“But you didn’t have to bring me flowers. I don’t really
go in for the whole Valentine’s gig.”
“Yeah, crass commercialism and blah, blah. So what?”
He made her laugh, and she
stopped feeling silly.
Heaven and Earth
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By Marco Verch - Heart shape foil wrapped chocolate, CC BY 2.0,
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And there were the tulips, the charming explosion of them, taking over her dresser. The air was sweet with them.
“Valentine’s Day’s just a racket,” she said out loud, then gave up.
“But it really works.”
Heaven and Earth