Emily woke up first the next morning, JJ still in her arms, and sighed with contentment; she couldn't remember when she had last been so happy. Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind, and she took one more longing look at JJ, before sliding carefully out of bed, making sure not to wake the sleeping beauty from her peaceful slumber, and made her way to the bathroom where she got dressed. The weather seemed to have cleared up, making it a perfect day for what Emily had planned. She grabbed her keys from the hook near JJ's door, and was about to head out before it occurred to her to leave a note - she probably wouldn't be back before JJ awoke.
"Jennifer - Had to head out to run some errands; Feed Sergio etc. I won't be long. I love you xx Emily." She wrote, signing off with a series of hearts at the edge of the paper, before placing the note in the kitchen and heading out.
Emily's first port of call was her own apartment, where she had a shower, changed her clothes and repacked her Go-Bags just in case. She also left a bowl of Cat food out for Serge, who didn't seem to be home at that moment.
After she had done that, she went to the mall; She had to get a second key cut for her apartment, and the kiosk at the mall was faster than going to a locksmiths.
While she waited for her key to be cut, she went to a jewelry store, where she bought a small, silver heart-shaped key ring and had the words "Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure." engraved onto it. She was pleased: The key ring was inexpensive, but didn't look tacky or excessively flashy, it was subtle, and humbly beautiful, much like the woman it was bought for.
"Fan of The Alchemist eh?" The Jeweler asked.
"Something like that." Emily smiled, before handing over her money and heading out of the store; she had lots left to do.
After collecting the key and leaving the mall, she drove over to her favorite 5-star restaurant in Virginia: Rocinanté, she booked a table for two for 8:00pm, it was pricey, but it was the best.
She was on her way back to JJ's, but remembered to stop at a florist on the way back, and bought a bunch of roses. She grinned. This, was going to be the best date EVER!