"I did. Now please, eat before you will be skin and bones, and then I'll have a skeleton of a girlfriend...like that character in that movie we watched the other night...what's it called? I believe it's the Nightmare before Christmas."

At her question, "What did you do to deserve me? Well..."

He leaned over to kiss her gently on the lips and whispered. "Your patience and kindness, my love is what won me over. But it's more than that." He smiled. "Because I'm in love with you."