he loves u ... and others, too

"alice?"

"yes, allen?"

"i don't think i told you this lately, but ... i love u."

"why -- thank you, allen. i love you, too."

"i also love v."

"what?"

"i love w, x, y and z, too. in fact, i love ALL the letters of the alphabet; they're so useful when you're spelling words."

"i'll agree with that."

"but there was one letter than i used to love more than the others. that was the letter i. yes, i loved i more than i loved u or the rest of the alphabet.

"but i realized that's wrong and i'm trying to change. now i'm trying to love u a lot more and i a lot less."

"if you insist ..."