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---Front of card---
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I love you more than
All the Stars We can see
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---Inside of card---
⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰⊱⊰
My Everything
My Perfect Match
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---Handwritten note---
April 29th, 2038
Dear Max,
Wow, can you believe it? It's twenty-frackin'-one years since we got married, and it's been a hella awesome ride.
No, stop, my mind isn't in the gutter, well... not yet anyway... but damn, babe, when you get into my thoughts, which is all of the time by the way, Maxi, I just wanna… you know… hee hee
I'm writing this because you told me not to make a big deal out of it. I get it, really, Maximus, it's been a fucked up year for sure with you being stuck, literally a prisoner in our home. So yeah, you don't want me to post on FB or Insta, no matter how much I want to yell as loud as I can and celebrate my best friend, First Mate, and Perfect Match.
Really, I understand. You've lost so much over the past year. Who would have thought that thing that happened back in 2020 would repeat itself a decade later? This virus shit is the worst, and I know how much you miss getting out and doing things other folks do. Hell, you can't even go out and take pictures like you used to without people giving you dirty looks. Pisses me off!!
God damned anxiety.
Anyway, don't think about that shit. Last year, when we missed our twentieth, we were in a much different state. "Sure," we agreed, "we'll just defer everything for a couple of months." You remember? And now, here we are, twelve months later and we're fucking still dealing with this stuff, and for you it's gotten so much worse. But, babe, I don't want you to relive the bad crap, and that's really what I'm trying to do here even though I'm probably botching it bigtime; nothing really changes in that respect, yeah? When I think about you, my mind just turns to goop.
What you do to me... OMG! Wait... no... Come on Chloe! Get in the game here, this is for Max!
Anyway, Maxie, I want you to remember all the good stuff too, which is soooo much more important that what's going on right now. And that's where this card...
Shit! Flip the card over, First Mate, I ran out of room! ---->
---Back of card---
Whew! Got a whole half page left here, so let me continue... lemme see... uh... yeah...
And that's where this card comes in, to remind you of a couple of things that mean more than anything in the world...
Max,
First and foremost, I love you with all I am...
You are the light in my life, the only star in my universe...
Since we were young we've been together, even when we weren't...
I will always have your back... do anything to make you smile...
God, that smile dusted with your freckles make me want to... uuuhhhhh... okay Chloe, get back to it...
The sound of your voice is like... heaven... here on Earth...
What I'm trying to say is... well... no matter what happens, I'm here for you...
You're my partner in crime, as I am your partner in time...
We're a match, a perfect one that doesn't need anything else...
There's nothing that has ever been more an honor than to be your wife...
And I wouldn't want to be anywhere else...
Anyway, I just thought you'd want to know, dork.
Happy Hella Anniversary, Love!
Chloe 💙
P.S. Yeah, that's an emoji, but I'll let it go this time.
--me