Me: You should write her a thank you on the blog.

The Boy: But I can tell her at home.

Me: But our readership is up and she likes when everyone knows how much you love her.

The Boy: Um Ok.

“Dear The Girl,

These arrived at work today and I knew they were from you because your name was on the card (“from The Girl”). Thank you! Hope you like what I got you.

Love, The Boy.”

Me: That’s it?

The Boy: Yeah why?

Me: Well it is Valentine’s Day. It might be good to put a little more thought into it. How do you really feel about her right now.

The Boy: Well I feel like between us it’s a book–that we’re a book of some kind. And there’s love and dancing and I’m just so happy she’s with me forever. There’s music and laughing and crying. But we’re together.

Me: Aha. I know just the thing for you:

Just finished this. Very well detailed action. Very poor and unbelievable characterization. Very simple, uninteresting dialogue.