Disclaimer: Disney owns my soul and everything to do with Treasure Planet.
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"So, where are you headed so quickly, Jimbo?" asked Silver, as he sat in a chair by a table, smoking his pipe and watched Jim rushing around the Benbow Inn.
Before Jim could answer, B.E.N. walked in with Morph behind him and answered for him, "You didn't hear? Jimmy has a hot date tonight with Gweneth Dames."
"Oh, is that so?" questioned Silver, as he blew out some smoke. "Well, that explains why you're so dressed up."
Jim blushed a bit. "Well… tonight is kind of a big night for us. We've been together for the past nine months," he started to explain.
"And ye've hardly missed a night with her since then," interrupted Silver, smiling a bit. It was no secret that he was happy that Jim was so happy.
"Our Jimmy is head over heels in love," said B.E.N. as he laid out two mugs for Jim and Silver on the table.
"Come on, guys…." said Jim, trying very hard not to get embarrassed.
"Yes, leave him alone about his relationship with Miss. Dames," said Sarah, as she walked down the staircase and walked over to her son. "Fix your collar, Jim," she said, as she went to go and fix it for him.
"Mom…." said Jim, trying to escape his mother and get over to the mirror to make sure that his hair looked good.
"You look very handsome," replied, Sarah, standing next to Silver and smiling at her son's reflection.
"Yer mother be right, Jimbo. And yer girl will be all over you," replied Silver, grinning, as Sarah looked up at him with a shocked expression. "Well… not like that," added Silver, trying to correct his mistake.
"I'd hope Mr. Hawkins would have more respect for the young lady than that," said Amelia, standing in the doorway with her husband, Dr. Delbert Doppler.
"How does everyone know that I have a date with Jen?" asked Jim, now seeing the crowded room.
"Date! Date!" mimicked Morph as he turned into a miniature Jen near Jim, which made the young captain smile some.
"I believe I told you earlier, Jimbo. We can't separate the two of ya," replied Silver, going over to Jim and putting his cyborg arm around him.
"I know… I know… but, come on, guys, it's nothing out of the ordinary for me tonight," said Jim, as he went to grab the mug and take a drink from it.
"On the contrary, Jim, today is Valentine's Day. We know you have something planned," said Doppler, walking in with Amelia.
"Maybe I do…. And maybe I don't, but it shouldn't matter to you too. Only to Jen," said Jim, and he put two things in his pocket, which caught Silver's cyborg eye. "Well, I have to get going or I'm going to be late," added Jim, as he headed towards the door in a quickened pace.
"Wait, Jim," said Sarah, as her son turned towards her and she rushed over to him with a bouquet of roses. "You almost forgot these," she added and handed them to him.
Jim took a deep breath to calm down, then smiled and kissed his mom on the cheek. "Thanks, Mom," he said and then looked over at everyone. "I'll see you guys later," Jim said then walked out the door.
"I can't believe our Jimmy is growing up," said B.E.N. and then broke down into tears on Doppler's shoulder, who gave a shocked look as he tried to push the robot away from him.
Silver then stepped out after Jim, to sit outside, wait on his friend to return from his date, and to smoke his pipe some more. "I hope you know what yer doing, Jimbo. I surely am," said Silver, as he smoked his pipe and thought about what Jim had put in his pocket earlier.
Jen was dusting in her living room, moving things around. She was still trying to put her old life together; of course, this didn't mean that she was giving up her new life with Captain Hawkins. It all seemed perfect now. Her aunt was gone, she met the love of her life out in space on a treasure hunt, and now she was back home. Life could not get any more perfect.
She then let out a dreamy sigh and fell into her chair, just to hear a knock at her door. "Who's there?" she called.
"Special delivery for a Miss. Gweneth Dames!" replied the voice from the other side of the door.
"Hmm…. That's funny. I wasn't expecting anything," Jen said as she stood up and opened the door.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Gwen" said the young spacer, dressed in his white, clean cut uniform.
