Deena Deranleau’s Reviews > Better Than A Box of Chocolates, Valentine's Novella > Status Update

life. Max think Nonnie maybe right about him/Ali being made for each other. Agree take things 1 date at time. When drives her home, tell her look at windows cuz Nonnie, mom, sisters will all b watching. Talk til Nonnie open window & tell Max kiss her already. He does, they agree meet next date in sunny location. Next year Max/Ali get married on Valentine’s Day. HEA!

Kissing Ali was like destiny. Date on Valentine’s day, go to Max house, he cook great dinner, go to his theater room watch movie. Ali want tell Max why hates Valentine’s day. Full name is Valentine Lovejoy & when guys hear in past they say it’s pornstar name. Max understand why she don’t like valentine’s day. she don’t believe he can understand. He say full name Maximus & he’s heard condom jokes whole

Give her 1 yellow rose surrounded by white roses, say it’s yellow rose of texas surrounded by snow. Gave her them cuz didn’t want her have horrible valentine’s day again. Even if this only date, hope she’ll have good memories. Kissing her felt like coming home! SWOON!

If he want hookup he wouldn’t ask her hang out but hope get kiss cuz their kiss before was hottest kiss ever had. She thought so too. He wish her happy valentine day. Tell her think Celeste set two of them up at mine. He say however they met they are in control of date now, no matchmaking. He wanted ask her out. He bought her flowers cuz like to but didn’t give them yet cuz didn’t want give em in front of mom.

leaves. Max’s grandmother tell her Romano girls were welcoming her to family. She read Max tea leaves & said his valentine will b his one true love & b married next valentine day. She tell Max his family planning his wedding to her. He say doesn’t say which valentine’s day would be his true love. Nonnie readings have come true many times. Ali is only child. He explain family stick nose in other people business.

Jessica want hear about Ali meet Lorenzo. Jessica excited Ali hanging out w/Max on valentine’s day. Go back to Ali B&B where Maggie, daughters, grandmother have tea. Jessica get tea leave read, wedding b great. Ali refuse get her tea leaves. Romano women talk Ali ear off, when done she realize she been interrogated. Nonnie ask if she want cake recipe, say eye on prize to Maggie, he’s last chick to leave nest, tea

keeping from him. Max & Ali go watch ballon festival, Ali so excited & got go up in one. Both didn’t want leave each other so they help decorate school dance. She say thank for morning. His mom say she looking for theater room, he has theater room. Watch horror movies, have pizza on a non date on valentine’s day tonight. Agree. He ask sister meet him lunch. Ali did photo shoot for Jessica & Sean & went great.

He say fate brought them together, look up, they’re under mistletoe, he say he can’t resist dessert & kiss her. She want loose herself to him. He whisper against her lips, she could only make out word destiny. Suddenly music blare from speaker “going to the chapel”. He say he gives up Nonnie. He ask her dinner, she say no. Max having dinner w:family. Brother Luca, Zack & sis Gabby. Max ask what surprise they

sleep. She went to shed & all gifts gone. He was attorney & had invested in her business so she need b careful & talk w/own attorney. He’d gotten new golf driver from his new girl so Ali back up into golf bag & dragged it halfway down street. He ask if she single, yes. He is too. He help her put tree topper up cuz she on tip toes. He lower her slowly, say she smell like apple pie. She used body gel from springs.

hidden away in shed. Also diamond earrings. Her/boyfriend never gave cards cuz so expensive & only give 1 small gift. She love chocolates so she always fine w/just that. Gifts she found didn’t have chocolates. So card & no chocolates made her leery but she didn’t want to believe it. Valentine’s day came he didn’t give her gifts, flowers & she kept thinking he would later in day. After sex he roll over & went