Sue fully expected Fred to cave immediately, which made the fact that he compromised all the sweeter. "For breakfast tomorrow," she amended, figuring that was a good compromise if they were going to have pancakes this morning.
Melissa nodded happily. "Okay!" A beat and then, "I get to do the halvsies!" With that, she squirmed out of Sue's arms and ran from the room, no doubt right to Archie's room to wake him up.
Sue took a moment to cross the room over to her boyfriend. "It's only for a week or so," she promised him. "It happened a little over a year ago and it's happened before that, too. They don't- it doesn't mean anything." She knew she really desperately wanted to be a mom and that it could put a strain on her relationship, so she wanted to make sure he knew that she knew this didn't mean anything. Even if she wanted it to.