Silly Love Songs
Part 1
By: ioanhoratio
A/N: This is a little story about Valentine's Day and our favorite couple. I am going to try my hardest to at least post a chapter a day up to Valentine's. So the first two chapters are short and act kinda like an epilogue. Enjoy!
You'd think that people would have had enough of silly loves songs.
It was a holiday of reminders; a reminder of what one had, a reminder of what one lost, a reminder of what one longed for but had no claim on. Valentine's Day had been argued as one of the most romantic holidays and one of the most tortuous. Danny Messer had never paid much attention to it either way. He had been careful in his younger years to avoid it at all costs. He usually tried to work that night, and that way ensure no romantic entanglements that would lead the girl to assume he was more involved in the relationship than he actually was. So it had been that every February the 14th went on as any other normal day. Occasionally, he had been pressed into buying flowers or a box of chocolates for a girlfriend, but that had truly been the extent of his association with Cupid.
That was how Danny preferred it. He was ok with the idea of showing his appreciation for the woman he loved, but he was more into the idea of doing that at random times—not having to conform to a social norm. He would rather surprise his girl than possibly risk letting her down by not living up to some consumerist expectation of grandiose.
Luckily, he had found his perfect mate in Lindsay Messer néeMonroe. She loved the little things he did for her, and like him, declared a dislike of the holiday. She had spent years avoiding any possible affair of the heart involving romantic gestures that were dictated by date. She would hear stories of co-worker's and friend's extravagant plans and smile at them then come home and expound on the waste of money. So Danny wasn't too worried when he began to see strings of red paper hearts pop up or found himself being offered heart shaped candies. Why should he worry? Hadn't he surprised his wife with breakfast in bed just last week? Wasn't it just a few weeks ago that he had come home from work tired and stressed, but still ran his wife a bath and put their daughter to bed while he let her soak in the warm water in peace? Yes, Valentine's Day was for men who needed an excuse to show love and Danny didn't need that. Thank goodness Lindsay was the kind of girl who didn't need it either.
See what I mean? Short. Anyone think this is not going to end well for Danny?