Stames/Quotes

"I also had you down as a no mark scally. Seems I was wrong about that too."

- James, after Ste helps him with Juliet's case

"He's like a lovesick teenager whenever you're around."

- Marnie, talking about Ste's feelings for James

"James, is this your weird, emotionally unavaliable way of saying you were actually worried about me?"

- Ste, after they take down Victor

"Somehow we fell into this, because it felt right. I don't know the rules, but I do know that I want to be with you."

- James, before Ste breaks up with him

"I like how different we are. It's almost as if that's the reason why we do work."

- Ste, when Sid tries to get him and James back together

"I am very fond of you, Ste."

- James, after bringing Ste flowers

"Don't let him push you away, 'cause he needs you right now. More than he's willing to admit."

- Donna Marie, to Ste when James is grieving

"I love you, and I'm not going to let you go through this alone."

- Ste

"I don't deserve you."

- James, the morning of Marnie's funeral

"I am into you. Only you. It's just us now, yeah? For the long haul."

- James, after returning to the village

"I know that we're not together anymore, but I will always care about you."

- Ste, before sleeping with James

"James, I want to be with you so much."

- Ste

"For him, I'd walk around the world twice."

- James

"I realised how much I still loved you, and loving you, I never want to hurt you again."

- James, before breaking up with Ste

"I miss you. You make me happy, and let's face it, not a lot of people do."

- James

"I like him. I have done for a long time."

- James, when Juliet confronts him on his feelings for Ste

"I want that guy to be you."

- Ste, after telling James what he wants from a relationship

"I am so proud to be with you, Ste... I love you, and I never want to lose you again."

- James, proposing to Ste

"All that matters is you and me. Our love. Our vows to each other."

- James

"So we're gonna find a solution... together. Apparently that's what husbands do."

- Ste

"Fast cars, winning a case, the highest of highs... it don't come close to the way I feel when I am with you."

- James

"We're committing to each other. And not because we're the same people. Because we make each other better people"

- Ste

"I am James Nightingale and I am getting married today. To the man I love... You may not think I have changed, but I have. And that's thanks to you. This marriage is going to change us, but it's not all gonna be one-sided, I promise."

- James

"My dearest Steven... If someone had told me five years ago that I was marrying you, I'd have balked. Not because of you, but because of me. With everything that has happened in my life, with the childhood I had... I truly believe that a part of me had decided that I didn't deserve to be loved like that. That I was somehow broken. But along you came, crash landing into my life and forcing me to see... that I wasn't broken. I was just waiting. Well, now I'm done waiting, and I want to start living with you."

- James' vows to Ste

"James, I love you so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so sooooo much. You make me happy, and I know I smile a lot and I know I say stupid things. And I know I'll always be your chav in the lav. But.. I don't always try to be happy. Sometimes I run straight at things that I know will hurt me, and you make me not want to do that. Cheers for that! Also, I like your hair."

- Ste's vows to James

"We're tied together forever now, do you hear me?"

- Ste

"No matter how much it hurts, and it is gonna hurt... I promise you, I am going to love you a hundred times harder. I'll be strong for the both of us. I swear."

- Ste