Chapter 9 – The Valentine's Date

Sunday 14TH February 1993

Aaron and Emily were sat in a small family restaurant called Café De Paris, the central DC, for the Valentine's date. After a morning filled with new experiences, the young couple decided to spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the grounds of the Prentiss-Thompson mansion.

Ordering their meals; Emily ordered Coq au Vin and Aaron ordered Steak au Poivre with chips, both ordering still water to go with their chosen meals.

"Aaron, I have been thinking that, maybe I will take extra lessons so I can graduate at the same time as you, I just want to know what you think," Emily kick started the conversation.

"Well I think it would be a good idea and I I'll try and help you get through the extra work load, have you told your parents your thinking about graduating early?" Aaron agreed with Emily though wondered what both her parents might think if she chose to graduate early.

"No, I haven't told my parents yet, I might bring it up when they come back from their trip," Emily replied knowing very well that they might not take it well, especially if it was partially to do with a boy.

Elizabeth and Dean had given Aaron the go ahead to continue to date Emily, but didn't like the thought of Emily hanging around boys at what they perceive to still be a young age.

"I can come with you if you like, to be there when you tell them," Aaron offered as the waiter came with their meals.

Eating their meals, the young couple shared a comfortable silence, enjoying each other's company without needing to say a single word. Emily got up and excused herself from the table before she headed to the ladies room, Aaron being the gentleman stood as she left the table, still admiring the rear end view as she walked away from the table. He sat back down at the table, before pulling out his Valentine's gift out of his coat pocket, he had bought a silver chained, heart shaped locket, with a picture of him and Emily inside, and so whenever she opened the silver locket she saw herself and Aaron together. The picture was taken by Sean, for whom if he had never pushed them practically under the mistletoe they wouldn't be together. After a couple of minutes Emily returned, and took her seat opposite Aaron at the table.

"I got this for you, and our first Valentine's together, happy Valentine's Em," Aaron handed Emily the jewellery box.

Emily opened the violet jewellery box and gasped as she saw the silver locket.

"Aaron, it's beautiful, but I can't accept this, it is far too expensive," Emily closed the box.

"Emily your worth everything to me, please take it, here I will help you put it on," Aaron stated a he got out of his seat and walked around to wear Emily was sat.

Emily couldn't deny that it wasn't beautiful, or how much she wanted to wear it, but she couldn't expect Aaron to buy her such expensive gifts when they were only in high school working, part time jobs on the side. Aaron worked as a waiter at a family friendly restaurant downtown and Emily worked as a shop assistant in the shopping mall. Opening the box again Aaron pulled the necklace around her her neck, quickly doing it up, whilst placing small kisses to the base of her neck.

"Thank you Aaron it is beautiful," Emily told her boyfriend, though she had begun to feel guilty as she hadn't bought him anything other than a card, which she had given him earlier.

Paying the bill, much to Emily's dismay, Aaron and Emily stepped outside the restaurant, only to see clear skies and stars in the sky. Aaron altered his position so he was behind Emily and began pointing out the constellations to Emily, enjoying the closeness between them.

"It's getting late, we should head back," Emily referred to the fact that it was now 21:00 PM as he turned to face Aaron.

"But, I don't want today to end," Aaron moaned, like a toddler.

Emily wrapped her arms around Aaron's neck, and captured his lips with hers, fir a brief passionate encounter.

"I know you don't I don't want it to end either," Emily murmured into Aaron's ear.

"Then come to my place," Aaron offered in reply.

"Ok," Emily responded, sliding her hand into his.

The couple walked hand in hand for about five minutes before reaching a taxi stop. Neither of them had yet to gain their driver's licence. Hailing a taxi, Aaron told the taxi driver his address, and bean kissing Emily in the back of the yellow taxi cab. It wasn't an unusual sight to see people making out in the back of a taxi cab for this taxi driver.

Reaching Aaron's house there were no cars on the drive which meant his parents were still away on their date, so that only meant Sean was home with his girlfriend Natalia Delgado. Unlocking the door with his house key, the young dark haired couple swiftly made their way upstairs into Aaron's bedroom. After closing Aaron's bedroom door, Emily fused her lips with his, pulling him towards the bed. Only losing their virginity this morning the teen couple were ready for more.

It was going to be a long, passionate, sleepless night for Aaron and Emily as they continued to spend their Valentine's evening together.

I know this chapter is a lot shorter than what i have written before, but i hope you have enjoyed it all the same. The next chapter will jump forward to graduation party. Thanks.

MH96