“ And my teeth may be sharp and I've been raised to kill but the thought of fresh meat, it is making me ill, so I'm telling you that you'll be safe with me. “ 

“ you could -- move in, if you wanted. “  AWKWARD and a little embarrassed -- he hadn’t expected to blurt it out but well ... it’s out there now.  Chris clears his throat, tries again.   “ I mean -- I want you to, if you ... if you don’t like being by yourself.  I know I’m gone a lot, and the place is bigger -- we could ... we could get a dog.  A big one, so you’d feel a little safer ... maybe one of the retired k-9 units, you know ? “  He’s rambling a bit, not afraid of being rejected so much as he is of putting waylon on the spot. 

          ❝  but  i’m  all  outta  smooches  !  ❞