I'm not going to divulge too much info here because it's supposed to be a surprise. Kate usually doesn't read my newsletters anyway so I'm going to take some liberty and tell you guys. Jeffrey wanted to know Kate's favorite color, food, flowers, and if she liked candles--the whole works. He wanted to set the mood for Valentine's Day. "I don't want it to be on the day of, that's too predictable and she might be expecting something already, so I'm going to surprise her this weekend," confided Jeffery. That's not a bad idea actually. All you tough guys, take note! Are you ready for V-day? You know she's going to be expecting something, right?

He had some really great ideas and we talked about it for hours. I needed to take my mind off my date anyway, so I indulged in his mushy conversation. (Things we do for friends!) It was almost midnight when I was saved by the bell. I was getting tired and ready to kick Jeffery out of my place. Adrian was giving me weird looks and smiles when he came in. He had already branded me as the "Love Doc" at our Chinese New Year Dim Sum fest. The phone rang and it was Irina. She invited me to an Anti-Valentine's Day party. "You're going to be my single guy friend," she said. Oh thank goodness! No plans. No commitments. No mushy stuff--especially after I helped brainstorm ideas for Mr. Romeo in da flesh. I was in serious need of some light-hearted Irina humor. When I hung up, Jeffrey took his cue, thanked me and left. Hey, don't complain now, wait till next week and I'll tell you how the big V-Day surprise went.