"Oh, Jim, you shouldn't have," said Jen, as she leaned in to give him a hug, and he handed her a dozen roses of the most exotic colors she had ever laid her eyes on. "They're beautiful," she said, as she took in the scent.
"Only for my Gwen," replied Jim, as he kissed her cheek.
"Jim, how many times must I insist that you call me Jen?" asked Jen with a smile.
"At least one more time, as always," replied Jim, grinning, because it was his favorite game to play with her. He knew that he was the only one allowed to call her "Jen", and she loved it when he did.
"You're too much, Captain Hawkins," Jen said sweetly as she let him in. "So, are there any plans for tonight?"
"Of course, it's Valentine's Day, why wouldn't I have any?" asked Jim, grinning.
"Care to tell me what they are?" asked Jen.
"Well, why don't you go and get changed and then I'll tell you all about them," responded Jim, as he took a seat.
Jen raised an eyebrow at him, but decided to humor him. "Alright, I'll go and get changed while you wait here," she responded.
"Fair enough," said Jim, as he relaxed. "Just don't take longer than an hour," and he winked.
Jen couldn't help but laugh at that comment. She knew that he knew it did not take her very long to get ready, but this one time she decided to take her time. "I'll be back in a minute," she said and kissed his cheek then went up to her room to get changed.
Jim sat around and played around with what was in his pocket. There were two little boxes and he wanted to make sure he pulled out the right one, so he pulled out the one box to look at it. Thankfully, he had two different symbols on the boxes so he knew which one to use. After a moment of looking at the symbol, he slipped that box back into his pocket and pulled the other one out. He let out a sigh of relief that Jen hadn't come down when he was doing that. "Hopefully it won't take much longer for her to get ready," said Jim, thinking he was alone.
"Can I grant your wish, Captain?" said Jen, standing up at the top of the staircase, smiling down at him.
The young man looked up to see her dressed in a violet, glittery gown that fit her figure perfectly all the way down to the floor with a short train behind it. There were no sleeves, but there was a midnight blue shawl held together by a blue rose broach that gently hung off of the shoulders. Her shoes were platinum silver heels that seemed to be connected by little mirrors. Finally, her hair was done up with a pin that held a rose similar to the one on her broach. The make up on her face was light and elegant with blue eye shadow and light red rouge covered her cheeks. A darker shade of red lipstick with a light gloss adorned her lips and little bits of sparkle splashed her face, neck, and chest. "Wow…." was the only thing that could escape Jim's lips.
"Is it that bad?" asked Jen, about to go back towards her room.
"No… no! You look… wow…" said Jim, who was speechless at the moment.
Jen blushed some and then made her way down the staircase towards him. "I'll take that as a compliment, Captain Hawkins," she stated, as she came to a stop in front of him. "So, where are we going?"
Jim shook his head to get his mind back on track then said, "Before I tell you that I need you to look in the mirror," and he led her in front of the mirror.
"How many more surprises can you bestow upon me, good sir?" asked Jen, looking in the mirror.
"At least a few more," said Jim, as he opened the little box and then draped a gold chain around Jen's neck with a little pendent attached. "Happy Valentine's Day, Jen."
Jen gasped and looked at the pendent which was a little heart made of rubies and diamonds. "Jim… oh my gosh… this is wonderful!" exclaimed Jen, and she turned around and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.
"I'm glad you like it," said Jim, who returned the hug and kiss.
"But, how could you afford it?" she asked, still shocked that he got her the beautiful necklace.
"Does it really matter?" he responded. "I thought that when you love someone, it doesn't matter how much you spend on the other."
The shocked girl nodded and kept him in the hug. "So it must be a really special place you are taking me to, to have bought this for me," Jen said.
"Of course it's special, only the best for my girl," responded Jim, grinning, and Jen blushed. "So, if we don't want to miss our reservation, we better get going," he added and then led Jen out.
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It's definitely going to be a special night, so stay tuned to see what will happen.
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