I 'Good Night' you, too?

Two things you need to know before I get to the actual story:

1.  Kenny has a long history of talking in his sleep.  I have heard just about everything, from a speech about carpenter ants to, "Oh, YOU'RE still here?" to pointing his finger while laughing insanely. 

2.  Kenny gets upset when he has to repeat himself.  Once is no big deal, but if I ask, "What?" or, "What'd you say?" or, "What'd you say and please don't be mad because I really didn't hear you?" more than once...well, he gets mad.  I'll admit that I, too, get overly annoyed when I have to repeat myself, but only if I think the person is really just not paying attention.  But with Kenny, there is a secret and I have figured it out.  When I don't understand what he said, I reply with, "I love you."  I know it's unfair, but somewhere in the rules of marriage it says that if you ever get upset with your spouse for stating that they love you, you are a bad, very, very bad person.  So he just has to grin, bear it and speak UP.

Now, the story.

I was passing through the dark bedroom where Kenny lay asnooze in our bed.  I heard him mumble something inaudible.  I didn't know if he was just sleep-talking again or if he was awake and giving me actual very important instructions or advice that my very life depended on.  I creeped closer to him but it was too dark to tell if his eyes were opened or closed.  Not wanting to risk it, I said, "I love you."  He replied, "Good night you, too."  Then, he laughed and kicked his leg in the air. 

Hey, better safe than sorry.