James was always a romantic. You can't really blame him. After all, his parents were married for decades and still loved each other. He just wanted something similar.

That's how he found himself in the kitchen with you beside him, both of you in flower and grinning like idiots. Baking sheet full of wonky dough circles and jam-stained kitchen counter — arguably the best Valentine's Day ever. Jazz music and a couple of lit candles were just adding to the ambiance.

"You think this is going to be edible?" James laughed as he put the jam into heart-shaped cavities in the dough.