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It was the month of February and well, it was no longer Valentine's day, but he thought that he and Key had spent it pretty well. The day had been cold so of course they had bundled up on the couch eating pizza and other food and watching movies before moving onto other... activities. It had been perfect. Still though, since it seemed that February was infected with love, there was also a flower event that had been going on, to get a flower for a loved one, and while he had been ignoring it for quite a while, eventually he had grabbed a flower himself for Key.

He did feel a bit guilty though. He thought she would appreciate a flower that they could at least raise in a pot or something, but that wouldn't be possible with roses in an apartment. Maybe it could be dried and saved then so it would last longer?

Either way, he was going to give it to her and he hoped that she liked it. He was getting back to the apartment after having grabbed some small non-perishable grocery items and the flower, and made his way up to the apartment. He quickly opened the door and called out. "Key I'm home!" Funny, that phrase sounded normal now, and they hadn't even been living together for a year.

Derrick smiled at her. It had been a short time, but he realized how nice it was to have someone looking forward to him coming home, even if he was the first one back at times. He sighed and kissed her back. "More crowded than I wanted it to be, but at least I got what we needed." He didn't like crowds or the cold, and both of them at once had made him practically race home so he could get away from both of those things.

He was about to say something about her helping him to unpack but realized that it didn't really matter how he presented it to her. Well, he certainly didn't want to do it while they were fighting, but he didn't believe she would mind if she just happened to see it. Still, he made sure to grab the flower before she could see it and hide it in the bag he would unpack so that he could give it to her. After all, he wanted to be a bit romantic with it.

"Great, thank you." He said glad that this would just get done faster so that he could get warmer more quickly. He only just opened the fridge to start putting the refrigereted items in it and after the first cup of yogurt was put in, he accidentally brushed his hand against something and looked to see what it was. And when he did see it, he started to laugh. "Key! No way!" He said, grabbing the vase and putting it on the kitchen island. "Great minds think alike don't they?" He said as he took out the rose that he had gotten her and put it in the vase too. "Though you went a bit more out, with the vase and all. But thanks Key. I love it." He said, turning around to her and kissing her on the cheek. He would have gone farther, but there were perishables that needed to be put away.

"I appreciate you willing to sacrifice yourself to the crowds." He replied after quickly putting the rest of the foodstuffs away. He didn't want the ice cream melting after all. That would mean... another trip to the store! And he didn't want Key to have to go out so soon again. At least they both didn't like to be in crowds. "Mm, warm bedding. I'd love to join you." He said, thinking about that elusive thing called "being warm". How long had it been already since he could wear a hoodie outside? Too long.

He went to give her a hug and a kiss and after doing so heard the beeping of the dryer. "Sounds like the bedding is ready. I think spending the day inside with you and staying warm would be perfect." He said, nuzzling his nose in her hair a bit. "I couldn't imagine a more perfect day." He said. And meant it.