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Chapter 11

Betty walked through the lower floor of Mode. Her delivering the notebook to Daniel had taken more time than she had thought it would. She had just expected to run it in to him and run back out. She hadn't expected to literally run into Gio there. It had definitely been a surprise seeing him at Mode especially this time of night, but there he had been and Betty hadn't realized he was there until she had fallen on top of him. Her cheeks grew warm as she thought about falling on him and how long they had stayed like that. I should have just gotten up immediately. There was no need to stay on him like that, I was probably crushing him.

As Betty walked closer to the exit of the building she looked down at her feet for a second hoping that she wouldn't trip again. Thankfully upstairs, when she had tripped Gio had been there to catch her before she fell into the elevator, and Betty was grateful for that. She didn't want to celebrate Valentine's Day with Henry with a bruised face. She wanted tonight to be special for him and she had wanted to look her very best. A black and blue face was not looking her very best. At that moment a smile broke out on Betty's face. She felt that she did look her best or at least much better than she normally did. Not only had her family complimented her, but so did Henry, his eyes had lit up when he saw her and she knew that he really loved the way that she looked.

Betty's family and Henry weren't the only ones who had remarked how good she looked that night. Daniel had given her a compliment as well. Daniel Meade who had a reputation for being a playboy, who was used to dating the most beautiful models and had even dated a few famous celebrities had told that she looked amazing. Betty had been deeply touched by her boss's compliment. And Gio. Gio had told her that she looked incredible, and when Betty had looked into his eyes she knew that he meant it. Gio's comments had surprised Betty. Sure he probably wasn't as superficial as Daniel could be, but she knew that she probably wasn't his type. He was probably used to dating really pretty girls, more along the lines of her sister Hilda, girls that were considered hot and sexy, two things that Betty would not have labeled herself as. But Gio had given her a compliment as well, one that was genuine, and his compliment had made her happy. Betty figured that she wasn't either man's type but the compliments from Daniel and Gio had made her feel really good.

Betty had now gotten outside of the Mode building and spotted Henry's car. He was still on the inside patiently waiting, listening to one of his favorite bands on the radio. She walked over and opened up the car door climbing inside. Henry smiled when he saw her and turned down the radio.

"You're back!" He exclaimed happily. "That took longer than I thought it would."

Betty smiled back at Henry. "Me too, but I am here now and let's go, I am curious to see what you have planned for tonight."

Henry grinned. "All right my lady, let's get this date started." He began to drive away from the Mode building.

On the way to wherever Henry was taking her to, he sung along to some of his favorite songs. Betty giggled at Henry's singing, he wasn't the best singer in the world, but he was way better than the band of accountants that he managed.

"Did you know that the red rose was the favorite flower of Venus the goddess of love?" Henry glanced to his side at Betty who was sniffing one of the roses that he had brought her.

"No, I did not know that, but it doesn't surprise me." Betty leaned back against the headrest in Henry's car and smiled. "I guess a lot of women have something in common with Venus. I wonder which mythological figure loved Valentine Day cards, I wonder which one got the most?" She joked.

Henry grinned. "I don't know, but teachers receive the most Valentine Day cards out of any other group of people."

"Really?" Betty sat up in her seat. "I didn't know that. I don't remember a lot of my teachers receiving Valentine Day cards, but what do you know, you learn something new every day."

Henry continued driving and he and Betty chatted some more about the history of Valentine's Day and he told her some more interesting facts about it.

Henry drove the car into a space in a parking lot. "We're here." He said cheerfully. He got out of the car and went over to her side. Henry opened the door and held out his hand, Betty grabbed it, and stepped out and looked to see where they were.

She smiled. "Oh, Henry! You brought me to A Taste of Paris. I've always wanted to go here."

Henry smiled. "I know. You always said that when you started making more money, this would be one of the first restaurants that you would go to. I thought that you would like to try it a little early."

Betty had a huge smile on her face. It was so thoughtful of Henry to bring her here, she knew that this place was pricey, and it meant a lot to her that he had decided to take her here for Valentine's Day.

"Thank you Henry, I have wanted to go to this place for a very long time." Betty and Henry walked hand in hand to the front of the entrance. There were only a few people in front of them. When they got on the inside there was a man standing at a podium with a big book in front of him. Betty and Henry approached him.

"Hello." Henry greeted courteously. "We had a reservation for 8:30 under Grubstick."

