"So Carmelita are you busy on Valentines day?" Dean asked Carmelita while they were working together one day.

"No but I plan on spending it with my son."

"I have a better idea why don't you leave the kid with the babysitter and go out to dinner with me?"

"Let me think about that...No."

"Oh come on Carmelita you can't still be mad at me about what happened on your prom night."

"I can and I am."

"Carmelita I've changed. If you want the truth I'm actually looking for a serious relationship."

"Uh-huh yeah right."

"Just give me a chance please. One date is all I ask."

Carmelita rolled her eyes and sighed in annoyance. She knew that going on a date with him was probably a bad idea but she decided to throw him a bone because it had been forever since she had a date.

"Fine but just one date." She said.

"Great. See you at seven."

Tuesday was Valentines day and the day of her date with Dean. Sly was running late that day so Carmelita asked Bianca over to watch Nicky until Sly got there.

"Now Bianca can I trust you to make sure that nothing happens to Nicky until Sly gets here?" She asked her.

"Relax Carmelita so I let a few of your plants die, a baby is entirely different."

"Yes my baby is more precious and important to me and I swear if he ends like my plants that time when I went to visit my parents in Spain I'll kill you!"

Knock-Knock

Carmelita went to answer the door to find a delivery man standing there.

"Special delivery for Carmelita Fox." He said. "Are you her?"

"Yes I am."

"Here you are ma'am, Happy Valentines day."

Before leaving he gave her what he had to deliver. It was a bouquet of flowers that consisted of Pomegranate flowers, Carnations, Spanish Bluebelles, Valencia Roses, Lantana flowers, and Gazania flowers. Carmelita was speechless. These flowers all originated from Spain the country where she grew up and she had always wanted a bouquet of them.

"Wow pretty flowers." Bianca said.

"Bianca these flowers are the kind that grow in my home country."

"You're kidding and you got them on Valentines day? How romantic. Who sent them?"

"There's no card."

"It must be Dean."

"You think? He's never done anything like this before."

"He did say that he had changed."

"Well yes but I never thought- This is just so thoughtful and considerate. Maybe he has really cganged."

When she was finished getting ready she went to meet Dean at the restaurant. It was nice, very fancy and expensive. The kind only lawyers and doctors could afford to go to. They talked about their jobs and how life had been since they broke up.

"So tell me what's little Natty like?" He asked.

"It's Nicky, Dean and he's a very sweet baby. I mean he cries a lot but other than that he's wonderful."

"So he's not too much to handle?"

"No."

"Still don't you think he needs a father?"

"Of course I do but it's not like fathers grow on trees."

"I could make a good father."

"Dean you told me you hated children."

"That was when I was in college."

"No that was last year."

"Oh...Well I've changed my mind. I really like kids and I'm sure that Natty and I could get along real well."

"It's Nicky and I really don't know if that's a good idea. I mean we're not even a couple."

"But we could be, come on Carmelita haven't I proven to you that I've changed?"

"You do seem to be more mature now and those flowers you sent me were very beautiful."

"Flowers? I didn't send you flowers."

"You didn't?"

"No kind of cheesy don't you think?"

Well that made Carmelita very confused. If Dean didn't send the flowers then who did? The only other person who she had told about wanting a bouquet of Spanish flowers was Bianca.

Back at Carmelita's apartment Sly had finally arrived.

"There you are!" Bianca said. "Where have you been?"

"Sorry something came up. Where's Carmelita?"

"On a date."

"A date? With who?"

"An old boyfriend."

"Does she like him?"

"She used to. Listen I have to go, see you around Sly."

When Bianca left Sly went into the living room where Nicky was sitting in a play pen.

"Hey can you get me out of here? I wanna crawl around."

"Hi Nicky." Sly took Nicky out of the play pen and put him over on the floor where his toys were. "How are you today?"

"Okay I guess except I'm a little hungry."

Nicky's tummy gave a little growl.

"Looks like it's feeding time."

Sly began to heat up a bottle of milk on the stove and fed Nicky once it was ready. Then he turned on some music and began to dance around with Nicky. He tossed him up and down, caught him, flew him like an airplane, and spun him around. Little Nicky's laughter filled the air.

"I wanna throw up but I like it!"

"You like that?" Nicky smiled in response. "Good but don't tell Mommy or she'll kill me okay?"

"Don't tell Mommy what?"

Carmelita had just come back from her date and had walked in unnoticed by Sly.

"Um...Don't tell Mommy about the great surprise I'm planning."

"Uh-huh." She said not believing a word he said.

"So how was your date?"

"It was okay I guess."

"You sound disappointed."

"Well the dinner was good and he seemed nice but...He keeps pressuring me to start a serious relationship with him again. I just want to take things slow."

"I get what you mean by the way did you like the flowers I sent?"

"Wait you sent the flowers?"

"Yeah did you like them?"

"They...They were beautiful. I loved them but they were flowers of Spanish origin."

"I know and those are the kind of flowers you always wanted right?"

"Yes but how did you know?"

"Bianca might have mentioned it."

"You didn't steal them did you?"

"No I bought them and believe me they weren't cheap."

"Why did you get them for me?"

"Can't a guy be nice?"

"There's no catch or anything right?"

"No. I just wanted you to get something special for Valentines day."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. So I guess I better be leaving now huh?"

"No you don't have to leave just yet unless you already have plans."

"I don't."

"Really? No date planned?"

"Nope."

"Oh...Then do you want to stay and watch a movie for awhile?"

"That depends this isn't a ploy to arrest me is it?"

"No."

"Then I'd love to. I mean...Not that I had been looking forwardto this but it seems nice."

"Great! Uh...Not that watching a movie with you is the greatest thing in the world to me but...It's good you can stay."

"Right."

"Do you want popcorn?"

"I could go for some."

She went into the kitchen and started to make some.

"So I'm surprised that you don't have a date." She said.

"And why is that?"

"Well judging by the way you flirt I figured that you were a ladies man."

"Well I must admit there are plenty of ladies who want me." He grinned which made her roll her eyes. "But I'm a little picky with my women. Why so interested in my love life? Do you find me devilishly handsome and irresistible?"

"No but I do think you're kind of cute."

They both blushed after that. When the popcorn was finished Carmelita poured it into a bowl, put a movie on, and sat with Sly and Nicky on the sofa. Nicky watched them and was very confused by what he observed.

"Mommy and Sly are acting more weird than normal. They're talking funny, their cheeks are turning red, Mommy's fiddling her hair, and Sly's palm are sweaty. Whenever their fingers touch in the popcorn bowl they apologize and look away. Why? I don't understand grown ups."