"See? Valid question, in context," she says wryly, bemused at the slight red tint that affects both his ears and the glow of his eyes.

"We could always get it for...fun," Kate adds innocently, and then sighs as she looks at the piles of slick paper around her. "Not that deciding to do so would be making any of the decisions I apparently have to, but hey, it's a decision, right?"

Beat, and a sideways glance as she reaches for a hair style magazine. "And we deserve some fun, I feel--oh, God, my mother annotated this one." It's said with a slightly horrified fascination.