"You're brilliant, yes, you might have pointed out that on occasion." There was no sense in repeating Pansy's words. She had asked not to repeat his words, and he wasn't. She had never asked him not to say anything. "There was a lot of talk of respect and very little of sex if that helps."
Percy smiled. "I didn't say she's my mother, only that she sounded like her. I believe that it's one of those things women do, regardless of their ages, and I didn't 'get' anything wrong, Cass." He sighed again. "What I don't understand is why we were even having that discussion in the first place. She doesn't have to convince me about anything."