I like you more.
One
What do you think I like more,
I asked:
Fresh apples, or you?
Fresh apples,
He said.
Correct!
I said…
…and waited a few seconds.
Just kidding! I like fresh apples a lot, but I like YOU more than fresh apples.
Oh.
he said, smiling.
Two
What do you think I like more, I asked:
Dark chocolate s’mores with crunchy peanut butter, or you?
Dark chocolate peanut butter s’mores,
he guessed.
Correct!
I said…
…and waited a few seconds.
Just kidding! I like fresh s’mores a lot, but I like YOU more.
Oh.
he said, giggling.
Three
What do you think I like more,
I asked: Cute little kangaroos or you?
Kangaroos?
He asked.
Correct!
I said…
…and waited a few seconds.
Just kidding! I like adorable little baby kangaroos a lot, but I like YOU more than a whole bunch of cute kangaroos.
Oh.
he said, smiling.
Four
What do you think I like more,
I asked: Matt Damon, or you?
Matt Damon,
He said assertively.
Correct!
I said…
…and waited a few seconds.
Just kidding! I like Matt Damon a lot, but I like YOU more than Matt Damon, and even more than Matt Damon and Paul Rudd put together.
Reversal
Oh.
he said, smiling. Guess what I like more: little baby giraffes, or you?
I thought carefully.
Ummm… I said.
…little baby giraffes?
No!
he said.
What I like more than little baby giraffes is…Mama!
So that’s a big hurrah of support for his mom. Every bit of which is deserved.
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