"So, Dr. Crane, where should we begin?" Daphne asked anxiously as she took Niles' hand in hers.
"For starters, you could call me Niles. That is, if you want to. If you don't feel comfortable, I understand. You can call me Dr. suess and I would still be the happiest man in the universe."
She giggled. "Oh, Niles, you always know how to make me laugh."
"I aim to please. And you always know how to put a smile on my face, a light in my heart, a morning sun in the universe, a..."
"Oh, Niles, stop. I don't need all your gushing to know how you feel about me. In fact, I think I've known for awhile, but it seemed too good to be true. Who would have thought that someone like you could fall for just a simple girl from Manchester?"
"Is that how you see yourself, Daphne? As just a simple girl from Manchester? "
"Well, aren't I?"
"Oh, you're much more than that to me. You're the sun, the moon, the whole world. I think I've found paradise just walking beside you, with your holding my hand."
"It seems to me you're holding me hand, too, Niles. Oh, Niles. You're blushing as red as a beet!" she laughed.
"Is it just me or is it suddenly very warm out?"
She turned to face him. "I think it's very, very warm. And you know what? I think I like it this way."
"Oh, Daphne. You don't know how happy, how very happy you've made me. Maris can keep her money and her name and her little society. I have all I need right here, right now, in my arms."
"You must think I'm such a fool." Daphne sighed.
"Why on earth would I think such a thing?"
"For not noticing, for not believing, for not saying anything sooner."
"But you have, Daphne. And for the rest of my life I'll never stop thanking you for loving me in return."
"It is I who should be thanking you. I was on the verge of making the biggest mistake of me life, and you've saved me from what looked to be a very unhappy life." the tears started to fall down Daphne's face.
"What is it? Is it something I've said, something I've done?" Niles asked helplessly.
"Oh, no. It's me. I just, I just let things get so out of hand. Now I've hurt the only man who ever really claimed to love me..."
With that, Daphne realized what she had just said. "It's not that, Niles. I know how you feel about me..."
"It's okay. We've taken a giant leap tonight, and for us to just forget the past would be unconscionable."
"But you see, Niles, I have no regrets. I am only sorry that it's taken us this long to find love."
"Love found me the first time I laid eyes upon you," Niles sighed wistfully.
"Could this all be just a dream? Am I really here with you, right now, in front of your brother's condo, talking about love with Dr. Niles Crane?"
"It's true," he giggled. "We're together now. And nothing else matters. I'll love you forever; that is, if you'll have me."
"I love you, Niles Crane. More than you can ever imagine."
And with those little words, Niles realized that for once in his life, dreams really did come true.
The end