Henry and I were now a couple. Back on New Year's Eve, he gave me that powdered sugar kiss and #teamheliza was official. Breaking up with Freddy the next day via screentime was awkward, but inevitable. And we spent more time together every weekend in January doing couple things like farmer markets, visiting museums, and going to the movies. But the one thing I wanted most was to consummate our relationship and he was totes balking at that. Thank goodness for the genius who made the Hitachi wand (to tide me over). Now with Valentine's Day Weekend coming up, I was hornier than a maximum security prisoner who had just been released after serving a dime. And if bae wasn't going to put out this weekend, I was gonna turn Lorena Bobbitt on him or worse. J/K... but you get the point.
Eliza glanced down at her handwritten journal. If Amy from Gone Girl could make a paper diary instead of an online blog, she could too. And with that, she left her desk and headed for Henry's office. It was lunchtime.
"Okay Romeo," she burst into his office. "What are we doing this weekend and don't say Fifty Shades of Grey.."
"It is Valentine's Day weekend," Henry agreed. "And I don't want to let the cat out of the bag yet. I want to surprise you, my dear."
"Well if it involves licking alcohol flavored whipped cream off your body," she began huskily.
"Eliza," he sighed.
"Henry," she glared at him.
He touched her cheek tenderly. "I'm so happy we get to share our first Valentine's Day together. And I will go all out in making sure it's special for you."
"Thank you," she half smiled. "I've never had a real Valentine before."
"Come on," he chided.
"No guy has every given me anything on Valentine's Day," she confessed. "No flowers, no candy. Even in grade school when kids usually gave out cards to everyone in class, I never got any."
"Eliza," he said softly, and she could tell he felt bad for her.
"You don't have to make me feel better, I have you now."
"Well, I'm gonna make you feel better anyway. I talked your Director into giving you last minute vacation time. How's a week in Hawaii sound? We can leave tonight so we'll be there in time to kick off Valentine's Day weekend."
She was genuinely touched. Hastag best boyfriend ever. Hashtag so blessed.
"Bae, I don't care if we spent Valentine's Day at the Bates Motel as long as it's with you."
He smiled and leaned in for a kiss.
She gave him more, like tongue and all.
"Eliza..."
"Listen Henry," she warned him. "And listen good. If I don't see you naked and I'm not shouting the name of a certain candy bar named after you by tomorrow night, we're cutting this vacay short and going to couples therapy."
He looked at her with a straight face and had the nerve to give her a small burn. "What's our safety word?"