Bonnie comes and sits back next to him, giving him the time the question deserves in thought.

"Love is wantin' someone ter be with you every day, fer ever more." she says. "When they're sick, old, actin' like an ass... It's not expectin' them ter change. It's feelin' comfortable with 'em."

She hesitates, then adds.

"Love is climate, not weather. If it's meant ter be, it don't need ter be fast."