I look at her in mock astonishment.

"You? Naughty? What was I thinking?" And I kiss her again, because I can, a nice, slow, lingering kiss, letting her come up for air eventually.

"I hope you missed me, because I certainly missed you, and the twins have been beside themselves." I grin. "Of course, that's how they usually sit at the table. Beside one another. Besides themselves. D'you get it?" I sigh. "Well, I thought it was amusing..."

She's thinking about dancing and I ask, "Or do you have a mystery? I could use one of those."