she spoke softly , her words carried on a gentle breeze before settling easy on the conscience . and , since we had shared our feelings for each other at that point , i told her that i loved her . i added some water to the dogs dry food , stirred it , and then , because we were celebrating , added a couple of tablespoons of canned food on top . you checked me out , for sure , and theres nothing there . `` he 's just got that look in his eye , you know ? 