It is something you need to hear. So, will say it as often as I can. [Especially when she says 'like' but means something much stronger. But probably he's about as ready to hear it as she's ready to openly admit it.

She laughs despite herself, swatting at his hand playfully] Why do you hate fun things? Your kisses are sweet, so what if that is what I want? [She puts her hands together as if to beg] Pleeeaasssee?

[Poor eel, this is the path your life choices have taken you on. Of course she doesn't expect him to indulge her, but she enjoys the game of the chase just as much. She steps closer and curls her fingers into the front of his shirt, batting her eyelashes.

But the seduction routine is ruined by her giggle a few seconds later]