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[Fenimore hasn't been paying attention to the talk of Valentine's day. Not knowing the details, it seemed like that "Christmas" thing that people had suddenly all been talking about not long after she arrived. She might have been a little more interested if she had bothered to find out the details of this one, but it automatically checked the "does not apply" box in her brain.

So she really wasn't expecting anything as she started to leave for a short walk. She had just grabbed her coat when she noticed something lying just inside the door, as if it had been slipped underneath. It seemed to be a letter.

Hanging her coat back up, she scooped up the letter and read the front. "To my beloved."


Obviously this meant she immediately turned it over and opened it up.]

... "My darling.

Ever since my eyes were opened to your strong, loving gaze, I have tried to--"

What the?