Drabble: Valentine/Anti-Valentine

Stephen watched as Nick placed a box of chocolates on the back doorstep.

"What are you doing?"

"It's Valentine's day."

Stephen boggled. "OK so, in this timeline, Ryan and I died and you went soft in the head."

"Mebbe," said Nick, "it seems churlish not to give something."

"They'll still be there in the morning. Helen's probably in the Cretaceous. You don't even like her anymore and she's mad as all hell at you."

"True, but I bet she takes them all the same."

Stephen snorted and slammed the door with some force.

In the morning the chocolates were gone.