It feels like so much longer, Noah thought, but didn't say anything.
It was meanly gratifying to see that everyone got paired, that being connected to the lottery system, or rather to the baby making system, didn't leave anyone exempt from its rules. He knew that he'd just been lucky in avoiding it; his time had to be drawing near.
"Congratulations," he said, and hoped that was the right thing to say. She didn't seem upset about it, but he knew doctors had faces that seldom showed what they really thought. "How long have you been married?"