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Adrian checked everything one more time. The table was covered in a dark, red tablecloth that looked perfect with the white dishes. He had a bottle of red wine on the kitchen counter and a bottle of white chilling in the fridge. He also had a six pack of beer because he’d never seen Ellie drink wine, but bottles of beer on the table didn’t set the right ambiance for Valentine’s Day.
He’d light the candles right after he got back from picking up the dessert from the coffee shop. His sister had sworn that it was the best chocolate cake in town. He grabbed the Valentine’s gift and placed it in the center of the table next to the flowers. He’d gone with six roses and a dozen daisies. She’d told him that daisies used to grow wild near her great grandmother’s house. She and her sister
