vnekid:
his assurance that he wanted to did little to ease her mind, if anything, it made her feel worse . he wanted to, but he just wanted to do knd stuff more ? was that it ? she knows that they both want this to work, they’d had the conversation several times over, but it was Valentine’s day . the day of love .
“ but - but I’m your girlfriend ! you’re supposed to spend time with me on Valentine’s day ! what am I supposed to do on Valentine’s day when my boyfriend is out doing something else ? “ though she tried to stop it, tears pricked at her eyes . “ … there’s a bazillion knd kids, aren’t there ? can’t one of them do it ? can’t you make an exception once ? “ her voice was wavering with emotion at this point, face twisted into a hurt frown .
‶ no one else is available ! ″ probably an exaggeration on his part , but people like to take the day off on holidays . . . though nigel never did . this was the exact reason why . if there was an emergency he always needed to be able to take care of it , especially if there was no one else capable of doing so . ‶ it’s my duty , lizzie ! i know it’s not ideal , i would love more than anything to spend the day with you . it pains me as much as it does you , but those kids NEED me . i can’t just abandon them . could you imagine a world without chocolate ? in which kids will never be allowed to partake in that rich , delicious treat ever again ? ″
‶ think of the future , lizzie ! of kids , of sweets , of future valentines for years and years to come . if i don’t do something valentines will never be the same again . ″

















