The Most Romantic Valentine’s Day in History
(At least, the way I see it!)
by Marcia Lynn McClure

When I was 18 and attending Ricks College in Idaho, Kevin was 20 and in El Paso, Texas. Though separated for nearly 9 months without seeing each other, our correspondencing through letters found us madly in love!

Well, naturally, we were both flat broke, being in that transitional stage between high school and real life! I was existing on Idaho potatoes and noodles and Kevin was surviving on P.B. and J.! And as Valentine’s Day approached in 1984, I knew that my Valentine to Kevin would need to be simple and inexpensive.

So, I penned a letter lovingly written inside a romantic greeting card and expressing my eternal, boundless and enduring love for him. I thought it quite appropriate and touching.
Kevin, however, had been planning ahead, knowing that extravagant Valentine’s Day gifts were beyond his financial means. So, for an entire month preceding Valentine’s Day, once a week he heroically trekked down to the local blood donor facility and donated plasma, squirreling away the money to use for his Valentine’s Day plan.

Valentine’s Day morning, I opened my dormitory door to find the FTD® man standing before me with a beautiful Valentine’s Day bouquet of lovely spring flowers…paid for, literally, with Kevin’s own blood. (Okay, ‘plasma.’) I couldn’t have imagined a more romantic gesture! And I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect hero…than my own, Kevin.

About the Author
Marcia Lynn McClure is a romance novelist and cofounder of www.CleanRomanceClub.com . It's romance at it's finest! Escape into adventure, mystery, clever dialogue, engaging characters and captivating kisses. Void of explicit sex, enjoy books by Marcia Lynn McClure.