"For the pleasures you have brought me, I would 'put up' with a great deal more." He's also teasing, but at the same time he does mean it truthfully.

His eyes follow her gaze, and then on to the more permanent piece that is tattooed on his arm. "Maybe if we decide that some of these look good in their places, I might add them permanently," he contemplates. "Give you new things to trace upon my skin, mark special occasions in our life together, our adventures."