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love stories

A PERRYWINKLE ’ S LOVE STORY

OPERATION :

CANNOT POSSIBLY FAIL

What better way to start a romantic comedy than with severe nausea ?

Somewhere in St . Louis .
Sierra could tell by the way that Andy placed his hand on his belly that something was wrong .
Andy reassured her that everything was fine . Sierra was suspicious . Andy ’ s stomach was clearly bothering him because Andy ’ s stomach was always bothering him .
Andy ’ s belly problems first arrived on the very first day of his very first “ big boy ” job . What started as simple first-day jitters became something else entirely when , during the office tour , Andy turned the corner and saw the single most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on .
And then she smiled . And the “ meet cute ” began .
After three weeks of working together , it became clear that there was mutual attraction and flirtation — at least to Sierra . Andy , however , questioned whether she was just being nice and if this was real at all !
And so , it was Sierra who asked Andy out on their first date . It was then that Andy would woo her by allowing her to pay for their first meal , followed by Andy hitting a parked car in the City Museum parking lot .
He ’ s a keeper , she thought .
After purchasing their first home , and one puppy later , the day to make the phone calls to Sierra ’ s parents to ask for her hand in marriage had arrived . And like in many
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