The man nodded and looked at the book of reservations. "That was some time ago, but I do believe we have a few tables left, follow me." The man grabbed two menu's and led Henry and Betty through the brightly decorated restaurant. Betty smiled as she glanced around, the restaurant was so beautiful and she loved the way that the tables looked, with the elegant table cloths and fancy wine glasses. The waiter finally led them to a table. "Here you go, a waiter should be with you shortly."

Henry went over to the other side of the table and pulled out the chair for Betty.

"Thank You."

A couple of moments later the waiter arrived and asked them if they wanted anything to drink, they ordered a bottle of wine, and decided to take a few minutes to look over the menu. Almost all of the items were in French and Betty could hardly make anything out.

"Wow, I really don't know what any of these items are." She confessed to Henry.

"No, problemo." Henry assured her and read off some of the items to her and told her what type of dishes they were. Henry had taken five years of French, two years in high school and three in college so he was pretty familiar with the different terms.

After finally deciding on what they wanted to eat and placing their orders with the waiter, Betty reached across the table and grabbed Henry's hand. "Thanks for this Henry, this place is so lovely."

Henry smiled slyly. "It's a nice place but it seems to be missing something." At that moment a man came by their table and started playing on a violin. Betty smiled at the musician and her smile got even wider when she recognized the song.

"Oh my gosh, that is The True Love Of Maria it's the same song that we heard in…"

"That movie we were watching last week Maria's Choices, we heard that song when she met up with her true love Philip at the end of the movie and you commented on how much you loved the song. I thought you wouldn't mind hearing it again."

Betty's face lit up. This is one of the reasons why she loved Henry so much, he was so thoughtful and caring. He understood her, what she liked and what made her happy, and he somehow always found a way to give her what she wanted. He was amazing. She held her hand in his and continued listening to the soft music of the violin and closed her eyes for a moment. This had to be the best night of her life, she was having such a good time with the man that she loved.

After the song was over the musician bowed, Henry tipped him and he left. A little while later the waiter brought Betty and Henry their food. Dinner was delicious, and quite pleasant as Betty and Henry laughed and chatted about different things including work, and how Henry's best friend Kenny had been caught in the ladies restroom by some of the models at Mode. Betty and Henry were having a good time and Betty was very happy.

After dinner Betty and Henry drove around some and Betty spotted a park that wasn't too far from Henry's apartment building. "Hey let's get out and take a walk in the park. It's a really nice night, and I just want to walk."

"Okay, if you want to go for a walk, we'll go for a walk." Henry drove near the park and found a parking spot. He went over to Betty's side to let her out, and the two started walking through the park, holding hands and enjoying the cool breeze and the quietness of the evening. Betty didn't see anyone around, it was just the two of them and everything seemed right in the world. It seemed like a lifetime that Betty and Henry spent walking in the park enjoying each other's presence, sometimes speaking, sometimes walking along in silence.

After walking for some time Henry motioned for Betty to follow him to one of the park benches. They sat down together and Henry turned on the park bench so that he could face Betty. "I have something for you." He stated, a smile creeping across his face, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a red square box.

Betty felt her pulse speed up. She wondered what was in the box.

Henry opened it and inside was a ring. A beautiful white gold ring, with a heart shaped ruby in the center and three little diamonds on the side.

Betty gasped. She felt like she was going to faint. "Henry is that, is that what I think it is, is it…?"

"It's just something to show you how much I love you, Betty." Henry stated meaningfully. "Something to show you how much you mean to me. Consider it a token of our love."

Henry slipped the ring on her finger and smiled at her broadly. "There it fits you perfectly. I had asked Christina for your ring size, because I wasn't sure."

Betty looked down at the ring on her finger, overjoyed, happy and also relieved. So this ring wasn't The ring. If it had been Betty wasn't sure what she would have said or done, she didn't think that she was ready for that yet.

She looked up into Henry's eyes, and at the way that the love that he had for her shown through. Betty smiled and gently touched his face with her hand. "Thank You Henry, I love it, and I love you." She leaned forward, her hand still on his face and kissed him. It was a long, passionate kiss that seemed to go on forever. After their lips parted their foreheads touched and they stayed like that for a while. Betty then turned around, leaned back, and nuzzled into Henry's arms looking up in the sky and how bright it was with all the stars. This had been the best Valentine's Day that she had ever had, and she was incredibly happy. As she sat on the park bench in Henry's arms, looking up in the sky with him, she realized that she had never felt more loved before in her entire life.