Scenes From A Courtship

SCENE 1

Setting: C-Man and I are lounging on the couch watching Farscape. One disc ends, and he turns to The Dog - who is skulking about, lamenting the bad luck that brought her, 8 years ago, to a home with free food, clean water, medical care, toys, and treats.

C-Man: Dog, change the DVD!
The Princess: If you can teach her to do that, I'll make my parents give you a dowry.
C-Man: Cool. (pause) But hey, is the dowry going to be a cow?

SCENE 2

Setting: C-Man and I are lounging (which we apparently do a lot judging from this writeup).

C-Man, with a serious look: I need to tell you something important.
The Princess: What?
C-Man: I love you.
The Princess: Oh. Good.
C-Man: What?
The Princess: You looked so serious. I thought you were going to say something scary.
C-Man: Like I've been lying to you all this time and I'm actually a high seas pirate?