With a gentle, though amused, smile, Venus pats his hand as she extricates hers. "I that is far too fantastical for me to ponder, darlin'. I am not the type who has the world revolve around her, and that's all right," she is quick to add. "It sure is nice what you're sayin', though. Why ... any girl would be thrilled to hear it."

And Venus, after all, isn't just any girl.