Time had been running away, and lately, there hadn’t been much time for Niels and Amanda to spend much time together.In between the adoptions of Eli’s kids and the attention their children were demanding, Niels and Amanda had been focused on their family. That wasn’t a bad thing, not necessarily, but sometimes, it made Niels wonder. Once upon a time, it had just been them. They had had no children, no real responsibilities. They had just been them, Niels van Loon and Amanda Pontremoli, living and loving together. They faced struggles and had fun, yet their love never ceased to exist. And that love was what had brought them to having a family together. But today would not be a day for the van Loon family, but rather for the lovers they had once been. Niels had made sure the kids had been able to find shelter with his father and mum. After that, he had approached Amanda and kissed her gently. “Now the kids are gone, I’ve arranged you some relaxing time…” He winked at her and handed her a card with an address written on it. “I took the liberty of arranging you a mani-pedi. You deserve one, after all you have done. And once you are done there, I’ll make sure you can have some more relaxing time.” Amanda giggled, but gladly accepted the offer. She kissed Niels gently. “And what will you do? Are you sure you’ll be okay?” she asked, a grateful sparkle in her eyes. Niels smiled back at her. “Stop thinking about me so much, I’ll be fine. You go relax.” He kissed her on the forehead before grabbing her coat, purse and car keys. “You go, and I’ll see you in a few hours.” He almost shoved her out the door, and once she’d gone, he ran up the stairs. Quickly, he pulled a box out from under the bed, draping a dress over Amanda’s side of the bed. He took pen and paper, quickly writing a note for when his wife returned. Once the note was placed, Niels ran back downstairs, only to start on dinner. It wasn’t often that he cooked on his own, but when he did, he liked to go all-out. He started off baking a cake. He went for a chocolate cake, two layers of cake, all held together by a raspberry mousse and with some raspberry frosting. He hoped the cake would come out good. After all, all the bakers in the family weren’t around. Once the actual cake was in the over, Niels started making some soup. He decided on chicken-gnocchi soup. It was Amanda’s favourite when they had gone to Olive Garden back in the States, and Niels would do his best to mimic it. Once he was satisfied with how the soup was looking, he started boiling pasta. He boiled spaghetti and penne. To accompany it, he made two different sauces. One of them was a normal tomato sauce, nicely seasoned, with some italian sausage and meatballs in it. The other was a marsala wine sauce. He then proceeded to bake chicken to go with that sauce. This kind of food was the food he had taught himself to cook. It was not a hard thing to do, as his wife was Italian. After all of that was done, he quickly grabbed a bottle of Moscato and ran into the living room, beginning to set it all up for when his wife would be back. It would be any second, so he imagined. So he ran upstairs, popping on his tuxedo trousers, taking his finest dress shirt and his tuxedo top downstairs, to hang it out of sight for when Amanda returned. He barely managed to hide them when Amanda returned. She gave him a suspicious look when he came to her to give her a quick kiss.
“You cooked, I smell?” she asked, giggling a bit. Niels smiled lovingly at her. “How about you go upstairs. You’ll see soon enough what this all is about…” He kissed her again before she rolled her eyes playfully and went up. While that was happening, Niels put on the remainder of his tuxedo, and when Amanda entered the living room, he felt his belly bubble more than ever. And the blush on Amanda’s cheeks only made him feel more in love. “It’s date night, sweetheart… Come sit down and enjoy, let your hubby take care of you.” He winked, getting up to offer her his hand. Soon, they were sitting on the floor, with Niels feeding Amanda some fruits for a light, fruity first course. With all of his heart, Niels hoped Amanda was enjoying herself. She truly was the love of his life, and whatever life threw at them, they would be a team for all of eternity.
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