I love you's

He laid there, his body completely covering mine, basking in the afterglow, completely spent, completely sated, and more than a bit in awe, swearing he saw God. Out of the blue he asks me ‘Do you think I’m domineering?’
“No, why?”
“I just want to be sure you don’t think think that.  I want to be sure you’re happy.”
<Slight pause>
“I love you too.”
‘It’s nice to be understood’


ME: ‘Hey Goober?’
KNUCKLEHEAD “Yeah Baby?’
ME: ‘I love you’
KNUCKLEHEAD: ‘I love you too’