Melissa,

Alright, here’s me turning the flirt up a little because honestly, your smile has been living rent‑free in my head. Yeah… it’s kind of unfair how cute that is.

Watching you wrap up the year has been its own kind of charm. You somehow manage to wrangle tiny humans, keep the library from turning into a glitter‑covered disaster zone, and still flash that smile that makes everything else fade out for a second.

Now that summer’s finally here, I keep wondering what you’re like when you’re not rescuing books from sticky fingers or helping kids find “that one story about the dog… no, the other dog.” I have a feeling you’re even more fun and that smile is even better when you’re not juggling a whole library.

So here’s me being totally straightforward: I’d really like to spend some time with you this summer. Something easy. Something fun. Something that lets me see that smile up close, without a single book cart in sight.

If you’re into it, I definitely am.