The panic my words inspired in her is nothing to the panic her words cause me to feel. Fortunately, her face breaks into a wide smile after a moment and I realise she's teasing me. Bloody pain in the arse.

"You told me you want a big family ages ago," she says.

"I did?" I don't remember that.

"The first time you told me about all your siblings."

"Did I? If you say so."

I focus on my food as she searches through the list of houses, until she's made a list of ...