Steven looked at her wide-eyed, before snorting.

"W-what?!"

"I'm not good at this valentine-romance thing ok!"

"That was an attempt at romanticism!?"

"Ugh! Yes, but I'm a cynic at romance and Valentine's day. I wanted to do something romantic for you."

"You sounded so strained, Nini."

With a groan she let go of his hands. "See...You can say and do all this Valentine-ish stuff, no problem. I can't even say a goddamn line."

She leaned forward into him, placing his arms around her waist and midsection. 

Steven looked down with a smirk at Connie who was looking up with a grimace.

"You hate this day, so why is this so important to you?"

Connie stared deeply and purposefully at Steven before breathing in.

"Because it's you, Steven. I don't care about the day or what it 'romance' represents. I care about you and you like this stuff. That's why it's important. You deserve to know how much I adore you, care for you and love you. As my best-friend, my jam bud, My bae...As my Mister and my Man."

"I'm not your sunshine. Sad."

Connie snickered at his joke. "You're more of a starlight than a sunshine."

Steven poked her nose playfully. "Banned."

"What?"

"That joke's banned, no diamond or gem stuff while we're in bed."

Connie giggled as she held him tight. "I love you, Bisky."

"I figured...I didn't wanna assume though." 

That got him a small nip on his chin. "You're  a punk, Mister." 

Steven smiled at the playful pout on Connie's face, before giving her bottom a small pinch "Brat."

"He-MMM~MMM"

Connie yelp was interrupted by Steven. His lips upon her, his tongue gently teasing her own. The feeling of him pulling her closer to him.

She was all but melted as she caressed his jaw with her left hand and ran her right hand through his hair; kissing him back with each second adding  more fervor to the moment.

The two broke the kiss after a few minutes. Both a bit more light headed and lighthearted as they laid back down. Connie let out a purr-ish sound as Steven rubbed her back, causing the hybrid to laugh.

"You really are a lioness aren't you." 

She looked up before giving him a quick nibble on his bottom lip.

"Rawr!"

Steven smirked as he continued  to rub her back, until he sighed a few moments; a deep sigh.

"Ni'."

"Hmm..Is this fate of the world related...gem related or diamond related?"

"Nini."

"If it's not, then let's bask in this happy moment, before my cynicism flares up again."

"Connie. It's important."

Connie breathed deeply before signaling him to continue.

"You know, I love you and what we have right?"

"Had a hunch."

"Come-

"You didn't give me a straight answer, either."

Steven chuckled outta breath as he shook his head. "Anyway, before I lose my train of thought."

"I-"

"No, listen!"

Connie laughed against his chest, when she heard him grow deeply She looked up at his glare and chuckled a bit more before giving him a few kisses and nip on his chin and neck, making  him chortle himself. She gave his windpipe a quick suckling before backing off..Not before getting a snarl from him.

"So what was you about to tell me?"

Steven kissed his teeth at her cheeky expression, nodding as he did.

"You see what you just did. That is exactly  why you're wrong."

"About?"

"About you not being good at romance and valentines day."

"What, that just now. That was just me playing...Me being coquettish...Trying to bring a smile to my Mister face. Nothing out of the ordinary"

"Exactly."

Connie gave him a confused stare.

"You don't need to force yourself to be romantic or extravagant on Valentine's day to show me how you feel about me..and whatever we have."

Steven kissed the top of her crown, smiling at the blush on her face. "365 days a year. Every chance you get, you show me. Through your actions, through our games, through our outings, through those very private times together... Times like this."

Connie held him tight as he spoke. Snuggling her face into the crook of his neck, giving his temple a kiss. 

"Connie...You're loving, passionate, caring and tender. On the flipside you're an impish, seductive, sexy and sensual little tease. That's all year round."

"Only for you, Bisky." Connie giggled as she kissed his neck. "Not like you can talk, Punk." 

"I'm not hiding that I'm a flirt..Besides you love it, Brat Berry."

Steven chuckled that husky, teasing chuckle reserved for her as he rested his forehead on hers. The two gazed into each other eyes, love clearly in them.

"...You don't have to celebrate valentine's day, just because I do.."

"You say that but..I feel like a bad Jam-bae."

"That's a new one."

Connie cheeks burned as she cleared her throat. "..If I didn't do something. You made my morning something special. Isn't wrong to want to do the same.

"What makes you think you didn't? You held me when I cooked in a way you never did before. You were basically glowing when you ate my food."

"The flowers are beautiful and the food was delicious. I appreciated what you did."

"And that means everything to me. You could have just wrote it off as something I did for Valentine's day and moved on, but you didn't. You tired from whatever you were working on at LHW R&D, decided that eating and talking with me was more important than getting sleep.That means a lot. That made my Valentine's."

Connie let loose a tearful laugh. "Got such a schmaltzy man in my life."

"You're a bit schmaltzy yourself,  Sunshine..or would you like me to call you twilight. "

"Oh, shut up...Those jokes are banned remember...and I'm not schmaltzy"

Steven arched an eyebrow in disbelief. "Sure.. What about the chocolates you brought."

"The chocolate..Hehe..There's nothing schmaltzy about what I got planned for those.

Steven fought the anxious grin on his face backing his head up. 

"Oh really..What you have planned, Minx?"

"Just for us to share it together."

The seductive sound of her voice, the little bite  and lick of her lip, and that amorous look in her black orbs. She had something planned.. something big, something fun..Something private. 

She gave him a quick peck before speaking . "Just need time to prepare."

With a giggle, she got off his lap laid back onto her bed, finally feeling the night before upon her, yawning while stretching. 

Steven stroked her head with a caring smile. "Finally tired, huh?"

Connie nodded, her eyelids drooping heavily. "Emotional based adrenaline gone. Very happy knowing how you feel. Now, I needs my sleep."

"Fair..Want me to put you to sleep?"

Connie looked up suspiciously. "You wanna tuck me in?"

Steven gave her a very specific grin. "No."

Connie giggled before smiling. " Come under, Mister."

Steven gave her a dangerous smile as he slipped under with her. Her eagerness for him  fought off her previous fatigue and urged her to pull him over her, initiating a deep kiss that would lay him down upon her. His hips between her legs, hands on her upper and lower back, as hers found his shoulders and chest.. 

They broke the kiss..after a few more chaste ones after resting their now sweaty heads against each other. They were far from done, but they took a few minutes to admire and adore the person they were with, peppering each other with butterfly  kisses and getting light love filled laughter from each other. 

It wasn't soon those butterflies became bites, deep kisses and sucklings, that laughter became loving whispers and gasp of each other's name. Their holds,turning to gentle caresses, strokes and private movements. 

It would be an hour before they relaxed. Bed a mess as were they themselves. Both bare top, with Connie disheveled head laying on Steven chest, sleeping peacefully, as Steven himself felt his eyelids getting heavy himself, allowing sleep to take him as she stroked Connie hair, his last thought was how this was the best Valentine day he ever had..and it was all thanks to his little Valen-cynic.