Two weeks later there was a big write-up in the paper about Vaylin and Patti. There was a picture and they were hugging and smiling and it mentioned Candy Rush and Jenna's foundation.

I couldn't help but smile when I saw it on the front of the paper and by the time lunchtime came around I went down to a newspaper stand and bought about ten copies.

I headed over to Candy Rush and found Vaylin in the back making hearts.

"Hey, Sweetness!"

"Hey there! What do you have?"

"Your picture in the paper on the front page."

"No way!" She laughed.

She took off her gloves and followed me to her office and I sit them down on her desk and she read it and smiled.

"Wow, this is great Theo! I really hope that it helps Jenna's foundation."

"I'm sure it will sweetness. I brought some tacos are you hungry?"

"Yeah, I'm hungry Theo."

We sit and eat and talked and laughed when Issac brought in some chocolate.

"He knows me so well." I laughed.

"He knows what you like. Oh before I forget I have a doctor's appointment at 2 tomorrow."

"What for sweetness?"

"My yearly exam. I have to get my birth control renewed."

"Oh, we can't forget that."

"Your mom wished we would." She laughed.

I kissed her goodbye and headed back to work and worked on a few accounts when Dad walked in.

"I saw the paper son and that is awesome!"

"Yeah, I stopped at lunch and bought ten copies."

"You should buy a frame and cut one out and put it in so she can hang it up at work with maybe a sack in it."

"That sounds great dad."

"Better yet get a keepsake box and do it that way so you can put the sack and some candy in there."

"You have great ideas dad so I may have brought you some chocolate back."

"Ohh what is it?"

"Solid chocolate hearts. Issac slipped them to me."

"Well, Issac is my kind of guy." He laughed walking back to his office.

I cut out the article and I have one of those sacks with money in it in my drawer.

I pulled it out and the sack is pink and the candy I didn't open so once I finished with work I decided to go have it done.

I went into a local store and asked if they could help me and the man smiled. "You have to be a Kingston."

"How can you tell?" I laughed.

"For one your blue eyes and for two you look like Donnie."

"That would be my dad and well this was his idea it's for my wife."

"Oh is she the chocolatier?"

"She is and that was my best friend the article is about and we raised money for her foundation."

"Oh, I know Chuck I used to go in there and get my wife candy all of the time she loved it."

"Haven't been in there in a while?"

"Not since my wife passed I just can't go."

"I'm sorry to hear about your wife," I said watching as he made the keepsake box.

I was trying to decide if I wanted to give him some candy or not because I have some in my truck.

"So umm I have some of that delicious chocolate in my truck can I bring you some in?"

He smiled and it lit up his face. "Sure son I will take some."

I walked out to my truck and got the whole box because I know Vaylin will bring more home.

I walked back in with the box of chocolates and handed it over to him. "Take my number and when you want more if you do I will be glad to bring it to you."

"Thank you! I have great memories of this chocolate with my beautiful wife."

"I met my wife by coming into that shop and it means so much to me." I smile.

He got the keepsake completed and it looked perfect and I couldn't wait to give it to Vaylin.

After I left there I went to the flower shop to pick her up some roses. I have bought her so many roses since we have been together.

I stopped and got some pizza and headed home and when I walked in I put the flowers in water and sit the wrapped keepsake box in a dining room chair.

By the time I changed clothes and came back downstairs Vaylin was in the kitchen smelling the roses.

"Theo they are lovely! You spoil me with Roses." She smiled smelling them again.

"You deserve this sweetness." I wrap my arms around her and kiss the side of her head.

"I love you, Theo."

"I love you too. I brought pizza. Are you ready to eat?"

"Yes, I'm starving."

"I have a present for you. Do you want it now or after we eat?"

"After! Let's eat the pizza before it gets cold."

I grab the pizza box and she grabs the wine glasses and we head to the couch to watch tv and eat.

I couldn't wait to give her the present. I took the pizza box to the kitchen and topped off our wine before I went to get her present.

"I got this for you for the shop really but you can do whatever you want with it sweetness."

"You are so thoughtful Theo thank you for whatever it is."

I hand it to her and as she starts to unwrap it she begins sniffing.

"I hope you like it."

"Oh, Theo this is too much. When did you have time for this?"

"I was trying to figure out what to do and dad told me to go get a keepsake and I met the sweetest man who loves your chocolate but hasn't been in the store since his wife died and I gave him the box I had in my truck."

"That's why I love you, Theo. You have such a big heart and I love what a romantic guy you are."