I Love You, Take Two

(My boyfriend and I are snuggling on the couch. I want to say ‘I love you’ for the first time in our relationship.)

Me: “Honey?”

Boyfriend: “Yeah?”

Me: “I…”

(I chicken out.)

Boyfriend: “Yes?”

Me: “Um…I…”

(I chicken out again.)

Boyfriend: *looking puzzled* “Come on, spit it out.”

Me: “Oh, never mind. I can’t. I thought I could, but I can’t, so just forget I said anything.”

(I look back at the television, then turn back to him.)

Me: *almost angrily* “But, I DO, though!”

Boyfriend: *chuckles* “I love you, too.”

Me: “Oh, crap. Now I HAVE to say it!”