My Sweets

My Valentine

FEBRUARY 12

BOBBY

Just over a month has gone by. I'm now in the busy week of Valentines. Probably the biggest week I'll have. It's February 12th. Just a couple more days and then I'm taking a break. I then need to plan something quick for Jessa's birthday. There's a lot going on right now.

A few days after our date, the calls started up again. We let them all go to voicemail so we could pass them over to the investigators. Nothing was too alarming. We've went on two more dates and haven't seen any consistencies or additional strange things. It's frustrating that we still have nothing.

Two weeks ago, I started leaving Jessa and Junno home while I went to the bakery. I wake Junno up before I leave and he keeps watch over her and the house while she's sleeping. That first day, I was so nervous. I was texting him every fifteen minutes to make sure he was still awake. The reason why? She finally talked me into taking her to the shelter. We are now the proud parents of two dogs. Of course my wife would fall in love with two dogs. Louie is about a year old. He's wild, full of energy and a big lover. Oscar is a senior dog. He doesn't do much but lay around. Every once in awhile you'll see a friskiness shine through and he'll chase after Louie. There was no way we were leaving without both of them because they are best friends. When Louie was dumped, Oscar took him in right away. They've been inseparable. I love that we're able to give Oscar a real home towards the end of his life. He's been stuck in that shelter for years. So Jessa stays home with the new dogs. She's not allowed to take them outside without Junno with her.

I ice what feels like my millionth buttercream flower onto cakes and cupcakes before I'm finished with all the orders. I stretch my aching muscles. Zeke is working on cookies for the display case. Conner is working with our new baker Liz, making morning pastries. I finally found someone to hire that is a good fit for us. This is especially great because I can spend less time at the bakery.

Tonight, we're going to a valentines party at Chelsea's. We're suppose to dress 'sexy and fab' and to be prepared for a 'night of naughty passion, fantasies and fun.' If I were single, I'd be all for this, but as a married man, her description makes me nervous. Plus, I'm not going to know everyone there. That scares the shit out of me right now. I'd rather just stay home.

JESSA

I straighten my hair and curl it into loose waves to fall down my back. My makeup is bold with a nude glossy lip. I walk out of the bathroom and Bobby is stretched out starfish on the edge of bed. He looks like he's pouting, but his mood shifts as he sees me in my strapless bra and undies.

"Please tell me we're staying home and I can ravish your body instead," he smolders at me. I'm definitely tempted when he throws that look my way.

"We told Chels we were coming. It'll be fun. We haven't been to a party in such a long time."

He crosses his arms and pouts again. "I don't want to share you with a party," he grumbles.

"What? The Bobby McKenzie, the life of the party, has become a homebody? Never thought I'd live to see the day."

"I'm not a homebody. I just don't think it's safe."

I sit on the edge of the bed next to him. "I get that, but I'm tired of living like this. We can sit around and be bored here, or we can go to a party and be entertained.

"Being naked at home doesn't equal boredom," he pouts.

"I'll stay with you the entire night." He still looks angry. "Just wait until you see me in this sexy dress I bought just for you," I purr.

"If it's too sexy we're not going at all. I'm not sharing."

I giggle. "It's more elegant sexy." I slip the dress on and turn around to have him zip it." He sits there and stares at my back. "If you're not going to zip it, I'll have Junno do it." That gets him moving. He's instantly behind me. Before zipping though, he presses a fiery kiss at the base of my neck.