Valentine's Day, Third Grade
Our class was decorating our mailboxes
Paste and tissue paper littered the room, and everywhere were those little heart stickers that are never quite sticky enough
Some of the boys were eating the paste
But you and I, we were working hard
Making matching boxes, each with half a heart on it
A pink heart, the color of strawberry ice cream
In the heart, I wrote "Be Fri For"
You wrote "st ends ever"
Together, they said "Best friends forever"
And we certainly were
Valentine's Day, Fifth Grade
We were sitting in the blanket fort we'd built in your basement
We shared a box of candy hearts
They turned your tongue blue
I liked it
I wasn't sure why
Valentine's Day, Seventh Grade
You made a Valentine for a girl you liked, and had slipped it into her locker during lunch
When she found it, she made fun of it for the rest of the day
You told me you were glad you hadn't signed it
But I could tell that wasn't what hurt you
So we asked your mom if you could come over
And we ate strawberry ice cream until you smiled again
Valentine's Day, Ninth Grade
It was our first high school Valentine's day
You were ready to try again
So you were painstakingly making a card for a different girl
I helped you, half heartedly
I felt jealous, but didn't know why
Valentine's Day, Eleventh Grade
We we at the Sweetheart Dance
Couples all around, practically eating each others' faces
And us
Standing on the edge of the crowd, not cool enough to dance
So you grabbed my hand and pulled me outside to your car
And we drove around all night, eating strawberry ice cream
And had the best night ever
Valentine's Day, First year of college
I was in my dorm room, all alone
Dateless, yet again
My phone chimed and I looked at the text from you
"Facetime?"
And I smiled
Talking to you was almost as good as strawberry ice cream
Even if you were a thousand miles away
Valentine's Day, This year
I'm sitting on the bed, all dressed up
I had lit candles all around the room,
Put bowls of chocolate all around
And on the dresser
A giant tub of strawberry ice cream
You walk into the room
And I take a deep breath
You look shocked, and adorable as always
So I get down on one knee
And tell you,
"I know we've only been dating for a year,
But I've been in love with you since third grade.
And since we've spent every Valentine's Day together,
I couldn't think of a better time to ask.
So, Nick Christopher Willis,
Will you marry me?"
You gasp,
A tear slides down your cheak
And you nod 'yes' so hard I'm worried you'll break your neck
Then you tackle me onto the bed,
Hugging my tight and kissing all over my face
I laugh and try to kiss you back
Feeling so happy I could burst
And I know there's no way of knowing, but I see a long and happy future for us
We'll have a beautiful wedding,
and our own house.
We'll eat hundreds of bowls of strawberry ice cream,
Have constant laughter,
and I'll spend every Valentine's Day
with my best friend
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