Caroline was pretty sure that was the hundreth shiny red heart she'd seen today. Where did they all come from? And what did they do the other 364 days of the year? Part of her regretted coming out today. It was pretty much the one day of the year you couldn't go anywhere without being reminded of of love. _Love_ Ah yes elusive love. She was one tub of ice cream and weepy romantic movie marathon away from giving up on love entirely. It all started out well and decent with smiles, flowers and laughs, but it always seems to end with her heart in pieces and her apartment a wreck. She sighed. _Really love isn't worth the damage it does to my sanity, thighs and apartment._ she said to herself She tried to ignore another happy couple passing by her. _All I wanted was to go to the bar and have a few drinks with some friends. Without being reminded every five seconds that I'm single_ She finally reached it and settled on a stool. Suddenly a guy at the bar smiled at her. _Maybe one more try_ 2008-02-15T15:13:04Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/21227 <p>Love it! Great job.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/21227?basename=41221 2008-02-15T15:13:04Z Kevin Lawver http://ficlets.com/authors/kevin_lawver <p>thighs! ha! one more try! love is a hopeful thing, isn&#8217;t it?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/21227?basename=41151 2008-02-15T00:55:34Z Mistress Elsha Hawk http://ficlets.com/authors/mistress_elsha_hawk <p>hahahaha. maybe one more try=]</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/21227?basename=41087 2008-02-14T21:13:21Z One Time, One Chance http://ficlets.com/authors/one_chance