Happy Valentine's Day! This was written for fun and is very, very lightly edited. Enjoy.

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“I’m nervous.”

“Why?” Elle asked, flipping through the notes she’d taken during our meeting.

“This will be my first time in an actual relationship on Valentine’s Day in like fifteen years.”

Every year, whenever I hadn’t been single, my relationships fizzled right before the holiday so I was excited, yet nervous. I hadn’t even mentioned anything to Silas or even attempted to make plans because I was t...