| 1 | Angel: I saw you before you became the Slayer. |
| 2 | Buffy: What? |
| 3 | Angel: I watched you, and I saw you called. It was a bright |
| 4 | afternoon out in front of your school. You walked down the steps... |
| 5 | and...and I loved you. |
| 6 | Buffy: Why? |
| 7 | Angel: 'Cause I could see your heart. You held it before you for |
| 8 | everyone to see. And I worried that it would be bruised or torn. |
| 9 | And more than anything in my life I wanted to keep it safe... to |
| 10 | warm it with my own. |
| 11 | Buffy: That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross. |
| 12 | Angel: I was just thinking that, too. |
| 13 | -- Helpless (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 3 episode 12) |