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Brent Lawrence has known Dani Brooks since the fourth grade, when he showed up on her doorstep with a bouquet of pink roses on Valentine's Day. But before he could explain that it was a "welcome to the neighborhood" gift, he had them slapped out of his hands. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Dani had screamed. And then Brent had turned around and sprinted back across the street, tripping over his shoelaces in his driveway, and slamming his front door closed, leaving the tattered roses behind, where they still sat, scattered across Dani's front porch, the next morning.

Now, Brent and Dani are sophomores, and they haven't exchanged words since the fourth grade. But when Dani finds pink roses on her doorstep on Valentine's Day, an hour before the Valentine's Dance, four words turn into billions.