Maybe

He used to lay next to her when he comes backs from swimming practice. He seemed to like that.

Perhaps, she inspired him.

He would annoy her with the same question over and over again, to which she would reply "no" every single time - "Babe, if I die, will you cry?"

One day, she looked over at him and said - "No, period!"

...

Everyday, she would pretend to be annoyed when he asked her his pet question.

She loved the way he stroked her cheek while asking the question.

Everyday she annoyed him by saying "no".

Then, one day she replied, "Maybe."

He never asked the question after that.

I still wait.

Wonder if I said the wrong thing!