�Give me a couple more minutes,� MyKenna replied. �Then I�ll be right out.� MyKenna stood in the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She wore a red dress that was somewhat similar to the white dress that Alicia Silverstone wore in �Clueless� on her date; only strapless. She had her hair up in nice little curls and a couple outlining her face. She topped her outfit off with the heart necklace and matching earrings that Aaron gave her earlier. She checked herself over one more time and smiled. She took a deep breath and opened the bathroom door. She walked from the bathroom and Aaron looked at her.
�Wow!� MyKenna smiled, as Aaron walked over to her. �You look absolutely sexy.�
�Thank you.� He kissed her. �You�re looking handsome as always.�
�Of course I do.� They laughed. �Are you ready for dinner?�
�Yes.� She smiled and he got her coat. He helped her put it on and he stuck his own on. They walked from the hotel room and went to the elevator. �So where are we going?�
�It�s a surprise.�
�What if I don�t like surprises?�
�Since when?�
�Since now.�
�You�re not going to find out until we get there.�
�Can I have a hint then?�
�Nope.�
�Please?�
�Nope.�
�Why not?�
�Because then it won�t be a surprise.�
�That�s the whole point.�
�But it ain�t happening.� She made a face and the elevator opened. They got on and started going down to the lobby. �You�re going to love it.�
�I hope so.�
�You will.� He smiled. They went down to the lobby in silence and once they got off the elevator, the paparazzi started taking pictures. The security escorted them out to the limousine and they got inside.
�It�s cold out there.�
�Then cozy up to me and I will keep you warm.� She smiled and he wrapped his arms around her. She gave a delighted sigh and smiled.
�Can we just do this the rest of the night? You wouldn�t hear any complaints from me.�
�We can do this after dinner.�
�I don�t care about dinner. I just want to spend tonight with you and in your arms.�
�After dinner.�
�You�re just being a jerk now.�
�Why would I be a jerk on Valentine�s Day?� She looked at him and grinned. �I want to be with you tonight just as much as you want to be with me.� He kissed her. �You really mean a lot to me and I want to do anything that will make you happy.�
�Just being able to be with you makes me the happiest. As long as I have you then I don�t want anything else.� He smiled.
�That�s the same way that I feel.� She kissed him. �I really care about you and I don�t know what I would do if anything bad happened to us.�
�I�m sure nothing bad will happen to us.� They smiled and kissed then sat in silence the rest of the ride to the restaurant. The driver opened the door and Aaron and MyKenna got out. Aaron smiled and MyKenna looked at towards the restaurant. She looked back at Aaron and gave a little grin. �What are we doing at the Empire State Building?� He just continued smiling and took her hand. He led her inside the building and they got on the elevator and went up to the top floor.
�Mr. Carter, right this way,� the waiter said.
�Before we go in,� Aaron said to MyKenna and she looked at him. �Close your eyes.�
�But I want to keep them open,� MyKenna said and Aaron shook his head. �Fine.� Aaron smiled, as she closed her eyes. He took her hand and they followed behind the waiter.
�You�re going to love this.�
�You said that in the limo.� They stopped walking and Aaron looked at her, still smiling.
�You may open your eyes now.� MyKenna smiled and opened her eyes. She looked around in shock and Aaron watched her. �Do you like it?�
�I love it.� Aaron just smiled and MyKenna walked around the secluded room. There was a table in the middle of the room and Aaron had some romantic music playing. To give it that whole romantic feel, the whole room was lit by candles and there were rose petals all over the floor. MyKenna continued smiling and looked at Aaron. �I can�t believe you did this.�
�I just wanted you to have a special night.�
�And it will be special.� She kissed him. �I�m going to remember this night for the rest of my life.� He smiled. �Well it�ll be after that first night we spent together.� She smiled and kissed him again. �Aaron, this looks like something from a fairytale.�
�And I hope by the end of the night it�ll remind you of a fairytale.� She smiled and looked around again. Seeing MyKenna as happy as she was at that moment made Aaron happy and he had to smile himself.
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�Are you ready?� Nickolas asked, as Dakota walked from the bathroom and she looked at him.
�I guess so,� Dakota replied picking up her jacket.
�I have a limo waiting for us downstairs.� Dakota just nodded, as she struggled to get her jacket on. Nickolas watched her a second and then walked over to her. �Let me help.� She didn�t say anything and let Nickolas help her with her coat. When he was finished, Dakota just stood there and Nickolas stood behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and leaned down to her ear. �I love you.� She looked at him and he kissed her. �Never forget that.� She just gave him a little grin and looked away.
