"I know, and I'm not trying to impress anyone! I'm hedging my bets," Rus explains.
"Do you ever do anything just for the fun of it?" he asks, almost complaining. He grins. "You'd better hope you win then." He gives Severus a friendly buffet on the shoulder.
"Bet that got right up some peoples noses," he gloats happily, oblivious as usual to the Inner Workings of Severus' Mind.
It would complicate things unnecessarily at this point. OOH! Toga! Toga! Toga! Yeah, having babies definitely changes things (you should pardon the expression *g*) Being a mom is not for the weak. I hope things improve soon. Yes I am, but not until after Halloween.