I get home from school on Valentine's Day exhausted. Today was a very trying day, my patience was tested a lot today. I hear little feet coming down the hall to meet me and immediately change my gloomy appearance. Leah's tiny bouncing form comes around the corner and she runs to me and hugs my thigh. "Hi sweetheart how was your day?" I play with her blonde curls as I look down at her. She beams at me but doesn't answer.
I reach down and gently pry her arms from my leg and start walking into the kitchen. I can hear Erin and Michael talking in the other room. "Are you sure this is a good idea? I mean you said she wasn't into the really gushy romantic stuff. What makes this different?" Michael asks in a harsh whisper. "Would you stop complaining? I know my best friend okay? I know this is the perfect plan. Now man up. And I already told you what the difference is." Erin replies, seemingly irritated with her cousin.