[That definitely gets a bit of a stern side-eye from him, because "soft spot" sounds to him like she thinks there wasn't an effort made for their relationship to get that far.]

Don't make it that shallow. It took a while for us to trust each other with everything, and training him three times a week means I've had the chance to see different sides of him almost since we met. Just because I like those things doesn't mean he didn't earn it.

[There is a good chance he's also more offended at these implications as they apply to Ren than to him.]