Tony and I usually celebrate our anniversary on Valentine's Day, since we were together so many years before we were married. It will be our 21st Valentine's Day together, which is more than half of my life.
It reminds me of our last Valentine's Day. Jaal was busy, going out with friends. Lev had been dating Melissa since the previous May, so I asked him what he was doing with her for Valentine's Day. It was his first, and only, real girlfriend, so he was new to the whole thing. I told him that he should get her some chocolates or a little gift and that they should probably get together and do something.
I took him to the store to get something, and he chose a little heart shaped box of chocolates, and a very large bear. He was very proud of himself for his choice. Valentine's Day was on a Sunday. We went on a "double date," of sorts. We picked up Melissa, with the big bear in the back seat with them, and we dropped them off at the movies, while Tony and I went out to dinner. After the movie, we picked them up and drove Melissa home. She seemed happy with her bear, and they both had a nice evening.
They had broken up a couple months before Lev died (yes, it's hard to write that word), but they were still friends and had many friends in common. Melissa's dad told us how glad he was that Lev was her first boyfriend, as he had respected her, encouraged her to set high goals to herself, and had helped her to set the bar high for future relationships. I hope that is true.
I like to think that with his actions he made a difference in the lives of others, even if it was something small, like being nice to someone on Valentine's Day.
Lev was either completely wonderful, or terribly annoying, and I miss them both.
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