[ He'll have to get her meals more like this every so often, whether or not tonight ends well. (So far so good, but it's only getting started.) Nothing against plain and healthy meals, but this kind of food is both full and comforting. ]

You're right, it was the most romantic experience of my life.

[ Deadpan look, over here. It sort of melts when she asks about his mother, and he smiles. ]

I am, yeah. She's one of the special ladies in my life, honestly I don't know what would've been of me if it weren't for her.