[February 9, 1999] "I am a Man" . . .

"I am -- I'm a man and when we, when you and I go into our room at night, I know, I can't just turn myself into some sort of automaton with no feelings and no desires. I just -- I can't do that.

"You know, when you -- you take a shower and you comb your hair, you -- you rub lotion into your arms, into your shoulders and you slip into a nightgown and I'm -- I'm sitting in bed, pretending to read or listen to music or whatever, but that's not what I'm doing.

"I -- I'm watching you. I'm trying not to, but I am. I do. I am a man and when you climb into bed with me, beside me, never touching, never touching, I lie there awake, staring into the dark, aware of everything that you're doing, of how you breathe, of the rustle of the sheets and it takes every ounce of my being to not want to reach out to you.

"I care about you. I desire you. I want to reach out to you."

[February 16, 1999] "A Treasure to be Cherished -- Danny's Vows" . . .

"You know sometimes people meet each other under very unusual circumstances. We did.

"Who knows why God puts a particular person into your life. I certainly didn't expect to meet someone like you and I know you didn't plan on meeting a guy like me, but by divine providence or fate or just plain luck, we were thrown together and I knew, I knew that you were a treasure to be cherished and to be revered.

"Michelle, I -- I promise to do everything in my power to keep you safe and to make you happy. And what we have betweeen us will grow with you as my wife and I as your husband."

[February 18, 1999] "I Saw Something Different in You" . . .

"I won't do anything to rush you, okay? We've all the time in the world, this is just the beginning for us as husband and wife ....

"Hey, remember that ... that day when we had to go meet with Father Tomas, for our Pre-Cana, to talk about all the things we want in marriage ....

"You looked so miserable. You practically had your fingers crossed and your toes .... You know, you thought that you hated me, I know. And then you realized that we want the same things, that our dreams are pretty much the same ....

"You know, I thought, I was starting to think that we were not gonna make it -- that together there was no way we were gonna have the kind of marriage we both wanted with us at each other's throats all the time. I figured we were just doomed, you know, doomed to go through the motions for the rest of our lives. But today -- today something changed.

"We said our vows. I don't know, I saw something different in you. I felt it, I think you did, too. And when we kissed, you kissed me back and it was real and I thought, you know, maybe we're gonna be okay. You know, maybe things are gonna work out and maybe our dreams can really come true."

[May 14, 1999] "Say Yes" . . .

"Michelle, you know, you know, that we should be together. You can't just deny how we feel ... I'll change. I'll change for you. Michelle, you're all that matters to me. You know, ever since I was a boy, I've been groomed to take over the business and for awhile I thought that's what I wanted, but I don't anymore ... I want you.

"I will do whatever it takes, if that's what I have to do for us to be together. I will take us as far away from here, as far away from my family as we have to go. Say yes. Say that you'll be with me and I promise I'll take care of everything else. Michelle, give me a chance. You know, I'm not the person that my mother raised me to be when I'm with you. I don't want to be that person anymore.

"Say yes."

[July 2, 1999] "You are My Life" -- Danny's Laurel Falls Vows ...

"Michelle, Michelle, when you entered my life, I was changed forever. You're so full of love and life and goodness. You are a treasure and I promise I will treasure you always. With you in it, my life is richer than I had ever dreamed it would be.

"You make me want to be the best man that I can be. The man you can be proud to call your husband. I want to make all your dreams come true and I will. And as God is my witness I vow to protect you, to honor you and to love you forever. You are my life."