For the first time, Adele actually felt someone concerned with how someone might receive the news of her health. But he had implied that he wished full disclosure, and she would not have truly tried to keep it from him. If the news bothered him, well, she would just have to keep looking. Or her parents would, rather.
There was a hint of a smile on her face at his compliments when she answered. "I suppose it mightn't have come up in talking to my parents or my brother, yet," she said. "My health is very good right now, but it is... unpredictable. I'd rather not wait around to marry and have a child - especially not if I'm waiting for any sort of emotional commitment. The idea of that makes me somewhat nervous in and of itself, in truth." She paused, watching him. "Does my age bother you?"