�Maybe we should go so we�re not late.�
�Actually we really don�t have a certain time to be at dinner.�
�Oh; we should still go though.� She walked away from him and he looked at her.
�Are you ok, DJ?�
�Yeah I�m fine.� She looked at him and grinned. �I�m just a little hungry.�
�Ok.� He grabbed his jacket and walked over to her. They looked at each other and he took her hand in his. He pulled her to the door and looked at her before opening it. �You�re beautiful.� She looked at him.
�Thank you.� He smiled and opened the door. He pulled her out of the room and they walked over to the elevator. They stood there waiting for it and Dakota looked at the ring on her finger. She sighed and looked at Nickolas. Things were still a little odd from earlier and she didn�t like it. A part of her was afraid of the worse that could happen to their relationship. She didn�t want anything to happen to them, because she loved him so much. Nickolas looked at her and smiled. She just looked at him and he raised an eyebrow.
�Are you sure you�re ok?� She looked away.
�Yeah.� She sighed and the elevator opened. They got on and Nickolas put his arm around her.
�I�m hoping tonight will be special for you.�
�Whenever I�m with you, Nicky, it�s always special.�
�And whenever I�m with you its special.� He smiled and kissed her. �I love you.�
�Are you guilty of something?�
�Why would you say that?�
�I�m sorry.� She looked away from him and he just looked at her. He watched her wipe a tear away and he held her closer to him. She looked at her ring again and sighed. The elevator opened and they got off and started walking from the lobby. Nickolas led her out to the limousine before the paparazzi got them. They got in and the driver took them to their destination.
�Baby, are you sure you�re alright?�
�I�m fine.�
�Well ya haven�t really been saying anything the past few hours.�
�I didn�t know I had to talk.�
�Well ya don�t, but I just love hearing your voice.� She looked at him, as he smiled and kissed her nose. �You�ve just been quiet since I got back. Are you still mad at me?� She sighed and his cell phone rang. Dakota shook her head, as Nickolas answered the phone.
Dakota looked from him and said, �Some Valentine�s this is.�
�We�re on our way�yeah�I really appreciate it�thanks a lot�I hope so�later man.� He turned the phone off and Dakota looked at him again and he smiled.
�Is that going to go on all night?�
�It was just a friend I asked to help out.�
�You couldn�t think of something special on your own?�
�I thought of everything, but I just needed some help getting it together.� She just nodded and turned her head. �Why don�t ya just tell me what�s going on?�
�Because nothing is.�
�Are you going to purposely ruin this night?�
�I ain�t ruining anything, Carter. You were the one gone all day and not me.�
�I explained that.�
�But it doesn�t change the fact you kept me waiting.�
�Is that what your problem is? You�re still pissed about this afternoon?�
�I don�t want to get into, Nick.�
�Well I do.�
�It�s just going to ruin the night so let it go.�
�The nights already ruined.� She looked at him disgustedly.
�You�re such an ass.�
�Do you just want to go back to the hotel then?� She looked at him. �I don�t want to, because I want to spend some time alone with my girlfriend, but I�m going to let it up to you.�
�If I wanted to stay at the hotel I would�ve said something. I want to be alone with you and if that�s so hard to see anymore then maybe we should just quit right now.� He just looked at her. �I don�t want to quit, but the way you�ve been acting lately it seems you want to.�
�I don�t want to quit, Kota.�
�Well that ain�t the impression I�m getting.�
�Well I�m sorry. I can�t keep everyone satisfied ya know.�
�You�ll just forget about your live-in girlfriend who loves you more than anything and concentrate on your slut bag whore fans who only love the celeb you. The only time you bother with me anymore is when you want to fuck.� He chuckled disgustedly.
�Look who�s talking.�
�Bullshit. I don�t bother you when I want laid.�
�You�re the one that flew out here.�
�So it�s a crime now for me to miss you and want to be with you? You wanted me to come out here anyway.�
�No one told you to.�
�Fuck you. I can easily go home right now and move all my stuff out.�
�All your stuff is your clothes, Sweetheart, and everything else is mine.�
�Don�t get smart, Jackass.�
�Is this how you want it? Do you want to spend the night fighting?� She didn�t say anything. �I don�t want to fight.� She still didn�t say anything and he put his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
�Don�t fucking touch me.� She pushed him away and moved.
�You�re so unbelievably sexy when you�re angry; even though it is directed towards me.� She just glared at him and he smiled.
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