If it were easy, then being with you wouldn't feel like a victory." He murmurs. Celine shakes her head. He's always over the top romantic. She should know better by now. He tells her plenty of stories about being with Jean-Pierre, about how it reminded him of being that young and the crazy things he's gotten into. Celine listens most of the time, asks some questions, and takes the opportunity to get to know him even better than she ever hoped she'd be able to. After hours of talking, Celine realizes she's half asleep. She snorts and rubs her mouth where some drool has collected. Rene chuckles. "Get some sleep, mon amour. I will be with you tomorrow. We will have a wonderful night, exchange gifts, and enjoy every moment together." "As we always do." Celine giggles. But, true to his word, Rene shows up the next evening with flowers in hand and a large present. It took Celine hours to choose the right thing to wear. She finally decided on a wine red dress with long sleeves that only comes down to her thighs and thigh-high black boots. Her hair is only half up in a pony and she made sure to put on lipstick for the occasion so Rene would know exactly how much he means to her. He looks her over slowly and nearly drops the flowers. Celine catches then and giggles. "Come in." She can actually feel his warmth as he follows behind her. Luckily, her parents are out forthe night, enjoying their own date night. Celine puts the flowers in the vase and takes an unsteady breath. Somehow, every date always feels like the first with him. Rene holds up the box from the couch and she hurries to get his. They sit together in the firelight and Celine laughs. "Is it crazy that I wasn't sure whether I'd get to see you open this? "Not at all. But it's a treat. I hope you like yours."They place the boxes in each other's hands, but Celine takes the chance to lean over and kiss Rene. Her tongue darts across his bottom lip before she pulls away shyly. "I didn't want to wait to do that." "You never have to, Celine. I will happily take every kiss you offer." Drawing back, she digs into her present, ripping it open happily. Rene chuckles as he watches her. Celine finally gets to the earrings. They cascade beautifully with the diamond glinting. Her eyes water as she takes them in. "Oh, Rene." "Don't you complain about them being expensive.""They're beautiful. I can wear them for so many special events! They're perfect." She gushes, holding them to her heart before she pulls out her own earrings to replace them with his gift. Being able to have a piece of him will make them even closer. She pushes at his present. "Open it!" He chuckles and carefully opens the wrapping, taking his time and thanking her for beingso considerate until she's nearly insane with how long it's taking. When he sees the dark blue suit, he smiles slowly and reaches for Celine. "This is lovely." "I remember you saying you liked blue so I wanted to get you something you'd use but also like. Something you wouldn't get yourself." She murmurs, her face burning as she takes in his obvious affection.
