With February comes Valentine's Day, and this is probably the first event that signifies to readers that Holling's and Meryl Lee's feelings for each other are changing. Holling is reading Romeo and Juliet, and he thinks it's annoying. On the other hand, Meryl Lee thinks it's great that he's reading that play. This all leads him to screw up the guts to ask her out for a Valentine's Day date. She says yes. Now that he's committed to the idea, he has to figure out the perfect date. He stresses about it a ton, and this definitely indicates that he cares for her in ways he didn't before. He's strapped for cash, but Mrs. Bigio rescues him by providing him with two tickets to see Romeo and Juliet. The date goes smoothly, and Holling takes Meryl Lee to Woolworth's for some Cokes. Their conversation goes well, and it even turns personal as they each talk about their families. Holling draws out his father's design on a napkin, and Meryl Lee takes it as a memento of the date. That's a good sign that she sees Holling as more than just a classmate who happens to be a boy. The napkin will eventually become a point of contention, because Holling wrongly thinks that Meryl Lee faked the entire date just to get the plans for the new building. Holling learns the error of his ways when he finally sees her eyes and realizes that she has been crying for days about the perceived betrayal. Holling then goes to her house at night with a pair of Cokes as a token of apology. They forgive each other, and their relationship is restored. The final event that shows their blossoming romance is when Meryl Lee confesses to Holling that she might have to move. Both of them are upset about it, which shows that they care for each other and want to be with each other.
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