{"id":2811,"date":"2012-02-09T22:17:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T05:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliviabrynn.com\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2014-08-01T02:38:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T08:38:20","slug":"cupids-choice-blog-hop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alannacoca.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/cupids-choice-blog-hop-2","title":{"rendered":"Cupid&#8217;s Choice Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you&#8217;re all having a great time on the JustRomance.Me hop. If you&#8217;re just coming across this post, click <a href=\"http:\/\/justromance.me\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to get back on the tour bus. There&#8217;s plenty more to see, and you won&#8217;t want to miss out on the big drawing! If you love free reads, be sure to check out my short freebie Tessa&#8217;s Pride, available in all formats right <a href=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/free-reads\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> (Link will open in a new window). For my post, I decided to write the story that this picture is begging for: <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2812\" title=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/5767556_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Josephine,<\/p>\n<p>Although we logged off instant messenger not an hour ago, and I just hung up with you after you called for another goodnight, the moment we say goodbye, I begin missing you, so I picked up this good old fashioned paper and pen.<\/p>\n<p>Lovers shouldn&#8217;t have to spend Valentine&#8217;s Day so far apart as we&#8217;re cursed to. Whenever I lament the distance between us, \u00c2\u00a0I remind myself that it will make our first meeting all the sweeter. Though in my imagination I&#8217;ve touched your skin and breathed against your hair so many times, I think it will be more like coming home than a first meeting. \u00c2\u00a0In fact, there are times when I awaken during the night and roll over, expecting to find you there.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;re reading this after a wonderful day at work, l, and I hope I&#8217;ve had the chance to speak to you at least a dozen times in between. I&#8217;m lying in bed right now, listening to our shared playlist. I&#8217;ll never be able to listen to Dennis DeYoung again without thinking of your smile.<\/p>\n<p>Baby, I love you. \u00c2\u00a0The stolen moments each evening when I log onto my computer and find you online are the best of my day. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;m not sure I ever told you how I felt like a damned thirteen year old when I picked up the phone that first day. We&#8217;d been chatting for what, six months? I&#8217;d already confessed my love, and I was still scared shitless to push that send button. But then you said hello, and everything in my chaotic world fell into place. When I first heard you laugh, I thought I might be able \u00c2\u00a0to fly. Even now, remembering that April day last year, my heart feels so full. I want to run out onto the sidewalk and share this with the world, but at the same time I want to keep each beat of my heart to myself, reveling in each pulse as a reminder of your love for me.<\/p>\n<p>Everything we&#8217;ve worked for this past seventeen months, four days and twelve hours will fall into place, and I&#8217;ll spend next Valentine&#8217;s Day in your arms.<\/p>\n<p>Now again, the hardest part of the night, where I must say goodnight to you, as it&#8217;s getting very late here. As I write this, I imagine you&#8217;re already tucked into bed and hopefully dreaming wonderful things about our lives together. I can&#8217;t believe how lucky I was to find you. The only woman who has ever made me feel like a whole and complete man.<\/p>\n<p>Please have a wonderful evening, my love. I&#8217;ll be waiting for you online at our usual time.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n<p>Victor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thanks for hopping along with us. I hope to see many of you at the blog hop wrapup chat on Sunday 2\/12 at 7pm EST at <a href=\"http:\/\/gemsivad.com\/chat\" target=\"_blank\">Gem&#8217;s Place<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1112\" title=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/alannacoca.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/olivia.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope you&#8217;re all having a great time on the JustRomance.Me hop. 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