I think what Michelle was trying to say to Danny, albeit poorly, was that, yes, she does have very strong feelings for Danny. At this point in their story I don't think she has fully realized that this mass of emotions that she feels for Danny is a type of romantic love. There are things about him that she can't abide, yet she is drawn to him. So her assertion that, yes, they had a marriage is, in my opinion, based on the fact that she does care for him and she knows he cares for her.

I think that Michelle believes that since Danny declared his love for her to his grandmother, that he should understand all of her fears and questionable behavior up to this point. I don't think it enters into her head the kind of torture, both physically and mentally, that he has had to endure for her. Perhaps if it does occur to her, she might see it as the process of them growing closer together.

Basically, because she now feels that she might love him, then all of those stolen kisses, breathy moments, and intense looks translates into the stuff of which marriages are made. You know how it is, sometimes you don't realize what you've got until it's walking out the front door.

To Danny, the marriage obviously means something altogether different. I don't think he's as upset about them not consummating their relationship (although I'm fairly certain he's pretty bummed about it) as the fact that he perceives her to be in love with someone else, and the fact that he believes she betrayed him. So now he does this thing for her, letting her go, and she's stalling! For Danny, the fact that she did not love him means to him there was no marriage -- he just can't, or perhaps won't, see that she has developed feelings for him.

But he will!

I think these two would benefit from some good marriage counseling.

Kristie