Possible Clues:

• Latin lover's assertion
• 70-Down trio opener
• Rihanna's "Te ___"
• 'I love,' in Spanish
• 'Te ___' ('I love you')
• 'Te ___' (Spanish for 'I love you')
• Catullus's 'Odi et ___'
• 'I love,' in Latin class
• I love, to Ovid
• 'Yo te --' (Juan's 'I love you')