"I want us to have a baby".