:17:01
screwdriver in his hand
:17:02
and deep in the bowels
of a truck engine.
:17:05
And he looked up,
and our eyes met,
:17:10
and in think in that instant,
we both knew.
:17:16
So was there a period
of courtship?
:17:19
Courtship?
:17:20
Oh, I'll give you
courtship, Russell.
:17:24
He pursued me relentlessly.
:17:25
Didn't you, Ralphie?
:17:27
Well, I wouldn't say that.
:17:29
(Vince)
No, no, look at him.
:17:32
Buttercup.
:17:34
He gets embarrassed
talking about it.
:17:36
You see,
we were both locals,
:17:38
and growing up, Ralph was
this peculiar young man.
:17:42
Always alone, mysterious.
:17:45
And you, I mean-
:17:46
Let me finish, doll.
:17:47
But once he decided
that I was what he wanted,
:17:51
well, then he showered me
with gifts.
:17:53
He sent me flowers
and roses.
:17:57
I sent him a wrench.
:18:00
Well, before you knew it...
:18:05
It wasn't that quick.
:18:08
And, of course,
there was the poetry.
:18:13
Poetry?
:18:14
Oh, yeah.
:18:15
Beneath this shy exterior,
:18:17
Iittle Ralphie here
is quite the romantic.
:18:22
Aren't you, sweetie?
:18:24
Yeah.
:18:27
You have any copies
of these poems?
:18:29
For my files, you understand.
:18:31
Oh, you know,
:18:34
no idea where they got to.
:18:36
Hmm.
:18:38
Uh, but I can still remember
the first one.
:18:42
Really?
:18:43
Really?
:18:45
Oh, yes.
:18:47
It went...
:18:48
something like this.
:18:53
'Vince, Vince,
:18:54
"you are my prince.
:18:56
"You came into my life,
:18:59
"and you haven't left since.