You and Emily have been dating for exactly two years today.

Yes, you were deeply in love, and your relationship was healthy as can be––regardless, the both of you shared a fatal flaw––competitiveness. You and Emily had spent the day trying to outdo each other in terms of displays of love.

She’d woken you up with breakfast in bed. You responded by unveiling the cupcakes you had cooked from scratch in her favorite flavor––red velvet with cream cheese frosting. She had bought you a necklace that displayed an engravement of the stars the day you two started dating.

Now, you were going to attempt to one-up her again. You two were cuddled up on the couch, reading together. You stroke your fingers down her arm to get her attention, and Emily looks to you.

“What’s up, honey?” She asks, raising an eyebrow.