Dear Olivia,

I bet you can't guess what happened today! And you can't, because I haven't told you let! Ok, so I was jumping from the tire swing to the tree to the swing to the tree to the swing to the tree to the swing to the tree when I realized that I was REALLY hungry. So I went looking for some bananas, and instead I found Russell! It went a little something like this…

Minka leapt down next to Russell. "Hiya Rusty!" She chirped. Russell looked up from the paper he was writing with a jolt.

"H-hey Minka! What, um, are you doing?" He stammered with a blush.

"Well, I just jumped from the tire swing to the tree to the swing to the tree to the swing to the tree to the swing to the tree, and then I got hungry, so now I'm looking for bananas. Do have any? And what are you doing?" She said as she bounced up and down. For some reason, being around Russell made her stomach feel all jumpy, and of course that made her all jumpy!

"I'm doing nothing! Absolutely nothing!" Russell blurted out nervously. Minka stopped bouncing. What was up with him?

"Russell, is everything OK? 'Cause you acting kind of- SHINEY!" She yelled as she noticed the metallic pink ink on the paper. She reached for it.

"Minka!" Russell yelled, holding on tight to the paper. They both pulled, and the paper tore in half. He gasped.

"Sorry Russell…." Minka said. Russell shrugged.

"It's fine. Now, would please give it back?" Russell asked. Something in his tone made Minka suspicious.

"Ok, but what is it?" She asked. Russell blushed.

"N-nothing. Just, um, a little something that I was writing." He said.

"So it's not very important?" She asked. He nodded.

"Well, in that case, can I keep it? I'd like to try to get some paint this shade. What does it say anyway? "

"Wait, Minka! Don't read that!" Russell said, but it was too late.

As my heart longs for you,
I see you smile and I shy away.
When I gaze into your sweet blue eyes

I can only hope you love me As much as I love you

From,

A secret lover

To say Minka was surprised was understatement. Russell had a secret crush! Whoever it was had blue eyes. Zoe's eyes were blue, but Penny's were also blue-gray. It was probably one of them. But why did Minka feel like this was… wrong? She was happy for Sunil when she found out he loved Pepper. So what was bad about Russell having a crush?

"I-I can explain! I-I…." Russell trailed off as a cherry-red blush spread over his face.

"So who is it? Zoe has blue eyes! Is it her? But Penny's eyes are also blue! Is it her?" Minka asked.

"Well, I… wait, what?" Russell said. Didn't she realize…?

Minka continued as if she didn't hear him. "And Madame Pom has blue eyes too! You can't have a crush on her, can you? Can you?"

"No, I don't have a crush on Madame Pom," Russell began, but he was once again interrupted by Minka.

"Who is it? If you don't-" Minka was cut off by a quick kiss. For once, she was completely speechless.

"You have blue eyes, you know." Russell said. Suddenly, he seemed to realize that he had just kissed his crush. Kissed her! His eyes widened, and he somehow managed to blush even brighter then before.

"Look, I'm really sorry if you don't love me back because I know youandVinniearereallyclosebut-" Russell was efficiently shut up by another kiss from Minka.

"Of coarse I love you too!" She said happily.

"Minka, it's time to go!" Blythe called from the door.

"See you tomorrow Rusty!" Minka said with a wink before running up to Blythe. Russell then did the completely natural thing:

He fainted.

Can you believe it?! RUSSELL LOVES ME! : D 3

Please write back soon!

From,

Minka