“I hate Valentine’s day,” Julie told Mr. Stanton, as he sat behind his desk.
“When I look around the office and see all of the lavish floral arrangements, it makes me feel…I don’t know,” Less somehow. Shrugging her shoulders in an attempt to hide her embarrassment, how could she make such a comment, to her boss of all people? He could never understand her feeling of being along on the quote un quote day of love.
“Sorry for the outburst but…” she bit her lower lip to keep herself from babbling. Mr. Stanton was a busy man and didn’t need to listen to a winey assistant.
Using the opening, write your own romance. See where is takes you, use your imagination and most of all have fun.
